Fabiana Bytyqi Explained

Fabiana Bytyqi
Nickname:Angel Fist (Andělská pěst)
Weight:
Height:1.64 m
Nationality:Czech
Birth Date:30 December 1995
Birth Place:Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Style:Orthodox
Total:23
Wins:20
Ko:5
Losses:1
Draws:2
Boxrec:713469

Fabiana Bytyqi (in Albanian pronounced as /byˈtyc͡çi/, born 30 December 1995) is a Czech professional boxer of Kosovan descent.[1] She held the WBC female atomweight title from 2018 to 2024.[2] [3] Bytyqi is the first female boxer from the Czech Republic to win a major world title.[4]

Career

Early career

Fabiana Bytyqi made her professional debut on 7 March 2015 at the Maritim Hotel in Magdeburg, Germany against Andrea Jenei. Bytyqi won the fight by technical knockout.[5] Bytyqi won her next five fights before being booked to face Teodora Bacheva for the vacant WBC Youth female minimumweight title. The title bout took place on 5 March 2016, at the Home Monitoring Aréna in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[6] She won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 96–94 in her favor.[7] Bytyqi faced Teodora Bacheva in an immediate rematch in her first title defense, which took place 25 June 2022.[8] Bacheva retired from the fight at the end of the seventh round.[9] Bytyqi made her second title defense against Halima Vunjabei on 19 November 2016. She won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 99–91 and one scorecard of 100–90.[10]

Bytyqi faced Evgeniya Zablotskaya in a non-title bout on 11 March 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 99–93, 98–92 and 98–92.[11] Six months later, on 30 September 2017, Bytyqi faced Luisana Bolívar in her third and final WBC Youth title defense.[12] She retained her title by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–93, 97–93 and 96–94.[13] Bytyqi would next face Fatuma Yazidu for the vacant WBC Silver female minimumweight title on 2 December 2017. She captured her second professional regional title by a second-round technical knockout.[14]

WBC Atomweight champion

On 5 September 2018, it was revealed that Bytyqi would face the once defeated Denise Castle for the vacant WBC atomweight title. Castle entered the bout following a four-year long absence from the sport of boxing, with her sole loss coming against Momo Koseki in her first WBC title fight. The fight took place at the Sportcentrum Sluneta in Ústí nad Labem, on 22 September 2018.[15] She won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges awarding her a 100–90 scorecard, while the third judge awarded her a 99–91 scorecard.[16] Bytyqi became the first female boxer from the Czech Republic to win a major world title.[17]

After obtaining her first world title, Bytyqi made her first title defense on 6 April 2019 against Soledad Vargas at the same venue in which she captured the belt, the Sportcentrum Sluneta in Ústí nad Labem. Bytyqi managed to defend her crown by split decision draw after 10 rounds against the Mexican boxer. Judge Ondrej Holubek scored the bout 97–96 for Bytyqi, judge Esa Lehtosaari scored the bout 98–93 for Vargas, while judge Jan Teleki scored it as an even 95–95 draw. Both fighters stated their desire for a rematch.[18] [19]

Bytyqi made her second championship defense against the six-time world title challenger Ana Arrazola on 30 November 2019, at the Sportovni Hala Kladno in Kladno, Czech Republic.[20] She retained her title by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 96–94 and one scorecard of 97–93.[21]

Bytyqi faced Claudia Ferenczi in a non-title bout on 25 September 2020.[22] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[23] Bytyqi went on to fight in three more non-title bouts: she beat Judit Hachbold by unanimous decision on 27 February 2021,[24] Fara El Bousairi by majority decision on 2 October 2021,[25] and Ivanka Ivanova by unanimous decision on 5 March 2022.[26]

Bytyqi made her second WBC atomweight title defense against Elizabeth Lopez Corzo on 29 July 2022, nearly three years after her previous championship defense happened. The bout took place at the Palestra "Bill Clinton" in Ferizaj, Kosovo.[27] The fight was ruled a split decision draw, with one scorecard of 97–94 in her favor and one scorecard of 97–96 for her opponent. The third judge scored the bout a 96–96 draw.[28] Bytyqi won a rematch with Lopez Corzo held at Sono Centrum, Brno, Czech Republic on 15 April 2023 by unanimous decision.[29]

Bytyqi lost her title to Tina Rupprecht via unanimous decision in a fight at Verti Music Hall, Friedrichshain, Germany on 13 January 2024.[30] [31]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
23Loss20–1–2Tina RupprechtUD1013 Jan 2024
22WinElizabeth Lopez CorzoUD1015 Apr 2023
21Draw19–0–2Elizabeth Lopez CorzoSD1029 Jul 2022
20Win19–0–1Ivanka IvanovaUD65 Mar 2022
19Win18–0–1Fara El Bousairi62 Oct 2021
18Win17–0–1Judit HachboldUD627 Feb 2021
17Win16–0–1Claudia FerencziUD825 Sep 2020
16Win15–0–1Ana ArrazolaUD1030 Nov 2019
15Draw14–0–1Soledad Vargas106 Apr 2019
14Win14–0Denise CastleUD1022 Sep 2018
13Win13–0Teona PirosmanashviliTKO1 (6), 9 Jun 2018
12Win12–0Fatuma YaziduTKO2 (10), 2 Dec 2017
11Win11–0Luisana BolívarUD1030 Sep 2017
10Win10–0Evgeniya ZablotskayaUD1011 Mar 2017
9Win9–0Halima VunjabeiUD1019 Nov 2016
8Win8–0Teodora Bacheva7 (10), 25 Jun 2016
7Win7–0Teodora BachevaUD105 Mar 2016
6Win6–0Claudia FerencziUD69 Jan 2016
5Win5–0Teodora Bacheva614 Nov 2015
4Win4–0Maribel de SousaUD612 Sep 2015
3Win3–0Gloria Vasileva613 Jun 2015
2Win2–0Agnes DraxlerTKO2 (4), 11 Apr 2015
1Win1–0Andrea Jenei4 (4), 7 Mar 2015

