Christina Linardatou Explained

Christina Linardatou
Nickname:
  • Medusa
  • Black Mamba[1]
Weight:
Height:1.63 m[2]
Nationality:Dominican Greek
Birth Date:4 March 1988
Birth Place:Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Style:Orthodox
Total:16
Wins:14
Ko:6
Losses:3

Christina Linardatou Durán (born 4 March 1988) is a Greek professional boxer. She is a two-time WBO female junior-welterweight champion, having won the title in 2019 and 2020. 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 child. Later, she started to train for boxing.

Professional career

After several fights in Greece, Linardatou moved to the 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]

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]

She relinquished her titles after she became pregnant.[9] She gave birth to Apollo in September 2021.[9]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
17Loss14–3 Alycia BaumgardnerUD1015 Jul 2023
16Win14–2 Aleksandra VujovicUD627 Jun 2022
15Win13–2 Prisca Vicot UD108 Feb 2020
14Loss12–2 Katie TaylorUD102 Nov 2019
13Win12–1 Deanha HobbsUD107 Jun 2019
12Win11–1 Kandi WyattTKO6 (10)24 Mar 2019
11Win10–1 Alycia Baumgardner828 Jul 2018
10Win9–1 Andreja BešterPTS619 Nov 2016
9Loss8–1 Delfine PersoonUD104 Jun 2016
8Win8–0 Lela Terashvili3 (8), 19 Mar 2016
7Win7–0 Sam Smith1029 Nov 2015
6Win6–0 Yoseidy ZarzuelaUD825 Apr 2015
5Win5–0 Carolina Martínez de MoretaTKO2 (6), 13 Feb 2015
4Win4–0 Evelina Díaz1 (6), 1 Nov 2014
3Win3–0 Yoseidy Zarzuela61 Oct 2014
2Win2–0 Rocío de LeónTKO1 (6), 9 Aug 2014
1Win1–0 Claribel Ferreras1 (4), 19 Jul 2014

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Persoon victorious against "Black Mamba". vrt.be. 5 June 2016. 12 October 2019.
  2. Web site: BoxRec: Christina Linardatou. BoxRec. 12 October 2019.
  3. Web site: 8 September 2020. The Ring Women's Ratings. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924150338/https://www.ringtv.com/609826-the-ring-womens-ratings/ . 2020-09-24 . 30 September 2020. The Ring.
  4. Web site: BoxRec: Ratings. boxrec.com. 2019-10-14.
  5. Web site: BoxRec: Bout. boxrec.com. 2019-10-14.
  6. News: Calgary's Kandi 'Krush' Wyatt loses WBO title fight in Greece. Calgary Sun. 24 March 2019. 12 October 2019.
  7. Web site: 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. 12 October 2019.
  8. Web site: WBO Female Champion Christina Linardatou Outpointed Deanha Hobbs In Greece (VIDEO). wboboxing.com. 7 June 2019. 12 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Christina Linardatou opens up about her pregnancy, her return, and why she vacated her title . ESPN.com . 18 May 2023 . en . 13 April 2023.