Christina Linardatou Durán (born 4 March 1988) is a Dominican 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 and third BoxRec.
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.
On 24 March 2019, Linardatou won the vacant WBO female junior welterweight title, after beating Kandi Wyatt via technical knockout in round six. This was the first world championship bout held in Greece.
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.
She relinquished her titles after she became pregnant. She gave birth to Apollo in September 2021.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes17Loss14–3 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
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