Braekhus vs Reis Media Workout - Photos by Melina Pizano - 05/01/18

Undisputed welterweight Cecilia Braekhus during a media workout

at Wild Card West Boxing Gym on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Braekhus will go up against former middleweight champion Kali Reis at the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif., on Saturday, May 5. Her trainer is boxing legend, Lucia Rijker. The bout will be HBO’s first televised women’s fight. Braekhus said, “It’s very emotional. I hope to see more female fights on HBO.”

Former middleweight champion, Kali Reis, during a media workout

at Wild Card West Boxing Gym on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Her nickname, K.O. Mequinonoag, means “Many feathers, many talents.” She has feathers tattooed on her right arm. She explains, “A feather down means peace. A feather up means war.” Reis will go up against undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus at the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif., on Saturday, May 5. The bout will be HBO’s first televised women’s fight. Reis said when her manager, Brian, told her the news, "I was in the middle of Wal-Mart picking out soap and when he told me I threw the soap and started telling random people."