| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | La Leona |
| Born | Victoria Noelia Bustos 7 January 1989 |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Win by KO | 0 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 1 |
Victoria Noelia Bustos (born 7 January 1989) is an Argentine professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF female lightweight title from 2013 to 2018 and the IBF interim female light-welterweight title in 2018. Bustos also challenged for the undisputed female welterweight title in 2019.
Bustos won the vacant IBF female lightweight title on 21 September 2013, with a unanimous decision win over Ana Esteche at Club Sportivo America in Rosario, Argentina. [1]
She successfully retained the title five times, before losing to WBA champion Katie Taylor by unanimous decision in a unification match at the Barclays Center in New York City, New York, USA, on 28 April 2018. [2]
Bustos won the vacant IBF interim female light-welterweight title by defeating Enis Pacheco via unanimous decision at Estadio Municipal in Pérez, Argentina, on 1 December 2018. [3]
She challenged undisputed female welterweight champion, Cecilia Brækhus, at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on 30 November 2019, losing by unanimous decision. [4]
On 21 May 2022, Bustos faced WBC, IBF and The Ring female welterweight title holder Chantelle Cameron at The O2 Arena in London, England. She lost via unanimous decision. [5]
| 36 fights | 26 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By decision | 26 | 9 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Loss | 26–9–1 | | UD | 10 | 16 Dec 2024 | | For vacant IBF female super-featherweight title |
| 35 | Win | 26–8–1 | | UD | 6 | 18 May 2024 | | |
| 34 | Loss | 25–8–1 | | UD | 10 | 13 Apr 2024 | | Lost FAB female super-featherweight title |
| 33 | Win | 25–7–1 | | UD | 10 | 8 Sep 2023 | | Won FAB female super-featherweight title |
| 32 | Draw | 24–7–1 | | SD | 10 | 28 Apr 2023 | | For vacant FAB female super-featherweight title |
| 31 | Win | 24–7 | | UD | 8 | 11 Feb 2023 | | |
| 30 | Loss | 23–7 | | UD | 10 | 21 May 2022 | | For WBC, IBF and The Ring female light-welterweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 23–6 | | MD | 6 | 19 Mar 2022 | | |
| 28 | Win | 22–6 | | MD | 8 | 30 Oct 2021 | | |
| 27 | Win | 21–6 | | MD | 6 | 12 Jun 2021 | | |
| 26 | Win | 20–6 | | UD | 8 | 18 Dec 2020 | | |
| 25 | Loss | 19–6 | | UD | 10 | 30 Nov 2019 | | For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and IBO female welterweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 19–5 | | UD | 10 | 1 Dec 2018 | | Won vacant IBF female interim light-welterweight title |
| 23 | Loss | 18–5 | | UD | 10 | 28 Apr 2018 | | Lost IBF female lightweight title; For WBA female lightweight title |
| 22 | Win | 18–4 | | UD | 10 | 18 Aug 2017 | | Retained IBF female lightweight title |
| 21 | Win | 17–4 | | UD | 10 | 18 Mar 2017 | | Retained IBF female lightweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–4 | | UD | 6 | 23 Dec 2016 | | |
| 19 | Loss | 15–4 | | UD | 10 | 30 Jul 2016 | | For WBC female light welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | | MD | 10 | 16 Apr 2016 | | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental female lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | | UD | 10 | 22 Aug 2015 | | Retained IBF female lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | | UD | 8 | 3 Apr 2015 | | |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | | UD | 10 | 29 Aug 2014 | | Retained IBF female lightweight title |
| 14 | Loss | 11–3 | | UD | 6 | 5 Apr 2014 | | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | | UD | 10 | 2 Nov 2013 | | Retained IBF female lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | | UD | 10 | 21 Sep 2013 | | Won FAB and vacant IBF female lightweight titles |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | | UD | 6 | 28 Jun 2013 | | |
| 10 | Loss | 8–2 | | SD | 6 | 31 May 2013 | | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | | UD | 6 | 11 Jan 2013 | | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | | UD | 6 | 22 Dec 2012 | | |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | | UD | 10 | 17 Nov 2012 | | For WBC female lightweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | | UD | 8 | 3 Aug 2012 | | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | | UD | 6 | 15 Jun 2012 | | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | | UD | 4 | 20 Apr 2012 | | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | | UD | 4 | 2 Mar 2012 | | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | | UD | 4 | 3 Dec 2011 | | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | | UD | 4 | 8 Jul 2011 | |