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Marlen Esparza (born July 29, 1989)[1] is an American professional boxer who held the WBC female flyweight title since June 2021 and the WBA and The Ring female flyweight title since April 2022. As an amateur she became the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in the first year that women's boxing was an Olympic event,[2] going on to win a bronze medal in the women's flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics in London.[3]
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| Real name | Marlen Esparza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 64 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 29, 1989 Pasadena, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life
Esparza who is of Mexican descent, graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, Texas in 2007.[4] Esparza won a bronze medal at the 2006 Women's World Boxing Championship,[5] gold at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, and bronze at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Esparza has an endorsement deal with CoverGirl cosmetics.[6] She also appeared in a Spanish-language commercial for Coca-Cola.[7] In addition, she collaborated with animal rights group PETA and posed in an ad to urge the public to speak up for abused animals.[8]
Esparza was the subject of Soledad O'Brien's 2011 CNN documentary In Her Corner: Latino in America 2.[9] She was the subject of an extensive profile in the June 2012 issue of The Atlantic[6] which discusses in detail her childhood, education, and her intense commitment to competition and training.
Marlen Esparza was voted the Houston Fighter Of The Year (an award that encompasses both professional and amateur boxers) for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In December 2016 she signed a contract with Golden Boy Promotions, and she made her pro debut on ESPN's March 23, 2017 opening card of a multi-year deal with Golden Boy. She won that fight, which was against Rachel Sazoff.[10]
She faced Seniesa Estrada for the WBA interim female flyweight title on November 2, 2019, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The bout formed part of the undercard for Canelo Álvarez vs Sergey Kovalev. The bout was stopped at the end of the ninth round, on the advice of the ringside doctor, after Esparza suffered a cut in the fifth round from an accidental clash of heads, handing her the first defeat of her professional career by way of a unanimous technical decision.[11]
Professional boxing record
| 12 fights | 11 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Naoko Fujioka | UD | 10 | Apr 9, 2022 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Retained WBC female flyweight title; |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | UD | 10 | Jun 19, 2021 |
Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
Won WBC female flyweight title | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 |
Shelly Barnett |
UD | 6 | Mar 5, 2021 |
Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
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| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Sulem Urbina | UD | 8 | Oct 30, 2020 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Seniesa Estrada | TD | 9 (10), 2:00 | Nov 2, 2019 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBA interim female flyweight title; Unanimous TD after Esparza was cut from an accidental head clash |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Sonia Osorio | UD | 8 | Jul 18, 2019 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jhosep Vizcaíno | UD | 8 | Apr 25, 2019 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Laetizia Campana | TKO | 3 (8), 0:11 | Apr 6, 2018 | Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Karla Valenzuela | UD | 6 | Dec 14, 2017 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Aracely Palacios | UD | 6 | Sep 16, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Samantha Salazar | UD | 4 | May 6, 2017 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Rachel Sazoff | UD | 4 | Mar 23, 2017 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. |
References
- "Marlen Esparza". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- Bearak, Barry (May 15, 2012). "U.S. Has Its First Female Olympic Boxer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "U.S. middleweight Claressa Shields advances to gold-medal bout". www.cbsnews.com. August 8, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Rich, Nathaniel (July 9, 2012). "Marlen Esparza: Going the Distance". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- "Team USA: Marlen Esparza". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30.
- Aleksander, Irina (June 2012). "American Sweetheart". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- Kallen, Jackie (May 24, 2012). "Jackie Kallen on Women's Olympic Boxing: Marlen Esparza". Boxing Insider. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- Torres, Ignacio (January 29, 2013). "Olympic boxer Marlen Esparza is ready to fight animal cruelty". NBCLatino.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- "Latino in America 2: In Her Corner – Educator and Parent Guide". CNN. September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- "Esparza cruises to victory in professional debut". 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- Idec, Keith (November 2, 2019). "Seniesa Estrada Beats Marlen Esparza Via Technical Decision". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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External links
- Boxing record for Marlen Esparza from BoxRec (registration required)
- Marlen Esparza at the International Olympic Committee
- Marlen Esparza at TeamUSA.org
- Marlen Esparza at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Marlen Esparza at Toronto2015.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-07-22)
- International Boxing Association profile at archive.today (archived 2012-12-02)
- Marlen Esparza Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America
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Marlen Esparza (29 luglio 1989) è una pugile statunitense.[ru] Эспарса, Марлен
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