Christina Linardatou

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Christina Linardatou
Statistics
Nickname(s)
  • Medusa
  • Black Mamba[1]
Weight(s)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
NationalityDominican Greek
Born (1988-03-04) 4 March 1988 (age 33)
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights15
Wins13
Wins by KO6
Losses2

Christina Linardatou Durán (born 4 March 1988) is a Greek professional boxer. She is a two-time WBO female junior-welterweight champion, having held the title since 2020, and previously in 2019. She also challenged once for the WBC female lightweight title in 2016. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's best active female junior-welterweight by The Ring[3] and third BoxRec.[4]

Career[]

Early career[]

Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Linardatou moved to Greece when she was a kid. Later, she started to practice boxing.

Professional career[]

After some fights in Greece, Linardatou moved to Dominican Republic to start her professional career.

On 4 June 2016, Linardatou made her first attempt at a world championship, challenging Delfine Persoon for the WBC female lightweight title at Sporthal Schiervelde in Roeselare, Belgium, losing by unanimous decision.[5]

her first championship fight, Linardatou lost for the WBC lightweight title against Delfine Persoon. The .[1]

On 24 March 2019, Linardatou won the vacant WBO female junior welterweight title, after beating Kandi Wyatt via technical knockout in round six.[6] This was the first world championship bout held in Greece.[7]

On 7 June 2019, Linardatou made the first defense of her title, defeating Deanha Hobbs by unanimous decision over ten rounds in a bout held at the Galatsi Olympic Hall in Athens.[8]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
15 fights 13 wins 2 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 7 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
15 Win 13–2 France Prisca Vicot UD 10 8 Feb 2020 United States Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, US Won vacant WBO female junior-welterweight title
14 Loss 12–2 Republic of Ireland Katie Taylor UD 10 2 Nov 2019 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Lost WBO female junior-welterweight title
13 Win 12–1 Australia Deanha Hobbs UD 10 7 Jun 2019 Greece Galatsi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Retained WBO female junior-welterweight title
12 Win 11–1 Canada Kandi Wyatt TKO 6 (10) 24 Mar 2019 Greece Athens, Greece Won vacant WBO female junior-welterweight title
11 Win 10–1 United States Alycia Baumgardner SD 8 28 Jul 2018 United States Davis Arena, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Won WBC International female super-featherweight title
10 Win 9–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Andreja Bešter PTS 6 19 Nov 2016 Germany Master Gym, Duisburg, Germany
9 Loss 8–1 Belgium Delfine Persoon UD 10 4 Jun 2016 Belgium Sporthal Schiervelde, Roeselare, Belgium For WBC female lightweight title
8 Win 8–0 Georgia (country) Lela Terashvili KO 3 (8), 1:20 19 Mar 2016 Greece Athens, Greece
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Sam Smith PTS 10 29 Nov 2015 United Kingdom Aria Suite, Leeds, England
6 Win 6–0 Dominican Republic Yoseidy Zarzuela UD 8 25 Apr 2015 Dominican Republic Club La Clubada, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
5 Win 5–0 Dominican Republic Carolina Martínez de Moreta TKO 2 (6), 1:57 13 Feb 2015 Dominican Republic Polideportivo Laguna Salada, Valverde, Dominican Republic
4 Win 4–0 Dominican Republic Evelina Díaz RTD 1 (6), 2:00 1 Nov 2014 Dominican Republic Momo Car Wash, Salcedo, Dominican Republic
3 Win 3–0 Dominican Republic Yoseidy Zarzuela UD 6 1 Oct 2014 Dominican Republic Club Juan Antonio Alix, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
2 Win 2–0 Dominican Republic Rocío de León TKO 1 (6), 1:50 9 Aug 2014 Dominican Republic Club La Clubada, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
1 Win 1–0 Dominican Republic Claribel Ferreras TKO 1 (4), 1:12 19 Jul 2014 Dominican Republic Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic

External links[]

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Alycia Baumgardner
 WBC International female super-featherweight champion
28 July 2018 – 2019
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Kalliopi Kourouni
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Amanda Serrano 		WBO female junior-welterweight champion
24 March 2019 – 2 November 2019 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Katie Taylor 		WBO female junior-welterweight champion
8 February 2020 – 2021
Vacated 		Vacant

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Persoon victorious against "Black Mamba"". vrt.be. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Christina Linardatou". BoxRec. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  6. ^ "Calgary's Kandi 'Krush' Wyatt loses WBO title fight in Greece". Calgary Sun. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Christina Linardatou Makes Greece Proud by Winning the WBO Super Lightweight Title in the Country's First World Championship Bout". womenofboxing.com. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. ^ "WBO Female Champion Christina Linardatou Outpointed Deanha Hobbs In Greece (VIDEO)". wboboxing.com. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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