{{Short description|English boxer (born 1994)}} {{Infobox boxer |name=Raven Chapman |image= |image_size= |caption= |realname= |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1994|01|01|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/309867-raven-chapman-the-omen|title=Raven Chapman |publisher=tapology.com|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> |birth_place=Norwich, Norfolk, England<ref name="boxrec">{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/899546|title=Boxrec profile of Raven Chapman|publisher=boxrec.com|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> |nationality=English |nickname=The Omen<ref name="boxrec"/> |weight=Featherweight |height=170cm<ref name="boxrec"/> |reach= |style=Orthodox |total=11 |wins=9 |KO=2 |losses=2 |draws= |no contests= }} '''Raven Chapman''' (born 1 January 1994) is an English professional boxer. She has held the WBC female featherweight International title and also challenged for the WBC female featherweight World title.
==Career== After an amateur career which included winning the 2016 England Boxing National Amateur Championships elite female featherweight title<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandboxing.org/results/national-elite-championships-2016/|title=129th England Boxing National Elite Championships|publisher=englandboxing.org|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> and representing England on the international stage, Chapman turned professional in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fightpost.co.uk/2021/03/01/raven-chapman-womens-boxing-now-is-really-booming-and-being-a-professional-boxer-is-always-something-that-i-have-wanted-to-do/|title=Raven Chapman: "Women's boxing now is really booming and being a professional boxer is always something that I have wanted to do."|publisher=fightpost.co.uk|access-date=2024-05-06}}</ref> She made her pro-debut on 25 September that year with a fifth-round stoppage win over Polina Golubeva in Sheffield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/837782/2712937|title=Raven Chapman vs Polina Golubeva|publisher=boxrec.com|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref>
February 2022 saw Chapman sign a promotional deal with International Boxing Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/news-raven-chapman-spence-wilcox-joe-kavanagh-more--164267|title=News: Raven Chapman, Spence Wilcox, Joe Kavanagh, More|publisher=Boxing Scene|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> Her maiden fight under Warren's Queensbury Promotions banner was a first-round knockout of Gabriella Mezei at York Hall in London on 20 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fightpost.co.uk/2022/05/21/raven-chapman-under-the-lights-as-a-pro-is-where-i-am-meant-to-be-this-is-where-i-have-fun-this-is-what-i-live-for/|title=Raven Chapman: "Under the lights as a pro is where I am meant to be, this is where I have fun, this is what I live for."|publisher=fightpost.co.uk|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref>
In just her fourth professional contest, Chapman beat former world champion Jorgelina Guanini via unanimous decision to claim the vacant WBC female featherweight International title on the undercard of the Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker clash at Manchester Arena on 24 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/joe-joyce-vs-joseph-parker-live-results-from-manchester--169285|title=Joe Joyce vs. Joseph Parker - LIVE Results From Manchester|publisher=Boxing Scene|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref>
Chapman successfully defended her title three times in 2023, with unanimous decision wins over ex-world champion Linda Laura Lecca on 25 March,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/867711/2933336|title=Raven Chapman vs Linda Laura Lecca|publisher=boxrec.com|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> unbeaten Lila dos Santos Furtado on 18 August<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/875489/2993419|title=Raven Chapman vs Lila dos Santos Furtado|publisher=boxrec.com|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> and Lucie Sedlackova on 1 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/raven-chapman-boxes-past-lucie-sedlackova-retains-wbc-regional-title--179678|title=Raven Chapman Boxes Past Lucie Sedlackova, Retains WBC Regional Title|publisher=Boxing Scene|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref>
She retained her belt for a fourth time by defeating unbeaten Yohana Sarabia via unanimous decision on the undercard of the Joe Joyce vs Derek Chisora contest at The O2 Arena in London on 27 July 2024, with the three ringside judges all scoring the fight 100-90.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/raven-chapman-brandun-lee-earn-decision-wins-london--185043|title=Raven Chapman and Brandun Lee earn decision wins in London|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=27 July 2024}}</ref>
