(CNN) — Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been ...

It is a considerable achievement to fight even once as a professional boxer. To turn out repeatedly, make a successful career of pugilism and to do so while keeping one’s faculties apparently intact, ...

As the first woman to become an undisputed world champion in the four-belt era of boxing, Cecilia Braekhus of Norway is guaranteed to enter the International Boxing Hall of Fame. By winning, Braekhus, ...

Cecilia Braekhus finds that when she is back in Norway there is nowhere to hide. There is no escape from the past and no escape from what waits for her in the future. There is no escape from being ...

Few athletes have earned a nickname as perfect as Cecilia 'The First Lady' Braekhus. She is the first woman in history to unify all four belts, the first to headline a professional show in Norway and ...

To throw a punch is easy. You just pick a hand, curl it into a fist, and either extend your arm or bend it. If you want power, you can generate that from your legs and by turning your hips. You punch ...

Cecilia Braekhus, the Colombian-born Norwegian boxing icon, stepped into the ring for the final time this past Saturday night at Nova Spektrum Lillestrom in Norway. The 44-year-old closed out her ...