Erica Farias
| Erica Farias | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Erica Anabella Farias |
| Nickname(s) | La Pantera |
| Rated at | Super lightweight |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Born |
13 July 1984 Buenos Aries, Argentina |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Argentina
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| Women's Boxing | ||
| Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 New Delhi | 60 kg |
Erica Anabella Farias (known as "La Pantera") is an Argentine boxer. She is the current WBC female super lightweight champion and former WBC female lightweight champion. She was born on July 13, 1984 in Virreyes, Buenos Aires.
Boxing career
She made her competitive debut as an amateur on December 10, 2005, against Carolina Lopez.
At the 2006 World Women's Boxing Championship, contested in New Delhi, India, Farias was defeated by Katie Taylor of Ireland in the 60 kg final.
She made her professional debut on July 25, 2009, at Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires. She won a clear four-round unanimous decision over the hard-charging but less skilled Betiana Patricia Viñas.
Farias won her fight against Ann Saccurato, in 2011, after it was stopped in the 8th round due to an accidental head-butt.[1]
On April 4, 2014, Erica Farias made the twelfth defense of her WBC lightweight title against Delfine Persoon. She lost in a ten-round unanimous decision.[2]
Farias won her second world title, WBC light welterweight, on November 15, 2014, defeating Alejandra Oliveras by split decision.[3]
On May 2, 2015, Erica made her first defense of her WBC super Lightweight title against Klara Svensson.[4] She won by unanimous decision.[5]
Professional boxing record
| 22 Wins (10 knockouts), 1 Losses | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round Time |
Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 22-1 |  Klara Svensson |
UD | 10 | 2015-05-02 |  Frederiksberg-Hallerne, Frederiksberg, Denmark |
Retain WBC female super lightweight title |
| Win | 21-1 | Alejandra Oliveras |
SD | 10 | 2014-11-15 |  Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Won WBC female super lightweight title |
| Win | 20-1 | Roxana Beatriz Laborde |
TKO | 3 (6) | 2014-08-23 | Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia de Villa Ballester, Jose Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Loss | 19-1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Delfine Persoon |
UD | 10 | 2014-04-20 | Zwevezele, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
Loss WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 19-0 | Maria Eugenia Lopez |
UD | 10 | 2014-03-01 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 18-0 |  Mary McGee |
UD | 10 | 2013-10-04 | Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 17-0 |  Chika Mizutani |
UD | 10 | 2013-06-15 | Centro Recreativo Pasteleros, Luis Guillon, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 16-0 |  Liliana Palmera |
KO | 3 (10) | 2013-03-09 | Asociación de Fomento, San Bernardo, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 15-0 | Victoria Noelia Bustos |
UD | 10 | 2012-11-17 | Parque Náutico, San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 14-0 |  Irma Balijagic Adler |
TKO | 1 (10) | 2012-06-16 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 13-0 | Liliana Palmera |
RTD | 6 (10) | 2012-02-25 | Estadio Ingeniero Huergo, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 12-0 |  Melissa Hernandez |
UD | 10 | 2011-12-16 | Arena Maipú Casino Resort, Maipú, Mendoza, Argentina |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 11-0 | Ann Saccurato |
TD | 8 (10) | 2011-08-06 | Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut |
Retain WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 10-0 | Jessica Villafranca |
RTD | 6 (10) | 2011-02-25 | Estadio Pedro Estremador, San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro |
Retain interim WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 9-0 | Nicole Woods |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2010-09-17 | Ce.De.C Nº 1, San Fernando, Buenos Aires |
Retain interim WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 8-0 | Darys Esther Pardo |
KO | 8 (10) | 2010-05-08 | Polideportivo Troncos del Talar, El Talar de Pacheco, Buenos Aires |
Won interim WBC female lightweight title |
| Win | 7-0 |  Vannessa Guimaraes |
TKO | 1 (10) | 2009-11-28 | Club Atletico Echagüe, Parana, Entre Rios, Argentina |
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| Win | 6-0 | Silvia Beatriz Lescano |
KO | 1 (8) | 2009-10-31 | Club Social y Deportivo Beccar, Beccar, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Win | 5-0 | Maria Eugenia Quiroga |
UD | 6 (6) | 2009-10-11 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
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| Win | 4-0 | Maria Elena Maderna |
UD | 8 (8) | 2009-09-26 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
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| Win | 3-0 | Paula Andrea Morales |
UD | 6 (6) | 2009-09-12 | Club Municipal, Nogoya, Entre Rios, Argentina |
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| Win | 2-0 | Marcela Fernanda Mamani |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2009-08-15 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
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| Win | 1-0 | Betiana Patricia Vinas |
UD | 4 (4) | 2009-07-25 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
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References
- ↑ "Great Women's Boxing: Ann Saccurato v. Erica Farias, WBC Lightweight Title Fight, 8/6/11 - Girlboxing". Girlboxing.
- ↑ "Delfine Persoon Wins by a Unanimous Decision over Farias". womenboxing.com.
- ↑ "Farias Back on Top: Women's Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up". theboxingtribune.com.
- ↑ "Svensson faces Farias for WBC Female World Light Welterweight Championship on May 2". Boxing News.
- ↑ "Anabella Farias defeats Klara Svensson". Boxing News 24.