List Of WBA Female World Champions
The following is a list of WBA female world champions certificated by the World Boxing Association (WBA). Stand: May 10, 2025. r – Champion relinquished title. s – Champion stripped of title. During the 2009 WBA convention in Colombia, Susi Kentikian was named the first ever WBA female Super Champion. It was announced that this belt would be called "Susi Kentikian belt" for all other future Super Champions. Light minimumweight Minimumweight Light flyweight Flyweight Super flyweight Bantamweight Super bantamweight Featherweight Super featherweight Lightweight Super lightweight Welterweight Super welterweight Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight See also * List of current female world boxing champions * List of female undisputed world boxing champions * List of WBC female world champions * List of IBF female world champions * List of WBO female world champions * List of WIBO world champions References {{Worl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by 13 state representatives as the NBA, it is the oldest major organization regulating fights. In 1962, it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity around the world and began to admit other nations as members. By 1975, a majority of its members were Latin American nations and the organization headquarters was moved to Panama City, Panama. It moved again in the 1990s to Venezuela before returning to Panama in 2007. Alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO), it was one of four major organizations which sanctions professional boxing bouts. As of August 2024, boxing website BoxRec no longer recognizes WBA world tit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carina Moreno
Carina Lisbed Moreno (born October 9, 1981), is an American former professional boxer. Professional career Early career Moreno turned professional in 2003 & compiled a record of 11–1 before defeating Nanako Kikuchi, to win the WBC mini-flyweight title. She defended the title three times before losing it to Mexico's Anabel Ortiz. Later career She would become a two weight champion in 2012 when she beat Susi Kentikian, to win the WBA flyweight title. She would lose the title in a rematch the following year. Professional boxing record See also *List of female boxers This is a list of notable female Women's boxing, boxers. For a list of notable male boxers, see List of male boxers. A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z See also {{Portal, Martial arts ... * International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame References External links *Carina Moreno - Profileat Women Boxing Archive Network , - {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anita Christensen
Anita Christensen, (born October 29, 1972, in Randers, Denmark) is a world champion female professional boxer. Amateur career She posted a 19–2–0 record as an amateur boxer and was the 1998 Nordic 57-kg Women's Champion before turning professional. Professional career On February 16, 2000, in Give, Denmark, Christensen won her pro debut with a 1st-round TKO over Veronica Szucz. On January 17, 2004, in Aarhus, Denmark, Anita Christensen won a controversial ten round split (93-97 97-94 96–95) decision over Florida-based Ada Vélez to win the WIBA and WIBF Bantamweight titles. Christensen was knocked down in the eighth round, and Velez was the aggressor for much of the fight. On June 21, 2008, in Brøndbyvester, Denmark, Christensen lost her WBA and WBC bantamweight titles to Hungarian contender Galina Koleva Ivanova. On May 26, 2012, Randers, Denmark, Christensen had her final fight against Isabelle Leonardi. She would win via unanimous decision. Anita Christensen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jackie Nava
Jacqueline Nava Mouett (born April 11, 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA female bantamweight title in 2005; the WBC female super bantamweight title twice between 2005 and 2015; and the WBA super bantamweight title twice between 2012 and 2015. In 2015, voters in the eighth federal electoral district of Baja California elected Nava to the Chamber of Deputies for the 63rd session of Congress. Professional boxing career In April 2004, she won the Mexican National super bantamweight title by knocking out Ofelia Dominguez. WBA bantamweight champion She won her first world championship, the WBA female bantamweight title by beating Martha Leticia Arevalo in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. WBC super bantamweight champion On May 5, 2005, she moved up in weight to capture her second world title, defeating Leona Brown to win the inaugural WBC female super bantamweight title. Interim title In 2007 she be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jasmine Artiga
Jasmine Artiga (born 5 April 1992) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA female super-flyweight title since 22 March 2025. Career Having completed high school, Artiga played American football in the LFL for the Tampa Breeze before taking up boxing aged 21. She turned professional in May 2017, and compiled a record of 12 wins and a draw from her first 13 pro-fights. Artiga faced Regina Chavez for the vacant WBA female super-flyweight title at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California San Bernardino ( ) is a city in and the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 census, making it the List of ... on 22 March 2025. She won via majority decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 98–92 and 96–94 in her favour, while the third had it a 95–95 draw. On May 27th 2025,Artiga received a proclamatio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clara Lescurat
Clara Lescurat (born 13 May 1988) is an Argentine former 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 fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ... who heid the WBA female super-flyweight title. Professional boxing career Lescurat claimed the WBA female super-flyweight World title when she defeated Mexico's Maribel Ramirez by split decision in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 24 June 2022. She made the first defence of her title against Naylea Gil Sanabia winning the contest on 28 October 2022 by unanimous decision. Next, she traveled to Paris, France, where she secured an eighth-round stoppage victory over Brazil's Daniela De Jesus Aguilar on 17 May 2023. Lescurat then made further successful defenses with unanimous decision wins over Regina Chavez on 24 February 2024 back home in Argentina and Linn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maribel Ramírez
