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Beatriz Ferreira

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Beatriz Ferreira
Ferreira at the 2023 Pan American Games
Born
Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira

(1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 31)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Other namesThe Beast
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights5
Wins5
Wins by KO2
Medal record
Women's Amateur boxing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Lightweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ulan-Ude Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Lightweight
Silver medal – second place 2022 Istanbul Lightweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Lightweight
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Lightweight
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow Lightweight

Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira ([beaˈtɾis feˈʁe(j)ɾɐ]; born 9 December 1992) is a Brazilian professional boxer,[1] who has held IBF lightweight title since April 2024.[2]

She won the gold medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships,[3] and the 2021 Moscow Military World Games in the up to 60 kg category.

She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[4] winning the silver medal in the women's lightweight event, the best performance by a Brazilian female boxer.[5]

Ferreira won the vacant IBF female lightweight title with a technical knockout win over Yanina del Carmen Lescano on 27 April 2024.[6]

She is the eldest of three daughters by a fellow boxer, Raimundo Ferreira, known as "Sergipe" and twice Brazilian champion and three times champion of their home state of Bahia. A fan of boxing from childhood, by the age of 15 she was already teaching the fight. As part of the Olympic Experience (Vivência Olímpica in Portuguese) program, Beatriz was the sparring of eventual medalist Adriana Araújo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[7]

Medals and awards

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National

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  • 2x Open Games of the Interior (2014 and 2015)
  • 2x Paulista Champion (2016 and 2018)
  • 4x Brazilian Champion (2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022)

International

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  • 2x Gold — World Championship (2019 and 2023)
  • 1x Silver — World Championship (2022)
  • 1x Silver — Olympic Games (2020)
  • 3x Gold — Strandja Tournament (2019, 2021 and 2023)
  • 2x Gold — Belgrade Winner Tournament (2017 and 2018)
  • 1x Gold — Continental Elite Women (2017)
  • 1x Gold — XI South American Games (2018)
  • 1x Gold — Continental Elite Women (2018)
  • 1x Gold — Balkan Tournament (2018)
  • 1x Gold — Feliks Stamm Tournament (2019)
  • 1x Gold — Grand Prix Ustí Nad Laben (2019)
  • 1x Gold — Pan American Games (2019)
  • 1x Gold — Selesian Tournament (2019)
  • 1x Gold — Balkan Tournament (2020)
  • 1x Gold — Cologne Worldcup (2021)
  • 1x Gold — Military World Championship (2021)
  • 1x Gold — Bosckai Tournament (2022)
  • 1x Gold — Continental AMBC Elite (2022)
  • 1x Gold — Grand Prix-Brazil (2022)
  • 1x Silver — Elimination Pan American Games (2019)
  • 1x Silver — 69th Strandja Tournament (2018)
  • 1x Silver — Feliks Stamm Tournament (2018)
  • 1x Bronze — Magomed-Salam Mackhachkala Tournament (2017)

Individual awards

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  • 2x Best Athlete in Brazil (2019 and 2023)
  • Best athlete in the world by Aiba (2019)
  • 3x Best Boxing Athlete by COB (2017, 2018 and 2019)

Professional career

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IBF lightweight champion

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On April 27, 2024 at Exhibition Centre Liverpool in Liverpool, England, Ferreira defeated Yanina del Carmen Lescano via sixth-round technical decision to become a new IBF lightweight champion.[8]

Ferreira is scheduled to make the first defense of her IBF lightweight title against Licia Boudersa in Monte-Carlo, Monaco on December 14, 2024.[9]

Professional boxing record

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5 fights 5 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
5 Win 5–0 Yanina del Carmen Lescano TD 6 (10) 27 April 2024 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England, U.K. Won the vacant IBF female lightweight title
4 Win 4–0 Destiny Jones KO 8 (8) 9 Dec 2023 Chase Center, San Francisco, California, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Karla Ramos Zamora PTS 8 1 Jul 2023 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England, U.K.
2 Win 2–0 Carisse Brown TKO 2 (6) 3 Dec 2022 Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Taynna Cardoso UD 4 12 Nov 2022 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beatriz Ferreira.

References

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  1. ^ "BRAZIL BOXING AT 2020 OLYMPICS BY COB".
  2. ^ Dixon, Tris (27 April 2024). "Beatriz The 'Beast' Wins IBF Crown With A Beatdown Of Bloody Lescano". BoxingScene.com.
  3. ^ 2019 World Championships results
  4. ^ Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. ^ "Boxing FERREIRA Beatriz". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  6. ^ "Beatriz The 'Beast' Wins IBF Crown With A Beatdown Of Bloody Lescano". Boxing Scene. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  7. ^ "Beatriz Ferreira: Biografia, cartel e títulos no boxe". 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (28 April 2024). "Beatriz Ferreira lands title by technical decision against Yanina del Carmen Lescano". FIGHTMAG.
  9. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (27 October 2024). "Beatriz Ferreira vs Licia Boudersa tops Akhmadaliev-Espinoza undercard". FIGHTMAG.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Katie Taylor 		IBF female
lightweight champion
April 27, 2024 – present 		Incumbent
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