Having been named mandatory challenger earlier in the year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fightpost.co.uk/2024/05/03/raven-chapman-the-fight-with-skye-nicolson-deserves-to-be-on-the-big-stage-i-think-its-where-we-both-should-be/|title=Raven Chapman: "The fight with Skye Nicolson deserves to be on the big stage. I think it's where we both should be."|publisher=fightpost.co.uk|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref> Chapman fought WBC female featherweight World title holder Skye Nicolson at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 October 2024, in what was the first women's world title boxing fight held in Saudi Arabia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/skye-nicolson-raven-chapman-fight-result-highlights/d5afbcd5a08a373f445b62fb|title=Skye Nicolson vs. Raven Chapman result, highlights as Australian records another easy title defence | Sporting News|date=12 October 2024|website=www.sportingnews.com}}</ref> and the first women’s bout to feature on a Riyadh Season show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ringtv.com/711575-skye-nicolson-raven-chapman-wbc-title-fight-lands-on-oct-12-riyadh-season-card/|title=Skye Nicolson-Raven Chapman WBC Title Fight Lands On Oct. 12 Riyadh Season Card|publisher=The Ring|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cnd064ng0nwo|title=Cordina, Chapman and Massey to fight for world titles|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> Nicolson won by unanimous decision, inflicting the first loss of Chapman's professional career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/skye-nicolson-eases-decision-win-over-raven-chapman--186414|title=Skye Nicolson eases to decision win over Raven Chapman|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=12 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13232474/skye-nicolson-defeats-raven-chapman-to-defend-wbc-featherweight-world-title|title=Skye Nicolson defeats Raven Chapman to defend WBC featherweight world title|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=12 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ringtv.com/714130-skye-high-skye-nicolson-nearly-flawless-in-lopsided-points-win-over-raven-chapman-to-retain-wbc-title/|title=Skye High: Skye Nicolson Nearly Flawless in Lopsided Points Win Over Raven Chapman To Retain WBC Title|publisher=The Ring|accessdate=12 October 2024}}</ref>
Chapman faced Karriss Artingstall for the inaugural British female featherweight title at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 7 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13321491/karriss-artingstall-skye-nicolson-is-beatable-and-ive-done-it-before-raven-chapman-im-made-for-nights-like-this|title=Karriss Artingstall: Skye Nicolson is beatable, and I've done it before! - Raven Chapman: I'm made for nights like this|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=6 March 2025}}</ref> She was knocked to the canvas in the second round and, although she recovered to finish the bout, lost via unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ringmagazine.com/en/news/jonas-price-undercard|title=Jonas-Price Undercard: Artingstall Seals British Featherweight Title, Zapotoczna Stuns Watson|publisher=The Ring|accessdate=7 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/13323658/karriss-artingstall-drops-raven-chapman-to-win-first-british-womens-featherweight-championship|title=Karriss Artingstall drops Raven Chapman to win first British women's featherweight championship|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=7 March 2025}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws= |nc= |ko-wins=2 |ko-losses= |dec-wins=7 |dec-losses=2 |dq-wins= |dq-losses= }} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |10 |{{no2}}Loss |9–2 |align=left|Karriss Artingstall |UD |10 |7 Mar 2025 |align=left|{{small|Royal Albert Hall, London, England}} |align=left|{{small|For inaugural British female featherweight title}} |- |10 |{{no2}}Loss |9–1 |align=left|Skye Nicolson |UD |10 |12 Oct 2024 |align=left|{{small|Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}} |align=left|{{small|For WBC female featherweight World title}} |- |9 |{{yes2}}Win |9–0 |align=left|Yohana Sarabia |UD |10 |27 Jul 2024 |align=left|{{small|The O2 Arena, London, England}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC female featherweight International title}} |- |8 |{{yes2}}Win |8–0 |align=left|Lucie Sedlackova |UD |10 |12 Dec 2023 |align=left|{{small|York Hall, London, England}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC female featherweight International title}} |- |7 |{{yes2}}Win |7–0 |align=left|Lila dos Santos Furtado |UD |10 |18 Aug 2023 |align=left|{{small|York Hall, London, England}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC female featherweight International title}} |- |6 |{{yes2}}Win |6–0 |align=left|Linda Laura Lecca |UD |10 |25 Mar 2023 |align=left|{{small|Telford International Centre, Telford, England}} |align=left|{{small|Retained WBC female featherweight International title}} |- |5 |{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |align=left|Fatuma Yazidu |UD |8 |12 Nov 2022 |align=left|{{small|Yume Nightclub, Dubai}} | |- |4 |{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |align=left|Jorgelina Guanini |UD |8 |24 Sep 2022 |align=left|{{small|Manchester Arena, Manchester, England}} |align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBC female featherweight International title}} |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |align=left|Gabriella Mezei |KO |1 (6) |20 May 2022 |align=left|{{small|York Hall, London, England}} | |- |2 |{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |align=left|Karina Szmalenberg |PTS |6 |13 Nov 2021 |align=left|{{small|Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England}} | |- |1 |{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |align=left|Polina Golubeva |TKO |5 (6) |25 Sep 2021 |align=left|{{small|OEC Sheffield, Sheffield, England}} | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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