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Fabiana Bytyqi në prill mbron titullin e botës. Fabiana Bytyqi defends the world title in April. Boksierja me prejardhje nga Kosova, Fabiana Bytyqi, është duke u përgatitur për të mbrojtur titullin e botës për herë të parë. Albanian. Koha Ditore. 26 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Fabiana Bytyqi: Něco málo o české krásce v profesionálním ringu. profiboxing.cz. 2 June 2015. 22 April 2019. Czech.
  3. News: Fabiana Bytyqi Becomes First Czech Female to Win a World Title and the Youngest Reigning WBC Champion in Defeating Denise Castle for the Atomweight Crown. Women of Boxing. WBC. 23 September 2018. 22 April 2019.
  4. Web site: ATOMWEIGHT – World Boxing Council. wbcboxing.com. 23 July 2018 . WBC. 24 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Event:707733. 22 April 2019. 17 March 2015. BoxRec.
  6. Web site: Fabiana, boksierja shqiptarja luan për titullin kampion . portalishkollor.al . 18 December 2022.
  7. Web site: Vavrda . Antonín . Mistryně světa Fabiana Bytyqi: Pořád mi to nedochází. Kritika? I za tu všem děkuji . profiboxing.cz . 18 December 2022 . 8 March 2016.
  8. News: Mikeš . Pavel . Pás nechci ztratit, hlásí Fabiana Bytyqi . Ústecký Deník . 18 December 2022 . 24 June 2016.
  9. Web site: Orban . Jonny . Bytyqi und Sedlackova siegen in ersten Titelverteidigungen . boxen1.com . 18 December 2022 . 26 June 2016.
  10. Web site: ČTK . Český box slaví. Bytyqi a Sedláčková jsou juniorskými mistryněmi světa WBO . isport.blesk.cz . 18 December 2022 . 20 October 2016.
  11. News: Přibyl . Pavel . FOTO: Boxerky Sedláčková i Bytyqi získaly v Praze evropské tituly WBO . Ústecký Deník . 18 December 2022 . 11 March 2017.
  12. Web site: Frevert . Klaus . "Team Czech Republic" mit Fabiana Bytyqi und Tomas Salek in Magdeburg . boxwelt.com . 18 December 2022 . 13 September 2017.
  13. Web site: FOTO Bytyqi: Určitě nečekala, že vydržím. Šálek: Chtěl bych ještě trochu vyrůst! . cubp.eu . 18 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Fabiana Bytyqi mund të bëjë atë që s'e bënë boksierët . insajderi.org . 7 December 2017 . 18 December 2022.
  15. Web site: Fabiana Bytyqi do të luftojë për titull bote . koha.net . 18 December 2022.
  16. Web site: Fabiána Bytyqi je profesionální mistryní světa . ujep.cz . 28 September 2018 . 18 December 2022.
  17. Web site: Macháčková . Petra . Jakmile vlezu do ringu, přepnu na jiný režim, říká mistryně světa v boxu Fabiana Bytyqi . generace20.cz . 18 December 2022 . 10 October 2018.
  18. News: WBC atomweight champ Fabiana Bytyqi makes first title defense at home. RealFight PH. 28 February 2019. 22 April 2019.
  19. News: Fabiana Bytyqi Retains her WBC Atomweight Championship after Draw with Maria Soledad Vargas. Women of Boxing. WBC. 7 April 2019. 22 April 2019.
  20. Web site: Thust . Ebby . Zweiter Aufschlag von SES Boxing in diesem Jahr in Tschechien! . boxen1.com . 18 December 2022 . 21 November 2019.
  21. Web site: Bytyqi uhájila boxerský trůn, porazila i Mexičanku Arrazolaovou . idnes.cz . 30 November 2019 . 18 December 2022.
  22. Web site: Šampionka Bytyqi se vrací do ringu, ale před tím si musela najít práci . sport.ceskatelevize.cz . 18 December 2022.
  23. Web site: Musela do práce, ale dál vítězí. Proč se Bytyqi nelíbil drsný box bez rukavic? . idnes.cz . 27 September 2020 . 18 December 2022.
  24. Web site: Andělská pěst? To sedí! Boxerka Bytyqi vrací děti s krutými osudy do života . idnes.cz . 28 March 2021 . 18 December 2022.
  25. Web site: "Jeden z nejtěžších zápasů." Bytyqi udržela neporazitelnost i po nemoci a zlomeniněv . sport.aktualne.cz . 3 October 2021 . 18 December 2022.
  26. Web site: Fabiana Bytyqi mposht bullgaren Ivanova . kosovaboxing.org . 18 December 2022.
  27. Web site: Undefeated world champion Fabiana Bytyqi will defend WBC Atom title against Elizabeth López Corzo in Kosovo . britishboxingnews.co.uk . 26 July 2022 . 18 December 2022.
  28. Web site: Bytyqi zůstal pás mistryně světa, zápas s Mexičankou skončil nerozhodně . idnes.cz . 29 July 2022 . 18 December 2022.
  29. Web site: Fabulous Fabiana Bytyqi retains WBC atomweight title in rematch with Elizabeth López Corzo. britishboxingnews.co.uk. 17 August 2024.
  30. Web site: Tiny Tina dethrones Bytyqi for WBC atom belt. Fight News. 17 August 2024.
  31. Web site: Cheers for notable “Tiny Tot” Triumph . wbcboxing.com. 17 August 2024.