Jessica McCaskill (born September 8, 1984[1]) is an American professional boxer. She is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the undisputed, IBO, and Ring female welterweight titles since 2020; the WBC female super lightweight title from 2018 to 2020; and the WBA female super lightweight title from 2019 to 2020. She also challenged for the WBA lightweight title in 2017. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's best active female welterweight by The Ring[3] and BoxRec,[4] and the third best active female, pound for pound, by BoxRec,[5] and fourth by The Ring[3] and ESPN.[6]
| Jessica McCaskill | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | CasKILLA |
| Weight(s) |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Born | (1984-09-08) September 8, 1984 (age 38) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[2] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 3 |
Native to Belleville, Illinois (part of Greater St. Louis), McCaskill and was raised by her great aunt and her four sons. As a child her family fell on hard times and lived in the back of a local church. In 2008 McCaskill started her amateur boxing career. In 2012 McCaskill moved to Chicago and started working as an investment banker.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] In November 2016, McCaskill was signed by Warriors Boxing.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
McCaskill retained her WBC title and won the WBA female super lightweight title against Anahí Ester 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.[13]
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.[14]
In 2022, she lost to Chantelle Cameron in a match held in Abu Dhabi.[15]
McCaskill is trained by Rick Ramos and managed by Warriors Boxing.[16]
| 15 fights | 12 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Loss | 12–3 | Chantelle Cameron | UD | 10 | Nov 5, 2022 | Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | For WBC, IBF, The Ring, vacant WBA, WBO, and IBO female light welterweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Alma Ibarra | RTD | 3 (10), 2:00 | Jun 25, 2022 | Tech Port Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female welterweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Kandi Wyatt | TKO | 7 (10), 0:19 | Dec 4, 2021 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female welterweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Cecilia Brækhus | UD | 10 | Mar 13, 2021 | American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles; Won inaugural The Ring female welterweight title |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Cecilia Brækhus | MD | 10 | Aug 15, 2020 | Downtown Streets, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | Won WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Érica Farías | MD | 10 | Oct 12, 2019 | Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained WBA and WBC light welterweight titles |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Anahí Ester Sánchez | UD | 10 | May 25, 2019 | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. | Retained WBC female light welterweight title; Won WBA female light welterweight title |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Érica Farías | UD | 10 | Oct 6, 2018 | Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Won WBC female light welterweight 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), 2:59 | 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), 0:45 | 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), 2:37 | Aug 22, 2015 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Minor world boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by | IBO female welterweight champion August 15, 2020 – present |
Incumbent | ||
| Major world boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by | WBC female super lightweight champion October 6, 2018 – present |
Vacant Title next held by Chantelle Cameron | ||
| Preceded by | WBA female super lightweight champion May 25, 2019 – August 2020 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Kali Reis | ||
| Preceded by Cecilia Brækhus |
WBA female welterweight champion August 15, 2020 – present |
Incumbent | ||
| WBC female welterweight champion August 15, 2020 – present | ||||
| IBF female welterweight champion August 15, 2020 – present | ||||
| WBO female welterweight champion August 15, 2020 – present | ||||
| Undisputed female welterweight champion August 15, 2020 – present | ||||
| New title | The Ring female welterweight champion March 13, 2021 – present | |||