Jessica McCaskill

Jessica McCaskill (born September 8, 1984) is an American professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female super lightweight title since 2018, the WBA female super lightweight title since 2019, and the undisputed and Ring magazine female welterweight titles since August 2020. Previously, she challenged for the WBA lightweight title in 2017. As of August 2020, she is ranked as the world's best active female welterweight,[2] and fifth best female, pound-for-pound, by BoxRec.[3]

Jessica McCaskill
Statistics
Nickname(s)CasKILLA
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1984-09-08) September 8, 1984
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins9
Wins by KO3
Losses2

Early life

Native to St. Louis, McCaskill and her brother were raised by her grandmother. When she divorced, McCaskill had to look for shelter in the back of a local church. In 2012 McCaskill moved to Chicago and started working as an investment banker, initially moonlighting as a boxer.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] In November 2016, McCaskill was signed by Warriors Boxing.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

McCaskill retained her WBC title and won the WBA female super lightweight title against Anahí Esther 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.[10]

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. [11]

McCaskill is trained by Rick Ramos and managed by Warriors Boxing.[12]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
11 fights 9 wins 2 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 6 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
11 Win 9–2 Cecilia Brækhus MD 10 Aug 15, 2020 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. Won WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female welterweight titles
10 Win 8–2 Érica Farías MD 10 Oct 12, 2019 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Retained WBA and WBC super lightweight titles
9 Win 7–2 Anahí Esther Sánchez UD 10 May 25, 2019 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. Retained WBC female super lightweight title;
Won WBA female super lightweight title
8 Win 6–2 Érica Farías UD 10 Oct 6, 2018 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Won WBC female super lightweight title
7 Loss 5–2 Katie Taylor UD 10 Dec 13, 2017 York Hall, London, England For WBA female lightweight title
6 Win 5–1 Natalie Brown TKO 2 (8) Jul 29, 2017 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
5 Win 4–1 Brenda Gonzales UD 6 Apr 28, 2017 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
4 Win 3–1 Carla Torres UD 4 Jan 21, 2017 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
3 Win 2–1 Alexandria Williams TKO 3 (4) Oct 1, 2016 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
2 Loss 1–1 Katonya Fisher SD 4 Jun 18, 2016 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Tyrea Nichole Duncan TKO 2 (4) Aug 22, 2015 Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.

See also

References
  1. Haugh, David. "Chicago investment banker who overcame homelessness savors her shot at WBA title". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. "BoxRec: Female welterweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. "BoxRec: Female p4p ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. Haugh, David (12 December 2017). "Column: Chicago investment banker who overcame homelessness savors her shot at WBA title". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Exclusive Interview with Jessica McCaskill and her coach Rick Ramos". boxing247.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Event:717556". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "Warriors Boxing Signs Their First Female Fighter, Jessica McCaskill, to a Promotional Contract". boxingnews24.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. "Taylor vs McCaskill: Katie Taylor retains WBA world title". Sky Sports. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. "Jessica McCaskill Upsets Erica Farias to Become the New WBC Super Lightweight Champion of the World". Women of Boxing. WBC. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. "Jessica McCaskill Decisions Sanchez To Unify WBC, WBA Belts". boxingscene.com. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. "Jessica McCaskill Decisions Erica Farias in Ugly Affair". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  12. "Warriors Boxing Online". warriorsboxing.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by
Cecilia Brækhus		 IBO female welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – present		 Incumbent
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by
Érica Farías		 WBC female super lightweight champion
October 6, 2018 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Anahi Ester Sanchez		 WBA female super lightweight champion
May 25, 2019 – present
Preceded by
Cecilia Brækhus		 WBA female welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – present
WBC female welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – present
IBF female welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – present
WBO female welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – present
The Ring female welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – present
Undisputed female welterweight champion
August 15, 2020 – present
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