- Who
- Cecilia Brækhus
- What
- 11:154 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable ()
- When
The longest reigning female boxing world champion is Cecilia Brækhus (Norway, b. Colombia), who held the WBC and WBA World Female Welterweight Titles for 11 years and 154 days between 14 March 2009 and 15 August 2020.
The “First Lady” of boxing suffered her first defeat in 37 professional fights when she lost to Jessica McCaskill by majority decision on 15 August 2020. During her 11-year reign as a welterweight world champion, Brækhus equalled Joe Louis’s record of 25 consecutive title defences. She was a four-belt undisputed world boxing champion for 5 years 337 days, also a record.
