Alycia Baumgardner: World Female Pro Boxer

Alycia Baumgardner: Female Pro Boxer

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First-class female professional boxer Alycia Baumgardner knows firsthand how hard it is to break into the sport. After eking out her record 13th professional win with a knockout victory. She was stripped of her title and had her purse and opportunity to fight in the next event delayed. That’s because she’s a woman and is not legally allowed in most places to fight males in the ring.

The 27-year-old Baumgardner (11-1, 7 KOs), from Bingham Farms, Michigan. Had never fought for a world title after turning professional in 2017 but oozed confidence from the start. Holding her hands low and flicking out the jab in the opening round. (Source: www.espn.com)

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Alycia Baumgardner, 28, has made history by being crowned the first female professional boxer. Baumgardner started at the age of four, two perfect punches. And says she still gets excited about the thought of being on the boxing ring. One of her proudest moments was at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she became the first American woman to compete in that sport. She's proud of being part of an evolving sport that's evolving into something new, different, and fun.

“I know a lot of people haven’t seen me. And I have been given a platform to showcase that I can box and I can punch. But boxing is what we were doing because she was going to come to box. (Source: wbcboxing.com)

Boxing Record

She has successfully defended her title in the WBC in Nov. 2014 in Catamarca, Peru, in the final match in the current topic, with victories against the German boxer. Zúñiga, in the 4th round with a total score of 40-36. She also won the WBA International Lightweight Championship in Nov. '14 in Fort Lauderdale, United States. Currently, she is an eleven-time world champion in boxing.