Tania Alvarez

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Tania Alvarez
Born
Tania Alvarez Alter

(2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22) [1]
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain [2]
NationalitySpanish
Other namesLa Violencia [1]
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-bantamweight, Featherweight
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Stance Orthodox [2]
Boxing record [3]
Total fights12
Wins11
Wins by KO2
Losses1

Tania Alvarez Alter (born 27 January 2002) is a Spanish professional boxer who is the European female super-bantamweight champion.

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Career

Alvarez made her professional boxing debut on 23 October 2021, defeating Natalia Francesca by majority decision in a four-round contest at the Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain. [4]

Having compiled a perfect record of seven wins from seven fights, she took on Australia's Skye Nicolson for the vacant WBC female featherweight Silver title on the undercard of the Amanda Serrano vs Erika Cruz undisputed female World featherweight championship bill at the Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, USA on 4 February 2023. In what was her first fight held outside of her native Spain, she lost by unanimous decision. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Moving down a weight division and back on home ground at the Casal Cultural i Recreatiu where she had made her pro-debut, Alvarez faced Italy's Maria Cecchi for the vacant European super-bantamweight title on 13 April 2024. She won by unanimous decision with all three ringside judges scoring the fight 96-94. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Professional boxing record

12 fights11 wins1 loss
By knockout20
By decision91
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
12Win11–1Maria CecchiUD10 (10)13 April 2024Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, SpainFor the vacant European female super-bantamweight title
11Win10–1Natalia FrancescaUD8 (8)18 November 2023Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
10Win9–1Jessica BrunetTKO5 (6)16 June 2023Casal Municipal, Castellbisbal, Spain
9Win8–1Angelika OlesUD6 (6)14 April 2023Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
8Loss7–1 Skye Nicolson UD10 (10)4 February 2023 Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, USAFor the vacant WBC female featherweight Silver title
7Win7–0Yaiza SoutoTKO5 (6)18 November 2022Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
6Win6–0Enerolisa de LeonMD6 (6)15 October 2022Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
5Win5–0Vanesa CaballeroUD6 (6)11 June 2022Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
4Win4–0Eva CantosMD6 (6)2 April 2022Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
3Win3–0Cara McLaughlinUD4 (4)26 February 2022Centro Deportivo Municipal Mundet, Barcelona, Spain
2Win2–0Daisy PrestonUD4 (4)18 December 2021Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain
1Win1–0Natalia FrancescaMD4 (4)23 October 2021Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain

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  5. ↑ "Nicolson wins WBC Silver title". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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