Savannah Marshall Biography

Savannah Marshall is a British professional boxer who held the WBO female middleweight title (2020-2022). As an amateur, she became the first British female world champion after securing gold at the 2012 World Championships. As of October 2020, she is ranked as the world’s second-best active female middleweight by BoxRec and the fifth active super-middleweight by The Ring. She is nicknamed ‘Silent Killer‘ due to her shyness and her multiple knockout wins. 

What is Savannah Marshall Famous For?

• Savannah Marshall is a professional boxer. 
• Savannah is the first British female world champion after securing gold at the 2012 World Championships.

What is Savannah Marshall’s Real Name?

Savannah Marshall was born with the real name of Savannah Rose Marshall on 19th May 1991. She is from Hartlepool, County Durham, England. She holds British nationality and her ethnicity is British-White. Her present age is 31 as of 2022. Her father, Donny Marshall is a former professional basketball player, and her mother, Kelly Marshall is a housewife.

Savannah attended the English Martyrs School, where she achieved 12 GCSEs before gaining a Distinction in a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at Hartlepool College. She began boxing at the age of 12 joining the Hartlepool Headland club.

Savannah Marshall Boxing Career 

Amateur Career

• Initially, she won in China at the 2012 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. 
• Later, she was a favorite to win gold at the 2012 London Olympics. 
• Next, she was defeated 16–12 by Marina Volnova of Kazakhstan in her opening, quarter-final bout. 
• She became the only boxer ever to have defeated Claressa Shields, the middleweight women’s gold medallist in the 2012 Olympics; the bout took place in the second round of the 2012 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao. 
• At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she beat Ariane Fortin of Canada to take the gold medal in the women’s middleweight division.
• In May 2016, she qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics, after reaching the semi-finals of the 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan. 

Professional career

• Floyd Mayweather spotted her obvious talent and was quick to sign her as a professional.
• On 18 May 2017, Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced to the press that he had signed Marshall to a professional promotional contract.
• She made her professional boxing debut at super-middleweight on the undercard of The Money Fight.
• She defeated Sydney LeBlanc by unanimous decision 40–36 in a four-round bout. 
• She lifted the vacant WBA super-middleweight Inter-continental title in Sofia, Bulgaria, after winning all 10 rounds to claim a comfortable points victory over Yanina Orozco (Argentina). 
• After her pro debut in Las Vegas, she decided to split from Mayweather Promotions, however, said she had left on good terms. 
• On her return to the UK, she linked up with Hennessey Sport and went back to training with Peter Fury, uncle of Tyson Fury, who had previously trained her leading up to her first professional fight in Las Vegas.
• On 31st October 2020 in her 9th professional fight, she became the WBO female middleweight champion with a TKO victory over opponent Hannah Rankin at Wembley Arena. 
• “There were times when I thought, ‘When will my chance come?’ But tonight it did and I grabbed it with both hands”, she told Sky Sports.
• Regarding her boxing records, she fought in 13 matches out of which she won 10 matches by knockout and 2 matches by decision. Whereas she lost 1 match till now. 

Is Savannah Marshall Dating Someone?

Savannah Marshall is neither married nor dating anyone. Currently, she is single at the moment. She hasn’t dated anyone and seems to be focused on her career. She is enjoying her single life a lot. Her sexual orientation is straight. 

How much is Savannah Marshall’s Net Worth?

Savannah Marshall is a professional boxer. As of 2022, the net worth of Savannah Marshall is estimated to have $2.5 million as per sources which include her career earnings. She receives around $70-80k per fight. Summing up, she is making her annual salary is in thousands of dollars from her professional career. She gets paid according to her contracts along with pay per View bonus. Her main source of wealth comes from a boxing career and she is living a standard lifestyle at present. 

Savannah Marshall Height and Weight

Savannah Marshall is a beautiful lady who stands at the height of 5 feet 11 inches. Her body weight consists of 75 Kg. She maintains her health by maintaining her physique by taking a diet and working out. She supports her health and mental health by eating healthy foods, activities, and dieting plans to keep her beauty and fitness. She has light brown hair color with brown eyes. Overall, she has got a healthy and athletic body.