Rashida Ellis

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Rashida Ellis
Personal information
Born (1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 (age 30) [1]
Boxing career
Weight class Lightweight
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 2022 Istanbul Lightweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Ulan-Ude Lightweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Lightweight

Rashida Ellis is an American boxer.

She won a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. [2]

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She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] She is openly lesbian. [4]

Personal life

Her older brother, Rashidi Ellis is also a professional boxer. [5]

Professional boxing record

1 fight1 win0 losses
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
1Win1–0Maria SalinasUD8Oct 10, 2025 Commerce Casino, Commerce, California, U.S.

References

  1. "Boxing ELLIS Rashida - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26.
  2. 2019 World Championships results
  3. OlympicTalk (June 17, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. Outsports (July 12, 2021). "At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Outsports. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. Powers, John (January 25, 2013). "Boxers Rashidi and Rashida Ellis of Lynn are a knockout brother-sister act". Boston.com. Retrieved November 5, 2025.