Cai Zongju
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 蔡宗菊 27 September 1991[2] |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) |
| Weight | Minimumweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 61 in (155 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Wins | 11 |
| Win by KO | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
Cai Zongju (Chinese: 蔡宗菊, born 27 September 1991) is a Chinese former professional boxer. She has held the IBF and IBO female minimumweight titles.
Biography
Scouted by the Chinese state sports system, Cai was sent a sports boarding school and trained in freestyle wrestling before switching to kickboxing, Muay Thai and finally boxing.[4]
She made her professional boxing debut in September 2014, defeating Li Yun Ting in Kunming, China.[4]
Cai challenged IBF female minimumweight champion Etsuko Tada at the Cotai Arena in Macau on 30 January 2017, winning by split decision.[4][5][6]
She successfully defended her title via unanimous decision against Gretchen Abaniel at Macau East Asian Games Dome on 28 October 2017, before vacating the championship.[4]
Cai became a two-time world champion by defeating Ana Victoria Polo on a unanimous decision for the vacant IBO female minimumweight title in Haikou, China, on 9 June 2018.[4]
She then switched to amateur boxing and competed for China at the 2019 Women's World Boxing Championships in Russia, where she was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[4]
Professional boxing record
| 12 fights | 11 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Ana Victoria Polo | UD | 10 | 9 Jun 2018 | Haikou, China | Won vacant IBO female minimumweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Gretchen Abaniel | UD | 10 | 28 Oct 2017 | Macau East Asian Games Dome, Macau | Retained IBF female minimumweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Etsuko Tada | SD | 10 | 30 Jan 2017 | Cotai Arena, Macau | Win IBF female minimumweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Siriporn Thaweesuk | UD | 10 | 25 May 2016 | Diamond Court, Beijing, China | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Debora Rengifo | UD | 10 | 12 Feb 2016 | Olympic Park Arena, Luzhou, China | Retained WBC female International minimumweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Mari Ando | MD | 10 | 18 Sep 2015 | Yageer Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Retained WBC female International minimumweight title |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Angor Onesongchaigym | UD | 10 | 8 May 2015 | EXPO Garden Hotel, Kunming, China | Retained WBC female International minimumweight title |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Gretchen Abaniel | UD | 10 | 22 Feb 2015 | Wenshan, China | Won vacant WBC female International minimumweight title |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Ma Li | UD | 4 | 27 Dec 2014 | Haikou, China | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Miki Matsumoto | TKO | 1 (4), 1:41 | 30 Nov 2014 | Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa, Japan | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Myna Ketsana | PTS | 10 | 18 Oct 2014 | Sawan Vegas Hotel, Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Li Yun Ting | UD | 4 | 8 Aug 2014 | Expo Hall, China Pavilion, Expo Garden, Kunming, China |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Cai Zongju". BoxRec.
- ^ "Boxer profile". World Boxing Association.
- ^ "Boxrec profile". boxrec.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Meet Cai Zongju, the former boxing world champion shrugging off gender stereotypes in China". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Chinese Lunar New Year Cup IBF World Championship Attracts Nearly 400 Million Viewers". PR Newswire.
- ^ "多田悦子マカオで王座陥落 １－２判定負け". Daily (in Japanese).