Wang Ya Nan Explained

Wang Ya Nan
Nickname:China Girl
Weight:Middleweight
Height:1.75 m[1]
Nationality: Chinese
Birth Date:29 October 1984
Birth Place:China
Style:Orthodox
Total:8
Wins:8
Ko:3
Losses:0
Draws:0
No Contests:0

Wang Ya Nan (29 October 1984) is a Chinese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2009. During her career, from which she retired an undefeated world champion, she held the WIBA middleweight title from 2007 to 2009 and the WBC female middleweight title from 2008 to 2009.

Professional career

In January 2008, Wang became the first Chinese fighter to win the WBC middleweight female world title, defeating Janaya Davis by unanimous decision after 10 rounds.[2]

On her first title defense, Wang defeated American boxer Akondaye Fountain. Wang won the bout, held on 7 November 2008 at the Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.[3]

Wang retired as undefeated middleweight champion after defeating Kenian Charity Mukami in a fight held in Malvern.

Wang resides in Melbourne, Australia.[2]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
8Win8–0 Charity MukamiUD102009-12-20
7Win7–0 Akondaye Fountain102008-10-07
6Win6–0 Veronica RuckerUD102008-09-13
5Win5–0 Lili XieTKO5 (6)2008-03-29
4Win4–0 Janaya DavisUD102008-01-26
3Win3–0 Laura Ramsey102007-07-28
2Win2–0 Nutruja Pradabmook6 (8)2006-10-20
1Win1–0 Dagmar van Alfen10 (10)2006-06-29

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Wang Ya Nan. BoxRec. 11 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Wang Ya-nan la primera campeona china WBC en la historia. suljosblog.com. 20 March 2019. 11 October 2019. Spanish.
  3. Web site: ¡Wang Ya Nan defendió con éxito en China!. notifight.com. 7 November 2008. 11 October 2019. Spanish.