Jeannine Garside

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Jeannine Garside
Born (1978-04-14) April 14, 1978 (age 46)
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5+12 in (166 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins10
Wins by KO4
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Women's Amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Scranton Featherweight


Jeannine Garside (born April 14, 1978) is a Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2010. She was a two-weight world champion, having held the WIBA super-bantamweight title from 2005 to 2006; the WIBA featherweight title twice between 2006 and 2010; and the unified WBC and WBO female featherweight titles in 2010.

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Amateur career

Garside began boxing as an amateur in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada after seeing Christy Martin fight Deirdre Gogarty on a Mike Tyson undercard in March 1996. Jeannine was the British Columbia champion in 1998 and 1999 and was named British Columbia Boxer of the Year in 1998.

On 24 January 1999, in the 57 kg final of the 1999 Canadian National Championships held in Sudbury, Ontario, she defeated Danielle Bouchard of Quebec by a 5-3 score to win her first national title and earn a place on the Canadian National Women's Boxing team that would soon pit her against some of the best female fighters in the world at her weight.

On 4 December 1999 in the 57 kg final of the 2000 Canadian National Championships at the Sportsplex in Campbell River, British Columbia, Garside defeated Michelle Collins of Alberta by an 11-1 score.

She tore an ACL in her knee during a touch football game in 2000 and this injury required reconstructive surgery.

Garside returned to the ring and on 27 January 2001 in the 57 kg final of the 2001 Canadian National Championships in Cap-de-la-Madelaine, Quebec, she defeated Wendy Broad of Quebec by an 11-4 score and was voted the tournament's Best Boxer.

At the Canadian National Senior Championships in St. Catharines, Ontario in January 2002, she won her fourth straight 57 kg national title with an RSC-2 win over Angie Collins of Ontario.

On 29 August 2002 in Kansas City, Missouri, Garside won a unanimous decision over USA Champion Jennifer Han of El Paso, Texas in the Women's 126 lb division.

On 2 September 2002 in the 126-lb final of the Ringside National Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, she knocked out Sharon Gaines of Seattle, Washington, USA in the third round.

Garside finished her amateur boxing career with a 40-5 record.

Professional career

On 4 December 2004 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, Garside won her pro-debut when she defeated Heather Percival by a unanimous decision.[ citation needed ]

On 26 August 2005 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, Garside improved to 2-0 as a pro with a four-round unanimous (39-36, 40-36, 40-36) decision over Rita Serrano.[ citation needed ]

On 8 October 2005 at the outdoor Amphitheater at Harrah's in Laughlin, Nevada, Garside won by a TKO at 1:25 in the fifth round over Rita Valentini.[ citation needed ]

On 18 November 2005 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Garside won the WIBA super-bantamweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Lisa Brown. [1]

On 16 February 2006 at Harrah's in North Kansas City, Missouri, she won a third round TKO over Kim Colbert, in a scheduled six-round non-title bout [1] [2]

After vacating her super-bantamweight title, Garside claimed the vacant WIBF featherweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Laura Serrano on 4 November 2006 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]

On 3 July 2010, she defeated the WBC, WBO and WIBF female featherweight title holder Ina Menzer in Stuttgart, Germany, to become a unified world champion. [3] [4] This proved to be her last fight as she retired to concentrate on her family. [5]

In 2015, Garside was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame. [5]

Professional boxing record

14 fights10 wins3 losses
By knockout40
By decision63
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14Win10–3–1 Ina Menzer UD10Jul 3, 2010 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, GermanyWon WBC, WBO, and WIBF featherweight titles
13Win9–3–1 Lindsay Garbatt KO3 (10), 1:23Apr 24, 2010Fuller Lake Arena, Chemainus, CanadaWon vacant WIBA featherweight title
12Win8–3–1Dominga OlivoUD8Jun 6, 2009 Island Savings Centre, Duncan, CanadaWon vacant WBC International featherweight title
11Loss7–3–1Irma Balijagic AdlerSD10Dec 17, 2008 Olympic Arena, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaLost WIBA featherweight title
10Loss7–2–1Ji-Hye WooUD10Sep 28, 2008Hanam Gymnasium, Hanam, South KoreaFor IFBA super-featherweight title
9Loss7–1–1 Chevelle Hallback SD10Jun 13, 2008Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.For vacant IFBA lightweight title
8Win7–0–1Brooke DierdorffTKO6 (6), 1:10Sep 21, 2007 Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Michigan, U.S.
7Win6–0–1 Laura Serrano UD10Nov 4, 2006Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, CanadaWon vacant WIBA featherweight title
6Draw5–0–1 Lisa Brown MD10Jun 23, 2006Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, CanadaRetained WIBA super-bantamweight title
5Win5–0Kim ColbertTKO3 (6), 1:40Feb 16, 2006 Harrah's Casino, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
4Win4–0 Lisa Brown UD10Nov 28, 2005 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, CanadaWon WIBA super-bantamweight title
3Win3–0Margherita ValentiniTKO5 (6), 1:25Oct 8, 2005 Harrah's, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
2Win2–0Rita SerranoUD4Aug 26, 2005Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
1Win1–0Heather PercivalUD4Dec 4, 2004Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

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References

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  2. "All-Women's Card in Kansas City". womenboxing.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title WBC International
featherweight champion

June 6, 2009 – April 24, 2010
Won WIBA title
Vacant
Title next held by
Chunyan Xu
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by WIBA super-bantamweight champion
November 18, 2005 – 2006
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Melissa Hernández
Vacant
Title last held by
Marcela Acuña
WIBA featherweight champion
November 4, 2006 – December 17, 2008
Succeeded by
Irma Balijagic Adler
Vacant
Title last held by
Irma Balijagic Adler
WIBA featherweight champion
April 24, 2010 – 2011
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Jelena Mrdjenovich
Preceded by WIBF featherweight champion
July 3, 2010 – 2011
Retired
Vacant
Title next held by
Elina Tissen
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by
Ina Menzer
WBC featherweight champion
July 3, 2010 – 2011
Retired
Vacant
Title next held by
Jelena Mrdjenovich
WBO featherweight champion
July 3, 2010 – 2011
Retired
Vacant
Title next held by
Alejandra Oliveras