11:32 | Lima, Feb. 17 (ANDINA).
Peruvian world super-featherweight champion Kina Malpartida was listed among the top 10 beautiful female boxers of the world, according to a ranking made by Interesting Stuffs website.
Malpartida ranks fifth behind boxing legend Muhammad Ali's daughter Laila Ali, Dutch Lucia Rijker, Canadian Jessica Rakoczy and Mexican-American Mia St. John.
Her mother Susy Dyson, was an English born Supermodel and her father Oscar Malpartida a three time Peruvian National Surfing Champion. So she’s got good genes to say the least.
According to the website, the perfectly fit 30-year-old athlete started out in Karate when she was six and began training as a boxer in 2003.
The list also includes Regina Halmich (Germany), Hollie Dunaway (U.S.), Ina Menzer (Kazakhstan), and Zulina Munoz (Mexico).
Malpartida’s current boxing record is 12-3-0 and her last fight was a win over Colombian Liliana Palmera on June 26th, 2010 at the Jockey Club in Lima, Peru.
On April 16, Kina “Dynamite” Malpartida will be facing American boxer Rhonda Luna to defend her WBO super-featherweight world title on a super fight at Monumental Stadium in Lima.
Besides boxing, Kina does a lot of charity work, even founding her own charity for poor and disadvantaged children, the Kina Dynamite Foundation, according to Interesting Stuffs.
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Publicado: 18/2/2011