Raven Chapman (born 1 January 1994) is an English professional boxer. She has challenged for the WBC female featherweight title and was involved in the inaugural British female featherweight title fight.
Career After an amateur career which included winning the 2016 England Boxing National Amateur Championships elite female featherweight title and representing England on the international stage, Chapman turned professional in 2021. She made her pro-debut on 25 September that year with a fifth-round stoppage win over Polina Golubeva in Sheffield.
February 2022 saw Chapman sign a promotional deal with International Boxing Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren. 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.
In just her fourth professional contest, Chapman beat former world champion Jorgelina Guanini via unanimous decision to claim the vacant WBC female International featherweight title on the undercard of the Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker clash at Manchester Arena on 24 September 2022.
Chapman successfully defended her title three times in 2023, with unanimous decision wins over ex-world champion Linda Laura Lecca on 25 March, unbeaten Lila dos Santos Furtado on 18 August and Lucie Sedlackova on 1 December.
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.
Having been named mandatory challenger earlier in the year, Chapman fought WBC female featherweight champion 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, and the first women’s bout to feature on a Riyadh Season show. Nicolson won by unanimous decision, inflicting the first loss of Chapman's professional career.
Chapman faced Karriss Artingstall for the inaugural British female featherweight title at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 7 March 2025. She was knocked to the canvas in the second round and, although she recovered to finish the bout, lost via unanimous decision.
On 24 July 2026, Chapman collapsed after a sparring session in Denmark and was airlifted by helicopter to hospital where she was diagnosed with a bleed on the brain, underwent surgery and placed in a medically induced coma. On 5 August, her management team released a statement saying she had subsequently been taken off the sedatives and was awaiting a "medically supervised repatriation to a hospital in the UK." In a statement released on 19 August, her family said Chapman had returned to the United Kingdom adding: "There is still a road ahead, and we’re taking things one day at a time, but Raven continues to amaze us with her strength, positivity and determination." The boxer herself posted a message on social media later that day stating: "Feeling very lucky to be back home and surrounded by family."
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes12Win10–2Georgia KleinTKO4 (6)27 Jun 202611Loss9–2Karriss ArtingstallUD107 Mar 202510Loss9–1Skye NicolsonUD1012 Oct 20249Win9–0Yohana SarabiaUD1027 Jul 20248Win8–0Lucie SedlackovaUD1012 Dec 20237Win7–0Lila dos Santos FurtadoUD1018 Aug 20236Win6–0Linda Laura LeccaUD1025 Mar 20235Win5–0Fatuma YaziduUD812 Nov 20224Win4–0Jorgelina GuaniniUD824 Sep 20223Win3–0Gabriella MezeiKO1 (6), 20 May 20222Win2–0Karina SzmalenbergPTS6 13 Nov 20211Win1–0Polina GolubevaTKO5 (6), 25 Sep 2021
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