Career
Known as Fitz The Whip (With Hope lieutenant’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.
1996 April Canadian Professional Boxing Federation Vanderpool retired in 2005 with a 24-7-4 professional boxing record with 13 knockouts.
George Chuvalo was 43 years old when he retained the Canadian Heavyweight title over George Jerome in Toronto in December 1978. The National Basketball Association Middleweight title is a new Canadian belt.
1996 Named International Fire Safety Ambassador 1998 Kitchener-Waterloo Inaugural Athlete of the Year 2003 Recognition for Outstanding Contribution toward Fire Safety by International.Fire Ambassadors 2006 Eastwood Collegiate"s Wall of Recognition 2008 Inducted into the Waterloo County Sports Hall of Fame 2011 Induction as a Legend into Boxing Ontario 2015 Named National Ambassador for StopBully.com Owner & president of Vanderpool Fitness & Boxing since 2003, a successful boxing gym located in Waterloo, Ontario Facilitator and head coach for The WHIP Boxing Academy WHIPYIT was founded to deliver programs to build strength, confidence and emotional well-being for youth in transition Inspirational Speaker for youth, engaging and motivating them With Hope lieutenant’s Possible to set goals, chase their dreams and to never give up. Company-authored the book "The Whip" with Sandra Cole.
(produced by Waterloo Region law firm Morell Kelly).
This inspirational book shows how anyone can chase their dream and succeed, even when the odds are stacked against you. Fitz is available to speak to audiences about his Championship journey and autograph his book after his presentations.