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Acuna made history in Argentina by being the
first to have a pro fight in this country
.October 21, 2005 - in
Broadbeach, Queensland District, Australia
Sharon Anyos, 123½, won by a ten-round unanimous
decision over Marcela Eliana Acuna, 124¾, for
the WBC vacant Featherweight title. Final judges scores were
96-94, 96-94, and 97-93. "I'm here to knock
her out," says Acuña, According to an interview in this morning's
Olé, Marcela Acuña sees herself 'virtually obliged' to win tonight's
fight with Sharon Anyos for the WBC Featherweight title by knockout:
"Otherwise, you know how it goes when you're fighting abroad: you
think you're miles ahead and get a nasty surprise at the end when
they read the scorecards." The Argentinian knows the 6,000-strong
crowd will do everything in its power to lift the local girl (whom
Olé describes, somewhat unkindly, as a ´Barbie doll´) but says that
won't affect her: "I hope she'll come out and attack me. That'll
suit me just fine. I'm here to knock her out. I want to get this
over fast and go home - taking the belt with me. I haven't seen my
two children for ages." Acuna DID not knock out Anyos,
and Anyos is now the new WBC Champion. by Ewan Whyte (Pre-fight
info) (WBAN has photos on file in the archives)
June 24, 2005 in
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marcela Acuna won by an eight-round unanimous decision over
Yolis Marrugo Franco.
May 14, 2005 – Buenos
Aires, Argentina
Marcela “The Tigress” Acuna, 18-4-0 (12KO), 124 ¼, TKO’d
Neris
Rincón, 125 ¾, :02 of the second round. The two were fighting for
the WIBA world featherweight title. According to local news sources,
Rincón lost the fight when she collapsed on the way back to her corner
at the end of round one. The news source went on to say that they would
like to see a more qualified opponent, with a suggestion of the boxer
who has beat Acuna twice, Alicia Ashley.
January 22, 2005 - Rio Gallegos, Argentina
The "Tigresa" Marcela Acuna won the vacant WIBA Featherweight World
title over Maria Andrea Miranda when she stopped Miranda by TKO in
the third round. Miranda was down three times in the third round.
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September 11, 2004, Polideportivo
Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba
World Champion Super Bantamweight Marcela Eliana Acuña,
121¼, stopped newcomer Ada Camila Santos, 119½, in the
third round.
May 26,
2004 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Acuna vs. Padilla - Part I
Acuna vs. Padilla - Part II
 Detailed editorial by Ewan Whyte
Marcela Acuna stopped Daisy Padilla in the first round. This
fight was for the WIBA Junior Bantamweight world title fight.
Evidently stung by criticism in December that she had taken five and a half
rounds to finish Damaris Pinock Ortega, when she had had the
Panamanian at her mercy in the first, Marcela Acuña wasted no time or pity
on the lanky Colombian Daisy (‘Demolition’) Padilla in her first
title defence. Sensing an initial hesitation on the part of her opponent,
the champion moved swiftly across the ring (‘like a tigress with the cage
door open’ as Olé put it) catching the Padilla almost immediately with a
hard right to the cheek that had her reeling and following up with a furious
assault that forced referee Raúl Ilvento to stop the fight after only 43
seconds. Padilla, who was claiming a record of 14-1-0 with 14 KOs and had
boasted she would ´make the Tigress dance to my tune´, lacked the experience
(as ex-world champion Ricardo Cardona in her corner later admitted)
to cling to Acuña when she was hurt, to give her head time to clear.
Commented Acuña: “Even dazed, Padilla managed to throw a few punches and I
could feel she hits hard, but I kept beating her to the punch and she could
do nothing.” At midnight, Padilla was admitted to hospital as a
precautionary measure, though she was perfectly lucid. Report by Ewan
Whyte
August 22, 2003 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marcela Acuña, 126 3/4 lbs., Argentina, won a six-round unanimous
decision over Carmen Montiel, 126 1/4, also from Argentina.
Acuña improves her record to 12-4-0 (6 KO). Montiel remains winless at
0-3-0 (0KO).
June 14,
2003 - Complejo Republica Venezuela, Bolivar, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Alicia "Slick" Ashley, 119 1/4, New York, won a 10-round
unanimous decision over Marcela "Tigress" Acuna, 120, for
the WIBF World Super-Bantamweight Championship. This was a
rematch for the two when Acuna lost to Ashley last November of
2002 in their first title fight. Judges scoring was 98-92,
97-92 and 97-94.
