Chris Namús Explained

Chris Namús
Nickname:El Bombon Asesino
Weight:
Height:5 ft 8+1/2 in
Birth Date:1987 10, df=y
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:391347
Total:32
Wins:25
Ko:8
Losses:6
No Contests:1

Christian Adriana Namús Corrales (born 3 October 1987) is a Uruguayan professional boxer who held the IBF female junior middleweight title from 2017 to 2018. She also challenged for the WBC interim female light welterweight title in 2009; the WBO female light-welterweight title twice in 2011 and 2012; and the undisputed female welterweight title in 2016. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fifth best active female junior middleweight by The Ring[1] and BoxRec.[2]

Career

Namús made her professional debut on 18 May 2007, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Maria Eugenia Lopez at the Palacio Peñarol in Montevideo, Uruguay.[3]

After compiling a record of 9–0 (2 KOs) she faced Lely Luz Flórez for the WBC interim female light welterweight title on 8 August 2009 at the Palacio Peñarol. Namús suffered her first professional defeat, losing via first-round technical knockout (TKO).[4]

Two years later, after nine fights with eight wins (five by stoppage) and one no contest, she fought for her first full world title—the WBO female light welterweight title—against reigning champion Fernanda Soledad Alegre on 17 December 2011 at the Parque Municipal Eva Perón in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina. After struggling to gain a foothold in the first half of the fight, Namús began to take control in the latter half. The judges deemed the effort too little, too late, with two scoring the bout 97–93 and the third scoring it 98–92, all in favour of Alegre, handing Namús the second defeat of her career.[5]

The pair had an immediate rematch four months later in April 2012. Alegre again won by UD, a result that was criticised by the commentary team for the Argentine broadcasters, TyC Sports.[6] The three judges scored the bout 97–92, 96–93, and 95–94.[7]

Following the consecutive defeats to Alegre, Namús scored five wins, one by knockout (KO), before facing the reigning undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant IBO female titles. The bout took place on 27 February 2016 at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany. Namús suffered the fourth defeat of her career, losing by a shutout UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.[8]

After a six-round UD victory against Marisa Nuñez in April 2017,[9] Namús faced Yamila Reynoso for the vacant IBF female junior middleweight title on 12 August at the Palacio Peñarol. In a fight which saw Reynosa receive a point deduction for use of her head,[10] Namús captured the vacant IBF title with a wide UD victory, with the three judges' scorecards reading 100–89, 99–90, and 98–91.[11]

She retained her title with a UD victory against Katia Alvariño in October 2017[12] before facing Marie-Eve Dicaire on 1 December 2018 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. After the ten rounds were complete Namús lost her title via UD in her second defence, with two judges scoring the bout 97–93 and the third scoring it 96–94.[13]

Professional record

Result lossRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Loss25–7 Natasha JonasTKO2 (10), 19 Feb 2022
32Loss25–6 Ema KozinUD1017 Oct 2020
31Win25–5 Yamila Esther ReynosoUD626 Apr 2019
30Loss24–5 Marie-Eve DicaireUD101 Dec 2018
29Win24–4 Katia AlvariñoUD1021 Oct 2017
28Win23–4 Yamila Esther ReynosoUD1012 Aug 2017
27Win22–4 Marisa Gabriela NúñezUD613 Apr 2017
26Loss21–4 Cecilia BrækhusUD1027 Feb 2016
25Win21–3 Silvana Lima de SilvaUD819 Dec 2015
24Win20–3 Roxana Beatriz LabordeUD617 Apr 2015
23Win19–3 Roxana Beatriz LabordeKO4 (6), 30 Nov 2013
22Win18–3 Lely Luz FlórezUD1015 Dec 2012
21Win17–3 Adriana SallesUD1023 Jun 2012
20Loss16–3 Fernanda Soledad AlegreUD107 Apr 2012
19Loss16–2 Fernanda Soledad AlegreUD1017 Dec 2011
18Win16–1 Victorina BritezTKO1 (8), 26 Nov 2011
17Win15–1 Loli Muñoz1011 Jun 2011
16NC14–1 Loli Muñoz1019 Mar 2011
15Win14–1 Darys Esther PardoTKO4 (8), 15 Jan 2011
14Win13–1 Nerys RincónTKO2 (8), 15 May 2010
13Win12–1 Adriana SallesTKO7 (10), 13 Feb 2010
12Win11–1 Juliana De AguiarKO1 (6), 4 Dec 2009
11Win10–1 Maria Eugenia QuirogaUD630 Oct 2009
10Loss9–1 Lely Luz FlórezTKO1 (10), 8 Aug 2009
9Win9–0 Nicole WoodsUD1012 Feb 2009
8Win8–0 Maria Elena MadernaUD623 Jan 2009
7Win7–0 Leticia Rojo6 (8), 13 Sep 2008
6Win6–0 Perla Hernández1 (8), 19 Jul 2008
5Win5–0 Maria Elena MadernaUD617 May 2008
4Win4–0 Guillermina FernandezUD44 Feb 2008
3Win3–0 Juliana De AguiarUD419 Jan 2008
2Win2–0 Silvia Fernanda ZacariasUD411 Aug 2007
1Win1–0 Maria Eugenia Lopez418 May 2007

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 September 2020. The Ring Women's Ratings. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924150338/https://www.ringtv.com/609826-the-ring-womens-ratings/ . 24 September 2020 . 30 September 2020. The Ring.
  2. Web site: BoxRec: Female junior middleweight ratings. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104125728/https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?role=proboxer&offset=0&sex=F&division=Light%20Middleweight . 4 January 2022 . 5 September 2020. BoxRec.
  3. Web site: BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Maria Eugenia Lopez. 5 September 2020. BoxRec.
  4. Web site: BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Lely Luz Flórez. 5 September 2020. BoxRec.
  5. Web site: 18 December 2011. Chris Namús perdió con Fernanda Alegre. 5 September 2020. Futbol. es.
  6. Web site: 9 April 2012. Namús habló de su derrota con Alegre. 5 September 2020. www.montevideo.com.uy.
  7. Web site: 8 April 2012. Namús perdió con Alegre por puntos. 5 September 2020. www.futbol.com.uy.
  8. Web site: Passehl. Johannes. 28 February 2016. Cecilia Braekhus vs Chris Namus. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302010505/http://www.boxwelt.com:80/2016/02/profiboxen/cecilia-braekhus-vs-chris-namus-full-fight/ . 2 March 2016 . 5 September 2020. Boxwelt. de-DE.
  9. Web site: BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Marisa Nuñez. 5 September 2020. BoxRec.
  10. Web site: 13 August 2017. Chris Namús derrotó a Reynoso. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815015425/http://www.lr21.com.uy:80/deportes/1341300-chris-namus-derroto-a-reynoso . 15 August 2017 . 5 September 2020. LARED21. es.
  11. Web site: 13 August 2017. Chris Namús le ganó a Yamila Reynoso y se quedó con el título mundial súper welter de la FIB. 5 September 2020. www.futbol.com.uy. es.
  12. Web site: BoxRec: Chris Namús vs. Marie-Eve Dicaire. 5 September 2020. BoxRec.
  13. Web site: 2 December 2018. Marie-Ève Dicaire marque l'histoire, Adonis Stevenson détrôné par un violent K.-O.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129231142/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1139306/adonis-stevenson-ceinture-mi-lourds-oleksandr-gvozdyk--marie-eve-dicaire-quebec-centre-videotron . 29 January 2019 . 5 September 2020. Radio-Canada. fr-ca.