Tag: Kali Reis

History first on HBO for Female Boxing

(MAY 6) Multi-world welterweight champion, Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus of Bergen, Norway entered the ring Saturday night, holding five of boxing’s most prestigious titles that include the WBC, IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO. Across the ring was Rhode Island’s own, Kali “KO Mequinonoag” Reis, a former WBC women’s champion, using her underdog role to fuel

History First on HBO: Kali Reis to Face Cecilia Braekhus in the History-First women’s bout to be televised live on HBO

(APR 27) On May 5, 2018, at the StubHub Center, in Carson, California, a high-profile women’s unified world title bout that will makes it’s debut in the first-ever history-making televised female bout live on HBO. The ten-round bout will feature undefeated multi-world champion Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus, who will be defending her IBF, IBO, WBA,