Marlen Esparza closes the year with a flourish!
World Boxing Council flyweight champion Marlen Esparza closed 2021 brilliantly by defeating tough Mexican challenger Anabel Ortiz on Saturday night at the AT&T Center in Texas, with the first defence of her WBC belt.
Esparza took advantage of her size although she also used her superior speed and skills to defeat Ortiz comfortably.
The champion proved dominant and was victorious on all three scorecards with scores of 100-88, 99-90 and 95-94.
Esparza, 32, a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, improved her record to 11-1. In June of this year, she defeated Ibeth Zamora to be crowned WBC Monarch and recently, she was awarded with the WBC Best Fight of the Year recognition for her tremendous performance in that battle.
Marlen Esparza vs. Anabel Ortiz was the last title fight of the World Boxing Council in 2021.
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