Christian Adriana Namús Corrales (born 3 October 1987) is a Uruguayan professional boxer who held the IBF female junior middleweight title from 2017 to 2018. She also challenged for the WBC interim female light welterweight title in 2009; the WBO female light-welterweight title twice in 2011 and 2012; and the undisputed female welterweight title in 2016. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fifth best active female junior middleweight by The Ring[2] and BoxRec.[3]

Chris Namús
Chris Namús
Born (1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 37)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Other namesEl Bombon Asesino
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8+12 in (174 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights32
Wins25
Wins by KO8
Losses6
No contests1

Career

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Namús made her professional debut on 18 May 2007, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Maria Eugenia Lopez at the Palacio Peñarol in Montevideo, Uruguay.[4]

After compiling a record of 9–0 (2 KOs) she faced Lely Luz Flórez for the WBC interim female light welterweight title on 8 August 2009 at the Palacio Peñarol. Namús suffered her first professional defeat, losing via first-round technical knockout (TKO).[5]

Two years later, after nine fights with eight wins (five by stoppage) and one no contest, she fought for her first full world title—the WBO female light welterweight title—against reigning champion Fernanda Soledad Alegre on 17 December 2011 at the Parque Municipal Eva Perón in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina. After struggling to gain a foothold in the first half of the fight, Namús began to take control in the latter half. The judges deemed the effort too little, too late, with two scoring the bout 97–93 and the third scoring it 98–92, all in favour of Alegre, handing Namús the second defeat of her career.[6]

The pair had an immediate rematch four months later in April 2012. Alegre again won by UD, a result that was criticised by the commentary team for the Argentine broadcasters, TyC Sports.[7] The three judges scored the bout 97–92, 96–93, and 95–94.[8]

Following the consecutive defeats to Alegre, Namús scored five wins, one by knockout (KO), before facing the reigning undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant IBO female titles. The bout took place on 27 February 2016 at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany. Namús suffered the fourth defeat of her career, losing by a shutout UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.[9]

After a six-round UD victory against Marisa Nuñez in April 2017,[10] Namús faced Yamila Reynoso for the vacant IBF female junior middleweight title on 12 August at the Palacio Peñarol. In a fight which saw Reynosa receive a point deduction for use of her head,[11] Namús captured the vacant IBF title with a wide UD victory, with the three judges' scorecards reading 100–89, 99–90, and 98–91.[12]

She retained her title with a UD victory against Katia Alvariño in October 2017[13] before facing Marie-Eve Dicaire on 1 December 2018 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. After the ten rounds were complete Namús lost her title via UD in her second defence, with two judges scoring the bout 97–93 and the third scoring it 96–94.[14]

