Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira ([beaˈtɾis feˈʁe(j)ɾɐ]; born 9 December 1992) is a Brazilian professional boxer,[1] who has held IBF lightweight title since April 2024.[2]
Beatriz Ferreira | |
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.jpg) Ferreira at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
| Born | Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira 9 December 1992 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Other names | The Beast |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Wins by KO | 2 |
Medal record | |
She won the gold medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships,[3] and the 2021 Moscow Military World Games in the up to 60 kg category.
She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[4] winning the silver medal in the women's lightweight event, the best performance by a Brazilian female boxer.[5]
Ferreira won the vacant IBF female lightweight title with a technical knockout win over Yanina del Carmen Lescano on 27 April 2024.[6]
She is the eldest of three daughters by a fellow boxer, Raimundo Ferreira, known as "Sergipe" and twice Brazilian champion and three times champion of their home state of Bahia. A fan of boxing from childhood, by the age of 15 she was already teaching the fight. As part of the Olympic Experience (Vivência Olímpica in Portuguese) program, Beatriz was the sparring of eventual medalist Adriana Araújo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[7]
Medals and awards
editNational
edit- 2x Open Games of the Interior (2014 and 2015)
- 2x Paulista Champion (2016 and 2018)
- 4x Brazilian Champion (2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022)
International
edit- 2x Gold — World Championship (2019 and 2023)
- 1x Silver — World Championship (2022)
- 1x Silver — Olympic Games (2020)
- 3x Gold — Strandja Tournament (2019, 2021 and 2023)
- 2x Gold — Belgrade Winner Tournament (2017 and 2018)
- 1x Gold — Continental Elite Women (2017)
- 1x Gold — XI South American Games (2018)
- 1x Gold — Continental Elite Women (2018)
- 1x Gold — Balkan Tournament (2018)
- 1x Gold — Feliks Stamm Tournament (2019)
- 1x Gold — Grand Prix Ustí Nad Laben (2019)
- 1x Gold — Pan American Games (2019)
- 1x Gold — Selesian Tournament (2019)
- 1x Gold — Balkan Tournament (2020)
- 1x Gold — Cologne Worldcup (2021)
- 1x Gold — Military World Championship (2021)
- 1x Gold — Bosckai Tournament (2022)
- 1x Gold — Continental AMBC Elite (2022)
- 1x Gold — Grand Prix-Brazil (2022)
- 1x Silver — Elimination Pan American Games (2019)
- 1x Silver — 69th Strandja Tournament (2018)
- 1x Silver — Feliks Stamm Tournament (2018)
- 1x Bronze — Magomed-Salam Mackhachkala Tournament (2017)
Individual awards
edit- 2x Best Athlete in Brazil (2019 and 2023)
- Best athlete in the world by Aiba (2019)
- 3x Best Boxing Athlete by COB (2017, 2018 and 2019)
Professional career
editIBF lightweight champion
editOn April 27, 2024 at Exhibition Centre Liverpool in Liverpool, England, Ferreira defeated Yanina del Carmen Lescano via sixth-round technical decision to become a new IBF lightweight champion.[8]
Ferreira is scheduled to make the first defense of her IBF lightweight title against Licia Boudersa in Monte-Carlo, Monaco on December 14, 2024.[9]
Professional boxing record
edit| 5 fights | 5 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Yanina del Carmen Lescano | TD | 6 (10) | 27 April 2024 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England, U.K. | Won the vacant IBF female lightweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Destiny Jones | KO | 8 (8) | 9 Dec 2023 | Chase Center, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Karla Ramos Zamora | PTS | 8 | 1 Jul 2023 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England, U.K. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carisse Brown | TKO | 2 (6) | 3 Dec 2022 | Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Taynna Cardoso | UD | 4 | 12 Nov 2022 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "BRAZIL BOXING AT 2020 OLYMPICS BY COB".
- ^ Dixon, Tris (27 April 2024). "Beatriz The 'Beast' Wins IBF Crown With A Beatdown Of Bloody Lescano". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ 2019 World Championships results
- ^ Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Boxing FERREIRA Beatriz". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Beatriz The 'Beast' Wins IBF Crown With A Beatdown Of Bloody Lescano". Boxing Scene. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Beatriz Ferreira: Biografia, cartel e títulos no boxe". 22 May 2024.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (28 April 2024). "Beatriz Ferreira lands title by technical decision against Yanina del Carmen Lescano". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (27 October 2024). "Beatriz Ferreira vs Licia Boudersa tops Akhmadaliev-Espinoza undercard". FIGHTMAG.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Beatriz Ferreira from BoxRec (registration required)
- Beatriz Ferreira at Olympedia
