Christina Linardatou

Christina Linardatou
Born	(1988-03-04) 4 March 1988 (age 36) Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Nationality	Dominican Greek
Other names	Medusa Black Mamba[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-featherweight Lightweight Light-welterweight
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	17
Wins	14
Wins by 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][2]

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

17 fights	14 wins	3 losses
By knockout	6	0
By decision	8	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
17	Loss	14–3	Alycia Baumgardner	UD	10	15 Jul 2023	Detroit The Masonic Temple Detroit Michigan, U.S.	For WBC, IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO & The Ring female super featherweight titles
16	Win	14–2	Aleksandra Vujovic	UD	6	27 Jun 2022	Kavala Macedonia, Greece
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), 1:20	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), 1:57	13 Feb 2015	Polideportivo Laguna Salada, Valverde, Dominican Republic
4	Win	4–0	Evelina Díaz	RTD	1 (6), 2:00	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), 1:50	9 Aug 2014	Club La Clubada, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
1	Win	1–0	Claribel Ferreras	TKO	1 (4), 1:12	19 Jul 2014	Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic

References

1. "BoxRec: Christina Linardatou". BoxRec. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
2. "Persoon victorious against "Black Mamba"". vrt.be. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
3. "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. 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.
9. "Christina Linardatou opens up about her pregnancy, her return, and why she vacated her title". ESPN.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links

• Boxing record for Christina Linardatou from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by Alycia Baumgardner	WBC International female super-featherweight champion 28 July 2018 – 2019 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Kalliopi Kourouni
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 – 2021 Vacated	Vacant