Érica Farías
Erica Anabella Farias (born 13 July 1984), known as "La Pantera", is an Argentine professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female lightweight title from 2011 to 2014 and the WBC female super lightweight title from 2014 to 2018. She also challenged once for the undisputed welterweight championship in 2017.[1] As an amateur, she won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships.[2] As of November 2019, she is ranked as the world’s third best active female super lightweight by BoxRec.[3]
| Erica Farias | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Erica Anabella Farias |
| Nickname(s) | La Pantera |
| Weight(s) | |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Born | 13 July 1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Women's Boxing | ||
| World Amateur Boxing Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 New Delhi | Lightweight |
Amateur career
Farias made her competitive debut as an amateur on 10 December 2005, against Carolina Lopez. She won a gold medal at the 2006 Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and silver at the 2006 World Championships in New Delhi, India, losing to Katie Taylor of Ireland in the final, both in the lightweight division.[4]
Professional career
Farias made her professional debut on 25 July 2009, at Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires. She won a four-round unanimous decision over Betiana Patricia Viñas. Farias won her fight against Ann Saccurato in 2011, after it was stopped in the eighth round due to an accidental clash of heads.[5]
On 4 April 2014, Farias made the tenth defense of her WBC lightweight title against Delfine Persoon. She lost in a ten-round unanimous decision.[6]
Farias won her second world title, WBC super lightweight, on 15 November 2014, defeating Alejandra Oliveras by split decision.[7] On 2 May 2015, she made the first defense of her title against Klara Svensson.[8] She won by unanimous decision.[9]
On 9 June 2017, Farias challenged undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus, but lost by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
| 30 fights | 26 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 16 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Loss | 26–4 |  |
MD | 10 | 12 Oct 2019 | |
For WBA, and WBC super lightweight titles |
| 29 | Loss | 26-3 | |
UD | 10 | 6 Oct 2018 | |
Lost WBC female super lightweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26-2 | |
UD | 10 | 19 May 2018 | |
Retained WBC female super lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25-2 | |
UD | 10 | 29 Dec 2017 | |
|
| 24 | Loss | 24-2 |  |
UD | 10 | 9 Jun 2017 | |
For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 24-1 | |
UD | 10 | 19 Nov 2016 | |
Retained WBC female super lightweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23-1 | |
UD | 10 | 30 Jul 2016 | |
Retained WBC female super lightweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22-1 |  |
UD | 10 | 2 May 2015 |  |
Retained WBC female super lightweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21-1 | |
SD | 10 | 15 Nov 2014 |  |
Won WBC female super lightweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20-1 | |
TKO | 3 (6) | 23 Aug 2014 | |
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| 20 | Loss | 19-1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
UD | 10 | 20 Apr 2014 | |
Lost WBC female lightweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19-0 | |
UD | 10 | 1 Mar 2014 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18-0 | |
UD | 10 | 4 Oct 2013 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17-0 |  |
UD | 10 | 15 Jun 2013 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16-0 |  |
KO | 3 (10) | 9 Mar 2013 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15-0 | |
UD | 10 | 17 Nov 2012 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14-0 |  |
TKO | 1 (10) | 16 Jun 2012 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13-0 | |
RTD | 6 (10) | 25 Feb 2012 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12-0 |  |
UD | 10 | 16 Dec 2011 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11-0 | |
TD | 8 (10) | 6 Aug 2011 | |
Retained WBC female lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | |
RTD | 6 (10) | 25 Feb 2011 | |
Retained WBC interim female lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9-0 | |
TKO | 2 (10) | 17 Sep 2010 | |
Retained WBC interim female lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8-0 | |
KO | 8 (10) | 8 May 2010 | |
Won WBC interim female lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7-0 |  |
TKO | 1 (10) | 28 Nov 2009 | |
|
| 6 | Win | 6-0 | |
KO | 1 (8) | 31 Oct 2009 | |
|
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | |
UD | 6 | 11 Oct 2009 | |
|
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | |
UD | 8 | 26 Sep 2009 | |
|
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | |
UD | 6 | 12 Sep 2009 | |
|
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | |
TKO | 1 (4) | 15 Aug 2009 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1-0 | |
UD | 4 | 25 Jul 2009 | |
References
- "BoxRec: Erica Anabella Farias". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Erica Anabella Farias - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Erica Anabella Farias - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Great Women's Boxing: Ann Saccurato v. Erica Farias, WBC Lightweight Title Fight, 8/6/11 - Girlboxing". Girlboxing.
- "Delfine Persoon Wins by a Unanimous Decision over Farias". womenboxing.com.
- "Farias Back on Top: Women's Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up". theboxingtribune.com.
- "Svensson faces Farias for WBC Female World Light Welterweight Championship on May 2". Boxing News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- "Anabella Farias defeats Klara Svensson". Boxing News 24.