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Cecilia Brækhus Wins WBC and WBO Titles in Final Fight to Retire as Two-Weight Champion

Her homecoming win caps a career credited with ending Norway’s boxing ban.

Overview

  • The 44-year-old defeated Slovenia’s Ema Kozin by unanimous decision in Lillestrøm, with scores of 97-93, 96-94 and 98-92.
  • The victory at Nova Spektrum secured the WBC and WBO light-middleweight belts and a final record of 39-2-1.
  • Brækhus retires after previously becoming the first woman to hold all four major world titles simultaneously in 2014.
  • She was instrumental in the narrow 2014 parliamentary vote that lifted Norway’s 33-year prohibition on professional boxing.
  • Her legacy includes three Guinness World Records for the longest-reigning female champion, longest undisputed tenure and longest unbeaten streak.