Cecilia Braekhus, the Colombian-born Norwegian boxing icon, stepped into the ring for the final time this past Saturday night at Nova Spektrum Lillestrom in Norway. The 44-year-old closed out her illustrious career in style, defeating Ema Kozin via unanimous decision to capture the WBC and WBO light middleweight titles. She became a two-division world champion and cemented her place among boxing’s greats.

The judges scored the bout 97–93, 96–94, and 98–92, all in favor of Braekhus. Overcome with emotion, ‘The First Lady of Boxing’ fell to her knees, head in her hands, as the magnitude of the moment sank in. “I want to thank the boxing community all over the world, my friends in England, LA, everyone. I’m so happy,” Braekhus said. Following her farewell victory, the WBC has now paid

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