Carolina Duer Explained

Carolina Duer
Realname:Carolina Raquel Duer
Nickname:La Turca
Weight:
Birth Date:August 5, 1978
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Style:Orthodox
Total:29
Wins:20
Ko:6
Losses:7
Draws:2

Carolina Raquel Duer (born 5 August 1978) is an Argentine boxer.[1] [2] [3] She formerly held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight, and earlier the WBO super flyweight championship.[1]

Early life and personal

Duer was born 5 August 1978, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] She is the daughter of Syrian immigrants.[1]

She is Jewish, attended a Jewish day school and Maccabi club, and celebrated her Bat Mitzvah in the Iona Hebrew Center, a Conservative synagogue.[1] [2] [4] She attended the Jaim Najman Bialik Primary School in Buenos Aires.[1]

Boxing career

Duer won 19 of 20 fights as an amateur, and turned pro in 2007.[5]

Duer became the WBO world super flyweight champion (fighters weighing 112 pounds to 115 pounds) in December 2010, and defended that title six times.[1] [5] [6]

She won the WBO world bantamweight title in July 2013, and in July 2014, Duer defeated Ana Maria Lozano of Venezuela by unanimous decision in Lanus, Argentina, in her second defense of the crown in the bantamweight 115- to 118-pound class.[1]

She is the eighth Argentine woman to hold a WBO boxing championship, and the first Jewish one.[7]

On August 26, 2016, and after a pause in her career due to her maternity, Duer won for the third time the[8] IBF world bantamweight after defeating the Brazilian boxer Aline Scaranello by technical knockout. She lost the title in her first defense, to María Cecilia Román, by split decision.[9]

Television

In 2013 Duer took part in the reality TV show Celebrity Splash! (Argentina), which teaches celebrities the art of diving.[10]

Duer began to announce boxing in 2014 on National Public Television.[1]

+Reality shows
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Celebrity Splash!Contestant Eliminated in Round 2 – Part 3
2014CombateTrainer of Green team
2023Contestant

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
29Loss20-7-2 Gabriela Bouvier
28Win20-6-2 Silvia Fernanda Zacarias
27Draw19-6-2 Marianela Soledad Ramirez
26Loss19-6-1 Mariana Juárez
25Loss19-5-1 María Cecilia Román
24Loss19-4-1 María Cecilia Román
23Win19-3-1 Aline de Casia Scaranello
22Win18-3-1 Vanesa del Valle Calderón
21Win17-3-1 Ana Lozano
20Win16-3-1 Estrella Valverde
19Win15-3-1 Mayra Alejandra Gomez
18Draw14-3-1 Sabrina Maribel Perez
17Win14-3 Marcela Acuña
16Win13-3 Marisa Johanna Portillo
15Win12-3 Corina Carlescu
14Win11-3 Milena Tronto
13Win10-3 Maria Jose Nunez
12Win9-3 Djendji Fleis
11Win8-3 Aziza Oubaita
10Win7-3 Loredana Piazza
9Win6-3 Silvia Fernanda Zacarias
8Win5-3 Anahi Yolanda Salles
7Win4-3 Yanina Natalia Acuna
6Win3-3 Yanina Natalia Acuna
5Loss2-3 Yanina Natalia Acuna
4Loss2-2 Natalia del Pilar Burga
3Loss2-1 Ivonne Anahi Cordoba
2Win2-0 Agustina del Valle Aybar
1Win1-0 Agustina del Valle Aybar

See also

External links


Promoted to full champion

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Argentine boxer Carolina Duer defends bantamweight crown . Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 20 July 2014. 5 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Carolina Raquel Duer – Boxer. boxrec.com. 5 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617083402/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=422214&cat=boxer. 17 June 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Argentine boxer Carolina Duer defends bantamweight crown; First Jewish woman to hold a WBO crown has retained it six times. The Times of Israel. 21 July 2014. 5 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Argentinian Jewish boxer defends her title; Carolina Raquel Duer, the World Boxing Organization's super flyweight champion, steps back into the ring. . The Jerusalem Post. 19 November 2011. 5 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Carolina Duer, First Jewish Woman To Win WBO Title; The Argentinian boxer, and former kibbutznik, known as 'The Turk,' has won 15 of 18 professional matches . Daniel Koren . Shalom Life . 29 July 2013 . 5 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413165746/http://www.shalomlife.com/news/20006/carolina-duer-first-jewish-woman-to-win-wbo-title/ . 13 April 2014 .
  6. Web site: Argentine Jewish boxer wins first bantamweight title; Carolina Duer becomes 8th Argentine woman - and first Jewish one - to hold World Boxing Organization championship. Haaretz. 28 July 2013. 5 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Jewish Boxer Retains Championship Belt . The Forward. 8 July 2012. 5 September 2014.
  8. Web site: La porteña Carolina Duer conquistó el título mundial gallo de la FIB . 2016-10-04 . 2016-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161004035043/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1932174-la-portena-carolina-duer-conquisto-el-titulo-mundial-gallo-de-la-fib . dead .
  9. http://www.thesweetscience.com/newforum/forum/boxing/1203-maria-roman-upsets-champ-carolina-duer-in-argentina Maria Roman Upsets Champ Carolina Duer in Argentina
  10. https://ar.celebridades.yahoo.com/noticias/carolina-duer-ariel-ortega-eliminados-celebrity-splash-005400388.html Carolina Duer y Ariel Ortega, eliminados de Celebrity Splash