Jessica McCaskill

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Jessica McCaskill
Born (1984-09-08) September 8, 1984 (age 40)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. [1]
Other namesCasKILLA
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [2]
Reach69 in (175 cm) [2]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins12
Wins by KO5
Losses4
Draws1

Jessica McCaskill (born September 8, 1984 [2] ) is an American former professional boxer. She is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the undisputed, IBO and Ring female welterweight titles; the WBC female super-lightweight title and the WBA female super-lightweight title. She also challenged for the WBA lightweight title.

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Early life

Native to Belleville, Illinois (part of Greater St. Louis), McCaskill and was raised by her great aunt and her four sons. As a child her family fell on hard times and lived in the back of a local church. In 2008 McCaskill started her amateur boxing career. In 2012 McCaskill moved to Chicago and started working as an investment banker. [3]

Amateur career

McCaskill started boxing in 2008, just for fitness, and had her first amateur bout in April 2009. After climbing the ranks, she won the 2010 Golden Gloves award. With a 17–1 amateur record, McCaskill won the Golden Glove Championship belts in 2014 and 2015. [4]

Professional career

McCaskill made her professional debut on August 22, 2015 with a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Tyrea Nichole Duncan at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. [5] In November 2016, McCaskill was signed by Warriors Boxing. [6]

After fighting local boxers, McCaskill challenged Irish Olympic gold-medal boxer Katie Taylor for the WBA female lightweight title. She was defeated by Taylor via unanimous decision (98–91, 97–92, 97–92), in a fight held at the York Hall in London on December 13, 2017. [7]

On October 6, 2018, McCaskill defeated two-weight world champion Érica Farías for the WBC female super lightweight title at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, winning her first world title by unanimous decision, with the judges' scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94. [8]

McCaskill retained her WBC title and won the WBA female super lightweight title against Anahí Ester Sánchez via unanimous decision (99–91, 98–92, 96–94) in a bout held at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on May 25, 2019. [9]

On October 12, 2019, McCaskill defended her unified titles in a rematch against Érica Farías at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. She retained her titles with a Majority decision win, with two judges scoring the bout 97–91 and 96–92 in favour of McCaskill, and the third scoring it a draw at 94–94. [10]

On August 15, 2020, McCaskill became the first person to defeat Cecilia Braekhus. The match was for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, and WBO world titles at welterweight. [11] In 2021, she defeated Braekhus again in a rematch, retaining her status as the undisputed champion at welterweight. [12]

In 2022, she lost to Chantelle Cameron in a match held in Abu Dhabi. [13]

McCaskill is trained by Rick Ramos and managed by Warriors Boxing. [14]

2024

Early 2024 it was announced that McCaskill would defend her WBC, WBA, IBO and Ring welterweight titles against Ivana Habazin on April 20, 2024 in Croatia. [15] The fight did not go ahead, as on March 14, 2024 it was announced that McCaskill - who had vacated the WBC title - would defend her WBA, IBO and Ring Magazine welterweight titles against Lauren Price on May 11, 2024 in Cardiff, Wales. [16] [17] Price won the contest by unanimous technical decision after an accidental clash of heads that took place in the fifth round caused an injury to McCaskill's eye and she was ruled unable to continue at the start of round nine. [18]

In July 2024, McCaskill announced her retirement from professional boxing. [19]

Professional boxing record

17 fights12 wins4 losses
By knockout50
By decision74
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
17Loss12-4-1 Lauren Price UTD9 (10)11 May 2024Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, U.KLost WBA, Ring and IBO female welterweight titles
16Draw12-3-1 Sandy Ryan SD1023 Sep 2023Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.Retained WBA, WBC and IBO female welterweight titles;
For WBO female welterweight title
15Loss12–3 Chantelle Cameron UD10Nov 5, 2022 Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFor WBC, IBF [ broken anchor ], The Ring, vacant WBA, WBO, and IBO female light welterweight titles
14Win12–2Alma IbarraRTD3 (10), 2:00Jun 25, 2022Tech Port Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female welterweight titles
13Win11–2 Kandi Wyatt TKO7 (10), 0:19Dec 4, 2021 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female welterweight titles
12Win10–2 Cecilia Brækhus UD10Mar 13, 2021 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles;
Won inaugural The Ring female welterweight title
11Win9–2 Cecilia Brækhus MD10Aug 15, 2020Downtown Streets, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.Won WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles
10Win8–2 Érica Farías MD10Oct 12, 2019Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Retained WBA and WBC light welterweight titles
9Win7–2 Anahí Ester Sánchez UD10May 25, 2019 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.Retained WBC female light welterweight title;
Won WBA female light welterweight title
8Win6–2 Érica Farías UD10Oct 6, 2018 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Won WBC female light welterweight title
7Loss5–2 Katie Taylor UD10Dec 13, 2017 York Hall, London, EnglandFor WBA female lightweight title
6Win5–1Natalie BrownTKO2 (8), 2:59Jul 29, 2017UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
5Win4–1Brenda GonzalesUD6Apr 28, 2017UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
4Win3–1Carla TorresUD4Jan 21, 2017UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
3Win2–1Alexandria WilliamsTKO3 (4), 0:45Oct 1, 2016UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
2Loss1–1Katonya FisherSD4Jun 18, 2016 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1Win1–0Tyrea Nichole DuncanTKO2 (4), 2:37Aug 22, 2015 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.

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Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by IBO female
welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – May 11, 2024		Succeeded by
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by WBC female
super lightweight champion
October 6, 2018 – present		Vacant
Title next held by
Chantelle Cameron
Preceded by WBA female
super lightweight champion
May 25, 2019 – August 2020
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Kali Reis
Preceded by
Cecilia Brækhus
 WBA female
welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – May 11, 2024		Succeeded by
WBC female
welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – April 20, 2024		Vacant
Title next held by
Ivana Habazin
IBF female
welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – November 5, 2022
Stripped		Vacant
Title next held by
Natasha Jonas
WBO female
welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – November 5, 2022
Stripped		Vacant
Title next held by
Sandy Ryan
Undisputed female
welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – November 5, 2022
Titles fragmented		Vacant
Inaugural champion The Ring female
welterweight champion
March 13, 2021 – May 11, 2024		Succeeded by
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