Marlen Esparza Record
| Total Fights | 14 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 13 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 4 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 3 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
| KO Wins | 1 |
| KO Losses | 0 |
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What is Marlen Esparza's boxing record?
Six years and three months into her professional boxing career, Marlen Esparza has fought 14 times with 13 wins and a single loss.
Esparza's boxing record is currently 13-1, which includes four flyweight world-title wins and three successful title defense fights. She has a 7.1% knockouts-to-fights ratio with one of her total 14 fights being knockout wins. The only loss in Esparza's career is a 9 round technical decision loss to Seniesa Estrada.
Her last fight was a 10-round majority decision victory over Gabriela Celeste Alaniz on July 8, 2023. Esparza won the flyweight WBO title and defended the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles in this fight.
Some of Esparza's best fights and notable victories include wins over Naoko Fujioka, Gabriela Celeste Alaniz, Eva Guzman, Ibeth Zamora Silva, Sonia Osorio, Laetizia Campana, and Shelly Barnett.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Jul 8, 2023 | 33 | Gabriela Celeste Alaniz | Win * | MD |
| 13 | Aug 6, 2022 | 33 | Eva Guzman | Win * | UD |
| 12 | Apr 9, 2022 | 32 | Naoko Fujioka | Win * | UD |
| 11 | Jun 19, 2021 | 31 | Ibeth Zamora Silva | Win * | UD |
| 10 | Mar 5, 2021 | 31 | Shelly Barnett | Win | UD |
| 9 | Oct 30, 2020 | 31 | Sulem Urbina | Win | UD |
| 8 | Nov 2, 2019 | 30 | Seniesa Estrada | Loss | TD |
| 7 | Jul 18, 2019 | 29 | Sonia Osorio | Win | UD |
| 6 | Apr 25, 2019 | 29 | Jhosep Vizcaíno | Win | UD |
| 5 | Apr 6, 2018 | 28 | Laetizia Campana | Win | TKO3 |
| 4 | Dec 14, 2017 | 28 | Karla Valenzuela | Win | UD |
| 3 | Sep 16, 2017 | 28 | Aracely Palacios | Win | UD |
| 2 | May 6, 2017 | 27 | Samantha Salazar | Win | UD |
| 1 | Mar 23, 2017 | 27 | Rachel Sazoff | Win | UD |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Marlen Esparza is a 34-year old American professional boxer. She was born in Houston, Texas, U.S. on July 29, 1989. She is a former flyweight world champion.
Esparza made her professional boxing debut against Rachel Sazoff at the age of 27 on March 23, 2017, defeating Sazoff via 4 round unanimous decision. She went on to win 6 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 1 wins via stoppage.
She had her first world title fight at the age of 31 on June 19, 2021 after 10 professional fights, against Ibeth Zamora Silva for the flyweight WBC title. She defeated Silva via 10 round unanimous decision to become the flyweight champion of the world.
Marlen Esparza is a two-time unified flyweight world champion, and has won four world titles at flyweight. For all the details about Esparza's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Esparza has had just a single loss in her professional boxing career so far.
Her most recent fight was a flyweight title unification bout against Gabriela Celeste Alaniz on July 8, 2023. Esparza won the fight via 10 round majority decision — defending her WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles and winning the WBO title. It's been 9 months and 12 days since this fight.
Championships
Esparza has had a total of four world-title fights till today, which includes winning four world titles and three successful title defenses. She won all four of these fights.
Title Wins
Marlen Esparza has fought for flyweight world titles in three fights and won all three of them. Till today, she has won four flyweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2023^ | Gabriela Celeste Alaniz | Flyweight | WBO | MD |
| Apr 9, 2022^ | Naoko Fujioka | Flyweight | WBA, The Ring | UD |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Ibeth Zamora Silva | Flyweight | WBC | UD |
Title Defenses
Marlen Esparza has had three flyweight world-title defense fights.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2023^ | Gabriela Celeste Alaniz | Flyweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | MD |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Eva Guzman | Flyweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
| Apr 9, 2022^ | Naoko Fujioka | Flyweight | WBC | UD |
Highlights
Esparza has fought a total of 14 times till today, which includes 4 world-title fights at the flyweight division. These three fights are the highlight of her career.
June 19, 2021: Esparza wins her first world title by defeating Ibeth Zamora Silva via 10 round unanimous decision. She is now the WBC flyweight world champion.
April 9, 2022: Esparza becomes a unified flyweight world champion by beating Naoko Fujioka via 10 round unanimous decision. She now holds the WBC, WBA, and The Ring flyweight world-champion belts.
July 8, 2023: Esparza becomes a unified flyweight world champion by beating Gabriela Celeste Alaniz via 10 round majority decision. She now holds the WBA, WBC, The Ring, and WBO flyweight world-champion belts.
FAQs
How many KOs does Marlen Esparza have on her record?
Esparza has just had a single KO win so far.
What was Marlen Esparza's first world title win?
Esparza's first world-title win was the WBC belt at flyweight. She defeated Ibeth Zamora Silva via 10 round unanimous decision to win the title.
How many world titles did Marlen Esparza win?
As of April 2024, Esparza has won four world titles at flyweight.
How many title defenses did Marlen Esparza make?
Esparza has had 3 successful title defense fights so far.