Cecilia Braekhus: record, next fight and profile →
Klara Svensson (17-1, 5 KOs) believes the time is right for her to dethrone the reigning pound-for-pound number one Cecilia Braekhus (29-0, 8 KOs) when the Scandinavian stars meet for the Unified World Welterweight titles on Friday night at the Oslo Spektrum.
Joey Gamache believes Klara Svensson (17-1, 5 KOs) is ready to pull off an upset when she challenges female pound-for-pound number one Cecilia Braekhus (29-0, 8 KOs) on Friday, February 24 at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway.
Klara Svensson (17-1, 5 KOs) says she has taken inspiration from Anthony Yigit’s historic European title win ahead of her huge World title showdown with Cecilia Brækhus (29-0, 8 KOs) on Friday, February 24 in Oslo.
Oslo, Norway - First Lady Promotions has postponed the highly anticipated battle between Consensus #1 Women’s Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World and Undisputed Welterweight World Champion, CECILIA BRAEKHUS, (29-0-0, 8 KO’s) and Mandatory Challenger KLARA SVENSSON, (17-1-0, 5 KO’s) scheduled for this Saturday, January 28 to the new date of Friday, February 24.
Boxing history was probably written in Hameln (Germany) Saturday night (Dec 10) but it was unfortunately for all the wrong reasons: German super middleweights Christian Pawlak and Baker Barakat was all set to fight for what is called the German version of the World Boxing Union title held by Pawlak.
”The First Lady” Cecilia Braekhus is returning to the ring on January 28th 2017 to a Scandinavian mega-fight against ”The Swedish Princess”, Klara Svensson. Photos by Eivor Eriksen/Fotofolk.no.
Norwegian paper VG writes that the female Scandinavian super fight between WBC, WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus and challenger Klara Svensson is almost on for January 28 in Oslo (Norway). According to VG the fight will be promoted by First Lady Promotions.
Oslo, Norway - Still basking in the glow of a tremendous performance on Saturday night fighting in her native country of Norway for the first time, #1 Pound-for-Pound Women’s Fighter, Cecilia Braekhus, (29-0, 8 KO’s) looked ahead to her future while celebrating the momentous occasion of her second round knockout of arch-rival Anne Sophie Mathis, (27-4-1, 23 KO’s). With the victory Braekhus retained her WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO and IBO Welterweight Titles.
Cecilia Braekhus (29-0, 8KOs) retained the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and IBO female welterweight titles with a second round TKO over Ann-Sophie Mathis (27-4, 23KOs) in the headliner of First Lady Promotion´s show at the Spektrum in Oslo (Norway) tonight. Braekhus had previously won a decision over Mathis in September 2012.
By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s almost impossible to believe that until December of 2014, Cecilia Braekhus was viewed as a criminal in her home country of Norway. No, she was not a fugitive forced to escape home and live in exile. But the undisputed welterweight champion and pound-for-pound queen was forced to leave...