Wang Ya Nan

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Wang Ya Nan
Born (1984-10-29) 29 October 1984 (age 39)
Nationality Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chinese
Other namesChina Girl
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights8
Wins8
Wins by KO3
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0

Wang Ya Nan (29 October 1984) is a Chinese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2009. During her career, from which she retired an undefeated world champion, she held the WIBA middleweight title from 2007 to 2009 and the WBC female middleweight title from 2008 to 2009.

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Professional career

In January 2008, Wang became the first Chinese fighter to win the WBC middleweight female world title, defeating Janaya Davis by unanimous decision after 10 rounds. [2]

On her first title defense, Wang defeated American boxer Akondaye Fountain. Wang won the bout, held on 7 November 2008 at the Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China. [3]

Wang retired as undefeated middleweight champion after defeating Kenian Charity Mukami in a fight held in Malvern.

Wang resides in Melbourne, Australia. [2]

Professional boxing record

8 fights8 wins0 losses
By knockout30
By decision50
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
8Win8–0 Flag of Kenya.svg Charity MukamiUD102009-12-20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Town Hall, Malvern, AustraliaRetained WBC and WIBA female middleweight titles
7Win7–0 Flag of the United States.svg Akondaye FountainMD102008-10-07 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, ChinaRetained WBC and WIBA female middleweight titles
6Win6–0 Flag of the United States.svg Veronica RuckerUD102008-09-13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wanda Plaza, Chengdu, China
5Win5–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lili XieTKO5 (6)2008-03-29 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai MCC Club, Shanghai, China
4Win4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Janaya DavisUD102008-01-26 Flag of Macau.svg The Venetian Macao, Macau, ChinaRetained WIBA middleweight title;
Won vacant WBC female middleweight title
3Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Laura RamseyUD102007-07-28 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wanda Plaza, Shanghai, ChinaWon vacant WIBA middleweight title
2Win2–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Nutruja PradabmookKO6 (8)2006-10-20 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen, China
1Win1–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dagmar van AlfenTKO10 (10)2006-06-29 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China

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References

  1. "BoxRec: Wang Ya Nan". BoxRec . Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Wang Ya-nan la primera campeona china WBC en la historia". suljosblog.com (in Spanish). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "¡Wang Ya Nan defendió con éxito en China!". notifight.com (in Spanish). 7 November 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2019.[ permanent dead link ]