Report and photos by Pepe Rodriguez/WBC  Mariana La “Barbie”Juárez, named “Fighter of the Year” by the World Boxing Council at its recent convention in Las Vegas, returned to the gym on Monday to prepare her fifth WBC flyweight title defense. “In mid-February, our champion will risk her WBC title”, said Arturo Contreras, matchmaker of “Boxeo [...]

Report and photos by Pepe Rodriguez/WBC Video by Juan Manuel Lopez/WBC Mariana La “Barbie” Juarez, who won the flyweight WBC world crown last March by beating Simona Galassi, from Italy, was recognized as the Boxer of the Year by the Women’s World Championships Committee of the World Boxing Council, who chairs the Canadian Ed Pearson. [...]

Mexican WBC world champion, Mariana “La Barbie” Juarez, will defend for the third time, her flyweight title in a rematch against Gabriela Bouvier, from Uruguay, who defeated last May 21 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, by TKO at the end of the seventh round. After the great performance she had last August 27 in Huamantla, Mexico, [...]

In front of more than 5,000 fans who gathered in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, WBC female flyweight world champion Mariana Juarez brilliantly made the first defense of her title against Gabriela Bouvier from Uruguay. Mariana took control of the fight from the first round, as cries of “Mexico, Mexico” echoed in the building. Near the end [...]