Yulihan Luna
Yulihan Luna | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yulihan Alejandra Luna Ávila 21 February 1994 Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| Other names | La Cobrita |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Yulihan Alejandra Luna Ávila (born 21 February 1994) is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female bantamweight title and the IBF female junior featherweight title.
Professional career
Luna made her professional debut on 28 October 2011, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Sandra Paulido at the Gimnasio Hermanos Rojas in Gómez Palacio, Mexico.[2] She suffered the first defeat of her career in her next fight, losing by UD over four rounds against Araceli Palacios in May 2012.[3] After a nine-fight winning streak, she challenged Jéssica Gónzalez for the WBC female interim bantamweight title[4] on 28 June 2014, at the Centro de Espectaculos in Epazoyucan, Mexico. Luna suffered her second defeat, losing by ten-round UD.[5] Following a UD victory against Samantha Estrada in August,[6] Luna faced former WBA female interim super flyweight champion Carolina Marcela Gutiérrez for the vacant IBF female junior featherweight title on 15 November at the Quorum Hotel in Córdoba, Argentina. All three judges scored the bout 99–91 in favour of Luna, awarding her the IBF title via UD.[7] In her next fight she faced IFBA junior featherweight champion Maureen Shea on 29 August 2015, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Luna used her height advantage and elected to fight at a distance, using movement and picking her moments to engage while Shea was the aggressor, pressing the action to fight on the inside. After the ten rounds were complete, one judge scored the bout 97–93 in favour of Luna, the second judge scored it 98–92 to Shea, while the third scored it even at 95–95 to see both boxers retain their titles through a split draw.[8] She spent two years away from boxing after giving birth,[9] making her return in September 2017 with an eight-round UD victory against Katia De La Parra.[10] Luna followed up with three more wins before suffering her third defeat, losing via UD in a non-title bout against reigning WBC female super flyweight champion Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán in November 2018.[11] She scored three more wins before facing WBC female bantamweight champion Mariana Juárez on 31 October 2020, at the Grand Oasis Arena in Cancún, Mexico. After a one-sided fight in which Juárez took punishment throughout, two judges scored the bout 100–90 and the third scored it 99–91, all in favour of Luna, awarding her the WBC title via UD to become a two-weight world champion.[12] Juárez caused controversy after the final bell rang; walking across the ring to shout at Luna, accusing her of cheating. Juárez also interrupted Luna's post-fight interview to make her accusations known, saying, "I've been in this sport for 21 years, There's something in those gloves and they know it. The WBC will look into it." Luna responded by saying, "The gloves and hand wraps are [at ringside]. We are athletes. We know how to win. We know how to lose. She was saying that the laces were higher than normal, as if that's the part of the glove I hit her with. We won because of the hard work we did. If she wants a rematch, I'll give it to her. We're not afraid. They can inspect the gloves all they want." Luna's hand wraps and gloves were examined by representatives of the WBC and determined to be legal before the result was announced.[13]
Professional boxing record
| 30 fights | 25 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 21 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Loss | 24–4–1 | Denmark Dina Thorslund | UD | 10 | 1 Sep 2023 | Denmark Graakjaer Arena, Holstebro, Denmark | Lost WBC female bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Mexico Vanesa Lorena Taborda | UD | 10 | 17 Mar 2023 | Mexico Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Mexico Jessica Gonzalez | UD | 10 | 17 Jun 2022 | Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Mexico | Retained WBC female bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Mexico Mayeli Flores | UD | 10 | 2 Apr 2022 | Mexico Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, Puebla, Mexico | Retained WBC female bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Mexico Karla Valenzuela Garcia | TKO | 8 | 10 Sep 2021 | Mexico Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Mexico Barbara Martinez Munoz | UD | 4 (8) | 30 Apr 2021 | Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Mexico Mariana Juárez | UD | 10 | 31 Oct 2020 | Mexico Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico | Won WBC female bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Mexico Kathia Rodriguez | RTD | 6 (8), 2:00 | 25 Sep 2020 | Mexico Palenque de Gómez Palacio, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | Mexico Judith Rodríguez | UD | 8 | 12 Jul 2019 | Mexico Unidad Deportiva "Luis Camarena", Ocoyoacac, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | Mexico Maria Esperanza Resendiz | UD | 8 | 4 May 2019 | Mexico Auditorio Deportiva, Lerdo, Mexico | |
