Amy Andrew

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Amy Andrew
Born (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 39) [1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland [2]
NationalityNew Zealand
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights7
Wins7

Amy Andrew (born 28 January 1986) is a New Zealand professional boxer who is a former Commonwealth female featherweight champion.

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Biography

While 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] [12]

Professional boxing record

7 fights7 wins0 losses
By decision70
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
7Win7–0Linzi BuczynskyjUD1027 April 2024Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, EnglandWon the vacant Commonwealth female featherweight title
6Win6–0Vaida MasiokaitePTS610 February 2024Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
5Win5–0Angelika OlesPTS813 October 2023Corn Exchange, Bedford, England
4Win4–0Wendellin CruzPTS610 June 2023Planet Ice, Solihull, England
3Win3–0Cristina BunsuiocPTS428 April 2023 York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Vanesa CaballeroPTS614 October 2021Roma, Lazio, Italy
1Win1–0Polina GolubevaPTS621 August 2021York Hall, London, England

References

  1. ↑ "Amy Andrew". tapology.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Boxrec profile of Amy Andrew". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Amy Andrew, the cool journalist who turned fiery boxer". ESPN. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Kiwi who quit her job to become a boxer". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "THREE ROUNDS FROM DAY 3". womenboxing.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Haringey Boxing Club's Amy Andrew and Oriance Lungu celebrate National Championship gold". Tottenham Independent. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Amy Andrew: 'Winning the England Boxing Elite championship, that was beyond my wildest dreams'". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "132nd England Boxing National Amateur Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Amy Andrew looks to the pros". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Amy Andrew vs Polina Golubeva". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Amy Andrew vs Linzi Buczynskyj". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Top Tier Boxing Delivers Spectacular Night of battles". Ayo News. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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