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Laura Akram | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) |
| Citizenship | British-Pakistani-Algerian |
| Occupation | Boxer |
Laura Djida Akram (born 1986) is an Algerian-born British-Pakistani professional and amateur boxer. Competing across the featherweight and super-featherweight divisions, she has represented both England and Pakistan in international competition.
Akram won an England Boxing National Amateur Championship in 2025 and secured Pakistan's first world-level medal in elite women's boxing at the 2025 World Boxing Challenge. In professional boxing, she holds regional titles including the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Super-Featherweight and WBC Asia Female Featherweight championships.[1]
Early life and background
[edit]Akram was born in Oran, Algeria, in 1986. At the age of five, she relocated with her family to East London, United Kingdom. She is a mother of two.
Outside of athletic competition, Akram works professionally as a registered nurse for the National Health Service (NHS). She began competitive boxing training in 2023 at the Repton Boxing Club in Bethnal Green, London.
Amateur career
[edit]Representation and National Championships
[edit]Akram developed her amateur boxing skills at Repton Boxing Club. She has won national amateur boxing titles in three separate jurisdictions: Algeria (2024), England (2025), and Pakistan (2025).
At the England Boxing National Amateur Championships held at Derby Arena in April 2025, she won the elite female under-57 kg (featherweight) title representing Repton ABC, defeating Keira Bowden in the final. Following her national title, she was named to the England squad for the GB Three Nations tournament, where she secured a silver medal.
International competition and World Olympic Qualification
[edit]In March 2024, Akram was selected as part of the Pakistani delegation to compete at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy, as part of the pathway for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Competing in the women's 60 kg category, she was scheduled to fight Switzerland's Anna Jenni, but was unable to compete due to an injury.
World Boxing Challenge medal
[edit]In June 2025, Akram represented Pakistan at the World Boxing Challenge – Grand Prix Ústí nad Labem in Czechia. Competing in the women’s 57 kg featherweight category, she defeated Palestine's Noura Salman by a 5–0 unanimous decision in the quarter-finals. Reaching the semi-finals guaranteed her a bronze medal. This marked the first time an elite female boxer representing Pakistan won a world-level medal in boxing.[2][3]
In November 2025, she represented Pakistan at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reaching the quarter-finals in her division.
Professional career
[edit]Akram made her professional boxing debut on 29 November 2025 in Lahore, Pakistan, defeating Komal Ikhlaq via technical knockout (TKO).
Following her debut, Akram contested regional title bouts in Southeast and South Asia:
- OPBF Female Super Featherweight Championship: In March 2026, Akram defeated Jittamat Phomta at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, to win the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) female super-featherweight title.
- WBC Asia Female Featherweight Championship: On 2 May 2026, she won the WBC Asia Female Featherweight title following a victory in Bangkok, Thailand.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Amateur
[edit]- Algerian National Championships: Champion (2024)
- England Boxing National Amateur Championships: Elite Female Under-57 kg Champion (2025)
- GB Three Nations Tournament: Silver Medallist (57 kg) (2025)
- Pakistan National Championships: Champion (2025)
- Golden Girl Championship (Borås, Sweden):
- Gold Medallist (2023)
- Silver Medallist (2025) – lost to Maud van der Toorn (Netherlands) in the final
- European Fusion Box Cup (Kaufbeuren, Germany): Silver Medallist (2025) – lost to Wiktoria Rogalińska (Poland)
- World Boxing Challenge (Grand Prix Ústí nad Labem): Bronze Medallist (57 kg) (2025)[2]
- Islamic Solidarity Games (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia): Quarter-finalist (2025)
Professional
[edit]- Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF): Female Super Featherweight Champion (2026)
- World Boxing Council Asia (WBC Asia): Female Featherweight Champion (2026)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Laura Akram Wins World-Level Medal for Pakistan in Women's Boxing". 2025-06-14. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
- 1 2 "Laura Akram makes history with Pakistan's first-ever women's boxing medal at World Boxing Challenge | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2025-06-13. Archived from the original on 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
- ↑ Staff, Images (2025-06-14). "British-Pakistani boxer Laura Akram secures Pakistan's first world-level medal in elite women's boxing". Images. Retrieved 2026-09-16.