Clara Lescurat: The New WBA Champion In the Super Flyweight Category
Clara Lescurat: The New WBA Champion In the Super Flyweight Category. After much debatable discussion, WBA declared its new champion in the 112 lbs. female category. Clara Lescurat from Argentina is the well-deserved winner of the contest held on the closing night on 24 June 2022. She fought brilliantly against Maribel Ramirez of Mexico.
Both contenders gave their best in the ten rounds of the competition, creating doubts regarding the selection of the winner. Their fight became one of the most interesting and captivating events in the Buenos Aires Casino.
Ramirez owned the subject title before this contest and was determined to retain it. Her passion showed through her moves against the youngster from Argentina. Nonetheless, Lescurat was no less in her boxing skills and talent. She used intelligent counter-punching techniques to survive in combat. Furthermore, Clara consistently maintained distance while fighting her contender, leading to hitting and moving fast due to her agility.
As the former sash holder, Maribel is an experienced boxer who knows how to tackle all strategies in the ring. Therefore, she did not leave any stone unturned to defend her title for the third time and endlessly attacked her opponent in the game.
Due to both boxers’ intelligent and agile hits, the jury could not come to a unanimous conclusion. Consequently, the jury gave split decisions regarding the winner, and the majority voted for the Argentinian challenger.
This contest made some significant changes in both fighters’ statistics. On the one hand, Maribel’s record decreased to thirteen wins, besides three draws and knockouts each and ten defeats. On the other hand, the new champion’s records increased to seven wins with three knockouts.
Hopefully, we will see more of Lescurat’s boxing skills in the upcoming boxing events. She was a previous member of her nation’s amateur team and now has many opportunities waiting for her in the coming days.