Meet the Women Who Changed the Face of Boxing in 2025

Female boxing has been underrated. It's not as popular as men's, but today, women boxers deserve the same recognition when it comes to championship titles and their impact in the field. Indeed, we need to know their worth beyond Olympic divisions and competitions.

These women have changed the way we look at boxing. It's their unmissable feats that we always need to see.

Claressa Shields Embraces Triple Undisputed Champion

Meet the Women Who Changed the Face of Boxing [2025]

Claressa Shields stands alone as a modern boxing icon, male or female, with undivided world titles in three weight divisions. Her 2025 heavyweight title adds to her middleweight and light-middleweight championships, strengthening her place in boxing history. Shields also made history with consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016, becoming the first American boxer, male or female, to achieve this feat.

Shields further showed the world that women could headline arenas with an all-female bill, as seen in her undisputed victory over Savannah Marshall in the U.K.

Christy Martin Brings Women's Boxing to the Mainstream

Known as "The Coal Miner's Daughter," Christy Martin helped propel women's boxing into the mainstream. With 49 wins, 7 losses, and 3 draws, Martin held the WBC female super welterweight title and fought on the undercards of Mike Tyson bouts, exposing millions to women's boxing.

Martin's trailblazing career inspired a biographical film starring Sydney Sweeney, making her a household name.

Ann Wolfe Unleashes a Disastrous Punch

Ann Wolfe is celebrated for her devastating punching power and dominance across three weight classes. Her one-punch knockout of the 6-foot-6, previously unbeaten Vonda Ward in 2004 remains one of women's boxing's most iconic moments.

Wolfe's precision and technique have inspired generations of female boxers to push the limits in every bout.

Laila Ali Carries Legacy Beyond Stardom

As the daughter of Muhammad Ali, Laila Ali carried a legendary name into the ring with an undefeated 24-0 record, including 21 knockouts, winning multiple titles in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.

Despite scrutiny over her famous lineage, Laila carved out her own legacy, headlining main events and garnering media attention, keeping women's boxing in the spotlight long before its recent surge in popularity.

Cecilia Brækhus Turns Into Europe's Reigning Queen

Norwegian boxer Cecilia Brækhus made history as the first woman to hold all four major belts simultaneously—WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO.

Remaining unbeaten for a decade, Brækhus normalized female headliners at major boxing events across Europe and America, proving that women can fill arenas and dominate in the sport just as men do.