// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Danielle Perkins a boxer? Does she pack a punch in her purse?
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| Nickname | New Era | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 30, 1982 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Danielle Perkins (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional boxer, who has held the WBA female light-heavyweight title since February 2026. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships and gold the following year.[1]
Professional boxing career
[edit]Perkins vs. Harrison
[edit]Perkins made her professional debut on August 20, 2020, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Monika Harrison at the Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan.[2][3]
Perkins vs. Harrison 2
[edit]In her third professional fight, Perkins faced Monika Harrison in a rematch of her pro-debut at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on March 5, 2021, with the vacant WBC Silver female heavyweight title on the line. She won the eight-round contest by unanimous decision.[4][5]
Perkins vs. Shields
[edit]On February 2, 2025, Claressa Shields faced Perkins for the undisputed female heavyweight championship at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.[6] Shields scored the fight's lone knockdown in the waning seconds of the tenth round and won the bout by unanimous decision with the judges' scorecards reading 97-92, 99-90, and 100-89- all for Shields.[7] Thanks to the victory, she became the only three-division undisputed champion, male or female, of the four-belt era,[8] as well as the first female undisputed heavyweight champion ever.[9]
Perkins vs. Kenneally
[edit]Perkins challenged WBA female light-heavyweight female champion Che Kenneally at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on February 22, 2026. She knocked her opponent to the canvas in the sixth round and, although Kenneally got back to her feet, the referee decided she was not fit to continue and called a halt to the bout, awarding Perkins the win by technical knockout.[10][11]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 7 fights | 6 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Che Kenneally | TKO | 6 (10), 1:45 | Feb 22, 2026 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Won WBA female light-heavyweight title |
| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Claressa Shields | UD | 10 | Feb 2, 2025 | Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. | For WBC, WBF, vacant IBF, inaugural WBA and WBO female heavyweight titles |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Christianne Fahey | UD | 6 | Jul 27, 2024 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Timea Nagy | TKO | 2 (6), 1:42 | Mar 1, 2024 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Monika Harrison | UD | 8 | Mar 5, 2021 | Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Silver female heavyweight title |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Princess Hairston | KO | 5 (6), 1:41 | Dec 3, 2020 | Wild Card Boxing, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Monika Harrison | UD | 4 | Aug 20, 2020 | Kronk Gym, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Price, Karen (October 13, 2019). "Danielle Perkins Defeats Chinese Rival To Win First Boxing World Title". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Vladimir Shishkin Stops Rojas: Kerefov, Milton Win Big". BoxingScene.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Mark Taffet Media Signs Agreement With Women's Boxing Heavyweight Standout Danielle Perkins". Boxing News 24. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Danielle Perkins Dominates Monika Harrison, Cruises To Eight-Round Unanimous Decision". Boxing Scene. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Danielle Perkins wins WBC Heavyweight Silver title". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "BoxingScene - Latest Boxing News, Fights, Results & Rankings". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ↑ "CompuBox punch stats: Claressa Shields-Danielle Perkins". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Claressa Shields beats Danielle Perkins to become boxing's first undisputed women's heavyweight champion". Yahoo Sports. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Claressa Shields vs Danielle Perkins Results: GWOAT Creates History With Spectacular Win". KO On SI. February 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Danielle Perkins KOs Che Kenneally to win WBA light heavyweight title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Perkins Scores Stunning Knockout, Captures WBA Crown". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Danielle Perkins from BoxRec (registration required)
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