María del Carmen Romero Molina (born 1 August 1985) is a Spanish professional boxer who is a former European female super-bantamweight champion.
Mary Romero | |
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| Born | María del Carmen Romero Molina 1 August 1985 Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super-bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Wins by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
Personal life
editBorn in Puerto Lumbreras on 1 August 1985, Romero has been involved in combat sports from an early age, practicing Kung Fu, kickboxing, and Muay Thai before entering a boxing ring in her early 20s. A mother of two boys, Romero works as a security guard and teaches combat sports to children.[2]
Professional career
editRomero suffered defeat in her professional debut, losing via six-round unanimous decision (UD) to Melania Sorroche on 22 November 2015, at the Pavelló d'Esports El Pujolet in Manresa, Spain.[3]
After compiling a record of 3–2 (0 KOs), she defeated Jessica Sanchez via UD on 15 June 2019, capturing the vacant Spanish female super-bantamweight title at the Plaza Adolfo Suárez in Alcantarilla, Spain.[4]
Two fights later she faced Ivanka Ivanova for the vacant European female super-bantamweight title on 18 January 2020, at the Centro Multiusos El Esparragal in Puerto Lumbreras. After the ten-round contest was complete, Romero was declared the winner via UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.[5]
Romero lost her title to Ellie Scotney on 29 October 2022, going down to a unanimous decision defeat at Wembley Arena in London, England.[6]
After taking the fight at two days' notice, Romero unsuccessfully challenged Dina Thorslund for the WBC, WBO and Ring female World bantamweight titles on 24 February 2024, losing by stoppage in round eight of the contest at Royal Arena, København, Denmark.[7]
Professional boxing record
edit| 15 fights | 10 wins | 5 losses |
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| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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| 15 | Win | 10–5 |  Basilia Mancilla
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PTS | 8 | 30 March 2024 |  Polideportivo Municipal, Aguilas, Spain
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| 14 | Loss | 9–5 |  Dina Thorslund
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TKO | 8 (10) | 24 February 2024 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lost challenge for WBC, WBO and Ring female bantamweight titles | |
| 13 | Win | 9–4 |  Jasmina Nad
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PTS | 8 | 21 October 2023 | Pabellon Mari Carmen Romero, Puerto Lumbreras, Spain
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| 12 | Loss | 8–4 |  Seren Cetin
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UD | 10 | 30 April 2023 | Mustafa Oncel Spor Complex, Istanbul, Turkey
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Lost challenge for WBC female bantamweight Silver title | |
| 11 | Loss | 8–3 |  Ellie Scotney
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UD | 10 | 29 October 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England
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Lost European female super-bantamweight title | |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 |  Maria Cecchi
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UD | 10 | 13 May 2022 | Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy
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Retained European female super-bantamweight title | |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Amy Timlin
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RTD | 8 (10) | 11 September 2021 | Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Retained European female super-bantamweight title | |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 |  Ivanka Ivanova
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UD | 10 | 18 Jan 2020 | Centro Multiusos El Esparragal, Puerto Lumbreras, Spain
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Won vacant European female super-bantamweight title | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 |  Bilgenur Aras
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RTD | 6 (10), 2:00 | 31 Aug 2019 | Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Jessica Sanchez
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UD | 8 | 15 Jun 2019 | Plaza Adolfo Suárez, Alcantarilla, Spain
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Won vacant Spanish female super-bantamweight title | |
| 5 | Win | 3–2 |  Enerolisa de Leon
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PTS | 6 | 9 Feb 2019 | Club Saga Heredia, Málaga, Spain
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| 4 | Win | 2–2 |  Lynn Harvey
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PTS | 6 | 5 Nov 2016 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
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| 3 | Loss | 1–2 |  Tatyana Zrazhevskaya
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UD | 6 | 10 Sep 2016 | Event-Hall, Solnechnyy, Russia
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| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Vanesa Caruso
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UD | 4 | 27 May 2016 | Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias, Murcia, Spain
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| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Melania Sorroche
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UD | 6 | 22 Nov 2015 | Pavelló d'Esports El Pujolet, Manresa, Spain
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References
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Mary Romero". BoxRec.
- ^ Tallón, Manuel G (20 January 2020). ""Era una niña un poco mala y mantengo esa picardía necesaria para ser boxeadora"". Murcia Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Mary Romero vs. Melania Sorroche". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Nacho (13 June 2019). "Mary Romero Vs Jéssica Sánchez, combate histórico en Murcia". AEBOX (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Carrera, Álvaro (19 January 2020). "Romero anula a Ivanova para proclamarse reina de Europa". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Ellie Scotney Boxes Past Mary Romero To Capture EBU Title at Wembley Arena". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Thorslund Retains Titles With Romero Stoppage". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Mary Romero from BoxRec (registration required)