BEING A WOMAN IN A MALE-DOMINATED DISCIPLINE SUCH AS BOXING CAN BE CHALLENGING. WHILE MALE SUPERSTARS EARN MILLIONS PER FIGHT, THEIR FEMALE COUNTERPARTS ARE FORCED TO OFTEN JUGGLE TWO JOBS, TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS IN ORDER TO FINANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS.

IN 2017, BOXING LEGEND FLOYD MAYWEATHER RECEIVED AROUND 275 MILLION DOLLARS AFTER WINNING A FIGHT AGAINST UFC SUPERSTAR CONOR MCGREGOR. A FEMALE FIGHTER WILL NEVER GET ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, EVEN AT THE PEAK OF HER CAREER. INSTEAD, THEY USUALLY WORK NIGHT SHIFTS IN BARS BEFORE WEARING THEIR GLOVES IN THE MORNING. TO TELL THEIR STORIES, THE AMSTERDAM WORLDWIDE GROUP PARTNERED WITH PHOTOGRAPHER VITALI GELWICH AND MET THE VERY BEST OF THESE WOMEN IN THEIR MOST PERSONAL SURROUNDINGS: THEIR APARTMENTS. THE OUTCOME IS A SERIES OF COMPELLING SNAPSHOTS ABOUT FEMALE EMPOWERMENT THAT REIGNITE THE CONVERSATION AROUND GENDER EQUALITY IN SPORTS AND LIFE.

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CHRISTI BRERETON
CRISTINA STANCIU
IMAN BARLOW
JAZZY GABERT
JENNIFER MIRANDA
JOANA PASTRANA
LEXIE PETERS
MELANIA SORROCHE
VANESSA RICO

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