More than 2025: Cecilia Braekhus's farewell to boxing

Cecilia Braekhus retired from boxing in 2025 at the age of 44, after defeating Ema Kozin to become a two-weight world champion. She won 39 of her 42 professional contests in a career stretching back to 2007, and spent more than a decade as the undisputed world welterweight champion - but it's her achievements outside the ring that may be even more impressive. For much of her career, she wasn't allowed to fight in her home country of Norway, where professional boxing had been banned since 1981, but her successes overseas played a part in that law being overturned in 2014.

As we look back on some of our favourite episodes from 2025, we revisit Cecilia's interview with Kal Sajad, where she looked back on how she fought for her right to step into the ring. Plus, fellow two-weight world champion Natasha Jonas joins John Bennett and Ade Adedoyin to discuss Braekhus's legacy in the sport.

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