Victoria Noelia Bustos (born 7 January 1989) is an Argentine

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the

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female

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title from 2013 to 2018 and the IBF female

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title in 2019. She also challenged once for the

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female

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title in 2019.

Professional career

Bustos won the vacant

female

title on 21 September 2013, with a

unanimous decision A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighter ...

(UD) win over Ana Esteche. She successfully retained the title five times, defeating Roxana Laborde, Natalia Aguirre (who had defeated Bustos twice prior in non-title matches), Claudia Lopez,

Kimberly Connor Kimberly Ann Connor (born October 31, 1980), or Connor-Hamby, is an American former professional boxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, she challenged three times for world titles; the IBF female junior lightweight title in 2011; the IBF f ...

, and Maria Capriolo, before losing the title to WBA champion

Katie Taylor Katie Taylor (born 2 July 1986) is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer. She is a two-weight world champion and the current undisputed lightweight champion, having held the WBA title since 2017; the IBF title since 2018; and the ...

in a unification match on 28 April 2018.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bustos, Victoria 1989 births Living people Argentine women boxers Lightweight boxers International Boxing Federation champions