FILE PHOTO: Norwegian boxer Cecilia Braekhus (C) greets guests as she attends the official weigh-in of reigning heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine and U.S. boxer Bryant Jennings ahead of their fight in New York April 24, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Norwegian boxing trailblazer Cecilia Braekhus suffered the first defeat of her professional career on Saturday, losing her WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO welterweight titles in a majority decision loss to underdog Jessica McCaskill in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
With 36 wins and nine knockouts to her name, 38-year-old Braekhus has dominated boxing since turning pro in 2007. But McCaskill, a 33-year-old investment banker from Chicago who spent a period of homelessness as a child, poured on the punches to edge the victory.
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