Coulson goes straight in at #5 in WBA World Rankings
21-year-old Eleanor ‘Triple L’ Coulson (14-1) made history on the 2nd February 2024 when she beat Australia’s Jamie Edenden by unanimous decision to secure the World Boxing Association Oceania Middleweight Championship at the Shirebrook Leisure Centre inn Mansfield.
Coulson, whose record now stands at 14-1, became the first Female boxer licensed by the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) to win a ‘Big 4’ (WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF) belt.
Managed by Chris Boyle, Coulson’s victory over Aussie Edenden just one month ago has catapulted the Worksop woman straight onto the world scene, as she has now entered the WBA World Middleweight Rankings at a lofty #5, and is now eligible to compete for the WBA International, Intercontinental and even World Championship honours.
The reigning WBA World Middleweight champion is history-making boxer Claressa Shields, who holds all the belts at the weight. Coulson remarkably finds herself just a few places away from her chance at a shot at the undisputed championship.
Coulson has beaten many notable names already, such as road warrior Beccy Ferguson in her pro debut in 2020.
However, there are not many British opponents for the youngster to face at 160lbs, so her next fight will likely come against a foreign opponent at home or abroad.
WBA Top 5 Middleweights
1 Not Rated
2 Mapule Ngubane (South Africa)
3 Maricela Cornejo (USA)
4 Elia Carranza (USA)
5 Eleanor Coulson (GB)