| Kirstie Bavington | |
| Birth Date: | 21 August 1992[1] |
| Birth Place: | Wolverhampton, England[2] |
| Nationality: | English |
| Nickname: | Bavvo[3] |
| Weight: | Super-lightweight, Welterweight |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 15 |
| Wins: | 8 |
| Ko: | 2 |
| Losses: | 5 |
| Draws: | 2 |
Kirstie Bavington (born 21 August 1992) is an English professional boxer. She is a former European female welterweight champion and fought in the first-ever professional women's British title contest.
Having turned professional in 2018 and compiled a record of two wins and a draw, Bavington fought Cherrelle Brown for the vacant WBC female super-lightweight International title at York Hall in London on 20 July 2019 losing by unanimous decision.[4]
In her seventh fight, she provided the opposition for future WBO female welterweight World champion Sandy Ryan on her pro-debut going down to a points defeat in the six-round bout on 31 July 2021.[5]
Bavington won her next two fights before taking on Hungarian Timea Belik for the vacant European female welterweight title on 6 May 2022, claiming the belt with a unanimous decision victory in her hometown of Wolverhampton.[6] [7]
She successfully defended her title on 19 November 2022 against Naomi Mannes from Germany, winning their bout in Rotherham by unanimous decision.[8]
Bavington was named women's boxer of the year at the 2022 Midlands Area Board of Control Awards.[9]
She lost by split decision to Canada's Kandi Wyatt in a contest for the vacant WBA female welterweight Intercontinental title in Wolverhampton on 10 March 2023[10] and was subsequently stripped of her European titie.[11]
In April 2023 it was announced that Bavington had been chosen to fight Olympic gold medalist and future world champion Lauren Price in the first-ever female professional British championship bout.[12] [13] She lost the welterweight contest in Birmingham on 6 May 2023 by unanimous decision.[14] [15]
Bavington lost her next fight to April Hunter on the undercard of the Savannah Marshall vs Franchón Crews-Dezurn undisputed female super-middleweight championship showdown in Manchester on 1 July 2023[16] before getting back to winning ways with a points success against Tereza Dvorakova on 16 February 2024 in Birmingham.[17]
Bavington is a PE teacher and has played football for the women's teams at Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Coventry City, AFC Wimbledon, Kidderminster Harriers and Crystal Palace.[18] [19]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 8–5–2 | Tereza Dvorakova | PTS | 6 (6) | 27 April 2024 | |||
| 14 | Loss | 7–5–2 | April Hunter | PTS | 8 (8) | 1 July 2023 | |||
| 13 | Loss | 7–4–2 | Lauren Price | UD | 10 (10) | 6 May 2023 | |||
| 12 | Loss | 7–3–2 | Kandi Wyatt | SD | 10 (10) | 10 March 2023 | |||
| 11 | Win | 7–2–2 | Naomi Mannes | UD | 10 (10) | 19 November 2022 | |||
| 10 | Win | 6–2–2 | Timea Belik | UD | 10 (10) | 6 May 2022 | |||
| 9 | Win | 5–2–2 | April Hunter | PTS | 6 (6) | 16 October 2021 | |||
| 8 | Win | 4–2–2 | Beccy Ferguson | PTS | 6 (6) | 1 October 2021 | |||
| 7 | Loss | 3–2–2 | Sandy Ryan | PTS | 6 (6) | 31 July 2021 | |||
| 6 | Draw | 3–1–2 | Vaida Masiokaite | PTS | 4 (4) | 22 February 2020 | |||
| 5 | Win | 3–1–1 | Monika Antonik | TKO | 2 (4) | 18 October 2019 | |||
| 4 | Loss | 2–1–1 | Cherelle Brown | UD | 10 (10) | 20 July 2019 | |||
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Katarina Vistica | TKO | 2 (4) | 9 March 2019 | |||
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | Elaine Greenan | PTS | 4 (4) | 7 July 2018 | |||
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Borislava Goranova | PTS | 4 (4) | 19 May 2018 |