(MAR 23) On March 24, 2019
in Athens, Greece the first World title fight in the countries
history will take place between power punching Christina “Black
Mamba” Linardatou (10-1, 5 KOs) and number 1 Canadian ranked
Kandi Wyatt (8-0, 3 KOs). They will be fighting for the vacant
WBO 140 pound title.
Manny Lavdakis, Perseas
Promotions CEO, had this to say. “We are very excited to bring
this event To the city of Athens. On March 24 history will be
made. It’s amazing that a form of boxing took place in Greece
during the Minoan ages which dates back to 2700 BC and this is
the first World Boxing title ever contested here. The fight
itself will be a great. You have two woman hungry to become
world champions. Undefeated Kandi Wyatt is coming here to take
this belt back to Canada. She is a very strong boxer with
amazing fundamentals and her will to win has gone uncontested.
She is not coming here for a paycheck or to lay down she is
cooking to win. Christina will definitely have her work cut out
for her. She will definitely have to use everything in her
toolbox to get the win. On March 24 history will be made by
these two women”.
Brian Cohen, who co-manages Linardatou and is overseeing
logistics had this to say. “To have this event happen is truly
monumental. When Manny was in the United States last year we sat
at my kitchen table, grabbed 2 pens, 2 pads and drew up a prom
otional plan. It took some time to marinate but Manny and his
staff are executing it to perfection. To be associated with this
is another step forward for woman’s boxing. It’s exciting for me
because this country hosted the first Olympics and now to now
have 2 woman fight for a world title is epic. Thank you to the
WBO but most of all thank you to these to woman for stepping up
and accepting the challenge. This will be a war”.
Linardatou competes in her second
career world title, following her 2016 challenge to WBC
Lightweight Champion Delfine Persoon.
In July of 2019, “Black Mamba” sank her teeth into then WBC
International Super Featherweight Champion Alycia Baumgardner to
take the junior title.
On March 24th, Linardatou is the front-runner in her backyard
for global dominance with her unbeaten Canadian counterpart.
