Christina Linardatou

Christina Linardatou Durán (born 4 March 1988) is a Dominican Greek professional boxer. She is a two-time WBO female junior-welterweight champion, having held the title since February 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]

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
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights15
Wins13
Wins by KO6
Losses2

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 Prisca Vicot UD 10 8 Feb 2020 Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, US Won vacant WBO female junior-welterweight title
14 Loss 12–2 Katie Taylor UD 10 2 Nov 2019 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Lost WBO female junior-welterweight title
13 Win 12–1 Deanha Hobbs UD 10 7 Jun 2019 Galatsi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Retained WBO female junior-welterweight title
12 Win 11–1 Kandi Wyatt TKO 6 (10) 24 Mar 2019 Athens, Greece Won vacant WBO female junior-welterweight title
11 Win 10–1 Alycia Baumgardner SD 8 28 Jul 2018 Davis Arena, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Won WBC International female super-featherweight title
10 Win 9–1 Andreja Bešter PTS 6 19 Nov 2016 Master Gym, Duisburg, Germany
9 Loss 8–1 Delfine Persoon UD 10 4 Jun 2016 Sporthal Schiervelde, Roeselare, Belgium For WBC female lightweight title
8 Win 8–0 Lela Terashvili KO 3 (8) 19 Mar 2016 Athens, Greece
7 Win 7–0 Sam Smith PTS 10 29 Nov 2015 Aria Suite, Leeds, England
6 Win 6–0 Yoseidy Zarzuela UD 8 25 Apr 2015 Club La Clubada, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
5 Win 5–0 Carolina Martínez de Moreta TKO 2 (6) 13 Feb 2015 Polideportivo Laguna Salada, Valverde, Dominican Republic
4 Win 4–0 Evelina Díaz RTD 1 (6) 1 Nov 2014 Momo Car Wash, Salcedo, Dominican Republic
3 Win 3–0 Yoseidy Zarzuela UD 6 1 Oct 2014 Club Juan Antonio Alix, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
2 Win 2–0 Rocío de León TKO 1 (6) 9 Aug 2014 Club La Clubada, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
1 Win 1–0 Claribel Ferreras TKO 1 (4) 19 Jul 2014 Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Alycia Baumgardner		 WBC International female super-featherweight champion
28 July 2018 – 2019
Vacated		 Vacant
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Amanda Serrano		 WBO female junior-welterweight champion
24 March 2019 – 2 November 2019		 Succeeded by
Katie Taylor
Vacant
Title last held by
Katie Taylor		 WBO female junior-welterweight champion
8 February 2020 – present		 Incumbent

References
  1. "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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