Kudakwashe Chiwandire

Kudakwashe Chiwandire
Born	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 29) [1] Harare, Zimbabwe [2]
Other names	Take Money [2]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-bantamweight
Height	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm) [2]
Stance	Orthodox [2]
Boxing record [3]
Total fights	10
Wins	6
Wins by KO	4
Losses	3
Draws	1

Kudakwashe Chiwandire (born 4 February 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional boxer who previously held the WBC female interim super-bantamweight title.

Professional career

Chiwandire made her professional debut on 28 November 2015, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Barbara Banda at the National Sports Development Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. ^[4]

After compiling a record of 4–2–1 (4 KOs), she defeated former world champion Catherine Phiri via split decision (SD) over ten rounds, capturing the vacant WBC female interim super-bantamweight title on 26 February 2022, at the Government Complex in Lusaka. ^[5]

On 18 March 2023, Chiwandire got the chance to upgrade to full champion status when she challenged WBC female super-bantamweight title holder Yamileth Mercado, but she lost the contest held in Chihuahua, Mexico, by unanimous decision. ^{[6] [7]}

Professional boxing record

10 fights	6 wins	3 losses
By knockout	4	0
By decision	2	3
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
10	Loss	6–3–1	Yamileth Mercado	UD	10	18 Mar 2023	Chihuahua City, Mexico	For WBC female super-bantamweight title
9	Win	6–2–1	Zulina Muñoz	UD	10	15 Oct 2022	Harare International Conference Center, Harare, Zimbabwe	Retained WBC female interim super-bantamweight title
8	Win	5–2–1	Catherine Phiri	SD	10	26 Feb 2022	Government Complex, Lusaka, Zambia	Won vacant WBC female interim super-bantamweight title
7	Draw	4–2–1	Patience Matara	MD	6	8 May 2021	Ministry of Information Studio, Harare, Zimbabwe
6	Win	4–2	Euria Matoga	KO	3 (6), 1:35	28 Sep 2019	Harare International Conference Center, Harare, Zimbabwe
5	Win	3–2	Joyce Chileshe	RTD	2 (10), 2:00	25 May 2019	Harare International Conference Center, Harare, Zimbabwe
4	Loss	2–2	Netsai Bondayi	MD	6	4 May 2019	Magamba Hall, Harare, Zimbabwe
3	Win	2–1	Definate Luwizhi	KO	3 (4)	23 Mar 2019	Magamba Hall, Harare, Zimbabwe
2	Win	1–1	Cicilia Pitiseni	KO	1 (10)	20 Oct 2018	Nelson Mandela Hall, Harare, Zimbabwe
1	Loss	0–1	Barbara Banda	UD	4	28 Nov 2015	National Sports Development Centre, Lusaka, Zambia

References

1. "Kudakwashe Chiwandire". tapology.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
2. "BoxRec:Kudakwashe Chiwandire". BoxRec . Retrieved 18 May 2022.
3. "Boxing record for Kudakwashe Chiwandire". BoxRec .
4. "BoxRec: Kudakwashe Chiwandire vs. Barbara Banda". BoxRec . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
5. Manyepo, Tadious (26 April 2022). "President rewards female boxer Chiwandire with US$15k". The Herald . Retrieved 18 May 2022.
6. "Yamileth Mercado Dominates Chiwindare Over Ten, Retains WBC Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
7. "Yamileth Mercado defeats Kudakwashe Chiwandire by UD". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.