Amy Andrew
New Zealand boxer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amy Andrew (born 28 January 1986) is a New Zealand professional boxer who holds the Commonwealth female featherweight title.
Amy Andrew | |
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Born | (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 38)[1] |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Featherweight |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 7 |
Wins | 7 |
While working as a journalist for MailOnline, Andrew was inspired to take up boxing after attending the London 2012 Olympics going on to have an amateur career which included representing New Zealand, the country of her mother's birth, at the 2018 world championships in India.[3]
She turned professional in 2021[4] and made her pro debut on 21 August that year at York Hall in London where she beat Estonia's Polina Golubeva on points in a six-round contest.[5]
Andrew claimed the vacant Commonwealth female featherweight title with a unanimous decision win over Linzi Buczynskyj on 27 April 2024 in a bout held at Brentwood Centre in Essex.[6]