Bonnie Canino

Bonnie Canino (born 11 January 1962) is a retired American boxer and kickboxer, and former world featherweight champion for two different associations.[4] She also won world titles in kick boxing for two different associations.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Bonnie Canino
Born (1962-01-11) 11 January 1962
Florida, United States
Other namesDangerous
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
StyleBoxing
Fighting out ofCoral Springs, Florida, United States
TeamUS-1 Fitness
TrainerBert Rodriguez
Rank1st degree Black belt in Kenpo
1st degree Black belt in Taekwondo[2]
Professional boxing record
Total15
Wins11
By knockout5
Losses4
Kickboxing record
Total33
Wins28
Losses4
Draws1
Other information
Notable school(s)Coral Springs High School[3]
Boxing record from BoxRec

She is the former IFBA World Feather weight champion and two time IBF World Featherweight title challenger. She is the former WAKO and World KICK Kickboxing Champion.[11]

In 2014, Canino was inducted into the Women's International Boxing Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[12]

Canino holds notable wins over Gloria Ramirez, Nora Daigle and Sue Chase in her career. She also lost bouts to Chevelle Hallback and Alicia Ashley.[13]

Personal life

After retiring in 1999 from professional boxing, she worked at a car dealership and managed Ada Vélez, the first Puerto Rican woman to become a world boxing champion, and Yvonne Reiss, the WBC Women's Middleweight World Champion who won the title in 2006.[14]

Since retiring from prize fighting she has become a boxing coach.[15] She later opened her own karate and boxing gym.[16]

She has organized the Women’s National Golden Gloves tournament.[17]

Professional career

Bonnie Canino has in her professional kickboxing career had 35 fights, winning 28 of them. She was the KICK World Featherweight Champion, as well as the WAKO World Featherweight kickboxing champion between 1993 and 2000.

Alongside her kickboxing career, she participated in boxing bouts as well. She won her two fights, against April Griffith and Tina Speakman, by TKO and her third fight against Sue Chase by unanimous decision. She then challenged for the Women's IBF Featherweight title, but lost a unanimous decision against Deirdre Gogarty.

She would then challenge for the vacant IFBA Featherweight title against Beverly Szymanski, and win by unanimous decision. Her first title defense was a split decision win against Cora Webber.

She once against fought for the Women's IBF Featherweight title in 1998, but lost by way of TKO against Chevelle Hallback. Her second IFBA title defense was a unanimous decision win against Nora Daigle.

Championships and accomplishments
  • International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame
    • IWBHF Class of 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee
  • International Female Boxers Association
    • IFBA World Featherweight Championship (126 lbs)
      • Two successful title defenses
  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • WAKO World Featherweight Kickboxing Championship
  • KICK Kickboxing
    • KICK World Featherweight Kickboxing Championship

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
15 fights 11 wins 4 losses
By knockout 5 2
By decision 6 2
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Loss 11–4 Chevelle Hallback TKO 4 June 2004 Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon, USA
14 Win 11–3 Nayira Brown TKO 29 September 1999 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
13 Loss 10–3 Alicia Ashley UD 27 May 1999 Gold Strike Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, USA
12 Win 10–2 Gina Davis UD 25 March 1999 Kenner, Louisiana, USA
11 Win 9–2 Sue Chase UD 25 March 1999 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
10 Win 8–2 Carla Witherspoon KO 12 September 1998 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
9 Win 7–2 Gloria Ramirez UD 26 June 1998 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
8 Win 6–2 Nora Daigle UD 26 June 1998 Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA International Female Boxers Association World featherweight title
7 Loss 5–2 Chevelle Hallback UD 6 March 1998 Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA International Female Boxers Association World featherweight title
6 Win 5–1 Cora Webber SD 24 October 1997 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA International Female Boxers Association World featherweight title
5 Win 4–1 Beverly Szymanski UD 2 August 1997 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA vacant International Female Boxers Association World featherweight title
4 Loss 3–1 Deirdre Gogarty UD 2 March 1997 UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Women's International Boxing Federation World featherweight title
3 Win 3–0 Sue Chase PTS 23 November 1996 Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
2 Win 2–0 Tina Speakman TKO 20 November 1996 War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
1 Win 1–0 April Griffith TKO 16 January 1996 War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
28 wins, 4 losses, 1 draw
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
May 1995Win Zulfia Koutdossova??Decision (Unanimous)53:00
November 1992Win Sandra Strong?United StatesDecision (Unanimous)53:00
For the KICK World Featherweight Title.
23 November 1991Win Tammy Hudson?Rocky Point (Tampa), Florida, United StatesDecision (Unanimous)53:00
1990Win Kathy Long?FranceDecision (Unanimous)123:00
1986Win Charli Carr?United StatesDecision (Unanimous)33:00
1986Win Stacey Whirlwind?United StatesTKO53:00
For the KICK World Featherweight Title.
1985Win Linda Bear?United StatesDecision (Unanimous)53:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References
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  13. "Dania's Canino Falls To Hallback – tribunedigital-sunsentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. 7 March 1998. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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  15. Shelton, Christopher L. "After Hall of Fame boxing career, training fulfills Canino".
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  17. "Achievements". caninoskarateandboxingstudio.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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