Melinda Watpool

Melinda Watpool
Born	(1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35) Ontario, Canada
Other names	The Whip
Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight, Super-middleweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	8
Wins	7
Wins by KO	2
Losses	1

Melinda Watpool (born 30 April 1989) is a Canadian professional boxer. She has held the WBA female middleweight International title and challenged for the WBO female super-middleweight title.

Career

Watpool had her first amateur fight in 2007 at the age of 17 and went on to win five national titles as well as representing Canada at two world championships. ^[2]

She turned professional in 2022. ^{[2] [3]} Unbeaten through her first six paid contests, she won the WBA female middleweight International title at Pickering Casino Resort in Ontario on 20 September 2024, by defeating fellow Canadian fighter Natasha Spence on a unanimous decision. ^{[4] [5]}

On 15 November 2024, Watpool fought American boxer Shadasia Green for the vacant WBO female super-middleweight title at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on the undercard of the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Netflix fight. ^[6] She lost by split decision. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Boxing record for Melinda Watpool". BoxRec .
2. "Local boxing standout set to fight first professional bout". Georgina Post. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
3. "Exclusive Interview: Melinda Watpool Eyes WBO Title Glory on Tyson-Paul Undercard". Big Fight Weekend. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
4. "Watpool beats Spence in Canada". World Boxing Association . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
5. "Watpool wins WBA title fight at Pickering Casino". Georgina Post. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
6. "'A lot of eyeballs': Canada's Watpool and Bahdi aim to capitalize on Friday's Paul vs. Tyson spectacle". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
7. "Bruce Carrington dominates, Shadasia Green takes vacant title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
8. "Shadasia Green, Bruce Carrington Win on Paul-Tyson Prelims". Big Fight Weekend. Retrieved 21 February 2025.