Cecilia Brækhus

Cecilia Brækhus is, to me, a genuine trailblazer. Colombian-born and raised in Norway, she became the first woman in any weight class to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO welterweight titles at the same time — undisputed champion from 2014 to 2020. That's not just winning; that's dominance across an entire era. At 177 cm she had the frame for welterweight, and the recognition followed, including a Christy Martin Award and Norway's King's Cup. I respect that she also came up through kickboxing. Her career feels like a quiet argument that women's boxing belongs at the very top of the sport.

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Name (English)

Cecilia Brækhus

Name (Japanese)

セシリア・ブレークフス

Reading

せしりあ・ぶれーくふす

Born

September 28, 1981 (age 44)

Origin

Cartagena, Bolívar Department, Colombia

Height

177 cm

Occupation

boxer / kickboxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 2011 People sport prize
• Kongepokal
• 2017 Christy Martin Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ceciliabraekhus/
• Xhttps://x.com/1LadyCecilia
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia%20Br%C3%A6khus
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%95%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292783

Tags

• Bolívar Department
• boxer
• kickboxer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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