Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Illinois' only female professional boxing official aims to open doors for women in the sport

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As we celebrate Women's History Month, one woman is opening doors in the boxing world. Cassandra Lewis is the only female boxing official in Illinois, and she said she's just getting ...
WIBW

Female professional boxing official talks about her role in the ring

(CNN) - Cassandra Lewis, Illinois’ only female boxing official, says she was born for this. “With seven brothers, there was boxing. It didn’t make me an official but there’s definitely some boxing ...
Colorado Public Radio

Women’s boxing fights its way to parity with the men’s game, just 12 years after its Olympic debut

Charley Davison's husband and their three young children were already in bed back home on the east coast of England before she pulled on her headgear and stepped into the World Boxing ring in Pueblo, ...
ABC7

Women's Elite Boxing Gym more than just punching power!

HOUSTON, Texas -- Sticking with your New Year's resolution to get in shape is never easy. Nigel Stokes knows that, she's been helping other Houston women to reach their goals for more than ten years ...