Destiny Day-Owens

Destiny Day-Owens is an American professional welterweight boxer who is the first female world champion out of Baltimore, Maryland.

Early life and education

Destiny Day-Owens was born on February 15, 1995, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
She grew up in the Park Heights neighborhood on the northwest side of Baltimore City and attended Frederick Douglass High School.

Amateur boxing career

Destiny Day-Owens started boxing at 19 years old. She came under the guidance of Baltimore boxing coach Mack Allison at his Time 2 Grind Boxing gym.
She was a Golden Gloves champion in 2015, 2016, and 2018.

Professional career

At 23, the three-time Golden Gloves champion made her professional boxing debut in Waldorf, Maryland, on January 26, 2019. She won the fight against Michaele Nogue by split decision.
She first met Katerin Tobon of Columbia in December 2022, stopping her in the first round.
Day-Owens claimed her first world title on September 22, 2023, winning the Women's International Boxing Association light middleweight championship against Paulina Cardona in Columbia. The Cardona win established her as Baltimore's first female world champion.
On May 17, 2025, she defeated Colombia's Katerin Tobon in a rematch for the vacant Universal Boxing Federation welterweight world title at the Coliseo de Pescaito in Santa Marta.
According to BoxRec, she is currently undefeated and ranked number four among the women's welterweights in the United States. As of December 15, 2025, she holds the number three ranking at 147 pounds in the WBO female world ratings.