Kirsty Hill

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Kirsty Hill
Born (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 32) [1]
York, Yorkshire, England [2]
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-featherweight, Lightweight
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Stance Orthodox [2]
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins7
Wins by KO0
Losses2

Kirsty Hill (born 9 August 1991) is an English professional boxer who is the Commonwealth female super-featherweight champion.

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Career

Hill made her professional boxing debut on 5 March 2022, with a points victory over Vaida Masiokaite in a six-round contest held at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire. [3]

Having amassed a record of four wins and one defeat, she took on Vicky Wilkinson for the vacant Commonwealth female super-featherweight title at The Hangar Events Venue in Wolverhampton on 15 September 2023 claiming the belt by unanimous decision. [4] [5]

Hill made an unsuccessful bid to add the vacant WBC female super-featherweight International title to her résumé when she lost by unanimous decision to Turkey's Elif Nur Turhan in a contest held in Tetovo, Macedonia on 28 November 2023. [6]

She got back to winning ways in her next fight when she defended her Commonwealth title against former WBC female super-bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika from Kenya at Winter Gardens in Blackpool on 11 May 2024, via split decision. [7] [8] [9]

Professional boxing record

9 fights7 wins2 losses
By decision72
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9Win7–2 Fatuma Zarika SD10 (10)11 May 2024 Winter Gardens, Blackpool, EnglandRetained the Commonwealth female super-featherweight title
8Loss6–2Elif Nur TurhanUD10 (10)28 November 2023Gymnasium Sport Hall, Tetovo, MacedoniaLost challenge the vacant WBC female super-featherweight International title
7Win6–1Angelika OlesPTS6 (6)3 November 2023 Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, England
6Win5–1Vicky WilkinsonUD10 (10)15 September 2023The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, EnglandWon the vacant Commonwealth female super-featherweight title
5Win4–1Linzi BuczynskyjPTS6 (6)17 June 2023Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, England
4Loss3–1 Elizabeth Oshoba PTS6 (6)10 March 2023 York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Beccy FergusonPTS6 (6)8 October 2022Premier Banqueting Suite, Burmantofts, Leeds, England
2Win2–0Beccy FergusonPTS6 (6)1 October 2022Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, England
1Win1–0Vaida MasiokaitePTS6 (6)5 March 2022Lady Eastwood Pavilion, Newark Showground, Newark, England

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References

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