Braekhus to fight in first-ever women’s bout on HBO

HBO will televise its first women’s fight ever on May 5.

For over four decades, HBO has been televising boxing. Never, not once, have they televised a women’s fight.

That changes on May 5, when Cecilia Braekhus will defend her undisputed welterweight crown against Kali Reis on the Golovkin-Martirosyan undercard from StubHub Center in Carson, California.

”I’m honored to fight on the same card as the best male fighter in the world, Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, at the StubHub Center on May 5,” said Braekhus.