Professional record

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33 fights 25 wins 7 losses
By knockout 8 2
By decision 17 5
No contests 1
No. Result loss Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
33 Loss 25–7 (1)   Natasha Jonas TKO 2 (10), 0:28 19 Feb 2022   AO Arena, Manchester, England For vacant WBO female junior middleweight title
32 Loss 25–6 (1)   Ema Kozin UD 10 17 Oct 2020   CPI Box Club, Donauwörth, Germany For WIBA, WBF female, and vacant WBC interim female middleweight titles
31 Win 25–5 (1)   Yamila Esther Reynoso UD 6 26 Apr 2019   Club Salto Uruguayo, Salto, Uruguay
30 Loss 24–5 (1)   Marie-Eve Dicaire UD 10 1 Dec 2018   Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Lost IBF female junior middleweight title
29 Win 24–4 (1)   Katia Alvariño UD 10 21 Oct 2017   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay Retained IBF female junior middleweight title
28 Win 23–4 (1)   Yamila Esther Reynoso UD 10 12 Aug 2017   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay Won vacant IBF female junior middleweight title
27 Win 22–4 (1)   Marisa Gabriela Núñez UD 6 13 Apr 2017   Club Plaza Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
26 Loss 21–4 (1)   Cecilia Brækhus UD 10 27 Feb 2016   Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant IBO female welterweight titles
25 Win 21–3 (1)   Silvana Lima de Silva UD 8 19 Dec 2015   Club Plaza Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
24 Win 20–3 (1)   Roxana Beatriz Laborde UD 6 17 Apr 2015   Club Plaza Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
23 Win 19–3 (1)   Roxana Beatriz Laborde KO 4 (6), 0:53 30 Nov 2013   Club Social y Cultural el Cruce, Malvinas Argentinas, Argentina
22 Win 18–3 (1)   Lely Luz Flórez UD 10 15 Dec 2012   Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
21 Win 17–3 (1)   Adriana Salles UD 10 23 Jun 2012   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
20 Loss 16–3 (1)   Fernanda Soledad Alegre UD 10 7 Apr 2012   Club Atlético y Social Villa Calzada, Rafael Calzada, Argentina For WBO female light welterweight title
19 Loss 16–2 (1)   Fernanda Soledad Alegre UD 10 17 Dec 2011   Parque Municipal Eva Perón, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina For vacant WBO female light welterweight title
18 Win 16–1 (1)   Victorina Britez TKO 1 (8), 1:33 26 Nov 2011   Club Atletico Irajá, Santana do Livramento, Brazil
17 Win 15–1 (1)   Loli Muñoz SD 10 11 Jun 2011   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
16 NC 14–1 (1)   Loli Muñoz NC 10 19 Mar 2011   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay Originally a MD win for Namús, later ruled a NC after the final round was noticed to be only 1 minute 28 seconds long
15 Win 14–1   Darys Esther Pardo TKO 4 (8), 1:41 15 Jan 2011   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
14 Win 13–1   Nerys Rincón TKO 2 (8), 1:19 15 May 2010   Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
13 Win 12–1   Adriana Salles TKO 7 (10), 1:23 13 Feb 2010   Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay
12 Win 11–1   Juliana De Aguiar KO 1 (6), 1:34 4 Dec 2009   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
11 Win 10–1   Maria Eugenia Quiroga UD 6 30 Oct 2009   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
10 Loss 9–1   Lely Luz Flórez TKO 1 (10), 1:44 8 Aug 2009   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay For WBC interim female light welterweight title
9 Win 9–0   Nicole Woods UD 10 12 Feb 2009   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
8 Win 8–0   Maria Elena Maderna UD 6 23 Jan 2009   Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay
7 Win 7–0   Leticia Rojo KO 6 (8), 0:48 13 Sep 2008   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
6 Win 6–0   Perla Hernández TKO 1 (8), 1:50 19 Jul 2008   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
5 Win 5–0   Maria Elena Maderna UD 6 17 May 2008   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay
4 Win 4–0   Guillermina Fernandez UD 4 4 Feb 2008   Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay
3 Win 3–0   Juliana De Aguiar UD 4 19 Jan 2008   Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay
2 Win 2–0   Silvia Fernanda Zacarias UD 4 11 Aug 2007   Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay
1 Win 1–0   Maria Eugenia Lopez UD 4 18 May 2007   Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Chris Namús". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Female junior middleweight ratings". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Maria Eugenia Lopez". BoxRec. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Lely Luz Flórez". BoxRec. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Chris Namús perdió con Fernanda Alegre". Futbol (in Spanish). 18 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Namús habló de su derrota con Alegre". www.montevideo.com.uy. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Namús perdió con Alegre por puntos". www.futbol.com.uy. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ Passehl, Johannes (28 February 2016). "Cecilia Braekhus vs Chris Namus". Boxwelt (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ^ "BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Marisa Nuñez". BoxRec. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Chris Namús derrotó a Reynoso". LARED21 (in Spanish). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Chris Namús le ganó a Yamila Reynoso y se quedó con el título mundial súper welter de la FIB". www.futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  13. ^ "BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Marie-Eve Dicaire". BoxRec. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Marie-Ève Dicaire marque l'histoire, Adonis Stevenson détrôné par un violent K.-O". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 2 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Paola Gabriela Casalinuovo
IBF female junior middleweight champion
12 August 2017 – 1 December 2018
Succeeded by