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Kandi Wyatt
Kandi Renae Wyatt (born 26 March 1991) is a Canadian professional boxer who has challenged for world championships in two Weight class (boxing), weight classes; the WBO and World Boxing Association, WBA female light welterweight titles in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and the Undisputed championship (boxing), undisputed female welterweight title in December 2021. Professional career Wyatt made her professional debut on 5 December 2014, scoring a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Christina Barry at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After compiling a record of 8–0 (3 KOs), she faced Christina Linardatou for the vacant List of WBO female world champions#Junior welterweight, WBO female light welterweight title on 24 March 2019 in Athens, Greece. In what was the first world championship boxing match to be held in Greece, Wyatt was knocked down three times in the sixth round en route to the first defeat of her career, losing via sixth-round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, in which boxers weigh above 61.2kg or 135 pounds and up to 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1946, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the ''Boxing Blade'' magazine. There was not widespread acceptance of this new weight division in its early years, and the New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of it in 1930. The National Boxing Association continued to recognize it until its champion, Barney Ross relinquished the title in 1935 to concentrate on regaining the welterweight championship. A few commissions recognized bouts in the 1940s as being for the light welterweight title, but the modern beginnings of this championship date from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |