Tag: boxing
Boos disputed Brækhus’ victory
Norway's boxing queen Cecilia Brækhus had to admit that she nearly met her match during her first professional fight in the US over the...
Boxer Brækhus’ big bout in Bergen
Norwegian boxing star Cecilia Brækhus was recovering this week after what turned out to be rather nasty but victorious bout in Bergen, her first...
Battles fly from boxing to budget
NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: It's entirely unclear whether Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her government will still be standing when Norway's Parliament re-opens next autumn. Not...
Brækhus hits height of her career
It only took Norway's "First Lady of Boxing," Cecilia Brækhus, three minutes to knock out her opponent when she could finally box in her homeland...
Brækhus wins her fight to fight
Norwegian boxing champion Cecilia Brækhus, age 34, can finally carry out her sport on home turf in Norway, where professional boxing has been illegal...
Norway lifts its ban on boxing
After hours of debate, an albeit slim majority of Members of Parliament voted to end Norway's ban on boxing Tuesday evening. Now world champion...
Boxer Brækhus broke her foot
The injury sustained by Norwegian boxer Cecilia Brækhus in last weekend's latest championship match turned out to be much more serious than she or...
Victorious Brækhus ended up on crutches
Norwegian boxing champion Cecilia Brækhus was hobbling around on crutches Sunday despite successfully defending her four world champion titles against Jennifer Retzke in Denmark...
Boxing ban about to fall
Just a day after Norway's ruling Conservative Party killed off plans to host a Winter Olympics last week, it dealt another blow to sports...
Boxer Brækhus made history
Norwegian boxing star Cecilia Brækhus made history over the weekend by winning her 26th professional match in a row against Ivana Habazin of Croatia...
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