American boxer Hannah Rapp died on Saturday after being hit by a car while cycling in Texas.<\/p>\n
Rapp, 26, was passed by a car which suddenly came to a stop then reversed into her, according to the Brazos County sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n
The driver has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.<\/p>\n
Rapp challenged for the WBC women’s featherweight championship in June, losing to Tiara Brown in Orlando, which left her with an 8-1-1 record.<\/p>\n
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said in a statement: “She was an exceptional boxer, but above all, an invaluable member of our boxing family.”<\/p>\n
Brown called Rapp the “best dance partner I have ever faced as a pro” and said Rapp asked for her autograph in the lead-up to the fight.<\/p>\n
“It filled my heart because we were getting ready for war, yet she was still asking for my autograph,” said Brown. “We fought a great fight. It was my honor to share the ring with her.”<\/p>\n
Rapp, from Indiana, competed in athletics before transitioning to boxing. She turned professional in 2024 while maintaining a full-time job as a fire and life safety inspector.<\/p>\n
Her promoter, Most Valuable Promotions, said in a statement: “Hannah made a lasting impression on everyone who had the opportunity to meet her.<\/p>\n
“She was a gifted athlete, a valued member of the boxing community, and someone who was deeply respected by those around her.<\/p>\n
“We are grateful to have shared a part of her journey and will honour her memory in the weeks ahead.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American boxer Hannah Rapp died on Saturday after being hit by a car while cycling in Texas. Rapp,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-557268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}