| 20 | Loss | 16–3–1 | Mexico Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán | UD | 10 | 24 Nov 2018 | Mexico Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Mexico Arely Valente | SD | 6 | 4 Aug 2018 | Mexico Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Mexico Kandy Sandoval | SD | 10 | 19 May 2018 | Mexico Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Mexico Aholibama Álvarez | TKO | 2 (6) | 7 Apr 2018 | Mexico Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Mexico Katia De La Parra | UD | 8 | 22 Sep 2017 | Mexico Gimnasio Unidad Deportivo, Torreón, Mexico | |
| 15 | Draw | 12–2–1 | United States Maureen Shea | SD | 10 | 29 Aug 2015 | United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Retained IBF female junior featherweight title; For IFBA junior featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Argentina Carolina Gutiérrez | UD | 10 | 15 Nov 2014 | Argentina Quorum Hotel, Córdoba, Argentina | Won vacant IBF female junior featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Mexico Samantha Estrada | UD | 4 | 20 Aug 2014 | Mexico Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Mexico Jéssica Gónzalez | UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2014 | Mexico Centro de Espectaculos, Epazoyucan, Mexico | For WBC female interim bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Mexico Teresa Cuevas | TKO | 1 (6), 0:28 | 15 Mar 2014 | Mexico Poliforum, Camargo, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Mexico Araceli Palacios | SD | 6 | 5 Dec 2013 | Mexico Gimnasio Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Mexico Ivett Valenzuela | UD | 4 | 23 Aug 2013 | Mexico Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Mexico Margarita Morales | SD | 4 | 18 May 2013 | Mexico Chihuahua University, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Mexico Estefania Talamantes | UD | 6 | 1 Mar 2013 | Mexico Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Mexico Estefania Talamantes | UD | 4 | 12 Jan 2013 | Mexico Gimnasio Municipal, Delicias, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Mexico Margarita Sanauda | UD | 4 | 17 Nov 2012 | Mexico Gimnasio Municipal, Parral, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Mexico Lesly Morales | SD | 4 | 20 Oct 2012 | Mexico Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, Chihuahua City, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Mexico Jennifer Gutierrez | SD | 4 | 15 Jun 2013 | Mexico Arena Vicente Mijares, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Mexico Araceli Palacios | UD | 4 | 4 May 2012 | Mexico Auditorio del Pueblo, Victoria de Durango, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mexico Sandra Pulido | UD | 4 | 28 Oct 2011 | Mexico Gimnasio Hermanos Rojas, Gómez Palacio, Mexico |
References
- ↑ "Boxing record for Yulihan Luna". BoxRec.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Sandra Paulido". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Araceli Palacios". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ Vázquez Frayre, Humberto (5 June 2014). "Contenderá la 'Rusita' Rivas en la Bella Airosa". El Siglo de Torreón (in español). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Jéssica Gónzalez". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Samantha Estrada". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Yulihan Luna, reina de la FIB – ESTO". www.esto.com.mx (in español). 17 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ Fischer, Doug (29 August 2015). "Maureen Shea, Yulihan Luna battle to draw on Molsey-Mayorga undercard". The Ring. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Ex campeona mundial duranguense Yulihan Luna se presenta en Guadalajara". www.20minutos.com.mx (in español). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Katia De La Parra". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Yulihan Luna Busts Up Mariana Juarez To Capture WBC Title". BoxingScene.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ Salazar, Francisco (2 November 2020). "Mariana Juarez falsely accuses Yulihan Luna of glove tampering following WBC 118-pound title defeat". The Ring. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
External links
- Boxing record for Yulihan Luna from BoxRec (registration required)