Kirstie Bavington
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Bavvo[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 21 August 1992[2] Wolverhampton, England[3] |
| Weight | Super-lightweight, Welterweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Win by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
Kirstie Bavington (born 21 August 1992) is an English professional boxer. She is a two-time European female welterweight champion and fought in the first-ever professional women's British title contest.
Having turned professional in 2018 and compiled a record of two wins and a draw, Bavington fought Cherrelle Brown for the vacant WBC female super-lightweight International title at York Hall in London on 20 July 2019 losing by unanimous decision.[4]
In her seventh fight, she provided the opposition for future WBO female welterweight world champion Sandy Ryan on her pro-debut going down to a points defeat in the six-round bout on 31 July 2021.[5]
Bavington won her next two fights before taking on Hungarian Timea Belik for the vacant European female welterweight title on 6 May 2022, claiming the belt with a unanimous decision victory in her hometown of Wolverhampton.[6][7]
She successfully defended her title on 19 November 2022 against Naomi Mannes from Germany, winning their bout in Rotherham by unanimous decision.[8]
Bavington was named women's boxer of the year at the 2022 Midlands Area Board of Control Awards.[9]
She lost by split decision to Canada's Kandi Wyatt in a contest for the vacant WBA female welterweight Intercontinental title in Wolverhampton on 10 March 2023[10] and was subsequently stripped of her European titie.[11]
In April 2023 it was announced that Bavington had been chosen to fight Olympic gold medalist and future world champion Lauren Price in the first-ever female professional British championship bout.[12][13] She lost the welterweight contest in Birmingham on 6 May 2023 by unanimous decision.[14][15]
Bavington lost her next fight to April Hunter on the undercard of the Savannah Marshall vs Franchón Crews-Dezurn undisputed female super-middleweight championship showdown in Manchester on 1 July 2023[16] before getting back to winning ways with a points success against Tereza Dvorakova on 16 February 2024 in Birmingham.[17]
On 19 October 2024, Bavington became a two-time European female welterweight champion by claiming the vacant title with a split decision win over Marine Beauchamp at Espace Mayenne, Laval in France. Two ringside judges gave her the fight 98-92 and 97-93 with the third scoring it 96-94 for her opponent.[18][19][20]
She was scheduled to face Olympic bronze medalist Cindy Ngamba in a non-title contest at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 7 March 2025.[21] However, Ngamba withdrew from the bout the day before it was set to take place due to an issue discovered during her pre-fight medical.[22]