Érica Farías

Érica Anabella Farías (born 13 July 1984), known as "La Pantera", is an Argentine professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female lightweight title from 2011 to 2014 and the WBC female super lightweight title from 2014 to 2018. She also challenged once for the undisputed welterweight championship in 2017.[1] As an amateur, she won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships.[2] As of October 2020, she is ranked as the world’s second best active female super lightweight by BoxRec[3] and fourth by The Ring.[4]

For the Venezuelan politician, see Erika Farías.
Érica Farías
Statistics
Nickname(s)La Pantera
Weight(s)
NationalityArgentina
Born (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984
Buenos Aires, Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins26
Wins by KO10
Losses4
Érica Farías
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Women's Boxing
World Amateur Boxing Championships
2006 New Delhi Lightweight

Amateur career

Farias made her competitive debut as an amateur on 10 December 2005, against Carolina Lopez. She won a gold medal at the 2006 Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and silver at the 2006 World Championships in New Delhi, India, losing to Katie Taylor of Ireland in the final, both in the lightweight division.[5]

Professional career

Farias made her professional debut on 25 July 2009, at Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires. She won a four-round unanimous decision over Betiana Patricia Viñas. Farias won her fight against Ann Saccurato in 2011, after it was stopped in the eighth round due to an accidental clash of heads.[6]

On 4 April 2014, Farias made the tenth defense of her WBC lightweight title against Delfine Persoon. She lost in a ten-round unanimous decision.[7]

Farias won her second world title, WBC super lightweight, on 15 November 2014, defeating Alejandra Oliveras by split decision.[8] On 2 May 2015, she made the first defense of her title against Klara Svensson.[9] She won by unanimous decision.[10]

On 9 June 2017, Farias challenged undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus, but lost by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
30 fights 26 wins 4 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 16 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Loss 26–4 Jessica McCaskill MD 10 12 Oct 2019 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US For WBA, and WBC super lightweight titles
29 Loss 26–3 Jessica McCaskill UD 10 6 Oct 2018 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US Lost WBC female super lightweight title
28 Win 26–2 Yamila Esther Reynoso UD 10 19 May 2018 Club Union, Goya, Argentina, Argentina Retained WBC female super lightweight title
27 Win 25–2 Ana Laura Esteche UD 10 29 Dec 2017 Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina
26 Loss 24–2 Cecilia Brækhus UD 10 9 Jun 2017 Bergen, Norway For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles
25 Win 24–1 Marisa Gabriela Nunez UD 10 19 Nov 2016 Ce.De.C Nº 1, San Fernando, Argentina Retained WBC female super lightweight title
24 Win 23–1 Victoria Bustos UD 10 30 Jul 2016 Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina Retained WBC female super lightweight title
23 Win 22–1 Klara Svensson UD 10 2 May 2015 Frederiksberg-Hallerne, Frederiksberg, Denmark Retained WBC female super lightweight title
22 Win 21–1 Alejandra Oliveras SD 10 15 Nov 2014 Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Mexico Won WBC female super lightweight title
21 Win 20–1 Roxana Beatriz Laborde TKO 3 (6) 23 Aug 2014 Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia de Villa Ballester, Jose Leon Suarez, Argentina
20 Loss 19–1 Delfine Persoon UD 10 20 Apr 2014 Zwevezele, Belgium Lost WBC female lightweight title
19 Win 19–0 Maria Eugenia Lopez UD 10 1 Mar 2014 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
18 Win 18–0 Mary McGee UD 10 4 Oct 2013 Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
17 Win 17–0 Chika Mizutani UD 10 15 Jun 2013 Centro Recreativo Pasteleros, Luis Guillón, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
16 Win 16–0 Liliana Palmera KO 3 (10) 9 Mar 2013 Asociación de Fomento, San Bernardo, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
15 Win 15–0 Victoria Bustos UD 10 17 Nov 2012 Parque Náutico, San Fernando de la Buena Vista, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
14 Win 14–0 Irma Balijagic Adler TKO 1 (10) 16 Jun 2012 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
13 Win 13–0 Liliana Palmera RTD 6 (10) 25 Feb 2012 Estadio Ingeniero Huergo, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Melissa Hernandez UD 10 16 Dec 2011 Arena Maipú Casino Resort, Mendoza, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Ann Saccurato TD 8 (10) 6 Aug 2011 Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Retained WBC female lightweight title
10 Win 10–0 Jessica Villafranca RTD 6 (10) 25 Feb 2011 Estadio Pedro Estremador, Bariloche, Argentina Retained WBC interim female lightweight title
9 Win 9–0 Nicole Woods TKO 2 (10) 17 Sep 2010 Ce.De.C Nº 1, San Fernando de la Buena Vista, Argentina Retained WBC interim female lightweight title
8 Win 8–0 Darys Esther Pardo KO 8 (10) 8 May 2010 Polideportivo Troncos del Talar, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won WBC interim female lightweight title
7 Win 7–0 Vannessa Guimaraes TKO 1 (10) 28 Nov 2009 Club Atletico Echagüe, Paraná, Argentina
6 Win 6–0 Silvia Beatriz Lescano KO 1 (8) 31 Oct 2009 Club Social y Deportivo Beccar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 Win 5–0 Maria Eugenia Quiroga UD 6 11 Oct 2009 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Maria Elena Maderna UD 8 26 Sep 2009 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Paula Andrea Morales UD 6 12 Sep 2009 Club Municipal, Nogoyá, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Marcela Fernanda Mamani TKO 1 (4) 15 Aug 2009 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Betiana Patricia Vinas UD 4 25 Jul 2009 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina

References
  1. "BoxRec: Erica Anabella Farias". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. "Erica Anabella Farias - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. "Erica Anabella Farias - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. "Great Women's Boxing: Ann Saccurato v. Erica Farias, WBC Lightweight Title Fight, 8/6/11 - Girlboxing". Girlboxing.
  7. "Delfine Persoon Wins by a Unanimous Decision over Farias". womenboxing.com.
  8. "Farias Back on Top: Women's Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up". theboxingtribune.com.
  9. "Svensson faces Farias for WBC Female World Light Welterweight Championship on May 2". Boxing News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  10. "Anabella Farias defeats Klara Svensson". Boxing News 24.
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