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Yulihan Luna
Born
Yulihan Alejandra Luna Ávila

(1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Other namesLa Cobrita
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights30
Wins25
Wins by KO4
Losses4
Draws1

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Yulihan Luna". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Sandra Paulido". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Araceli Palacios". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ Vázquez Frayre, Humberto (5 June 2014). "Contenderá la 'Rusita' Rivas en la Bella Airosa". El Siglo de Torreón (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Jéssica Gónzalez". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Samantha Estrada". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Yulihan Luna, reina de la FIB – ESTO". www.esto.com.mx (in Spanish). 17 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. ^ Fischer, Doug (29 August 2015). "Maureen Shea, Yulihan Luna battle to draw on Molsey-Mayorga undercard". The Ring. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Ex campeona mundial duranguense Yulihan Luna se presenta en Guadalajara". www.20minutos.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  10. ^ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Katia De La Parra". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. ^ "BoxRec: Yulihan Luna vs. Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Yulihan Luna Busts Up Mariana Juarez To Capture WBC Title". BoxingScene.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Katy Wilson Castillo 		IBF female junior featherweight champion
15 November 2014 – 2016 		Vacant
Title next held by
Marcela Acuña
Preceded by WBC female bantamweight champion
31 October 2020 – present 		Incumbent
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