Leonela Paola Yúdica

Leonela Paola Yúdica Andino (born 18 September 1988) is an Argentine professional boxer who has held the IBF female flyweight title since 2014. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's third best active female flyweight by BoxRec[1] and fifth by The Ring.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yúdica and the second or maternal family name is Andino.
Leonela Paola Yúdica
Statistics
Weight(s)
NationalityArgentine
Born (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988
Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins16
Wins by KO0
Losses0
Draws3
No contests1

Early life

Yúdica was born in Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina, on 18 September 1988. She made her boxing debut on 21 April 2012, beating Soledad del Valle Frias by unanimous decision.[3]

Professional career

She won the Argentina flyweight title in her first ten-round bout in October 2014. In her following fight, two months later, she captured the IBF female flyweight title against Gabriela Bouvier on a split decision, the judges' scores being 97–93, 97–93 and 94–96.[3][4]

Yúdica retained the world title in March 2015 when she drew with Vanesa Lorena Taborda in a fight where both fighters lost a point for fouling.[5] She retained the title in seven subsequent matches, all of which were held at Estadio Aldo Cantoni, in San Juan. Her four title defences after the Taborda fight were all won by unanimous decision; against Tyrieshia Douglas in July 2015; Soledad del Valle Frias in April 2016; Carolina Álvarez in March 2017; and Yunoka Furugawa on 13 October 2017. In August 2018 she beat Yairineth Altuve by majority decision. A rematch against Altuve in December 2018 saw Yúdica win by unanimous decision.[3][6]

In a fight against challenger Isabel Millan in August 2019, a clash of heads between the boxers in the fourth round caused Yúdica to suffer from significant bleeding. The fight was declared a no contest due to this, and Yúdica retained the title.[7]

In December 2018, she won a house in an Instituto Provincial de la Vivienda (Provincial Housing Institute) raffle.[8]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
20 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By decision 16 0
Draws 3
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 NC 16–0–3 (1) Isabel Millan NC 4 (10) 16 Aug 2019 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title;
Fight stopped after Yúdica cut from accidental head clash
19 Win 16–0–3 Yairineth Altuve UD 10 21 Dec 2018 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title
18 Win 15–0–3 Yairineth Altuve MD 10 4 Aug 2018 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title
17 Win 14–0–3 Virginia Noemi Carcamo UD 8 8 Jun 2018 Concepción Patín Club, San Juan, Argentina
16 Win 13–0–3 Yunoka Furukawa UD 10 13 Oct 2017 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title
15 Win 12–0–3 Carolina Alvarez UD 10 24 Mar 2017 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title
14 Win 11–0–3 Soledad del Valle Frias UD 10 22 Apr 2016 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title
13 Win 10–0–3 Tyrieshia Douglas UD 10 31 Jul 2015 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title
12 Draw 9–0–3 Vanesa Lorena Taborda MD 10 20 Mar 2015 Club 2 de Mayo, Caseros, Argentina Retained IBF female flyweight title
11 Win 9–0–2 Gabriela Bouvier SD 10 19 Dec 2014 Club 1 de Mayo, Remedios de Escalada, Argentina Won IBF female flyweight title
10 Win 8–0–2 Florencia Roxana Canteros SD 10 17 Oct 2014 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina Won FAB female flyweight title
9 Draw 7–0–2 Daniela Asenjo PTS 6 12 Sep 2014 Gimnasio Gil de Castro, Valdivia, Chile
8 Win 7–0–1 Vanesa Lorena Taborda UD 4 15 Mar 2014 Club Sportivo La Floresta, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
7 Win 6–0–1 Alejandra Rios UD 4 21 Sep 2013 Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina
6 Draw 5–0–1 Soledad del Valle Frias PTS 4 25 May 2013 Estadio José María Gatica, Villa Mercedes, Argentina
5 Win 5–0 Alejandra Soledad Morales UD 4 26 Apr 2013 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Rocio Cejas PTS 4 23 Nov 2012 Club Ferro Carril Oeste, General Pico, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Soledad del Valle Frias UD 4 9 Nov 2012 Club Julio Mocoroa, San Juan, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Alejandra Rios MD 4 13 Oct 2012 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Soledad del Valle Frias UD 4 21 Apr 2012 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, Argentina

References
  1. "BoxRec: Female flyweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. "Leonela Paola Yudica". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. McGrady, Jim (28 December 2014). "Women's Boxing: The Holiday Week Wrap Up". The Boxing Tribune. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. McGrady, Jim (24 March 2015). "Yudica Retains, UBF Champs crowned: The Women's Weekly Wrap Up". The Boxing Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. "Yúdica defenderá por séptima vez el título mundial en el Cantoni" [Yúdica will defend the world title for the seventh time at Cantoni]. Tiempo (in Spanish). San Juan, Argentina. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. "Tras el fuerte golpe de cabeza ¿Cómo sigue el estado de salud de Leonela Yúdica?" [After the strong blow to the head, how is Leonela Yúdica's health status?]. Tiempo (in Spanish). San Juan, Argentina. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. "A horas de una nueva defensa, Leonela Yúdica ganó una casa del IPV" [Within hours of a new defense, Leonela Yúdica won an IPV home]. Tiempo (in Spanish). San Juan, Argentina. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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