Tiara Brown

Tiara Nichelle Brown (born June 1, 1988) is an American professional boxer. She has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) female featherweight title since March 2025.

Brown was born on June 1, 1988, in Fort Myers, Florida.^[2] She began boxing in 2001 at the Fort Myers Police Athletic League. A three-sport athlete at Fort Myers High School, Brown later attended Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, on a full scholarship.^[3] She was a member of the school's first women's cross country team to compete in the NCAA Division II Championships in 2009. Brown earned a degree in criminal justice and was the first college graduate in her family.^[4]

Brown was a standout amateur, capturing three USA Boxing national titles with gold medals in 2012, 2014, and 2015.^[5] Internationally, she claimed gold at the 2012 IBA Women's World Championships—becoming only the third American woman to do so^[6]—added a bronze in 2014, and later competed in the 2015 U.S. Olympic Trials.^[7][8]

Brown made her professional debut on September 30, 2016, at the Sphinx Club in Washington, D.C., knocking out Khadija Sanders in the first round.^[9] She went on to win her next 16 professional fights, compiling an undefeated record of 17 wins, including 11 knockouts.^[10]

On January 18, 2025, Brown faced Calista Silgado at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[11] She won the fight by unanimous decision,^[12] solidifying herself as the WBC's mandatory featherweight title challenger.^[13]

Brown challenged Skye Nicolson for the WBC female featherweight title at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia, on March 22, 2025.^[14] The WBC unveiled a commemorative "Homecoming" belt to be awarded to the winner of the bout.^[15] Brown won the fight by split decision with the judges' scores reading 97–93, 96–94 and 94–96.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Brown made a successful first defense of her WBC featherweight title on September 20, 2025, defeating Emma Gongora by unanimous decision at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas;^[20][21] the judges scored the bout 100–90 and 98–92 twice.^[22]

On June 13, 2026, Brown made the second defense of her title against the previously undefeated Hannah Rapp at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, winning via unanimous decision.^[23][24]

Brown is a former police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., and the Fort Myers Police Department in Fort Myers, Florida^[19] In March 2019, she was named Officer of the Year by the Metropolitan Police Department,^[25] besting a field of more than 3,000 officers and becoming the first Black female officer to receive the award.^[3][26]

She was named one of three "Top Women Cops Who Boxed in 2018" by the Women Boxing Archive Network (WBAN).^[27] The following year, she was the sole recipient of WBAN's "Top Cop" honor for "Women Cops Who Box" in 2019.^[28]

In May 2018, Brown signed a promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment.^[29][30] She later fought under the Overtime Boxing promotional banner as part of its OTX Boxing series before its discontinuation, and in January 2026 signed with Most Valuable Promotions.^[13][31]

Her bout against Skye Nicolson on March 22, 2025, was named one of WBAN's Top 12 Fights of the Year.^[32] She was named the WBC's Revelation of the Year for 2025.^[33]

On April 21, 2025, Fort Myers honored Brown for her excellence in boxing and community service. Through her scholarship program, she awards four annual scholarships to deserving middle school students.^[34]

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