Jill Matthews
American boxer
- Born
- 3 April 1964, Manhattan
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
- Nickname
- The Zion Lion
Jill Matthews (born February 3, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 1999. She took up boxing aged 31 and as an amateur won a New York Golden Gloves title. As a professional, Matthews held the International Women's Boxing Federation (IWBF) light flyweight title in 1998. and challenged for the WIBF light flyweight title in 1999. She was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025.
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