Amy Andrew (born 28 January 1986) is a New Zealand professional boxer who holds the Commonwealth female featherweight title.
Amy Andrew | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1986[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
Biography
editWhile working as a journalist for MailOnline, Andrew was inspired to take up boxing after attending the London 2012 Olympics.[3]
She trained at Haringey Gym in London and went on to have an amateur career which included representing New Zealand, the country of her mother's birth, at the Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India, where she beat Algeria's Khelif Hedjila in her first bout[3][4] before losing in the round-of-32 to future professional world champion Skye Nicolson from Australia.[5]
Andrew also won the England Boxing National Amateur Championships elite female featherweight title in 2019, defeating number one seed Raven Chapman by unanimous decision in the final held in Manchester.[6][7][8]
She turned professional in 2021[9] and made her pro debut on 21 August that year at York Hall in London where she beat Estonia's Polina Golubeva on points in a six-round contest.[10]
Andrew claimed the vacant Commonwealth female featherweight title with a unanimous decision win over Linzi Buczynskyj on 27 April 2024, in a bout held at Brentwood Centre in Essex.[11]
Professional boxing record
edit| 7 fights | 7 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By decision | 7 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Linzi Buczynskyj | UD | 10 (10) | 27 April 2024 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | Won the vacant Commonwealth female featherweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Vaida Masiokaite | PTS | 6 (6) | 10 February 2024 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Angelika Oles | PTS | 8 (8) | 13 October 2023 | Corn Exchange, Bedford, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Wendellin Cruz | PTS | 6 (6) | 10 June 2023 | Planet Ice, Solihull, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Cristina Bunsuioc | PTS | 4 (4) | 28 April 2023 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Vanesa Caballero | PTS | 6 (6) | 14 October 2021 | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Polina Golubeva | PTS | 6 (6) | 21 August 2021 | York Hall, London, England |
References
edit- ^ a b "Boxrec profile of Amy Andrew". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Amy Andrew". tapology.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Amy Andrew, the cool journalist who turned fiery boxer". ESPN. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "The Kiwi who quit her job to become a boxer". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "THREE ROUNDS FROM DAY 3". womenboxing.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Haringey Boxing Club's Amy Andrew and Oriance Lungu celebrate National Championship gold". Tottenham Independent. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Amy Andrew: 'Winning the England Boxing Elite championship, that was beyond my wildest dreams'". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "132nd England Boxing National Amateur Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Amy Andrew looks to the pros". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Amy Andrew vs Polina Golubeva". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Amy Andrew vs Linzi Buczynskyj". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.