Katie Healy

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Katie Healy
Born (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 27) [1]
Walsall, England [2]
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-bantamweight, Bantamweight
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins9
Wins by KO0
Losses2

Katie Healy (born 6 April 1998) is an English professional boxer. She has held the WBF female World super-bantamweight and Commonwealth female Silver super-bantamweight titles as well as unsuccessfully challenging for the WBA female bantamweight championship.

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Professional career

A former kickboxing world champion, [3] Healy made her professional boxing debut with a points victory over Klaudia Ferenczi in Sheffield on 21 May 2021. [4] In just her fifth pro fight on 8 July 2022, she beat Matshidiso Mokebisi by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBF female World super-bantamweight title in a contest held at the Steve Tshwete Banquet Hall, Middelburg, South Africa. [5]

Healy challenged champion Nina Hughes for the WBA female bantamweight championship at Wembley Arena in London on 10 June 2023 but lost by unanimous decision. [6] [7]

She returned to winning ways in her next fight on 8 December 2023 when she claimed the vacant Commonwealth female Silver super-bantamweight championship with a split decision success against Canada’s Shelly Barnett at Lions Centre, George Town in the Cayman Islands. [8]

Healey challenged European female super-bantamweight champion Tania Alvarez at Casal Cultural i Recreatiu in Castellbisbal, Spain, on 12 April 2025, losing via unanimous decision. [9]

Personal life

Healy went to Aston University and graduated with a 2:1 in BSc Business and Management. [10]

Professional boxing record

11 fights9 wins2 losses
By decision92
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Loss9–2 Tania Alvarez UD1012 April 2025Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, SpainFor the European female super-bantamweight title
10Win9–1Ashleigh JohnsonUD10 (10)2 November 2024Lions Centre, George Town, Cayman IslandsRetained Commonwealth female Silver super-batamtanweight title
9Win8–1Kira CarterPTS6 (6)13 July 2024Skate Central, Sheffield, England
8Win7–1Shelly BarnettSD10 (10)8 December 2023Lions Centre, George Town, Cayman IslandsWon vacant Commonwealth female Silver super-batamtanweight title
7Loss6–1 Nina Hughes UD10 (10)10 June 2023 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandLost challenge for WBA female bantamweight title
6Win6–0Katherine QuintanaPTS6 (6)10 March 2023The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, England
5Win5–0Matshidiso MokebisiUD10 (10)8 July 2022Steve Tshwete Banquet Hall, Middleburg, South AfricaWon vacant WBF female super-batamtanweight World title
4Win4–0Gabriella MezeiPTS6 (6)3 April 2022Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
3Win3–0Martina HorgaszPTS6 (6)17 December 2021H Suite, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
2Win2–0Karina SzmalenbergPTS4 (4)27 August 2021 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
1Win1–0Klaudia FerencziPTS4 (4)21 May 2021Sheffield Arena Car Park, Sheffield, England

References

  1. "Katie Healy". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. 1 2 "Boxrec profile of Katie Healy". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. "Katie Healy crowned kickboxing world champ". Express and Star. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. "Katie Healy can't wait for her next fight". Express and Star. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. "Katie Healy claims the WBF super-bantamweight title". fightpost.co.uk. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  6. "Bilston's Katie Healy outpointed in world title bout". Express and Star. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  7. "British trio Ellie Scotney, Sunny Edwards & Nina Hughes win world title fights". BBC Sport. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. "Healy defeats Barnett". tapology.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  9. "Wolverhampton superb-bantam Katie's Barcelona bout ends in defeat". M6 Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  10. "Katie Healy: "It's really exciting at the moment for women's boxing and it's great to see how many successful female boxers that are around right now"". fightpost.co.uk. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-23.