Lisa Whiteside
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super-bantamweight, Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lisa Whiteside (born 17 September 1985) is an English professional boxer who was a multi-time international medalist as an amateur.
Amateur career
[edit]Whiteside won international championship medals across three weight categories including silver in the flyweight division at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in South Korea where she lost in the final to Marlen Esparza from the USA by split decision.[3] Representing England, she won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia defeating Northern Ireland's Carly McNaul in the flyweight final.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Whiteside joined the professional boxing ranks in January 2019[5] and had her first fight on 18 May that year securing a points win over Dani Hodges.[6] Having won her first three pro contests, Whiteside took almost three years off from boxing to start a family.[7] She returned to the ring on 30 July 2022 with a points win over Jasmina Nad.[8] Whiteside challenged for the vacant Commonwealth female super-bantamweight title at York Hall in London on 14 April 2023 but lost to Tysie Gallagher by unanimous decision.[9]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 6 fights | 5 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Tysie Gallagher | UD | 10 (10) | 14 April 2023 | York Hall, London, England | Lost challenge for the vacant Commonwealth female super-bantamweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Eva Cantos | PTS | 8 (8) | 11 November 2022 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jasmina Nad | PTS | 6 (6) | 30 July 2022 | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Evgeniya Zablotskaya | TKO | 2 (6) | 13 September 2019 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Klaudia Ferenczi | PTS | 6 (6) | 5 July 2019 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Dani Hodges | PTS | 4 (4) | 18 May 2019 | Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lisa Whiteside - England Boxing Team". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ "Boxrec profile of Lisa Whiteside". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "AIBA World finals: Sandy Ryan and Lisa Whiteside claim silver medals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Preston's Lisa Whiteside wins boxing gold medal at Commonwealth Games". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "'Time was right to turn professional' - Preston boxer Lisa Whiteside is keen to make her mark in the paid ranks". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Lisa Whiteside: 2018 Commonwealth gold medallist wins on professional debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Lisa Whiteside: The Second Coming". fightpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Lisa Whiteside Pleased With Win, Eager to Return As Soon As Possible". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Preston boxer Lisa Whiteside to assess future after dreams of becoming a world champion were dealt a severe blow by defeat to Tysie Gallagher". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lisa Whiteside at Team England
- Lisa Whiteside at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- English women boxers
- Sportspeople from Chorley
- IBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Flyweight boxers
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing