Lisa Whiteside
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 17 September 1985 |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Weight | Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super-bantamweight, Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Boxing record | |
| 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]| 6 fights | 5 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 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