Ibeth Zamora: record, next fight and profile →
Jaime Munguia’s new fight date and opponent now comes complete with a confirmed supporting cast. Seven fights will grace the undercard of the April 23 show at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Headlining the event live on DAZN, Tijuana’s Munguia faces unbeaten D’Mitrius Ballard (20-0-1, 13KOs), who replaces an injured Maciej Sulecki in the scheduled 12-round middleweight affair.
World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight world champion Ibeth Zamora will make the third defense of her crown against Olympian Marlen Esparza, at a location to be determined in the United States. 'La Guerrera Otomi ' (32-6, 12 KO's) will make her first presentation in the country, where she intends to demonstrate the power of her fists that have led her to be world champion in three divisions: strawweight, junior flyweight and flyweight.
It was another fantastic performance from Ibeth Zamora as she retained her WBC flyweight world title against Gabriela Sanchez on Saturday. Zamora (32-6, 12 KOs) was in fine form against Sanchez (7-4), dominating the majority of the fight on her way to a superb unanimous decision victory.
Over the weekend at the Arena Oasis in Cancun, Quintana Roo. – Showing great determination and boxing skills, the fighter from Gómez Palacio, Yulihan ‘Cobrita’ Luna, jabbed effectively and flowed up with hard combos, to seize the WBC bantamweight title from Mariana Juarez.
At the Teatro Moliere in Mexico City, a big upset took place when former world champion Julio Ceja was knocked out by Venezuelan underdog Franklin Manzanilla, who broke Ceja's nose in the second round and forced him not to come out for the fifth round.
Light flyweight Ibeth Zamora was 18 years old when she made her pro debut. Based on the success she has had in the ring over the last couple of years, Zamora herself may be impressed at her accomplishments. Having faced top opposition early on in her career, including the likes of Esmeralda Moreno and Yesica Bopp, Zamora sits at or near the top of the 108-pound division.