Danielle Perkins
American boxer (born 1982)
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Danielle Perkins (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional boxer, who has held the WBA light heavyweight title since February 2026. As an amateur she won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships and gold the following year.[1]
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Nickname | New Era | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 30, 1982 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Professional boxing career
Perkins vs. Harrison
Perkins made her professional debut on August 20, 2020, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Monika Harrison at the Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan.[2]
Perkins vs. Shields
On February 2, 2025, Claressa Shields faced Perkins for the undisputed heavyweight championship at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.[3] Shields scored the fight's lone knockdown in the waning seconds of the tenth round and won the bout by unanimous decision with the judges' scorecards reading 97-92, 99-90, and 100-89- all for Shields.[4] Thanks to the victory, she became the only three-division undisputed champion, male or female, of the four-belt era,[5] as well as the first female undisputed heavyweight champion ever.[6]
Professional boxing record
| 7 fights | 6 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Che Kenneally | TKO | 6 (10), 1:45 | Feb 22, 2026 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Won WBA light-heavyweight title |
| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Claressa Shields | UD | 10 | Feb 2, 2025 | Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. | For WBC, WBF, vacant IBF, inaugural WBA and WBO heavyweight titles |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Christianne Fahey | UD | 6 | Jul 27, 2024 | Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Timea Nagy | TKO | 2 (6), 1:42 | Mar 1, 2024 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Monika Harrison | UD | 8 | Mar 5, 2021 | Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Princess Hairston | KO | 5 (6), 1:41 | Dec 3, 2020 | Wild Card Boxing, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Monika Harrison | UD | 4 | Aug 20, 2020 | Kronk Gym, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |