This Saturday, September 27, Mexican ladies’s boxing will take middle stage in a high-voltage showdown as Jacqueline “Jaky” Calvo Ramírez (24-9-2, 4 KOs) squares off towards Alma “La Leona” Meraz Rodríguez (10-4-1, 2 KOs) for the vacant WBA Interim World Mild Flyweight Championship (108 lbs). The bout headlines the cardboard on the Sala Urbana in Naucalpan, State of Mexico.
At 29 years previous, Calvo brings a wealth of expertise and the benefit of combating at residence. With greater than 35 skilled fights below her belt, she’s confronted confirmed opposition resembling Jessica Nery Plata, Nora Cardoza, and Karely López Castro. Recognized for her ring IQ and talent to regulate to totally different tempos, Calvo enters as the favourite, particularly after her current win over Esmeralda Torres that showcased her rising consistency.
Meraz, 32, hails from Tijuana and represents that relentless border-town spirit. Although her résumé is shorter, she’s examined herself towards robust names like María Guadalupe Bautista and Marcela Nieto. Winless in her current outings, she nonetheless lives as much as her nickname “La Leona,” combating with aggression, braveness, and an unyielding will to press ahead. This will likely be her first crack at a world title, a golden likelihood to alter the course of her profession.
The WBA Interim Mild Flyweight belt stays vacant, and each fighters know the stakes: victory not solely brings them championship gold but additionally positions them for a showdown with champion Evelin Bermúdez, who not too long ago captured the crown with a knockout victory over Sara Bailey.
