| Esmeralda Falcón | |
| Birth Name: | Esmeralda Falcón Reyes |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
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Esmeralda Falcón Reyes (born 10 January 1995), nicknamed La Pantera, is a Mexican boxer. She is the first woman from her country to compete in that discipline in the Olympic Games.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Falcón was born in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City.[5] Along with her sporting career, she is pursuing a degree in physical education.
At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Falcón defeated Elisa Williams of Panama in the 60 kilogram division, winning a gold medal.[6] At the 2019 Pan American Games, she won the bronze medal after defeating Scarleth Ojeda of Nicaragua.[7]
For the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualification, Falcón trained at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The elimination for the Olympic competition would have been held in Buenos Aires from 23 March to 3 April, but it was cancelled due to the health emergency.[8] On 12 May 2021, the Mexican Boxing Federation announced its selection for the Olympic fair by the Boxing Task Force,[9] becoming the first Mexican woman to compete in boxing in her country's Olympic history.