Mónica Núñez Explained

Mónica Núñez
Nickname:La Flecha
Weight:
Height:5 ft 8 in
Reach:69 in
Nationality:Dominican
Birth Date:1976 10, df=y
Birth Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:134284
Total:13
Wins:9
Losses:4
Ko:4

Mónica Núñez (born 12 October 1976) is a Dominican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2005. She challenged once for the IWBF super-middleweight title in 2004 and once for the WIBA middleweight title in 2005.[1]

Núñez began her career by knocking out Claribel Ferreira in three rounds, on 9 June 2000, at Santo Domingo.

Three decision wins followed, including one over previously undefeated Marylin Hernandez, before she fought for the first time at the "Teo Cruz" coliseum, also in Santo Domingo. She knocked out Damaris Vizcaino in three rounds there, on 20 September 2002. Her next fight was also held there, as she beat Diana Garcia by a four-round decision on December 19 of the same year.

Following that victory, Núñez took the decision of leaving the Dominican Republic, probably looking for better fights and payoffs against better known opponents. She moved to the United States, settling in Irvington, New Jersey. New Jersey was a logical choice for Nunez when it came down to choosing a state where to live in the United States for her: both New Jersey and New York have a large group of Dominican people, which would mean good crowd backing for Nunez whenever she fought in the US, particularly around the New England area.

In her American debut, she lost, however, being handled her first professional defeat at the hands of Roselin Morales, who defeated Nunez by a four-round split decision on 23 October 2003, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Morales fight was, of course, Núñez's first fight abroad.

On 4 December, she knocked out Shadina Pennybaker in two rounds, also in Allentown.

Núñez travelled to Bermuda for her first fight of 2004, defeating Teresa Perozzi there by a six-round majority decision on 12 June.

After one more victory, Núñez was given her first world championship try, for the WIBF's world Super Middleweight championship. On 30 July, she fought Laila Ali in Louisville, Kentucky, being defeated by a ninth-round knockout by the world champion.

Offered a world title try at the Middleweight division, Núñez immediately accepted and she went down in weight to face the WIBA world champion Leatitia Robinson, on 11 February, 2005. She lost by knockout in the first round, in a fight held at Atlanta, Georgia.

Núñez announced her plans to keep boxing in the Super Middleweight division soon after the fight with Robinson was over.

On 17 July, Nunez lost to Ann Wolfe by a seventh-round knockout in Lula, Mississippi.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
13Loss9–4 Ann WolfeRTD7 (8), 19 Jul 2005
12Loss9–3 Leatitia RobinsonKO1 (10)11 Feb 2005
11Loss9–2 Laila AliTKO9 (10), 30 Jul 2004
10Win9–1 Shelley BurtonMD626 Jun 2004
9Win8–1UD412 Jun 2004
8Win7–1 Shadina PennybakerTKO2 (6)4 Dec 2003
7Loss6–1 Roselin MoralesSD423 Oct 2003
6Win6–0 Diana Carolina Garcia Dominguez UD419 Dec 2002
5Win5–0 Damaris Vizcaino TKO3 (4)20 Sep 2002
4Win4–0 Angela GarciaTKO4 (4)29 Aug 2001
3Win3–0 Liliana MartinezPTS429 Nov 2000
2Win2–0 Marilyn HernandezPTS413 Sep 2000
1Win1–0 Claribel Ferreras TKO3 (4)29 Jun 2000

References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Monica Nunez. boxrec.com. 2019-12-03.