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Kina Malpartida

Kina Malpartida Dyson
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Real name Kina Malpartida Dyson
Nickname(s) Dynamite
Rated at Super Featherweight
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality Peru
Born (1980-03-25) March 25, 1980 (age 37)
Lima
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 17
Wins 14
Wins by KO 4
Losses 3
Draws 0
No contests 0

Kina Malpartida Dyson (born March 25, 1980) is a Peruvian female professional boxer. She held the World Boxing Association World Title in the Super Featherweight class from February 21, 2009 until October 30, 2013.

Malpartida was born in Lima, Peru in 1980 to Susy Dyson and Oscar Malpartida. Malpartida’s mother, worked as a supermodel with a record number of magazine covers in Vogue, and she also had many covers at Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, and other world class magazines; she was also one of the best known worldwide models participating in many high-end fashion shows. Oscar Malpartida was three times the Peruvian National Surfing Champion and he also placed 3rd in a World Championship at Sunset Beach, Hawaii. Oscar also won the Paddling World Title named after Duke Kahanamoku in San Diego, California. Oscar was also a very passionate skydiver which ended up costing him his life at the young age of 43.

Inclined to sports from a very young age, Kina started practicing Karate Do when she was six. Besides Karate, she also played competitive soccer, basketball, tennis, and track and field. Kina has surfed since she was 10. In 1996 Kina became the Peruvian Surfing Champion in the Women’s Open World Surfing Championship, defeating future ASP surf world champion Sofia Mulanovich.

In 1995 Kina won first place in two surf tournaments in the Men's Jr. category.

In 1996 and in 2007, Kina competed in two World Tournaments organized by the International Surfing Association (ISA) in Huntington Beach, California. She ranked in the top ten in both cases. In 1999, Kina moved to Australia and obtained a Bachelor’s Business Degree in Restaurant and Catering Management from Griffith University, Queensland.

She also completed a one-year course of Commercial Cookery at the TAFE Institute in New South Wales, Australia.

Currently romantically involved with international male model Gregach "Optihammer" Toth.

Kina used to be trained by Mario Morales in the Azteca Boxing Club, in Bell, California. She also trained in Club Waikiki while in Peru under Luis Rivas.


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