May 10, 2003 -
Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, in Argentina
Super Bantamweight Marcela Acuña TKO5 Ana
Davila Ferreira.
November 16, 2002 - Super
Domo Orfeo, Cordoba, Argentina
United States boxer, Alicia Ashley defeated Argentina's Marcela
Acúna in a 10-rounder for the WIBF Super-Bantamweight title.
March 1, 2002 - Entre Rios,
Argentina
At the Olimpia Club in Paraná with over 1,500 boxing fans Marcela
Acuña, 125, of Formosa, Argentina won a 10-round unanimous
decision over Carmen Montiel, 122 3/4. Final scoring by the judges
was 99-87, 99-88, and 99-87, with Acuñawinning all ten rounds. Acuña
improved her record to 8-2-0 (4KO). Apparently Montiel was making her pro
debut and according to news sources Acuña did not try to hard to KO her
opponent, who is also a gymmate.
January 19, 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marcela Acuña stopped her opponent in 12 seconds, when she
fought Patricia Quirico in their first Argentina women’s title
fight. Acuña is the first women’s boxing champion of Argentina. Acuña
said that she felt bad that her opponent did not say anything to her but did
demonstrate that she is a serious boxer.
October 12, 2001 – Formosa, Argentina
Marcela Acuña KO2 Ana Davila Dos Santos "Miura" (la torito)
in a featherweight bout. . In
Spanish: el 12 de octubre en el estadio centenario de Formosa Marcela
"la tigresa" Acuña le gano por KO en dos exitantes rounds a la
brasileña ANA DAVILA DOS SANTOS "MIURA"(la torito).
September 21, 2001, Rafaela, Argentina
at the Ben Hur Club..Marcela Acuña TKO5 Andrea Pereyra in the
130-lb division.
August 11, 2001 Mendoza, Argentina
Marcela Acuña of Formosa, Argentina won a six-round unanimous
decision over Yolanda "Yolis" Marrugo of Colombia.
Final scoring was 60-52,60-57,60-54. Acuna improved her record to 4-2
(1 KO). To read more about Acuna
in Spanish, go here
June 30, 2001, Necochea,
Argentina
Marcela Acuña, Argentina,
126, TKO2 Andrea Peryra of Uruguay. Promoter of the event was
Alberto San Miguel.
June 1, 2001 - Formosa,
Argentina
Marcela Acuña defeated the Colombian Luz Marina Sarabia Ledesma by
a six-round unanimous decision in a 6 rounds bout. (Formosa is the hometown of Acuña. Acuña's
record improved to 2-2.
April 28,
2001 - Argentina "History First"
In history's first professional women's boxing
match, Marcela Acuña won in a split decision in a
four-round bout, with judges scoring the the bout, 39.5-38.5 (Acuña), 39-37.5
( Acuña) and 39-37 for Jamillia Lawrence. In this match, they have
a half-point system. Argentinian Augusto Dewey said "It was a close fight, not to much
excitement, but both women had good boxing skills." He went on
to say, " Personally, I felt it was a draw, but in the last round
, Acuña maybe had made it the difference. The public was happy
with the fight, so a good start for woman boxing here in Argentina."
A special thanks from Augusto Dewey for sending in the results with some
details of this event!
History Repeats Itself..
By TL Fox 9/28/98
The
fight between Lucia Rijker and
Marcela Acuña had a very familiar ring to it, and I
not talking about a boxing ring. Just when I thought that women boxing was making
headway---in this fight and Acuna's last fight with Martin, I see some
similarities that emulate the the 70’s.
When
have you seen a top male contender, pound for pound "one of the best", fight an opponent, that has never had one professional boxing
match? But then see the "green horn" lose that bout, and immediately
get matched up with an opponent that is known to be the "best of the best"?
Well, that’s what happened in women’s boxing when Marcela
Acuna, first fighting her
debut against Christy Martin and losing that bout.
Then being thrown into the fire pit with her next opponent, Lucia
Rijker, that most people would agree
would wipe Martin off the canvas. She was KO'd in the 5th round.
Acuna didn’t have a chance.
Who is the
"great one" that decided to take such a young and talented fighter as
Acuna, and
stack the odds against her early in her career. People say, well, Acuna
was a kickboxer who was 17-1-1 in Argentina. Well, wake up folks, this
is boxing. Boxing with the very best competition that the sport has to
offer. FULL STORY FOR
COMPLETE ARTICLE
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