Marlen Esparza

Marlen Esparza ( born July 29, 1989 in Houston, Texas) is an American boxer. She won a bronze medal in the weight category to 51 kg body weight at the Olympic Summer Games 2012 in London.

Career

Marlen Esparza sees herself as Latina. She attended Pasadena High School and came by her father, an enthusiastic boxing fan who even as a child she always took to boxing matches, in 2002, to this sport. She is a member of the boxing clubs Elite Boxing Houston. Trained it is by Rudy Silva. She was in her hometown also chosen to " Latina Girl". They also earned their living as a cover girl and in the advertising industry.

Getting a great success it achieved in 2006. She was 17 years old American champion in the weight class up to 48 kg and won in the same year in New Delhi in the same weight class a bronze medal at the World Championships for women. They came to victories over Gulseda Basibutun, Turkey and Jenny Harding, Sweden, while they lost in the semifinals against the North Korean Ri Jong Hyang.

In 2007, she repeated her victory at the U.S. Championships and reached at the Pan American Championships in Durán / Ecuador in the weight class up to 48 kg with a win over Jacqui Park of Canada, the final, in which they, however, against Jessica Bopp from Argentina convincingly on points ( 4:19 ) lost.

In 2008 she became the third American champion and in Port of Spain / Trinidad & Tobago for the first time Pan American Champion. In the final, she defeated while Daniele Souza from Brazil convincingly on points ( 14:2 ). She launched this year at the World Championship in Ningbo / China, but was defeated there in the second round against Jenny Harding, which she retired and ended up in 9th place.

After winning her fourth U.S. Championship title in 2009, she started again at the Pan American Championships, which was held this year in Guayaquil / Ecuador. She lost there against Thais Silva from Brazil by points ( 11:19 ), but still came up with a 3rd place. The U.S. championship No. 5 - on the first occasion in the weight category up 51 ​​kg - Marlen Esparza won in 2010 with a points victory over Tyrieska Douglas, who is currently their toughest competitor. This year, they took in Bridgetown / Barbados again participate in the World Cup. She won there over Martina Arias Saenz of Costa Rica and Kim Hyung -ok from North Korea ( 12:7 ) on points and was defeated in the second round just against Peamwilai Laopeam from Thailand ( 3:5 ), which they only reached the 9th place again.

In the finals of the U.S. Championships 2011 Marlen Esparza defeated again Tyrieska Douglas. An international championships they did not participate this year, but they played four international matches in which they defeated Mariana Caballero and Silvia Torres from Mexico, against Anna Rogovich from Ukraine undecided punched and lost to Tatjana Kob from Ukraine.

In 2012 she won at the U.S. Olympic excretion in Spokane. She defeated Cynthia Moreno case, Alex Love, Christina Cruz and Tyrieska Daouglas. In Cornwall / Canada, it was also re Pan American Champion, where she defeated Paola Benavides, Argentina ( 21:10 ), Mandy Bujold, Canada ( 16:14) and Erica Matos, Brazil ( 16:10) respectively on points. Shortly thereafter, she was also at the world boxing championship of women in Qinhuangdao / China at the start. It proved there a good form and came to victories over Paola Benavides ( 20:10) and Thi Duyen Luu from Vietnam ( 28:13 ). In the quarterfinals, but she had to twice the Chinese world champion Ren Cancan by points ( 8:16 ) admit defeat and came on the 5th Place. At the Olympics this year in London handed her after a bye in the first round a points victory over Karla Magliocco from Venezuela ( 24:16 ) to win the Olympic bronze medal. An even greater success in the semifinals again prevented Ren Cancan, the proposed Marlen Esparza just on points ( 8:6 ).

International success

Countries fighting

USA Championships

Notes

  • OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Cup
  • RSC = " Referee Stops Contest"

Swell

  • Trade journal Box Sports
  • Website " www.amateur - boxing.strefa.pl "
  • Website of the U.S. boxing association
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