Tag: boxing
Brækhus defends boxing titles
Norwegian boxer Cecilia "The First Lady" Brækhus fended off Jessica "The Hammer" Balogun to retain her WBC, WBO & WBA Female World Welterweight titles...
Norway ‘isolated’ over boxing ban
Norway boasts one of the best boxers in the world, but its ban on boxing without helmets has now ended up isolating the country's...
Brækhus prevails, sets sights on US
UPDATED: Norway's champion boxer Cecilia Brækhus successfully defended her titles over the weekend, after winning her latest match against Myriam Lamare of France. It...
Bells ring over boxing ban repeal
An intention by Norway's new Conservatives-led government to end a ban on professional boxing in Norway is drawing both cheers and protests. In one...
Boxer Brækhus eyes long holiday
Cecilia Brækhus, Norway's champion boxer who won another major title over the weekend, already has several other new opponents on her list but first...
Boxer seeks tougher competition
UPDATED: Cecilia Brækhus, the Norwegian boxer who's reached the top of her sport despite it being illegal in Norway, was looking for tougher competition...
Boxer Brækhus fights the taxman
UPDATED: Norwegian world champion boxer Cecilia Brækhus is not one to shy away from a fight, and then the tax authorities in her native...
Boxing ban may be lifted
Norway's ban on boxing may be eased, but it likely won't mean that Norwegian world champion Cecilia Brækhus will be able to flight in...
Boxer Brækhus wins big again
She was sporting a black-eye the next day, but Norwegian boxer Cecilia Brækhus was still being hailed for her victory over rival Anne-Sophie Mathis...
Muhammad Ali writes to Norway
Former world heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali has sent a letter of condolence to the people of Norway following the terrorist attacks on Oslo...
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