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Daniela Asenjo

Daniela Elizabeth Asenjo Garrido (born 2 March 1991) is a Chilean professional boxer. She is a former super flyweight world champion of the IBO.

Daniela Asenjo
Born (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33)
Valdivia, Chile
NationalityChilean
Other namesLa Leona
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Super-flyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins16
Wins by KO2
Losses4
Draws3

Early life and education

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She studied at the Juan Sebastián Bach Music School in Valdivia, where she specialized in violin, becoming a teacher of this instrument.[1] Later she studied psychopedagogy at Inacap in Valdivia,[2] with a postgraduate degree in behavioral disorders, working in schools in Valdivia. At the same time she began practicing boxing in 2008.[3]

Professional career

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Since her beginnings in practice in 2008, Asenjo has made several presentations in the country, with good results.[4][5] In 2012, she began her professional boxing career.[6]

In 2016, Asenjo, together with Carolina Rodríguez, were the only professional female boxers in Chile.[7][8]

She participated in various South American kickboxing championships,[9][10] winning the South American kickboxing title in Montevideo in October 2017 against Camila Aspe.[11][8]

Asenjo became the national super flyweight champion in 2011.[12][13] Since then, she has dedicated herself completely to boxing, practicing and teaching this discipline at her K.O. Club.[14]

Due to a cervical injury,[15][16] she was unable to fight for the IBF world title against Argentina's Débora Dionicius on 18 May 2018, at the Huracán Club in Villaguay, Argentina, as scheduled.[17][18]

On 22 September 2018, at the Gran Arena Monticello,[19] Asenjo won the WBA Latin American super flyweight title, defeating Panama's Carlota Santos by technical knockout in the third round.[20]

On 2 September 2019, the WBA stripped the belt from Asenjo, due to weigh-in problems in a fight held in Mexico.[21]

On 12 October 2019, she won the WBO Latin American super flyweight title[22] against Argentina's Aixa Adema.[23][24]

On 19 April 2020 Asenjo was set to fight to regain the WBA super flyweight world title against Mexican Maribel Ramírez, but due to the pandemic, the bout was cancelled.[14]

In June 2022, Asenjo won the IBO super flyweight world championship after defeating American Casey Morton in Paris. Her victory was declared by decision of the fight's judges.[25]

References

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  1. ^ Guerra Erazo, Ignacio (9 May 2018). "Daniela "Leona" Asenjo, la violinista y psicopedagoga que peleará en Argentina por el título mundial de boxeo". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Inacapina valdiviana de Psicopedagogía en el cuadrilátero: Daniela Asenjo cursa primer año de Psicopedagogía en INACAP Valdivia, y como ella misma comenta "es una carrera que la llena de orgullo y satisfacción"". Inacap. April 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Knwell, Manuel (1 July 2019). "Daniela "La Leona" Asenjo: De la música al boxeo". Novutrefall Records (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ ""León" Cárdenas se quedó con su segunda corona nacional. En la misma velada en Castro hubo boxeo femenino. La valdiviana Daniela Asenjo se quedó con la victoria tras superar por puntos a la ancuditana Paulina Correa". La Estrella de Chiloé. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ Cristian Báez (15 February 2013). "La profesional de Bariloche pelea en Valdivia". Bariloche 2000 - Diario digital de San Carlos de Bariloche (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ Pablo Velozo (23 December 2020). ""Me veo con el título": el sueño mundial de la 'Leona' sigue vivo... y sin ayuda de autoridades". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ Aguayo, David; Lorca, Matías (4 January 2016). "El ring femenino sin la luz de Crespita". La Tercera. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b Pérez Prado, Lavinia (4 October 2013). "Artes marciales mixtas: Daniela y Jennifer, viviendo en un mundo de hombres". Publimetro. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ Nicolás Maureira (7 May 2018). "Daniela Asenjo, la boxeadora chilena que dejó su trabajo en búsqueda del título mundial". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ Bianca González Contreras (28 September 2020). "Buscando el título mundial: La pelea de Daniela Asenjo contra la incertidumbre". The Clinic. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. ^ "La Leona" Asenjo ganó título sudamericano de kickboxing en Montevideo". www.soychile.cl. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Boxeadora feliz con título nacional". Diario Austral. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Daniela Asenjo: "El boxeo femenino no va a parar, cada vez seremos más"". Revista Boxeadores (in Spanish). 16 August 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Club KO prepara velada boxeril en Paillaco". Diario de Valdivia (in Spanish). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Daniela Asenjo: "Estoy triste y frustrada"". Boxeadores.cl. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Boxeo: la "Gurisa" Dionicius irá por una nueva defensa mundial". Análisis Digital. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  17. ^ Medrano, Claudio (29 April 2018). "Daniela Asenjo disputará el título mundial este mes de mayo". Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Daniela Asenjo disputará el título mundial de boxeo súpermosca" (in Spanish). ADN Radio. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Fracaso: Carlota Santos perdió por nocaut en Chile". Crítica (Panama). 24 September 2018. p. 45. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  20. ^ Claudio Medrano (22 September 2018). "Daniela Asenjo gana el cinturón latinoamericano con su primer nocaut". Revista Boxeadores (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  21. ^ Claudio Medrano (3 September 2019). "AMB despoja de su título latino a Daniela Asenjo". Revista Boxeadores (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Daniela Asenjo conquistó el cinturón latinoamericano súper mosca de la OMB". El Deportero. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Una boxeadora pampeana peleará por el título del mundo". Radio Kermes (in European Spanish). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  24. ^ TKO BOX Quellon. "Daniela Asenjo vs Aixa Adema". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Daniela Asenjo se proclamó campeona mundial de boxeo". ESPN. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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