Marlen Esparza
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Marlen Esparza (born July 29, 1989)[1] is an American professional boxer who is the former WBC, WBO, WBA and Ring female world flyweight champion. As an amateur, in 2012 she became the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in women's boxing, in the first year that women's boxing was an Olympic event,[2] going on to win a bronze medal in the women's flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics in London.[3] This made her the first American woman winner of any Olympic boxing medal.[4]
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Born | (1989-07-29) July 29, 1989 (age 34) Pasadena, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 64 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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