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23-year-old World Boxing
Federation (WBF) Women’s
Flyweight World Champion Irma
“La Guerita” Sanchez is set to
make the first defense of her
crown on October 8 at Los Cabos,
Baja California Sur in her
native Mexico.
Sanchez, 20-5-1 (6), will take
on compatriot Susana Cruz Perez,
5-2 (2), on a show promoted by
Hector Garcia and his HG Boxing.
The fight will be televised by
Mexico Televisa.
“La Guerita” won the WBF World
title this past July in her
hometown of Guadalajara by
stopping Panamanian Carlota
Santos in seven rounds.
She will now be returning to the
city where she has fought once
previously, defending a minor
championship against Thailand’s
Kanittha Kokietgym last year.
“I was actually hoping to make
my first defense in Guadalajara,
but as World Champion you have
to be ready to fight anywhere
and I hope we will get a lot of
support in Los Cabos”, said
Sanchez, who is confident she
will beat Perez convincingly:
“I am concentrating on my
preparations, and with that I am
sure I will get a good result. I
always work hard, and never
think about losing. I know there
are no easy opponents, but I
feel great physically and
mentally”.
Despite a relatively short
confirmed fight-record, Susana
Cruz Perez already has two title
fights under her belt. Last year
she lost a split decision to
current IBF World Champion
Jessica Chavez for the NABF
championship, and in June she
came up short against former WBA
World Champion Ibeth Zamora
Silva.
Last time out Perez beat Laura
Sanchez on points, and she will
be fighting hard to win her
first world title in her third
crack at a world-class fellow
Mexican. Will Irma Sanchez be
able to emulate what Chavez and
Silva did, or will Perez finally
get her hands raised in victory
and become a champion? October 8
will provide the answer… |
