Maine native Amelia Moore is a step closer to competing for a world title after winning the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Lightweight Championship over the weekend.Moore is from Norway and is a graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.Moore (4-0, 1 KO) defeated Canada’s Bonnie Hunter via unanimous decision in an eight-round bout at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts on Saturday to win the belt. The judges scored the bout 80-72, 80-72, and 80-71. Click here to see video of Moore getting the beltMoore was a 2020 U.S. Olympic alternate and is a five-time U.S. National Amateur Champion. This was her first professional title.“This is what I always wanted,” said Moore leading up to the bout. “I feel like I’m exactly where I need to be — mentally, physically and spiritually.”Ranked No. 2 by the WBO and No. 7 by the WBA at 140 pounds before her title, Moore is considered one of the fastest-rising contenders in women’s boxing.Her win on Saturday likely moves her closer to an opportunity to fight for a world title as the NABF title has long served as a stepping stone for fighters moving toward world championship contention. “I’d really like to fight Stephanie Han,” said Moore. “I know we would make for a great fight.”Moore, who is now 36, turned pro in late 2024. Her interest in the sport started early in life after discovering martial arts through an after-school program as a child in Oxford Hills. She attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland for two years, voluntarily leaving there for medical and personal reasons.“Discharge was my choice,” Moore said. “I don’t know where I’d be, health-wise, without boxing. It’s helped me. There were no cutting corners. I pushed to find out more about Crohn’s. I needed to find answers, not systematic band-aids that doctors tried.”
BEVERLY, Mass. —
Maine native Amelia Moore is a step closer to competing for a world title after winning the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Lightweight Championship over the weekend.
Moore is from Norway and is a graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
Moore (4-0, 1 KO) defeated Canada’s Bonnie Hunter via unanimous decision in an eight-round bout at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts on Saturday to win the belt. The judges scored the bout 80-72, 80-72, and 80-71.
Click here to see video of Moore getting the belt
Moore was a 2020 U.S. Olympic alternate and is a five-time U.S. National Amateur Champion. This was her first professional title.
“This is what I always wanted,” said Moore leading up to the bout. “I feel like I’m exactly where I need to be — mentally, physically and spiritually.”
Ranked No. 2 by the WBO and No. 7 by the WBA at 140 pounds before her title, Moore is considered one of the fastest-rising contenders in women’s boxing.
Her win on Saturday likely moves her closer to an opportunity to fight for a world title as the NABF title has long served as a stepping stone for fighters moving toward world championship contention.
“I’d really like to fight [WBA Champion] Stephanie Han,” said Moore. “I know we would make for a great fight.”
Moore, who is now 36, turned pro in late 2024.
Her interest in the sport started early in life after discovering martial arts through an after-school program as a child in Oxford Hills.
She attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland for two years, voluntarily leaving there for medical and personal reasons.
“Discharge was my choice,” Moore said. “I don’t know where I’d be, health-wise, without boxing. It’s helped me. There were no cutting corners. I pushed to find out more about Crohn’s. I needed to find answers, not systematic band-aids that doctors tried.”