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Norway’s Cecilia Braekhus ended her illustrious career in style, beating Ema Kozin on points to claim the WBC and WBO light-middleweight titles in her final bout.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 44-year-old rolled back the years with sharp attacks to the head and body in a dominant performance in Lillestrom.<\/p>\n
The judges scored it 97-93, 96-94 and 98-92, as Braekhus became a world champion in a second weight division.<\/p>\n
The ‘First Lady’ of boxing fell to her knees when the scores were read out, with head in hands – clearly overcome with emotion, having previously announced that the fight would be her last.<\/p>\n
“I want to thank the boxing community all over the world, my friends in England, LA, everyone. I’m so happy,” Braekhus said.<\/p>\n
Braekhus – who in 2014 became the first female boxer to hold all four major belts simultaneously – retires with a record of 39 wins, two defeats and one draw.<\/p>\n
Having made her debut in 2007, she dominated the welterweight division, defending her unified world titles for more than a decade.<\/p>\n
She was also instrumental in overturning Norway’s 33-year ban on professional boxing in 2014, making her retirement on home soil especially poignant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n