Anabel Ortiz Morales (born 5 July 1986) is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a two-time mini flyweight world champion, having held the WBA title since 2013 and previously the WBC title from 2009 to 2011. She also challenged once for the unified WBA, and WBO light flyweight titles in 2012. As of May 2020, she is ranked as the world's fifth best active female minimumweight by BoxRec.[2]

Anabel Ortiz
Born
Anabel Ortiz Morales

(1986-07-05) 5 July 1986 (age 38)
Tepic, Mexico
Other namesAvispa
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Reach62+12 in (159 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights40
Wins34
Wins by KO4
Losses6

Professional boxing career

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Ortiz won the WBC female mini flyweight title in November 2009 with a unanimous decision (96–94, 96–94, 97–93) defeat of Caroline Moreno[3] and defended it against Nanako Kikuchi in September 2010[4] before losing the title to Naoko Fujioka in May 2011. Ortiz was knocked down twice by Fujioka during the match, and lost by TKO.[5] She fought Yésica Bopp for the WBA and WBO light flyweight titles in May 2012, but was unsuccessful.[4]

A split decision victory over Etsuko Tada in July 2013 saw Ortiz gain the WBA female mini flyweight title. She retained the title in matches against Hye Soo Park in November 2013, Neisi Torres in July 2014, and Tada in November 2014.[4] 2015 saw Ortiz keep hold of the title against Nana Yoshikawa in April (unanimous decision) and again against Sandra Robles in September (six round technical decision).[6] She also beat Suri Tapia in November.[4]

Ortiz continued her winning streak into 2016 with further successful defences against Katia Gutiérrez in April, Jolene Blackshear in June and Debora Rengifo in October. She remained undefeated into 2020, seeing off title challenges from Nancy Franco in 2017, from Yenifer Leon in 2018, and Maria Milano in 2019. All of her wins from 2016 to 2019 were by unanimous decision except against Blackshear, which was a win by TKO.[4] A non-title defeat of Brenda Ramos in January 2020 was Ortiz's 14th consecutive victory, and bought her record to 24–3 including four knockouts.[7]

Her boxing nickname is Avispa.[4] She has two daughters.[8]