Maribel Ramírez (born Maribel Ramírez de Jesús on 28 June 1986) is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a former WBA female super flyweight World title holder. Early life Maribel Ramírez de Jesús was born on 28 June 1986. She made her boxing debut in July 2009, achieving a win by TKO over Tanzet Ramirez. Her boxing nickname is "Pantera," which is Spanish for "Panther." Professional career With a record of six wins and a draw from her first seven fights, in November 2010 Ramírez faced Mariana Juárez for the interim World Boxing Council World Female Flyweight Title, losing by knockout. Following this she achieved a points victory over Guadalupe Bautista in February 2011, before losing to Esmeralda Moreno for the World Boxing Council Silver Female Light Fly Title in November 2011. Her next three fights saw mixed results – a loss, a win, and a draw. In November 2012, Ramírez was a late replacement for Shondel Alfred to fight Zulina Muñoz for the vacant WBC female sup ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Linda Laura Lecca
Linda Laura Lecca (born 13 July 1988) is a Peruvian professional boxer. She held the WBA female super flyweight title from 2016 to 2018 and challenged for the WBO female super flyweight title in 2014 and 2018. Professional career Lecca made her professional debut on 5 June 2010, scoring a four-round split decision (SD) victory against Roxana Virginia Baron at the Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After compiling a record of 3–1–1, she participated in the Mexican reality TV show ''Todas Contra México'' in 2011. She had three bouts on the show, winning the first two and losing the third against future world champion Yazmín Rivas. All three bouts are listed as no contests (NC) by record keeping website BoxRec due to the events not being officially sanctioned by Mexico's boxing commission. Following the loss to Rivas, Lecca defeated Mayra Alejandra Gomez via ten-round unanimous decision (UD) on 14 April 2012, capturing the vacant South American female super bantamw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tenkai Tsunami
, better known as Tenkai Tsunami, is a Japanese professional boxer. She is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO female junior-flyweight title from 2018 to July 2021 and previously the WBA female super-flyweight title from 2009 to 2012. She also held the challenged for the WBA female bantamweight title in 2012; the WBC female super-flyweight title in 2013; and the IBF female bantamweight title in 2015. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's third best active female junior-flyweight by ''The Ring'' and fifth by BoxRec. Professional career Tsunami made her professional debut on 12 June 2005, scoring a third-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Maki Ochiai at the Kitazawa Town Hall in Tokyo, Japan. After compiling a record of 3–1 (1 KO), she challenged Ju Hee Kim for the IFBA junior-flyweight title on 22 April 2006 at Shingoo University in Seongnam, South Korea. Tsunami suffered the second defeat of her career, losing by unanimo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zhang Xiyan
Zhang Xiyan(; April 22, 1980 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ... ) is the most successful female Chinese amateur and professional boxer. As of July 2010, Zhang has won a gold medal at the 2002 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Bantamweight (54 kg), and Zhang turned professional in 2005, and won WBA and WIBA world titles in 2006 and 2007. Zhang claimed China's first professional boxing world champion. References 1980 births Living people Martial artists from Heilongjiang People from Harbin Sportspeople from Harbin Chinese women boxers Bantamweight boxers AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists 21st-century Chinese sportswomen {{PRChina-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yazmín Rivas
Yazmín Rusita Rivas Hernandez (born 17 January 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. She has held world championships in three weight classes, including the WBA female super flyweight title in 2005; the IBF female bantamweight title from 2011 to 2013; the WBC female bantamweight title from 2014 to 2016; and the WBA female super bantamweight title in 2018. Professional career Aged just 13, Rivas made her professional debut on 9 November 2001, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Angeles Mosso in Mexico. After compiling a record of 7–2 (4 KOs), she defeated Martha Leticia Arevalo via ten-round unanimous decision (UD) to capture the vacant Mexican interim female bantamweight title on 21 August 2004, at the Palenque de la Expo in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico. Two judges scored the bout 100–93 and the third scored it 99–91. In her next fight she faced Lucia Avalos for the inaugural WBA female super flyweight title on 28 February 2005, at the Pale ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gabriela Fundora
Gabriela Diana Fundora (born March 29, 2002) is a U.S. professional boxer, who has held the undisputed flyweight title since November 2024, having held the IBF title since October 2023 and the WBA, WBC and WBO titles since November 2024. At 22 years old, she became the youngest ever undisputed boxing world champion across divisions and gender in the four belt era. Professional career IBF Flyweight Champion Fundora vs. Mucino Fundora turned professional in 2021 and compiled a record of 12-0 with 1 no contest before defeating Arely Muciño, to win the IBF flyweight title on October 21, 2023 in Inglewood, California. Fundora vs. Cruz On January 27, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, Fundora defeated Christina Cruz via 10th-round TKO and made the first successful defense of her IBF flyweight title. Fundora vs. Asenjo On August 10, 2024 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Fundora defeated Daniela Asenjo by unanimous decision and made the second successful defense of her IBF flyweight titl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |