Danielle Perkins

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Danielle Perkins
Personal information
Born (1982-08-30) August 30, 1982 (age 43)
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Boxing career
Weight class Heavyweight
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights6
Wins5
Win by KO2
Losses1
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Ulan-Ude Heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 New Delhi Heavyweight

Danielle Perkins (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships and gold the following year. [2]

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Professional boxing career

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. [3]

On February 2, 2025, Claressa Shields faced Perkins for the undisputed heavyweight championship at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. [4] 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. [5] Thanks to the victory, she became the only three-division undisputed champion, male or female, of the four-belt era, [6] as well as the first female undisputed heavyweight champion ever. [7]

Professional boxing record

6 fights5 wins1 loss
By knockout20
By decision31

[8]

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
3Win3–0Monika HarrisonUDMar 5, 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Dort Federal Event Centre, Flint, U.S.For WBC Silver
2Win2–0Princess HairstonKO5 (6), 1:41Dec 3, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Wild Card Boxing, Los Angeles, U.S.
1Win1–0Monika HarrisonUD4Aug 20, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Kronk Gym, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Danielle Perkins". BoxRec .
  2. ↑ Price, Karen (October 13, 2019). "Danielle Perkins Defeats Chinese Rival To Win First Boxing World Title". Team USA . Archived from the original on 2019-10-13. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Vladimir Shishkin Stops Rojas: Kerefov, Milton Win Big". BoxingScene.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ "BoxingScene - Latest Boxing News, Fights, Results & Rankings". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  5. ↑ "CompuBox punch stats: Claressa Shields-Danielle Perkins". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Claressa Shields beats Danielle Perkins to become boxing's first undisputed women's heavyweight champion". Yahoo Sports. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  7. ↑ "Claressa Shields vs Danielle Perkins Results: GWOAT Creates History With Spectacular Win". KO On SI. February 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/886668


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