Professional boxing record

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40 fights 34 wins 6 losses
By knockout 4 1
By decision 30 5
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Win 34–6 Monserrat Alarcón UD 10 31 Aug 2024 Foro Oceanía Show Center, Mexico City, Mexico
39 Loss 33–6 Yokasta Valle UD 10 4 Nov 2023 Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica For IBF and WBO female mini flyweight titles
38 Win 33–5 Maria Micheo Santizo UD 8 20 Oct 2022 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
37 Win 32–5 Cindy Chavez UD 8 10 Sep 2022 Arena Neza, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
36 Loss 31–5 Marlen Esparza UD 10 18 Dec 2021 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. For WBC female flyweight title
35 Loss 31–4 Seniesa Estrada UD 10 20 Mar 2021 Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Lost WBA female mini flyweight title
34 Win 31–3 Heidy Cruz UD 6 7 Mar 2020 Gimnasio Nuevo, Parral, Mexico
33 Win 30–3 Maria Milano UD 10 31 Aug 2019 Arena La Paz, La Paz, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
32 Win 29–3 Barbara Munoz UD 8 18 May 2019 Deportivo del Sindicato del Metro, Mexico City, Mexico
31 Win 28–3 Yenifer León UD 10 18 Aug 2018 Club Britania, Chihuahua City, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
30 Win 27–3 Debora Rengifo UD 10 24 Mar 2018 Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
29 Win 26–3 Esmerelda Torres Ramirez UD 10 25 Nov 2017 Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
28 Win 25–3 Nancy Franco UD 10 29 Jul 2017 Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
27 Win 24–3 Brenda Ramos UD 10 21 Jan 2017 Deportivo Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Mexico
26 Win 23–3 Debora Rengifo UD 10 15 Oct 2016 Deportivo G2, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
25 Win 22–3 Kareli Lopez UD 8 16 Jul 2016 Polideportivo Soraya Jimenez, La Paz, Mexico
24 Win 21–3 Jolene Blackshear TKO 8 (10) 18 Jun 2016 Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
23 Win 20–3 Katia Gutiérrez UD 10 30 Apr 2016 Malecon Turistico, Guaymas, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
22 Win 19–3 Suri Tapia UD 10 28 Nov 2015 Arena Tequisquiapan, Tequisquiapan, Mexico
21 Win 18–3 Sandra Robles TD 6 (10) 5 Sep 2015 Gran Teatro Moliere, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
20 Win 17–3 Nana Nogami UD 10 29 Apr 2015 Sangyo Shinko Center, Sakai, Japan Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
19 Win 16–3 Etsuko Tada SD 10 8 Nov 2014 Auditorio General Arteaga, Querétaro, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
18 Win 15–3 Neisi Torres TKO 3 (10), 1:56 26 Jul 2014 Centro de Espectaculos, Epazoyucan, Mexico Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
17 Win 14–3 Ivoon Rosas Merino UD 10 12 Apr 2014 Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Mexico
16 Win 13–3 Park Hye-soo UD 10 19 Nov 2013 Grand Hotel, Jeju City, South Korea Retained WBA female mini flyweight title
15 Win 12–3 Etsuko Tada SD 10 23 Jul 2013 Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan Won WBA female mini flyweight title
14 Win 11–3 Lorena Arias UD 8 25 Aug 2012 Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico
13 Loss 10–3 Yésica Bopp UD 10 24 May 2012 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina For WBA and WBO female light flyweight titles
12 Win 10–2 Susana Cruz Perez TKO 5 (10) 21 Apr 2012 Unidad Deportiva Centenario, Morelia, Mexico Retained WBC Silver female mini flyweight title
11 Win 9–2 Ivoon Rosas Merino UD 10 14 Oct 2011 Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico Won vacant WBC Silver female mini flyweight title
10 Loss 8–2 Naoko Fujioka RTD 8 (10), 2:00 8 May 2011 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBC female mini flyweight title
9 Win 8–1 Nanako Kikuchi UD 10 13 Sep 2010 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC female mini flyweight title
8 Win 7–1 Yesenia Martinez Castrejon UD 6 30 Jan 2010 Auditorio Siglo XXI, Puebla, Mexico
7 Win 6–1 Carina Moreno UD 10 31 Oct 2009 Gimnasio Del Imcufide, Toluca, Mexico Won WBC female mini flyweight title
6 Win 5–1 Anahi Torres UD 4 23 Aug 2009 Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico
5 Loss 4–1 Ibeth Zamora Silva PTS 10 21 Nov 2008 Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico Lost Mexican female light flyweight title
4 Win 4–0 Mayela Perez UD 10 22 Jun 2007 Tepic, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Delia Lopez UD 10 30 Mar 2007 Salón de Eventos Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico Won vacant Mexican female light flyweight title
2 Win 2–0 Lucia Avalos KO 4 (6) 10 Feb 2007 Salón de Eventos Los Fresnos, Tepic, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Cristina Aguilar UD 4 12 Jan 2007 Plaza de la Unidad del PRI, Toluca, Mexico

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Anabel Ortiz". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Female minimumweight ratings". Boxrec. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Local Roundup: Moreno suffers second professional loss". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Anabel Ortiz". BoxRec. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Boxing: Fujioka crowned WBC mini fly champ as Japanese sweep tripleheader". Kyodo News International. 8 May 2011 – via NewsBank. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ Wyatt, James (26 January 2016). "World Boxing Council's Female Convention in Tijuana". San Diego Examiner – via NewsBank. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. ^ Salazar, Francisco (23 January 2020). "Anabel Ortiz stays busy with non-title victory over Brenda Ramos". ringtv.com. The Ring. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. ^ Martinez, Diego (6 March 2020). "Le dan pelea a violencia – 8-9M. Respaldan boxeadoras el paro femenil. Viven campeonas las dificultades de ser el sostén familiar, pero apoyan protesta contra agresiones" [They fight violence – 8–9 March. Boxers support women's strike. The difficulties of being the family support affect champions, but they support the protests against aggression]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City – via NewsBank. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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