Fabiana Bytyqi

Fabiana Bytyqi (born 30 December 1995) is a Czech professional boxer of Kosovan descent.[1] She has held the WBC female atomweight title since 2018.[2][3] Bytyqi is the first female boxer from the Czech Republic to win a major world title.[4] As of May 2020, she is ranked as the world's sixth best active female atomweight by BoxRec.[5]

Fabiana Bytyqi
Bytyqi in 2016.
Statistics
Nickname(s)Angel Fist (Andělská pěst)
Weight(s)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
NationalityCzech
Born (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins15
Wins by KO4
Losses0
Draws1

Career

Early career

Fabiana Bytyqi started practicing karate at the age of four. Later, she moved to kickboxing, Muay Thai and finally to boxing.[2]

Professional boxing

Fabiana Bytyqi made her professional debut on 7 March 2015 at the Maritim Hotel in Magdeburg, Germany against Andrea Jenei from Hungary. Bytyqi won the fight by technical knockout.[6]

Bytyqi won her next five fights and later had the chance to compete for the WBC Youth female minimumweight title against Teodora Bacheva. Winning against the Bulgarian fighter, Bytyqi became WBC Youth female minimumweight champion in March 2015.[7]

In September 2018, Bytyqi became the first Czech female boxer to win a world title, after defeating British Denise Castle by unanimous decision for the WBC female atomweight title in a fight held at Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, Bytyqi's hometown.[3][4][8]

After obtaining her first world title, Bytyqi made her first title defense on 6 April 2019 against Soledad Vargas in Ústí nad Labem. Before the fight, Bytyqi had an undefeated record of 14–0. Bytyqi managed to defend her crown by drawing after 10 rounds against the Mexican boxer. Both fighters stated that they are looking forward to a second fight.[9][10]

Bytyqi is trained by former Czech professional boxer Lukáš Konečný.[11]

Bytyqi's nickname is Angel Fist or Andělská pěst in Czech.[12]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
16 fights 15 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By decision 11 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Win 15–0–1 Ana Arrazola UD 10 30 Nov 2019 Sportovni Hala Kladno, Kladno, Czech Republic Retained WBC female atomweight title
15 Draw 14–0–1 Soledad Vargas SD 10 6 Apr 2019 Sportcentrum Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Retained WBC female atomweight title
14 Win 14–0 Denise Castle UD 10 22 Sep 2018 Sportcentrum Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Won vacant WBC female atomweight title
13 Win 13–0 Teona Pirosmanashvili TKO 1 (6), 0:40 9 Jun 2018 Kohlrabizirkus, Leipzig, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Fatuma Yazidu TKO 2 (10), 1:50 2 Dec 2017 Sportcentrum Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Won vacant WBC Silver female minimumweight title
11 Win 11–0 Luisana Bolívar UD 10 30 Sep 2017 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany Retained WBC Youth female minimumweight title
10 Win 10–0 Evgeniya Zablotskaya UD 10 11 Mar 2017 Královka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
9 Win 9–0 Halima Vunjabei UD 10 19 Nov 2016 Grandhotel Pupp, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Retained WBC Youth female minimumweight title
8 Win 8–0 Teodora Bacheva RTD 7 (10), 2:00 25 Jun 2016 Sportcentrum Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Retained WBC Youth female minimumweight title
7 Win 7–0 Teodora Bacheva UD 10 5 Mar 2016 Home Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň, Czech Republic Won vacant WBC Youth female minimumweight title
6 Win 6–0 Claudia Ferenczi UD 6 9 Jan 2016 Maritim Hotel, Berlin, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Teodora Bacheva SD 6 14 Nov 2015 Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Maribel de Sousa UD 6 12 Sep 2015 Sportcentrum Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
3 Win 3–0 Gloria Vasileva UD 6 13 Jun 2015 Hospůdka Eden, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
2 Win 2–0 Agnes Draxler TKO 2 (4), 1:40 11 Apr 2015 Sportcentrum Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
1 Win 1–0 Andrea Jenei TKO 4 (4), 1:48 7 Mar 2015 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany

See also

References
  1. "Fabiana Bytyqi në prill mbron titullin e botës" [Fabiana Bytyqi defends the world title in April] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 26 February 2019. Boksierja me prejardhje nga Kosova, Fabiana Bytyqi, është duke u përgatitur për të mbrojtur titullin e botës për herë të parë
  2. "Fabiana Bytyqi: Něco málo o české krásce v profesionálním ringu". profiboxing.cz (in Czech). 2 June 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. "Fabiana Bytyqi Becomes First Czech Female to Win a World Title and the Youngest Reigning WBC Champion in Defeating Denise Castle for the Atomweight Crown". Women of Boxing. WBC. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. "ATOMWEIGHT – World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com. WBC. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. "BoxRec: Female atomweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "Event:707733". BoxRec. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  7. "Fabiana Bytyqi derrota a Teodora Bacheva". Notifight (in Spanish). WBC Press. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  8. "Bytyqi wins WBC atomweight title". Fightnews.com. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  9. "WBC atomweight champ Fabiana Bytyqi makes first title defense at home". RealFight PH. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. "Fabiana Bytyqi Retains her WBC Atomweight Championship after Draw with Maria Soledad Vargas". Women of Boxing. WBC. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. "Box s Fabianou a Luckou: poslední kafíčko, v sobotu to vypukne!" (in Czech). TV Nova. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. "Mladá a krásná Andělská pěst. Kam se probije tato česká panenka?". Sport.cz (in Czech). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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