In truth, 2024 was a year of both triumph and tribulation for women’s boxing. On the one hand, we saw Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano make headlines with record-breaking purses for their highly anticipated rematch, while Skye Nicolson and Raven Chapman created history when they met in the first-ever women’s world title fight in Saudi […]
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FightZone’s Skate Central Showdown in Sheffield on Saturday 19th September saw success for both of its female hometown fighters. Nicola ‘The Hurricane’ Hopewell retained her Commonwealth Flyweight title against a very game Mary Aina Abbey, meanwhile Georgia ‘The Hammer’ Klein put on another dominant performance to improve her record to 2-0. Nicola Hopewell vs Mary
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On Saturday, 19th October 2024, Sheffield’s Georgia ‘The Hammer’ Klein will look to improve to 2-0 in her home city, fighting on the undercard of Nicola Hopewell and Mary Aina Abbey’s Commonwealth title bout. Klein, who is signed to heavyweight boxer David Allen, was an accomplished amateur, having been selected to represent Yorkshire on two occasions, boxed
On Friday 27th September at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, former Team GB boxer Tori-Ellis Willetts will challenge for her first professional titles against British and Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Champion Tysie Gallagher. The 29-year-old from Birmingham feels ready for the biggest step up in her professional career so far. “It’s going to be a
On Friday 27th September at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, British and Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Champion Tysie Gallagher is set to defend her titles against former Team GB boxer Tori-Ellis Willetts. The First British Champion of Her Division 26-year-old Gallagher became the first ever female British Champion at super bantamweight during her last outing
On Saturday 17th August 2024 at the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli, Swansea’s Victoria ‘VIP’ Perkins made history by becoming the first ever women’s Welsh Champion. Promoted by Shadow Promotions in association with Vote Boxing, Perkins outpointed Ashleigh Johnson 97-93 in front a split crowd, wrapped up in their own battle to provide the loudest
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On Saturday 17th August at the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli, Victoria ‘VIP’ Perkins and Ashleigh ‘Sweet Poison’ Johnson will make history as they compete for the first ever women’s Welsh title. Swansea’s Perkins, who is currently 2-1 as a professional boxer, is looking to replicate the success she’s found in kickboxing as a multi-Welsh,
It’s proving to be a momentous year for Welsh women’s boxing. In May, one of Wales’ most decorated athletes, Olympic Gold medallist Lauren Price MBE, further cemented her legacy when she became Wales’ first female World Champion. Now, it’s the turn of Swansea’s Ashleigh Johnson and Victoria Perkins to make their mark in the history
It’s been a rollercoaster 6 months for Worksop’s Nicola Hopewell. The flyweight has faced some of the highest highs and the lowest lows of her professional career. This weekend, however, she’s fully focused on the task at hand: becoming Commonwealth Flyweight Champion. Loss to Emma Dolan On Friday 6th October 2023 at the Park Community
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Pharmacist turned professional boxer Rhiannon Dixon outpoints Argentina’s Karen Carabajal to win the vacant WBO World Lightweight title. On Saturday 13th April at Manchester Arena, Carabajal suffered the second professional defeat of her career, with the first being to Katie Taylor. The rounds were very competitive, but Dixon put on a clinical performance abound with
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