Yoseline Perez

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Yoseline Perez
Born (2004-03-13) March 13, 2004 (age 21)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Statistics
Weight(s) Bantamweight
Featherweight
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Liverpool 54 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 La Nucia 57 kg

Yoseline Perez (born March 13, 2004) is an American amateur boxer. She is a gold medalist at the Junior World Championships (2022) and a silver medalist at the World Boxing Championships (2025).

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Early life

Perez was born on March 13, 2004 in Houston, Texas. Her parents had immigrated from Mexico. She has four older brothers took up boxing and decided to follow in their footsteps. [1]

Amateur career

In 2022, Perez competed at the Youth World Championships in La Nucia in the 57 kg (featherweight) category. In the final, she defeated Asya Ari to win the gold medal. [1] [2] Shortly afterwards, at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, she competed in the 54 kg category, where she was lost to eventual gold medalist Yeni Arias in the round of 16. [1]

At Stage I of the 2025 World Boxing Cup, held in Foz do Iguaçu, Perez reached the final, where she lost to Wiktoria Rogalińska. [3] [4] At Stage II of the World Cup held in Astana, she reached the final and lost to Sakshi Chaudhary. [5] [6]

In September 2025, at the World Boxing Championships, Perez competed in the 54 kg category. She faced Jennifer Lehane in the second round and won via unanimous decision. [7] She then defeated Nigina Uktamova in the quarterfinal and Sirine Charaabi in the semifinals. [8] [9] Heading to the final, she faced Huang Hsiao-wen and lost the bout, thus winning the silver medal. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Binner, Andrew (December 5, 2023). "USA Boxing's Yoseline Perez: "I want to become the first Mexican-American female gold medallist!"". Olympics.com.
  2. "Meet Youth World Boxing Champion Yoseline Perez". Team USA. March 30, 2023.
  3. "Team USA guaranteed at least three medals at Brazil's World Boxing Cup". Boxing Scene. April 2, 2025.
  4. "Yoseline Perez Secures Silver Medal for Team USA at World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025". Women Boxing. April 7, 2025.
  5. "World Boxing Cup Kazakhstan 2025: Jaismine Lamboria, Sakshi and Nupur win gold as India finish with 11 medals - all winners". Olympics.com. July 6, 2025.
  6. "Yoseline Perez Concludes World Boxing Cup Astana 2025 with Silver Medal". USA Boxing. July 6, 2025.
  7. "Gráinne Walsh progresses at World Boxing Championships as Jack Marley and Jennifer Lehane make their exits". RTE. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  8. "Bout Time Announced for Yoseline Perez's Semifinal Against Italy at 2025 World Boxing Championships". USA Boxing. September 12, 2025.
  9. "Yoseline Perez Advances to the Finals at the World Boxing Championships". USA Boxing. September 13, 2025.
  10. "Huang Hsiao-wen wins World Boxing Championships, her 3rd career gold". Focus Taiwan. September 14, 2025.