(DEC 30) From a sold out Madison Square Garden with a female headliner title fight, to an all-female professional card in the UK, to the first women's professional boxing match in Saudi Arabia - women's boxing finally received the recognition it has been begging for for YEARS!

We hope you enjoy this monthly recap of the women's professional bouts in 2022 that finally got the recognition they deserve!

[Please note these are not all, just some highlights.]

Once again letting the world know that #girlsjustwannabox and #girlsjustwannaboxforreal

GJWB was proud to SPONSOR the following athletes: Franchon Crews-Dezurn, Tania Walters, Amanda Galle, and  Holly Lawson.

We also supported local boxers by attending and promoting their fights: Carolyn Redmond, Melinda Watpool & Sara Haghighat-Joo.

Wishing you all a fantastic NYE and a healthy/safe New Year 2023!

Recap as Follows:

FEBRUARY

5: Claressa Shields vs Ema Kozin - Shields won by UD and retained her titles
5: Caroline Dubois vs. Vaida Masiokaite - Dubois wins her pro debut, since then she had four other pro bouts in 2022, and is now 5-0-0 (4KO).
12: Ellie Scotney vs. Jorgelina Guanini - Scotney wins WBA intercontinental super bantamweight title

MARCH

3: Skye Nicholson vs Jessica Juarez - Nicholson won pro debut
12: Kim Clavel vs Mariela Ribera Valverde- Clavel won and retains WBC silver light flyweight
13: Amanda Galle vs Tania Walters - Walters won by unanimous decision to claim vacant super bantamweight Canadian title
19: Carolyn Redmond vs Christina Barry - Redmond won by a unanimous decision.
19: Ramla Ali vs Shelly Barnett - Ali won by TKO
26: Shannon Ryan vs Claudia Ferenczi - Ryan won pro debut
26: Ebanie Bridges vs Maria Cecilia Roman - Bridges won and claims IBF world bantamweight title

APRIL

2: Savannah Marshall vs Femke Hermans - Marshall won and defended WBO world middleweight title
10: Mikaela Mayer vs Jennifer Han - Mayer won by unanimous decision and retained her IBF an

MAY

7: Carolyn Redmond vs Simone Aparecida da Silva - Redmond won by UD
13: Hannah Rankin vs Alejandra Ayala - Rankin won and retained her WBA + IBO super-welterweight titles via stoppage
14: Tania Walters vs Lindsay Garbatt - Walters won by decision

JUNE

4: Skye Nicolson vs Gabriela Bouvier - Nicolson won by points
11: Christina Cruz vs Maryguenn Vellinga - Cruz won by a decision WBO junior lightweight titles
30: Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano - sold out Madison Square Garden for the first ever female main event there - making History! Taylor won by split decision and retained undisputed lightweight champion
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Undercard:
Franchon Crews Dezurn vs Elin Cederroos - Crews Dezurn won by UD to become the new undisputed & ring champion super middleweight.

AUGUST

6: Marlen Esparza vs Eva Guzman - Esparza won by decision
20: Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova - Historic fight as this was the first female professional womens boxing match in Saudi Arabia. Ali won by KO
27 - Carolyn Redmond vs Diana Carolina Tapia - Tapia won by an eight-round unanimous decision.

SEPTEMBER

9: Melinda Watpool vs Silvia Silva Barraza - Watpool won pro debut
9: Mary Spencer vs Cyntha Lozano - Spencer won by TKO
24: Terri Harper vs Hannah Rankin - Harper won by UD and won WBA junior middleweight title
24: Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud - Serrano won by UD to unify the IBF belt with the WBO + WBC featherweight titles she has

OCTOBER

13 - Heather Hardy vs Calista Silgado - Hardy returns to the ring and won by a unanimous decision.
15 - Tania Walters vs Mikenna Tansley - Walters won by 8 rd decision
15 - Historic ALL Female Card at the 02 in London, England

Main Event: Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall - Shields won by points to become 2x undisputed middleweight champ

Co-Main: Mikaela Mayer vs Alicia Baumgardner - Baumgardner won the WBC, WBO, & IBF super-featherweight titles.⁠
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Undercard
Ginny Fuchs vs Gemma Ruegg - Fuchs won by points
Lauren Price vs Timea Belik⁠ - Price won by stoppage
Kariss Artingstall vs Marina Sakharov ⁠- Artingstall won by points
Caroline Dubois vs Milena Koleva ⁠- Dubois won by stoppage
April Hunter vs Erica Alvarez ⁠- Hunter won by points
Georgia Connor vs Joyce Van Lee ⁠- Connor won by points
Shannon Ryan vs Buchra El Quaissi - Ryan won by points
Sarah Liegmann vs Bec Connolly - Liegmann won by points

15: Skye Nicolson vs Krystina Jacobs - Nicolson won to become new Commonwealth Featherweight Champ
19: Hyun Mi Choi vs Vanessa Bradford - Choi won and retained WBA World Super Featherweight title
29: Katie Taylor vs Karen Carabajal - Taylor won and retained her belts
29: Ellie Scotney vs Mary Romero - Scotney won by unanimous decision.

NOVEMBER

5: Chantelle Cameron vs Jessica McCaskill - Cameron won by a unanimous decision to become undisputed super-lightweight champion in Dubai (first title fight in Saudi)
12: Natasha Jonas vs Marie Eve Dicare - Jonas won and unified WBC, WBO, IBF & Ring Super Welter Champ
12: Sara Haghighat-Joo vs Nayeli Verde - won pro debut by a unanimous decision.
12: Seniesa Estrada vs Jazmin Gala Villarino - Estrada's won pro debut with Top Rank and retained her WBA strawweight title
26: Jamie Mitchell vs Nina Hughes - Hughes won and was crowned the new WBA Bantamweight champ
26: Sandy Ryan vs Anahi Ester Sanchez - Ryan won and remains WBC International Super Lightweight Champ

DECEMBER

1: Mizuki Hiruta vs Kanako Taniyama - Hiruta won and became the new WBO World Super Fly Champion
10: Ebanie Bridges vs Shannon O'Connell - Bridges won by stoppage and retained IBF World Bantamweight title
16: Mary Spencer vs Femke Hermans - Hermans won and became new IBO World Super Welter Champion
18: Amanda Galle vs Luz Aguilar - Galle won and moves to 7-0-1 (1KO)
18: Cecilia Braekhus vs Marissa Joana Portillo - Braekhus won by unanimous decisoin in her return back to the ring.

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