Queen Underwood
Queen Underwood (born May 8, 1984 ) is an American boxer . She won a bronze medal in the lightweight at the 2010 World Championships .
Career
Queen Underwood didn't start boxing until she was 19 in 2003. Before that, she did athletics and played basketball . She belongs to the boxing club Cappy's Boxing Club and Gym Seattle , WA . Your trainer is Cappy Kotz.
In 2007 she became the first US American light welterweight champion (weight class up to 63 kg body weight) with victories over Ishika Lay and Christina Reddick. In the same year she started in the same weight class at the Pan American Championships in Durán / Ecuador , where she finished third with a victory over Nadja Ballot, Guatemala and after a point defeat against Katie Dunn from Canada (10:20). In 2008, Queen Underwood was again US champion. In the final she defeated Wendy Casey on points (12: 9). At the Pan American Championships in 2008 in Port of Spain on Trinidad and Tobago , she reached the final, in which she lost again against Katie Dunn from Canada on points (5:16). In November 2008 she started at the World Championships in Ningbo / China . The lot wanted her to meet Katie Dunn again in the first round, to whom she again lost, if only just, with 4-5 points. She was eliminated and finished in 9th place.
After winning the third US title, which she won in 2009 with a points win in the final over Jennifer Fenn-Wolfe (17: 0), she then won her first international championship at the Pan American Championship in Guayaquil . In the light welterweight division she defeated Virginia Veloz from the Dominican Republic by breaking off in the 3rd round and Stephanie Walker from Canada on points (18: 2).
In order to become American champion in 2010, Queen Underwood needed four wins in Colorado Springs . It started for the first time in the lightweight category (weight class up to 60 kg body weight). In the final she defeated Patricia Manuel on points (9: 5). But more remarkable was her victory in the semifinals over the multiple American champion Caroline Barry (16: 9). She then fought brilliantly at the 2010 World Cup in Bridgeport / Barbados . She defeated the lightweight Mawzuna Tschorajewa from Tajikistan (+7: 7), Supaporn Srisondee from Thailand and Denis Jelisejewa from Bulgaria (6: 3) on points and only lost to multiple world champion Katie Taylor from Ireland just in the semifinals (16:18) Points. With a little more international experience, she could even have won this fight. It had a negative impact that US female boxers did not take part in any international tournaments in Europe .
In November 2010, Queen Underwood started at the 1st Women's Intern. Dual Series in Oxnard / USA and won there in the lightweight over Mercedesz Pikacs, Hungary by breaking off in the 3rd round and over Debbie Richards from Canada on points (24: 4). A winner was not determined at this event.
In 2012, Queen Underwood retired from both the World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China and the Olympic Games in London prematurely due to defeats in the round of 16 and thus finished 9th.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Result |
| 2007 | 3. | Pan-American Championship in Durán / Ecuador | Half-worlds | after the demolition win in the 1st round over Nadja Ballot, Guatemala u. Point loss to Katie Dunn , Canada (10:20) |
| 2008 | 2. | Pan-American Championship in Port of Spain / Trinidad and Tobago | Half-worlds | after winning points over Weny Allan, Trinidad & Tobago u. Demolition win in the 2nd round over Nadja Ballot and a point defeat against Katie Dunn (5:16) |
| 2008 | 9. | World Cup in Ningbo / China | Half-worlds | after losing points to Katie Dunn (4: 5) |
| 2009 | 1. | Pan-American Championship in Guayaquil | Half-worlds | after the demolition victory in the 3rd lap over Virginia Veloz, Dom. Rep. U. Points victory over Stephanie Walker, Canada (18: 2) |
| 2010 | 3. | World Cup in Bridgeport / Barbados | Light | after winning points over Mawzuna Tschorajewa, Tajikistan (+7: 7), Supaporn Srisondee, Thailand u. Denis Jelisejewa, Bulgaria (6: 3) and a point loss to Katie Taylor , Ireland (16:18) |
| 2011 | 2. | Qualifying tournament for the Pan American Games in Quito | Light | after an abandonment victory in the first round over Maria Ulprino, Venezuela and point defeat against Sandra Bizier, Canada (13: 159) |
| 2011 | 5. | Pan-American Games in Guadalajara | Light | after a point defeat against Kiria Tapia, Puerto Rico (17: 17+) |
| 2012 | 5. | Pan-American Championship in Cornwall / Canada | Light | after losing points to Sandra Bizier (17:24) |
| 2012 | 9. | World Cup in Qinhuangdao / China | Light | after winning points over Daiana Sanchez, Argentina (24:13) and Alexis Pritchard, New Zealand (28: 9) and losing points to Ingrid Egner , Norway (25:26) |
| 2012 | 9. | OS in London | Light | after losing points to Natascha Jonas, Great Britain (13:21) |
| 2013 | 1. | Pan-American Championship in Puerto la Cruz / Venezuela | Light | after winning points over Stephanie Walker, Canada (18: 9), Kiria Tapia, Puerto Rico (15:13) and Daiana Sanchez, Argentina (19:11) |
International battles
| year | place | encounter | Weight class | Results |
| 2011 | Harvey | USA versus Mexico | Light | Points victory over Viridiana Cotija (15:13) |
| 2011 | Harvey | USA versus Mexico | Light | Point defeat against Erika Cruz (13:21) |
USA championships
| year | space | Weight class | Result |
| 2007 | 1. | Half-worlds | after demolition victory in the 2nd round over Ishika Lay u. Points win over Christina Reddick (33:17) |
| 2008 | 1. | Half-worlds | after winning points over Crystal Wortman (26:17), demolition win usually 2nd round over Ishika Lay u. Point win over Wendy Casey (12: 9) |
| 2009 | 1. | Half-worlds | after winning points over Althea Saunders (15: 7), Jaliyla Muhammad (6: 2) and Jennifer Fenn-Wolfe (17: 9) |
| 2010 | 1. | Light | after winning points over Micaela Arce (11: 6), Selma Barnes (38:21), Caroline Barry (16: 9) and Patricia Manuel (9: 5) |
| 2011 | 1. | Light | after winning points in the final over Tiara Brown (23:21) |
| 2013 | 1. | Light | after a points win in the final over Tiara Brown (2: 1 judges' votes) |
Explanations
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
- Lightweight, up to 60 kg, half welter weight, up to 2008 up to 63 kg, since 2009 up to 64 kg body weight
swell
- Box Sport magazine
- Website www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
- United States Amateur Boxing Association website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Underwood, Queen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American female boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1984 |