Joana Pastrana

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Joana Pastrana
(Joana Pastrana) Mayer reclama el acceso al deporte en igualdad de condiciones para mujeres y hombres.jpg
Pastrana in 2018
Born (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 33)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Statistics
Weight(s) Mini-flyweight
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins17
Wins by KO5
Losses3

Joana Pastrana Gallardo (born 29 September 1990) is a Spanish professional boxer who held the IBF female mini-flyweight title from 2018 to 2019. At regional level, she is a two-time European female mini-flyweight champion.

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Career

Early career

Pastrana started boxing in 2013 in amateur competitions in her hometown Lozoyuela, Madrid. Before boxing, Pastrana practiced Muay Thai and kickboxing, but she did not like them, so she switched to boxing. [2]

Professional career

Pastrana debuted professionally on 6 February 2016 defeating Bulgarian fighter Ivana Yaneva by technical knockout at the first round in a bout held at the Restaurante Escuela Taurina in Fuente el Saz de Jarama in the Community of Madrid. At the time, Pastrana became the only professional boxer from Madrid. [3]

In October 2016, Pastrana competed for the vacant WBC silver female minimumweight title against Tina Rupprecht, but lost by unanimous decision after ten rounds. This was also the first loss in her professional career. [4]

In May 2017, Pastrana won the EBU European female minimumweight title, after defeating French Sandy Coget by unanimous decision, in a bout held at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid. [5] A few months later, in September, Pastrana made the first defense of her European title against Judit Hachbold, defeating the Hungarian fighter by knockout in the third round. [6]

On 22 June 2018, Pastrana won the IBF world female minimumweight title, her first world title, against German Asiye Özlem Sahin. Pastrana became the second Spanish female boxer to win a world title after María Jesús Rosa Reina, who won an IBF world championship in 2004. [7]

Pastrana made two successful defenses of her world title. One against Siriporn Thaweesuk won by technical knockout and another one against Ana Arrazola won by unanimous decision. [8] [9]

On 4 August 2019, Pastrana fought Yokasta Valle from Costa Rica for the mini flyweight world title, in a bout held at Marbella. Pastrana lost the fight by split decision after ten rounds. [10]

Outside Boxing

In 2023 Joana Pastrana played the Spanish version of The Traitors. She was a faithful and won with Leo Margets.

Professional boxing record

20 fights17 wins3 losses
By knockout50
By decision123
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Win17–3 Flag of France.svg Anne Sophie Da CostaUD1026 Jun 2021 Flag of Spain.svg WiZink Center, Madrid, SpainRetained European female mini-flyweight title
19Win16–3 Flag of Spain.svg Catalina DiazUD1016 Oct 2020 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón Ciudad Deportiva Navafría, Moralzarzal, SpainWon vacant European female mini-flyweight title
18Loss15–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Katia Gutiérrez SD1023 Nov 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón Ciudad Deportiva Navafría, Moralzarzal, SpainFor vacant WBC Silver female mini-flyweight title
17Loss15–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Yokasta Valle SD104 Aug 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banús, Marbella, SpainLost IBF female mini-flyweight title
16Win15–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Ana ArrazolaUD109 Mar 2019 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón Ciudad Deportiva Navafría, Moralzarzal, SpainRetained IBF female mini-flyweight title
15Win14–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Siriporn Thaweesuk TKO7 (10)5 Oct 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Polideportivo José Caballero, Alcobendas, SpainRetained IBF female mini-flyweight title
14Win13–1 Flag of Germany.svg Asiye Özlem Sahin MD1022 Jun 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Polideportivo José Caballero, Alcobendas, SpainWon vacant IBF female mini-flyweight title
13Win12–1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Claudia FerencziUD617 Nov 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Pabellón Municipal José Antonio Paraíso, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
12Win11–1 Flag of Hungary.svg Judit HachboldKO3 (10)22 Sep 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Polideportivo José Caballero, Alcobendas, SpainRetained European female mini-flyweight title
11Win10–1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Claudia FerencziUD630 Jun 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Recinto Ferial, Colmenar Viejo, Spain
10Win9–1 Flag of France.svg Sandy CogetUD105 May 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, SpainWon vacant European female mini-flyweight title
9Win8–1 Flag of Hungary.svg Judit HachboldUD611 Mar 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Gimnasio Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
8Loss7–1 Flag of Germany.svg Tina Rupprecht UD107 Oct 2016 Flag of Germany.svg Eventcenter, Königsbrunn, GermanyFor vacant WBC Silver female mini-flyweight title
7Win7–0 Flag of Colombia.svg Katherine QuintanaUD625 Jun 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Recinto Ferial, Colmenar Viejo, Spain
6Win6–0 Flag of Romania.svg Melinda PantisUD627 May 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Polideportivo José Caballero, Alcobendas, Spain
5Win5–0 Flag of Romania.svg Melinda PantisUD47 May 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Gimnasio del Rayo Vallecano, Madrid, Spain
4Win4–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Teodora BachevaUD69 Apr 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Casino Gran Madrid, Torrelodones, Spain
3Win3–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ana Mariya SimeonovaTKO2 (4)19 Mar 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Polideportivo Municipal, Fuente el Saz de Jarama, Spain
2Win2–0 Flag of Spain.svg Maribel de SousaTKO1 (4)28 Feb 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Gimnasio del Rayo Vallecano, Madrid, Spain
1Win1–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivana YanevaTKO1 (4)6 Feb 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Restaurante Escuela Taurina, Fuente el Saz de Jarama, Spain

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