Kandi Wyatt
Canadian boxer (born 1991)
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Kandi Renae Wyatt (born 26 March 1991)[2] is a Canadian professional boxer who has challenged for world championships in two weight classes on four separate occasions.
Professional career
Wyatt made her professional debut on 5 December 2014, scoring a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Christina Barry at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[4]
After compiling a record of 8–0 (3 KOs), she faced Christina Linardatou for the vacant WBO female light welterweight title on 24 March 2019 in Athens, Greece. In what was the first world championship boxing match to be held in Greece, Wyatt was knocked down three times in the sixth round en route to the first defeat of her career, losing via sixth-round TKO.[5][6]
After two more victories she faced Kali Reis for the vacant WBA female light welterweight title on 6 November 2020 at the Marriott Clearwater in St. Petersburg, Florida. In her second world championship attempt Wyatt suffered a ten-round unanimous decision (UD) loss, with the judges' scorecards reading 96–94, 97–93 and 97–92.[7]
Following a UD defeat against Alma Ibarra in August 2021,[8] Wyatt faced reigning champion Jessica McCaskill for the undisputed female welterweight title on 4 December at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Wyatt suffered the third defeat of her career, losing via seventh-round TKO.[9]
Wyatt won a split decision against Kirstie Bavington to claim the vacant WBA female welterweight Intercontinental title in Wolverhampton, England, on 10 March 2023.[10]
In her next fight on 1 July 2023, she challenged for the vacant IBF female welterweight World title at Manchester Arena in England but was stopped in the eighth-round by Natasha Jonas.[11][12][13]
Wyatt returned to the ring on 2 February 2024, suffering a unanimous decision loss in a six-round contest against Maricela Cornejo at Caribe Royale Orlando.[14]
She got back to winning ways on 4 May 2024, defeating Angelika Oles by unanimous decision in another six-rounder held at River Cree Resort Casino in Edmonton,[15] before following that up with a last round stoppage success over Jaime Clampitt in an eight-round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino on 15 June 2024.[16]
Professional boxing record
| 19 fights | 13 wins | 6 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 3 |
| By decision | 9 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Win | 13–6 | Jaime Clampitt | TKO | 8 (8) | 15 June 2024 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 12–6 | Angelika Oles | UD | 6 | 4 May 2024 | River Cree Resort Casino, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 17 | Loss | 11–6 | Maricela Cornejo | UD | 8 | 2 Feb 2024 | Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
| 16 | Loss | 11–5 | Natasha Jonas | TKO | 8 (10) | 1 Jul 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | For vacant IBF female welterweight World title |
| 15 | Win | 11–4 | Kirstie Bavington | SD | 10 | 10 Mar 2023 | The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, England | For vacant WBA female Intercontinental title |
| 14 | Loss | 10–4 | Jessica McCaskill | TKO | 7 (10), 0:19 | 4 Dec 2021 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring female welterweight titles |
| 13 | Loss | 10–3 | Alma Ibarra | UD | 8 | 20 Aug 2021 | Sycuan Casino, El Cajon, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Kali Reis | UD | 10 | 6 Nov 2020 | Marriott Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | For vacant WBA female light welterweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Beatriz Aguilar | UD | 6 | 15 Feb 2020 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Dayanna González | UD | 6 | 28 Sep 2019 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Christina Linardatou | TKO | 6 (10) | 24 Mar 2019 | Athens, Greece | For vacant WBO female light welterweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Dalila Velazquez | UD | 6 | 19 Jan 2019 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Zsofia Bedö | TKO | 2 (8), 1:43 | 3 Nov 2018 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Guadalupe Lincer Ortiz | UD | 6 | 8 Sep 2018 | Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Erika Jeanette Hernández | UD | 6 | 26 May 2018 | Grey Eagle Resort and Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Heidy Martinez | UD | 4 | 14 Oct 2017 | Genesis Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Maria Guzman | TKO | 1 (4), 1:55 | 24 Jun 2017 | Genesis Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Lita Mae Button | UD | 4 | 20 Mar 2015 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Christina Barry | TKO | 4 (4), 1:29 | 5 Dec 2014 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |