Top 10 World Record Achievements in Women’s Boxing

1. Claressa Shields

  • First four-belt undisputed world boxing champion at two weights.

  • Fewest fights to become a four-belt undisputed world boxing champion, with 9 fights.

  • Fewest fights to become a three-weight boxing world champion, with 10 fights.

  • Fewest fights to become a two-belt undisputed world boxing champion, with 6 fights.

  • Most Olympic gold medals won (shared with Nicola Adams), with 2 gold medals.

  • The youngest Olympic boxing gold medalist at 17 years and 145 days.


2. Cecilia Brækhus

  • Longest reigning boxing world champion, for 11 years and 154 days.

  • Most bouts undefeated by a world champion boxer in a career, with 36.


3. Amanda Serrano

  • Most boxing world titles won in different weight divisions, with 7.


4. Nicola Adams

  • First Olympic boxing gold medal won, at the Olympic Games in London, UK, in 2012.

  • Most Olympic gold medals won (shared with Claressa Shields), with 2 gold medals.

  • Oldest Olympic gold medallist at 32 years and 299 days.


5. Alicia Ashley

  • Oldest boxing world champion, at 54 years 241 days.



6. Choi Hyun-Mi

  • Youngest boxing world champion at 17 years 339 days.



7. Stephanie M. Dobbs

  • Most professional boxing bouts, with 62.



8. Christy Martin

  • Most knockouts in a boxing career, with 32.



9. Mary Kom

  • Most gold medals in the AIBA World Boxing Championships by an individual, with 6 gold medals.



10. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano

  • First women's boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden, on 30 May 2022.



References

Fewest fights to become a four-belt undisputed world boxing champion (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/539988-fewest-fights-to-become-a-four-belt-undisputed-world-boxing-champion (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Fewest fights to become a three-weight boxing world champion (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/610955-fewest-fights-to-become-a-three-weight-boxing-world-champion-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Fewest fights to become a two-weight boxing world champion (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/536151-fewest-fights-to-become-a-two-weight-boxing-world-champion (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

First four-belt undisputed world boxing champion at two weights (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/651370-first-four-belt-undisputed-world-boxing-champion-at-two-weights (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

First four-belt undisputed world boxing champion at two weights (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/651370-first-four-belt-undisputed-world-boxing-champion-at-two-weights (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

First Olympic boxing gold medal won (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/103941-first-olympic-boxing-gold-medal-won-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

First women's boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/702450-first-womens-boxing-match-to-headline-maddison-square-garden (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Longest reigning boxing world champion (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/433397-longest-reigning-boxing-world-champion-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Most bouts undefeated by a world champion boxer in a career (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/538638-most-bouts-undefeated-by-a-world-champion-boxer-in-a-career-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Most boxing world titles won in different weight divisions (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/79787-most-boxing-world-titles-won-in-different-weight-divisions-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Most gold medals in the AIBA World Boxing Championships by an individual (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/549788-most-gold-medals-in-the-aiba-world-boxing-championships-by-an-individual-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Most knockouts in a boxing career (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/702157-most-knockouts-in-a-boxing-career-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Most Olympic boxing gold medals won (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/441273-most-olympic-boxing-gold-medals-won-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Most professional boxing bouts (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-professional-boxing-bouts-(female)- (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Oldest boxing world champion (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-boxing-world-champion-(female) (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Oldest Olympic boxing gold medallist (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/450421-oldest-olympic-boxing-gold-medallist-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Youngest boxing world champion (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/114088-youngest-boxing-world-champion-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).

Youngest Olympic boxing gold medallist (female) (no date) Guinness World Records. Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/103943-youngest-olympic-boxing-gold-medallist-female (Accessed: November 1, 2022).


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