Jessica Camara
Jessica Camara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1988 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Other names | The Cobra[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox[1] |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
Jessica Camara (born 18 April 1988)[3] is a Canadian professional boxer who currently holds the WBA female lightweight Gold title.
Professional career
[edit]Camara made her professional debut on 30 March 2017, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Heidy Martinez at the Montreal Casino in Canada.[4]
After compiling a record of 7–1, she faced Melissa St. Vil for the vacant WBO-NABO female lightweight title on 8 February 2021 at the Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. Camara lost via ten-round UD with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 and the third scoring it 97–93.[5]
After an eight-round UD victory against Heather Hardy in May 2021,[6] she faced reigning champion Kali Reis for the WBA, IBO, and vacant WBO female light welterweight titles on 19 November at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. In her first attempt at a world championship, Camara suffered the third defeat of her career, losing via ten-round split decision (SD) with one judge scoring the bout 96–94 in favour of Camara while the other two scored it 97–93 for Reis.[7]
Camara scored the biggest win of her career to date when she defeated the previously unbeaten former two-weight World champion Choi Hyun-mi to claim the vacant WBA female lightweight Gold title by split decision at Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea on 27 April 2024.[8] [9]
She is scheduled to challenge WBC women's lightweight interim world champion Caroline Dubois at Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England, on 11 January 2025.[10][11]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 17 fights | 13 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By decision | 10 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Win | 13–4 | Choi Hyun-mi | SD | 10 (10) | 27 Apr 2024 | Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea | Won the vacant WBA female Gold lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 12–4 | Estefania Orozco
Oliva |
TKO | 4 (6) | 10 Dec 2023 | Rebel Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Canada | |
| 15 | Win | 11–4 | Joana Chavarria
Lopez |
UD | 6 (6) | 22 Jul 2023 | Kent North Imperial Centre, Richibucto, Canada | |
| 14 | Loss | 10–4 | Karla Ramos Zamora | TKO | 4 (10) | 16 Mar 2023 | Place Bell, Laval, Canada | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Josefina Vega | KO | 1 (6) | 17 September 2022 | Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Simone Aparecida da
Silva |
KO | 2 (8) | 13 Aug 2022 | Bayou Event Center, Houston, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 8–3 | Kali Reis | SD | 10 | 19 Nov 2021 | SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | For WBA, IBO, and vacant WBO female light welterweight title |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Heather Hardy | UD | 8 | 14 May 2021 | Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Melissa St. Vil | UD | 10 | 8 Feb 2020 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | For vacant WBO-NABO female lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Beatriz Aguilar | UD | 6 | 19 Oct 2019 | Memorial Centre, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Dalila Velazquez | MD | 6 | 8 Jun 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Jenna Johlin | MD | 6 | 1 Nov 2018 | Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Natalie Brown | KO | 3 (6), 0:59 | 2 Jun 2018 | Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Guadalupe Ortiz | MD | 4 | 15 Feb 2018 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Giovanna Gonzalez | UD | 4 | 17 Dec 2017 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Erika Hernández | UD | 4 | 28 Oct 2017 | Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Heidy Martinez | UD | 4 | 30 Mar 2017 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "BoxRec: Jessica Camara". BoxRec. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Boxing record for Jessica Camara". BoxRec.
- ^ "Jessica Camara ("The Cobra") | Boxer Page". Tapology. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Jessica Camara vs. Heidy Martinez". BoxRec. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Split-T fighters go seven-for-seven on Saturday night in Indiana". World Boxing News. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ O'Hara, Ryan (15 May 2021). "Jessica Camara overcomes knockdown, defeats Heather Hardy by decision". The Ring. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (19 November 2021). "Kali Reis Beats Jessica Camara By Split Decision To Unify WBA, WBO, IBO Titles". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Camara is the new WBA Gold Champion". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Hyun Mi Choi vs Jessica Camara". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Lightweight Dubois to fight Camara in January". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Simpson and Dubois to defend titles in Sheffield on January 11 live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2024.