{{Short description|American boxer (born 1982)}} {{Infobox boxer |name=Danielle Perkins |image= |image_size= |caption= |nickname=New Era |nationality= |realname= |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|08|30|mf=y}} |birth_place=Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |height=6 ft 0 in |weight={{plainlist| *Light heavyweight *Heavyweight}} |reach=72 in |style=Southpaw |total=7 |wins=6 |KO=3 |losses=1 |draws= |no contests= |medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Women's Amateur boxing}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2018 New Delhi|Heavyweight}} {{Medal|Gold|2019 Ulan-Ude|Heavyweight}} }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Price|first=Karen|date=October 13, 2019|title=Danielle Perkins Defeats Chinese Rival To Win First Boxing World Title|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/October/13/Danielle-Perkins-Defeats-Chinese-Rival-To-Win-First-Boxing-World-Title|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013202022/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/October/13/Danielle-Perkins-Defeats-Chinese-Rival-To-Win-First-Boxing-World-Title |archive-date=2019-10-13 |access-date=September 11, 2020|website=Team USA}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 20, 2020|title=Vladimir Shishkin Stops Rojas: Kerefov, Milton Win Big|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/vladimir-shishkin-stops-rojas-kerefov-milton-win-results--151095|access-date=September 11, 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
=== Perkins vs. Shields === On February 2, 2025, Claressa Shields faced Perkins for the undisputed heavyweight championship at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BoxingScene - Latest Boxing News, Fights, Results & Rankings |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/schedule/event/claressa-shields-vs-danielle-perkins--1767/scorecard |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=BoxingScene.com |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CompuBox punch stats: Claressa Shields-Danielle Perkins |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/compubox-punch-stats-claressa-shields-danielle-perkins--205046 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=www.boxingscene.com |language=en}}</ref> Thanks to the victory, she became the only three-division undisputed champion, male or female, of the four-belt era,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Claressa Shields beats Danielle Perkins to become boxing's first undisputed women's heavyweight champion |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/live/claressa-shields-vs-danielle-perkins-live-results-round-by-round-updates-ring-walks-start-time-for-heavyweight-title-fight-170248986.html |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as the first female undisputed heavyweight champion ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/boxing/claressa-shields-vs-danielle-perkins-results-gwoat-creates-history-with-spectacular-win|title=Claressa Shields vs Danielle Perkins Results: GWOAT Creates History With Spectacular Win|date=February 3, 2025|website=KO On SI}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws= |nc= |ko-wins=3 |ko-losses=0 |dec-wins=3 |dec-losses=1 }} {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |7 |{{yes2}}Win |6–1 |align=left|Che Kenneally |TKO |6 (10), {{small|1:45}} |Feb 22, 2026 |align=left|{{small|Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Won WBA light-heavyweight title}} |- |6 |{{no2}}Loss |5–1 |align=left|Claressa Shields |UD |10 |Feb 2, 2025 |align=left|{{small|Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|For WBC, WBF, vacant IBF, inaugural WBA and WBO heavyweight titles}} |- |5 |{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |align=left|Christianne Fahey |UD |6 |Jul 27, 2024 |align=left|{{small|Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.}} |align=left| |- |4 |{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |align=left|Timea Nagy |TKO |2 (6), {{small|1:42}} |Mar 1, 2024 |align=left|{{small|County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.}} |align=left| |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |align=left|Monika Harrison |UD |8 |Mar 5, 2021 |align=left|{{small|Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title}} |- |2 |{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |align=left|Princess Hairston |KO |5 (6), {{small|1:41}} |Dec 3, 2020 |align=left|{{small|Wild Card Boxing, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}} |align=left| |- |1 |{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |align=left|Monika Harrison |UD |4 |Aug 20, 2020 |align=left|{{small|Kronk Gym, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.}} |align=left| |}
==See also== *List of female boxers *List of southpaw stance boxers
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Boxrec|id=886668}}
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