María Jesús Rosa (boxer)
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María Jesús Rosa | |
|---|---|
| Born | María Jesús Rosa Reina 20 June 1974 |
| Died | 18 December 2018 (aged 44) Madrid |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
María Jesús Rosa Reina (20 June 1974 – 18 December 2018) was a Spanish boxer, WIBF and four-time European flyweight champion.[1]
Biography
[edit]Rosa Reina was trained by José Chumilla.[2] Her first professional fight was in 1999 against the Spanish champion Esther Paez.
On 5 March 2002, after knocking out Viktoria Varga, she became the European flyweight champion[3] and she defended her European title three times that year. She fought with big boxers like the American Terri Moss,[4] against whom she won the vacant WIBF World Light Flyweight championship on 6 November 2003 in Madrid, or the WIBF World Flyweight champion, the German Regina Halmich.[5]
In 2005, Rosa Reina retired after being defeated in a world title fight by WIBF World Flyweight champion Regina Halmich on 10 November 2005, who won by the 12-round decision of the judges.[6][7]
Her final record was nineteen matches won, four by knockout, with one loss and no draws.[8]
Rosa Reina died on 18 December 2018 as a result of cancer.[9] She was 44.
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 20 fights | 19 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 15 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lost | 19–1 |  Regina Halmich
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SD | 10 | 10 Sep 2005 | Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany | for IBF flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  Valentina Kliyubar
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TD | 6 | 15 Apr 2005 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Lucie Sovijusova
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TKO | ? (6) | 29 Oct 2004 | Palacio de Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Terri Moss
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UD | 10 | 6 Nov 2004 | Alcobendas, Spain | Won IBF World light flyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Veda Spivak
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TKO | ? (6) | 7 Jun 2003 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Viktoria Varga
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TKO | 7 (10) | 12 Dec 2002 | Real Madrid Sport Hall, Madrid, Spain | Retained IBF European flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Nina Abrosova
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UD | 10 | 3 Oct 2002 | Polideportivo Magarinos, Madrid, Spain | Retained IBF European flyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Sonia Pereira
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UD | 10 | 23 May 2002 | Polideportivo Magarinos, Madrid, Spain | Retained IBF European flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Viktoria Varga
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TKO | 6 (10) | 5 Mar 2002 | Polideportivo Magarinos, Madrid, Spain | Won IBF European flyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Nina Abrosova
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PTS | 6 | 20 Oct 2001 | Polideportivo Sage 2000, Madrid, Spain | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mariann Pampuk
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PTS | 6 | 28 Jul 2001 | Las Mesas, Spain | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Timea Dencsi
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PTS | 4 | 12 May 2001 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Szilvia Porteleki
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PTS | 4 | 10 Feb 2001 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Nina Abrosova
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PTS | 4 | 1 Dec 2000 | Azpeitia, Spain | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Marta Mayral
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PTS | 4 | 17 Nov 2000 | Valencia, Spain | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Mariann Pampuk
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PTS | 6 | 28 Jul 2000 | Cuenca, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mariann Pampuk
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PTS | 4 | 12 May 2000 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Estibaliz Cano
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UD | 4 | 20 Feb 2000 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Elena Alonso
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UD | 4 | 17 Oct 1999 | Seville, Spain | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Esther Paez
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UD | 4 | 18 Jun 1999 | Seville, Spain | Won Spanish flyweight title |
References
[edit]- ^ Campeones de Europa Feboxeo.com (in Spanish)
- ^ María Jesús Rosa da positivo por cannabis en el Europeo Diariodeleon.es (in Spanish)
- ^ España ya tiene una campeona As.com (in Spanish)
- ^ María Jesús no tuvo rival en el título minimosca Elmundo.es (in Spanish)
- ^ María Jesús Rosa ya es campeona mundial As.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Muere María Jesús Rosa a los 44 años víctima de un cáncer Marca.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Muere a los 44 años María Jesús Rosa, primera española campeona del mundo de boxeo Elmundo.es (in Spanish)
- ^ "BoxRec". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Fallece María Jesús Rosa, primera española campeona del mundo de boxeo, a los 44 años, Elpais.com (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for María Jesús Rosa from BoxRec (registration required)
- Round by Round Report: Halmich vs. Rosa