Name Fitz Vanderpool Role Professional Boxer | Martial art Boxing Siblings Syd Vanderpool | |
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Brandon cook talks fitz vanderpool bout set for june 1 in mississauga
Fitzroy "Fitz The Whip" Vanderpool (born November 3, 1967 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a Canadian professional boxer who currently holds the Canada Boxing Authority (NBA) Middleweight title. Known as Fitz The Whip (With Hope It’s Possible). Vanderpool moved to Canada at the age of six with his family. Coming from a family of five boys who were all boxers, life was always competitive in the Vanderpool household. This gave Vanderpool the hope, dream and drive to become a professional world boxing champion. Vanderpool is one of Canada’s most decorated professional champion holding 6 title belts.
Contents
- Brandon cook talks fitz vanderpool bout set for june 1 in mississauga
- Fitz Vanderpool v Marco Antonio Avendano
- Professional Titles
- Out of Retirement
- Final round
- Accomplishments
- Endeavours
- References

Fitz Vanderpool v Marco Antonio Avendano
Professional Titles

Out of Retirement

Vanderpool retired in 2005 with a 24-7-4 professional boxing record with 13 knockouts. He had won five professional titles during his professional career. In March 2013, after a 7.5 year hiatus from professional boxing, Fitz came back to win the National Boxing Authority Championship defeating an opponent 17 years younger, achieving his 6th professional title. The victory made Fitz the oldest Canadian Champion in history succeeding George Chuvalo and a three division boxing champion at 45 years of age. Vanderpool came out of retirement and won a six round decision over Phil Rose on Sept 15 2012, in Ontario, Canada. In a second comeback bout at 45 years of age, Vanderpool won a ten round unanimous decision over Roberto McClellan on March 2, 2013, to win the vacant Canada National Boxing Authority NBA Middleweight title in New Brunswick, Canada, making him the oldest ever Canadian regional boxing champion. George Chuvalo was 43 years old when he retained the Canadian Heavyweight title over George Jerome in Toronto in December 1978. The NBA Middleweight title is a new Canadian belt.
Final round

Fitz announced his retirement "for good" from professional boxing on January 4, 2014 during the grand opening of the new location for Vanderpool Fitness with special guest George Chuvalo passing the torch for the oldest Canadian boxing champion.
Accomplishments

Endeavours
