Jessica Camara

Jessica Camara
Born	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 37) Cambridge, Ontario, Canada [1]
Other names	The Cobra [1]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight Light-welterweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1]
Reach	67 in (170 cm) [1]
Stance	Orthodox [1]
Boxing record [2]
Total fights	19
Wins	13
Wins by KO	4
Losses	5
Draws	1

Jessica Camara (born 18 April 1988) ^[3] is a Canadian professional boxer who currently holds the WBA female lightweight Gold title.

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]

Camara scored the biggest win of her career to date when she defeated the previously unbeaten former two-weight World champion Choi Hyun-mi to claim the vacant WBA female lightweight Gold title by split decision at Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea on 27 April 2024. ^{[8] [9]}

She challenged WBC and IBO female lightweight champion Caroline Dubois at Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England, on 11 January 2025. ^{[10] [11]} The fight ended in a technical draw at the start of round three on the orders of the ringside doctor after Camara suffered a cut to her left eye caused by an accidental clash of heads. ^{[12] [13]}

Camara challenged Chantelle Cameron for her interim WBC super lightweight title at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, on July 11, 2025. ^{[14] [15]} She lost by unanimous decision. ^{[16] [17]}

Professional boxing record

19 fights	13 wins	5 losses
By knockout	3	2
By decision	10	3
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
19	Loss	13–5–1	Chantelle Cameron	UD	10	11 Jul 2025	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBC interim female super-lightweight title
18	Draw	13–4–1	Caroline Dubois	TD	3 (10)	11 Jan 2025	Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England	For the WBC and IBO lightweight titles
17	Win	13–4	Choi Hyun-mi	SD	10 (10)	27 Apr 2024	Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea	Won the vacant WBA female Gold lightweight title
16	Win	12–4	Estefania Orozco Oliva	TKO	4 (6)	10 Dec 2023	Rebel Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Canada
15	Win	11–4	Joana Chavarria Lopez	UD	6 (6)	22 Jul 2023	Kent North Imperial Centre, Richibucto, Canada
14	Loss	10–4	Karla Ramos Zamora	TKO	4 (10)	16 Mar 2023	Place Bell, Laval, Canada
13	Win	10–3	Josefina Vega	KO	1 (6)	17 September 2022	Chase Fieldhouse, Wilmington, U.S.
12	Win	9–3	Simone Aparecida da Silva	KO	2 (8)	13 Aug 2022	Bayou Event Center, Houston, U.S.
11	Loss	8–3	Kali Reis	SD	10	19 Nov 2021	SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.	For WBA, IBO, and vacant WBO female light welterweight title
10	Win	8–2	Heather Hardy	UD	8	14 May 2021	Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
9	Loss	7–2	Melissa St. Vil	UD	10	8 Feb 2020	Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S.	For vacant WBO-NABO female lightweight title
8	Win	7–1	Beatriz Aguilar	UD	6	19 Oct 2019	Memorial Centre, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
7	Win	6–1	Dalila Velazquez	MD	6	8 Jun 2019	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6	Win	5–1	Jenna Johlin	MD	6	1 Nov 2018	Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C., U.S.
5	Loss	4–1	Natalie Brown	KO	3 (6), 0:59	2 Jun 2018	Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
4	Win	4–0	Guadalupe Ortiz	MD	4	15 Feb 2018	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3	Win	3–0	Giovanna Gonzalez	UD	4	17 Dec 2017	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2	Win	2–0	Erika Hernández	UD	4	28 Oct 2017	Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1	Win	1–0	Heidy Martinez	UD	4	30 Mar 2017	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

References

1. "BoxRec: Jessica Camara". BoxRec . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Boxing record for Jessica Camara". BoxRec .
3. "Jessica Camara ("The Cobra") | Boxer Page". Tapology. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
4. "BoxRec: Jessica Camara vs. Heidy Martinez". BoxRec . Retrieved 26 November 2021.
5. "Split-T fighters go seven-for-seven on Saturday night in Indiana". World Boxing News. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
6. O'Hara, Ryan (15 May 2021). "Jessica Camara overcomes knockdown, defeats Heather Hardy by decision". The Ring . Retrieved 26 November 2021.
7. Donovan, Jake (19 November 2021). "Kali Reis Beats Jessica Camara By Split Decision To Unify WBA, WBO, IBO Titles". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
8. "Camara is the new WBA Gold Champion". wbaboxing.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
9. "Hyun Mi Choi vs Jessica Camara". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
10. "Lightweight Dubois to fight Camara in January". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
11. "Simpson and Dubois to defend titles in Sheffield on January 11 live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
12. "Caroline Dubois vs. Jessica Camara ends in disappointing technical draw". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
13. "Dubois retains title as head clash ends Camara bout in draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
14. "Taylor vs Serrano 3: Savannah Marshall, Ramla Ali & Chantelle Cameron added to undercard". BBC Sport. 22 May 2025.
15. "Taylor vs Serrano 3 full card set: Marshall faces Green, Cameron meets Camara". fightmag.com. 22 May 2025.
16. "Chantelle Cameron Beats Jessica Camara In New York". Fight Post. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
17. "Untouchable Scotney shines, but Marshall suffers defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2025.