Kandi Wyatt | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Krush [1] |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [1] |
Reach | 69 in (175 cm) [2] |
Born | 26 March 1991 |
Stance | Orthodox [1] |
Boxing record [3] | |
Total fights | 14 |
Wins | 10 |
Wins by KO | 3 |
Losses | 4 |
Kandi Renae Wyatt (born 26 March 1991) [2] is a Canadian professional boxer who has challenged for world championships in two weight classes; the WBO and WBA female light welterweight titles in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and the undisputed female welterweight title in December 2021.
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]
14 fights | 10 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 3 | 2 |
By decision | 7 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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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 | |
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