Jessica Camara

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Jessica Camara
Born (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 35)
Other namesThe Cobra [1]
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1]
Reach67 in (170 cm) [1]
Stance Orthodox [1]
Boxing record [2]
Total fights11
Wins8
Wins by KO0
Losses3

Jessica Camara (born 18 April 1988) [3] is a Canadian professional boxer who challenged for the WBA, WBO, and IBO female light welterweight titles in November 2021.

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Professional career

Camara made her professional debut on 30 March 2017, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Heidy Martinez at the Montreal Casino in Canada. [4]

After compiling a record of 7–1, she faced Melissa St. Vil for the vacant WBO-NABO female lightweight title on 8 February 2021 at the Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. Camara lost via ten-round UD with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 and the third scoring it 97–93. [5]

After an eight-round UD victory against Heather Hardy in May 2021, [6] she faced reigning champion Kali Reis for the WBA, IBO, and vacant WBO female light welterweight titles on 19 November at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. In her first attempt at a world championship, Camara suffered the third defeat of her career, losing via ten-round split decision (SD) with one judge scoring the bout 96–94 in favour of Camara while the other two scored it 97–93 for Reis. [7]

Professional boxing record

11 fights8 wins3 losses
By knockout01
By decision82
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Loss8–3 Kali Reis SD1019 Nov 2021 SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.For WBA, IBO, and vacant WBO female light welterweight title
10Win8–2 Heather Hardy UD814 May 2021Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
9Loss7–2 Melissa St. Vil UD108 Feb 2020 Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.For vacant WBO-NABO female lightweight title
8Win7–1Beatriz AguilarUD619 Oct 2019 Memorial Centre, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
7Win6–1Dalila VelazquezMD68 Jun 2019Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6Win5–1Jenna JohlinMD61 Nov 2018 Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., U.S.
5Loss4–1Natalie BrownKO3 (6), 0:592 Jun 2018 Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
4Win4–0Guadalupe OrtizMD415 Feb 2018Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3Win3–0Giovanna GonzalezUD417 Dec 2017Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2Win2–0Erika HernándezUD428 Oct 2017Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1Win1–0Heidy MartinezUD430 Mar 2017 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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