Érica Farías

For the Venezuelan politician, see Erika Farías.

Érica Anabella Farías (born 13 July 1984), known as "La Pantera", is an Argentine professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female lightweight title from 2011 to 2014 and the WBC female super lightweight title from 2014 to 2018. She also challenged once for the undisputed welterweight championship in 2017.^[1] As an amateur, she won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships.^[2]

Érica Farías
Born	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 41) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other names	La Pantera
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	27
Wins by KO	10
Losses	8

Érica Farías

Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Women's Boxing
World Amateur Boxing Championships
	2006 New Delhi	Lightweight

Amateur career

Farias made her competitive debut as an amateur on 10 December 2005, against Carolina Lopez. She won a gold medal at the 2006 Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and silver at the 2006 World Championships in New Delhi, India, losing to Katie Taylor of Ireland in the final, both in the lightweight division.^[2]

Professional career

Farias made her professional debut on 25 July 2009, at Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires. She won a four-round unanimous decision over Betiana Patricia Viñas. Farias won her fight against Ann Saccurato in 2011, after it was stopped in the eighth round due to an accidental clash of heads.^[3]

On 4 April 2014, Farias made the tenth defense of her WBC lightweight title against Delfine Persoon. She lost in a ten-round unanimous decision.^[4]

Farias won her second world title, WBC super lightweight, on 15 November 2014, defeating Alejandra Oliveras by split decision.^[5] On 2 May 2015, she made the first defense of her title against Klara Svensson.^[6] She won by unanimous decision.^[7]

On 9 June 2017, Farias challenged undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus, but lost by unanimous decision.

Farías lost her WBC super-lightweight title to Jessica McCaskill at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, USA, on October 6, 2018, by unanimous decision.^[8]

Professional boxing record

35 fights	27 wins	8 losses
By knockout	10	1
By decision	17	7

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
35	Loss	27–8	Karla Ramos Zamora	TKO	5 (8)	3 Nov 2023	Aguascalientes, Mexico
34	Loss	27–7	Maira Moneo	UD	10	30 Dec 2022	Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
33	Loss	27–6	Sandy Ryan	UD	10	6 Aug 2022	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England	For WBA Fedelatin lightweight title
32	Win	27–5	Sandy Ryan	SD	10	12 Mar 2022	Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England	For vacant WBC International super lightweight title
31	Loss	26–5	Mikaela Mayer	UD	10	19 Jun 2021	Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US	For WBO female junior lightweight title
30	Loss	26–4	Jessica McCaskill	MD	10	12 Oct 2019	Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US	For WBA and WBC super lightweight titles
29	Loss	26–3	Jessica McCaskill	UD	10	6 Oct 2018	Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US	Lost WBC female super lightweight title
28	Win	26–2	Yamila Esther Reynoso	UD	10	19 May 2018	Club Union, Goya, Argentina, Argentina	Retained WBC female super lightweight title
27	Win	25–2	Ana Laura Esteche	UD	10	29 Dec 2017	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina
26	Loss	24–2	Cecilia Brækhus	UD	10	9 Jun 2017	Bergen, Norway	For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles
25	Win	24–1	Marisa Gabriela Nunez	UD	10	19 Nov 2016	Ce.De.C Nº 1, San Fernando, Argentina	Retained WBC female super lightweight title
24	Win	23–1	Victoria Bustos	UD	10	30 Jul 2016	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina	Retained WBC female super lightweight title
23	Win	22–1	Klara Svensson	UD	10	2 May 2015	Frederiksberg-Hallerne, Frederiksberg, Denmark	Retained WBC female super lightweight title
22	Win	21–1	Alejandra Oliveras	SD	10	15 Nov 2014	Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Mexico	Won WBC female super lightweight title
21	Win	20–1	Roxana Beatriz Laborde	TKO	3 (6), 1:05	23 Aug 2014	Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia de Villa Ballester, Jose Leon Suarez, Argentina
20	Loss	19–1	Delfine Persoon	UD	10	20 Apr 2014	Zwevezele, Belgium	Lost WBC female lightweight title
19	Win	19–0	Maria Eugenia Lopez	UD	10	1 Mar 2014	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
18	Win	18–0	Mary McGee	UD	10	4 Oct 2013	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
17	Win	17–0	Chika Mizutani	UD	10	15 Jun 2013	Centro Recreativo Pasteleros, Luis Guillón, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
16	Win	16–0	Liliana Palmera	KO	3 (10)	9 Mar 2013	Asociación de Fomento, San Bernardo, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
15	Win	15–0	Victoria Bustos	UD	10	17 Nov 2012	Parque Náutico, San Fernando de la Buena Vista, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
14	Win	14–0	Irma Balijagic Adler	TKO	1 (10), 1:34	16 Jun 2012	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
13	Win	13–0	Liliana Palmera	RTD	6 (10), 0:01	25 Feb 2012	Estadio Ingeniero Huergo, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
12	Win	12–0	Melissa Hernandez	UD	10	16 Dec 2011	Arena Maipú Casino Resort, Mendoza, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
11	Win	11–0	Ann Saccurato	TD	8 (10), 1:00	6 Aug 2011	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Retained WBC female lightweight title
10	Win	10–0	Jessica Villafranca	RTD	6 (10), 3:00	25 Feb 2011	Estadio Pedro Estremador, Bariloche, Argentina	Retained WBC interim female lightweight title
9	Win	9–0	Nicole Woods	TKO	2 (10), 1:40	17 Sep 2010	Ce.De.C Nº 1, San Fernando de la Buena Vista, Argentina	Retained WBC interim female lightweight title
8	Win	8–0	Darys Esther Pardo	KO	8 (10)	8 May 2010	Polideportivo Troncos del Talar, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won WBC interim female lightweight title
7	Win	7–0	Vannessa Guimaraes	TKO	1 (10), 1:43	28 Nov 2009	Club Atletico Echagüe, Paraná, Argentina
6	Win	6–0	Silvia Beatriz Lescano	KO	1 (8), 1:04	31 Oct 2009	Club Social y Deportivo Beccar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5	Win	5–0	Maria Eugenia Quiroga	UD	6	11 Oct 2009	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
4	Win	4–0	Maria Elena Maderna	UD	8	26 Sep 2009	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
3	Win	3–0	Paula Andrea Morales	UD	6	12 Sep 2009	Club Municipal, Nogoyá, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Marcela Fernanda Mamani	TKO	1 (4), 1:59	15 Aug 2009	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
1	Win	1–0	Betiana Patricia Vinas	UD	4	25 Jul 2009	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina