Daniela Romina Bermúdez (born 7 July 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 fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

. She is a former world champion in three weight classes, having held the

WBO The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxin ...

female

bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class ...

title twice between 2013 and 2020; the WBO female

super-flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to . History The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from As ...

title from 2014 to 2017; and the IBF female

junior-featherweight Super bantamweight, also known as junior featherweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to . There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanctioning organizations or ...

title twice between 2018 and 2020. She is the older sister of former light-flyweight world champion of boxing,

Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez (born 1 April 1996) is an Argentine professional boxer who is a two-time IBF and WBO female light-flyweight World champion. She is the younger sister of former three-division world champion of boxing, Daniela Romina ...

Early life

Daniela Romina Bermúdez was born on 7 July 1989 in

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

, Santa Fe, Argentina. She comes from a fighting family where three of her five siblings are fellow boxers; Roxana, Gustavo and IBF light-flyweight champion, Evelyn. The family own a gym called Bermúdez Boxing Club in

Villa Gobernador Gálvez Villa Gobernador Gálvez is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located on the western ravine of the Paraná River, within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario. It had 74,509 inhabitants per the . It is separated from Rosario, to th ...

, Santa Fe.

Professional career

Bermúdez made her professional debut on 26 March 2010, scoring a four-round

split decision A split decision (SD) is a winning criterion in boxing, most commonly in full-contact combat sports, in which two of the three judges score one particular competitor as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other competitor. A split de ...

(SD) victory over Roxana Virginia Baron at the Estadio Pedro Estremador in

Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche (from the Mapuche name ''Vuriloche'', meaning "people from the other side of the mountain"), commonly known simply as Bariloche (), is the largest city in the Argentine province of Río Negro and the seat of the departm ...

, Argentina. She fought a further four times in 2010; a

knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, ...

(KO) win over Maria Terriaza in April; two consecutive

majority draw A majority draw is an outcome in several full-contact combat sports, including boxing, mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporatin ...

s (MD) against Betiana Patricia Vinas in July and October; and a four-round

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 fighte ...

(UD) win over Graciela Ines De Luca in November. She began 2011 with a unanimous decision win over Cristina del Valle Pacheco in February, followed by a ten-round unanimous decision loss to Edith Soledad Matthysse in April and a six-round

majority decision A majority decision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (at ...

(MD) win in a rematch with Matthysse in August. A month later she made her first attempt at a world title by challenging reigning WBA light-flyweight champion

Yésica Bopp Yésica Yolanda Bopp (born 11 April 1984) is an Argentine professional boxer. Professional career She is a two-division world champion, having held the WBA and WBO female light-flyweight titles and the WBO female flyweight title during her c ...

on 24 September at the Polideportivo Posta del Retamo in Junín, Argentina. Bermúdez lost via unanimous decision over ten rounds, with the judges' scorecards reading 100–90, 97–94 and 96–94. Bermúdez ended the year with a six-round unanimous decision victory over Norma Elizabeth Diaz Caucota in November. Following a second-round

technical knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

(TKO) win over Marta Soledad Juncos in January 2012, she faced Mayerlin Rivas on 31 March at Club Atlético Talleres in Villa Gonernador Gálvez, Argentina, with the vacant WBA interim

title on the line. Bermúdez captured the interim title by majority decision over ten rounds. One judge scored the bout a draw at 95–95, while the other two scored it 95–94 and 96–94 in favour of Bermúdez. Two months after winning the WBA interim bantamweight title, she moved down a

weight class Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports including Rowing (sport), rowing, Weightlifting#Weightlifting sports, weight lifting, and especi ...

to fight Judith Rodriguez on 12 May at Club America in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

, this time for the vacant WBA interim

title. Bermúdez won the bout via ten-round unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 99–91, 97–94 and 96–94. She fought another two times in 2012; a successful defence of her interim super-flyweight title via second-round technical knockout against Olga Julio in August and a unanimous decision victory over Anahi Yolanda Salles in a six-round non-title bout in December. She defended the title twice in 2013 – with unanimous decision victories over Romina Alcantara in February and

Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán (born 5 April 1992) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council, WBC female super flyweight title from 2017 to December 2020. Professional career Guzmán made her professional debut on 7 July 20 ...

in April – before moving up in weight to face Neisi Torres for the vacant

bantamweight title on 31 May, at the Gimnasio Pedro Estremador in Bariloche. Bermúdez won the bout by first-round technical knockout to capture her first full world title. She moved back down to super-flyweight for her last fight of 2013; defeating Judith Rodriguez for a second time in September by unanimous decision in defence of her WBA interim title. Her first fight of 2014 came on January 4, against

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 he ...

for the vacant WBO super-flyweight title at Piso de los Deportes in Buenos Aires. Bermúdez won the fight via eighth-round technical knockout to become a two-weight world champion. Three months later, she moved down in weight to face former conqueror Yésica Bopp for the vacant WBO

flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight. Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...

title. The bout was held on 26 April 2014 at the Polideportivo Carlos Magalot in

Río Grande The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Me ...

. Bermúdez failed in her attempt to become a three-weight world champion, losing by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 while the third scored it 98–92. Following the loss to Bopp, Bermùdez moved back up to super-flyweight to successfully defend her WBO title against Vanesa Lorena Taborda in January 2015, winning by majority decision. Her second and last fight of 2015 was against Tomomi Tanaka in November, fighting for the first time outside of Argentina at the

Korakuen Hall is a sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches. History On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with a capacity of approximat ...

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Japan. Bermúdez retained her title via fourth-round knockout. She scored three unanimous decision victories in 2016; against Paola Pamela Benavidez in an eight-round non-title bout in May; a WBO super-flyweight defence against Marisa Joana Portillo in June; and a ten-round non-title bout against

Mariana Juárez María Anastasia Juárez Trejo (born 29 January 1980), better known as Mariana Juárez, is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a former two-division world champion, having held the WBC female flyweight title from March 2011 to October 2012 and ...

in August which served as a final eliminator for the WBC bantamweight title. She next faced Paola Pamela Benavidez in a rematch in June 2017 – fighting to a split decision draw to retain her WBO super-flyweight title – before moving up in weight to face Soledad del Valle Frias for the vacant WBO bantamweight title on 20 October 2017. The fight was held at Estadio Olímpico in

Palpalá Palpalá is a settlement in Jujuy Province in Argentina. The football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, footb ...

, Argentina. Bermúdez won by a shutout unanimous decision, becoming a two-weight world champion on her second try. All three judges scored the bout 100–90. Six months later, Bermúdez moved up in weight yet again, challenging reigning IBF

champion

Marcela Acuña Marcela Eliana Acuña (born 16 October 1976) is an Argentine professional boxer and part-time politician. She has held multiple super bantamweight world titles, including the IBF title since 2018; the WBA title from 2006 to 2008; the WBC titl ...

on 13 April 2018 at the Microestadio Municipal in Buenos Aires. Bermúdez won by unanimous decision to become a three-weight world champion, with the judges' scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94. She fought once more in 2018, moving back down to bantamweight to successfully defend her WBO title with a fourth-round corner retirement (RTD) win over Yolis Marrugo Franco. Bermúdez defended the title twice more in 2019; a unanimous decision win over Irma Garcia in March and an eighth-round corner retirement win against Valeria Perez in July. On 4 December 2020, Bermúdez claimed the vacant IBF female junior-featherweight title by stopping Cintia Gisela Castillo in the 10th round of their contest in Zavalla, Argentina. Switching weight divisions again for her next fight on 25 March 2021, Bermúdez challenged WBC and WBO female featherweight champion

Amanda Serrano Amanda Serrano (born October 9, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and mixed martial artist. As a boxer, she is the unified featherweight world champion, having held the WBO title since 2019, IBO title since 2021 and the WBA title sinc ...

in a bout that was also for the vacant IBO crown. Serrano knocked out Bermúdez in the ninth-round of the contest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She fought Nina Meinke for the vacant IBF world female featherweight title in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

, Germany, on 21 September 2024, but lost by majority decisionwith two ringside judges favouring Meinke 118-110 and 119-109 respectively while the third scored the fight a 114-114 draw.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bermúdez, Daniela Romina Living people 1989 births Argentine women boxers Boxers from Santa Fe, Argentina Light-flyweight boxers Flyweight boxers Super-flyweight boxers Bantamweight boxers Super-bantamweight boxers World Boxing Organization champions International Boxing Federation champions