Cecilia Comunales (born 4 December 1988 in Paysandú, Uruguay) is a boxer. She has a professional record of 14-1 and was the WBA women's lightweight champion of the world.[1][2][3]
Cecilia Comunales | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1988 |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Other names | La Reina ("The Queen") |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
Early life
editAt age seven she won a beauty contest during the cosmopolitan city's annual "Beer Week", and has since been known as "La Reina", i.e. "The Queen". Initially inspired by the Clint Eastwood women's boxing movie "Million Dollar Baby", Comunales began her boxing training at age 16. She compiled a 14-4-2 record as an amateur, competing mostly in Argentina.Before taking up contact sports, Comunales had practiced skating and gymnastics. She has said that her mother did not want her to get into boxing after she saw "Million Dollar Baby", so she first told her that she was training in gymnastics.[4]
Professional career
editComunales made her professional debut on January 10, 2009 and quickly won her first 6 fights before losing in early 2010. Since that sole loss she has gone on to win her last 8 fights. On this run of wins she has picked up both the UBO and WBA lightweight titles. Apart from one fight in Panama in 2012 all of her fights have taken place in either Argentina or Uruguay.
She won the WBA's female world lightweight championship in 2012 by defeating the Dominican Republic's Maribel Santana by first-round technical knockout when the Caribbean boxer had to retire due to injury on May 30, 2012 in Panama City, Panama. She was welcomed by 22,000 fans, including Paysandu's mayor, upon returning with the world championship belt.[5]
Professional boxing record
edit| 15 fights | 14 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 14-1 |  Valeria Rodrigues dos Santos | TKO | 8 (10), 0:49 | 4 Jun 2016 |  Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo | For vacant WBA female lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13-1 |  Lina Tejada | UD | 10 | 8 Aug 2015 | Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo | For vacant WBC international female super lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12-1 |  Alicia Susana Alegre | TKO | 5 (6) | 19 Dec 2014 | Estadio Municipal, Canelones | |
| 12 | Win | 11-1 | Marisol Reyes | TKO | 1 (10), 1:48 | 20 Jul 2013 | Salon de Fiestas Egeo, Paysandu | Retained WBA female lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10-1 | Simone Aparecida Da Silva | UD | 10 | 3 Nov 2012 | Club La Unión, Colon | Retained UBO female lightweight title Retained WBA female lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9-1 | Maribel Santana | TKO | 1 (10) | 30 Mar 2012 | Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City | For vacant WBA female lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8-1 | Alicia Susana Alegre | UD | 10 | 19 Apr 2011 | Anfiteatro del Río Uruguay, Paysandu | Retained UBO female lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 7-1 | Halanna Dos Santos | KO | 6 (10), 1:20 | 9 Jan 2011 | Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este | For vacant UBO female lightweight title |
| 7 | Loss | 6-1 |  Victorina Britez | UD | 4 | 15 Feb 2010 | Club Los Titanes, La Tuna | |
| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Elizabethe Bastos | KO | 1 (4), 1:44 | 6 Nov 2009 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo | |
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Lorena Paola De Mello | TKO | 1 (4), 1:02 | 18 Jun 2009 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo | |
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Roxana Raquel Peralta | UD | 4 | 30 Apr 2009 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Roxana Raquel Peralta | UD | 4 | 3 Apr 2009 | Complejo Habitacional Paycap, Paysandu | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Silvia Beatriz Lescano | TKO | 1 (4), 1:33 | 23 Feb 2009 | Club Los Titanes, La Tuna | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Lorena Nancy Lopez | TKO | 1 (4), 1:34 | 10 Jan 2009 | Hotel Las Dunas, Punta del Este |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Boxrec.com page".
- ^ "WBA Women's Rankings" (PDF).
- ^ "Joshua vs Klitschko: Katie Taylor in world title eliminator on Wembley undercards". Sky Sports. April 19, 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Women's Boxing Archive Network". womenboxing.com.
- ^ https://www.proboxing-fans.com/womens-champ-cecilia-comunales-greeted-by-22000-fans-in-uruguay_040312/
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