Beatriz Ferreira Explained

Beatriz Ferreira
Realname:Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira
Birth Date:9 December 1992
Birth Place:Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Nickname:The Beast
Weight:Lightweight
Height:5 ft 4 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:5
Wins:5
Ko:2

Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira (pronounced as /pt/; born 9 December 1992) is a Brazilian professional boxer,[1] who has held IBF lightweight title since April 2024.[2]

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

National

International

Individual awards

Professional career

On 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]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
5Win5–0Yanina del Carmen Lescano6 (10)27 April 2024
4Win4–0Destiny Jones8 (8)9 Dec 2023
3Win3–0Karla Ramos Zamora81 Jul 2023
2Win2–0Carisse Brown2 (6)3 Dec 2022
1Win1–0Taynna Cardoso412 Nov 2022

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BRAZIL BOXING AT 2020 OLYMPICS BY COB.
  2. News: Dixon . Tris . Beatriz The 'Beast' Wins IBF Crown With A Beatdown Of Bloody Lescano . BoxingScene.com . 27 April 2024 . en-us.
  3. https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2019/10/C75WW60.pdf_0.pdf_1.pdf_2.pdf_3.pdf 2019 World Championships results
  4. Web site: Brasil. Bolavip. Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio. 2021-06-27. Bolavip Brasil. pt-BR. 2021-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627031248/https://br.bolavip.com/cotidiano/Jogos-Olimpicos--Brasil-ja-tem-275-atletas-classificados-para-os-Jogos-Olimpicos-de-Toquio-20210625-0058.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Boxing FERREIRA Beatriz. dead. 2021-08-22. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822234735/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1320472-ferreira-beatriz.htm . 2021-08-22 .
  6. Web site: Beatriz The 'Beast' Wins IBF Crown With A Beatdown Of Bloody Lescano. 27 April 2024. Boxing Scene. 2024-04-27.
  7. Web site: Beatriz Ferreira: Biografia, cartel e títulos no boxe . 22 May 2024 .
  8. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Beatriz Ferreira lands title by technical decision against Yanina del Carmen Lescano . FIGHTMAG . 28 April 2024.

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