Kenia Enríquez

Kenia Stephanie Enríquez Rosas (born 21 October 1993) is a Mexican professional boxer. She has held the WBC interim female light flyweight title since 2017 and previously, the WBO female flyweight title from 2014 to 2015. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's second best active female light flyweight by The Ring^[2] and third by BoxRec.^[3]

Kenia Enríquez
Statistics
Real name	Kenia Stephanie Enríquez Rosas
Weight(s)	Light flyweight Flyweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1993-10-21) 21 October 1993 (age 29) Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record^[1]
Total fights	24
Wins	23
Wins by KO	9
Losses	1

Professional career

Enríquez made her professional debut on 6 July 2012, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Guadalupe Valdez at the Salon Las Pulgas in Tijuana, Mexico.^[4]

After compiling a record of 10–0 (5 KOs), she faced Jolene Blackshear for the vacant WBC-NABF female light flyweight title on 4 April 2014 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, California. After landing three left hooks to Blackshear's head, Enríquez unleashed a flurry of punches on her staggering opponent, prompting referee Jose Cobian to step in and call off the fight, awarding Enríquez her first professional title via seventh-round TKO.^[5]

Following a unanimous decision (UD) win against Mayela Perez in September, Enríquez faced former world title challenger Ana Arrazola for the vacant WBO female flyweight title on 21 November 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Diego, California. Enríquez defeated Arrazola by a shutout UD to become Mexico's first ever WBO female champion, with two judges scoring the bout 100–90 and the third scoring it 100–89.^[6] In her first title defence, she faced former world champion Melissa McMorrow on 28 February 2015 at the Centro de Convenciones in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. Enríquez suffered the first defeat of her career, losing her title via split decision (SD). Two judges scored the bout in favour of McMorrow at 98–92 and 97–93 while the third scored it for Enríquez at 96–94.^[7]

Following defeat to McMorrow, she scored five wins, two by stoppage, before facing Maria Salinas for the vacant WBC interim light flyweight title on 27 May 2017 at the Auditorio De La Expo in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico. Enríquez captured a world title, albeit an interim one, in her second weight class via third-round TKO.^[8]

Professional boxing record

24 fights	23 wins	1 loss
By knockout	9	0
By decision	14	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
24	Win	23–1	Chaoz Minowa	UD	10	18 Jan 2020	Centro de Convenciones, Tamazula de Gordiano, Mexico	Retained WBC interim female light flyweight title
23	Win	22–1	Leiryn Flores	PTS	4	25 May 2019	Estadio de Beisbol Agustin Flores Contreras, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Retained WBC interim female light flyweight title
22	Win	21–1	Norleidys Graterol	UD	10	6 Oct 2018	Gasmart Stadium, Tijuana, Mexico	Retained WBC interim female light flyweight title
21	Win	20–1	Jessica Nery Plata	UD	10	18 Nov 2017	Centro de Usos Multiples, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Retained WBC interim female light flyweight title
20	Win	19–1	Maria Salinas	TKO	3 (10), 1:57	27 May 2017	Auditorio De La Expo, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico	Won WBC interim female light flyweight title
19	Win	18–1	Jessica Castillo	UD	8	10 Mar 2017	Grand Hotel, Tijuana, Mexico
18	Win	17–1	Brenda Ramos	UD	6	1 Jul 2016	Grand Hotel, Tijuana, Mexico
17	Win	16–1	Amaris Quintana	TKO	5 (6), 0:16	23 Apr 2016	The Forum, Inglewood, California, US
16	Win	15–1	Katia Gutiérrez	TD	5 (8)	13 Nov 2015	Golden Lion Casino, Mexicali, Mexico	TD after Gutierrez cut from accidental head clash
15	Win	14–1	Lorena Arias	TKO	4 (6), 1:24	28 Aug 2015	Salon Mezzanine, Tijuana, Mexico
14	Loss	13–1	Melissa McMorrow	SD	10	28 Feb 2015	Centro De Convenciones, Rosarito Beach, Mexico	Lost WBO female flyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Ana Arrazola	UD	10	21 Nov 2014	Crown Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California, US	Won vacant WBO female flyweight title
12	Win	12–0	Mayela Perez	UD	8	4 Sep 2014	Crown Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California, US
11	Win	11–0	Jolene Blackshear	TKO	7 (8), 1:26	4 Apr 2015	Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California, US	Won vacant WBC-NABF female light flyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Noemi Bosques	UD	6	28 Feb 2014	Crown Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California, US
9	Win	9–0	Selene Lopez	TKO	1 (6), 1:16	31 Jan 2014	Caliente Racetrack, Tijuana, Mexico
8	Win	8–0	Kareli Lopez	UD	6	23 Oct 2013	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico
7	Win	7–0	Gloria Salas	PTS	4 (6), 1:36	19 Jun 2013	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico
6	Win	6–0	Rosa Diaz	TKO	1 (6), 1:02	10 Apr 2013	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico
5	Win	5–0	Blanca Raymundo	UD	4	27 Feb 2013	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico
4	Win	4–0	Brenda Flores	UD	4	19 Dec 2012	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico
3	Win	3–0	Carol Castro Madrid	KO	2 (4), 1:25	25 Oct 2012	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico
2	Win	2–0	Angelica Dominguez	UD	4	16 Aug 2012	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico
1	Win	1–0	Guadalupe Valdez	KO	1 (4), 0:46	6 Jul 2012	Salon Las Pugas, Tijuana, Mexico

References

1. "Boxing record for Kenia Enríquez". BoxRec.
2. "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "BoxRec: Female light flyweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "BoxRec: Kenia Enriquez vs. Guadalupe Valdez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. Avila, David A. (5 April 2014). "Mexico's Kenia Enriquez TKOs Jolene Blackshear For Female NABF Title". The Sweet Science. Retrieved 14 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. Thompson, Matt (25 November 2014). "WBO | Tijuana's Enriquez shuts down Arrazola - WBO". www.wboboxing.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. "BoxRec: Kenia Enriquez vs. Melissa McMorrow". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. "Kenia Enriquez defeats Maria Salinas to win the WBC Flyweight Title". SportofBoxing.com. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)