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. As an amateur, she won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships.
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.
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.
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.
Farias won her second world title, WBC super lightweight, on 15 November 2014, defeating Alejandra Oliveras by split decision. On 2 May 2015, she made the first defense of her title against Klara Svensson. She won by unanimous decision.
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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes35Loss27–8 Karla Ramos ZamoraTKO5 (8)3 Nov 2023 34Loss27–7 Maira MoneoUD1030 Dec 2022 33Loss27–6 Sandy RyanUD106 Aug 2022 32Win27–5 Sandy RyanSD1012 Mar 2022 31Loss26–5 Mikaela MayerUD1019 Jun 2021 30Loss26–4 Jessica McCaskillMD1012 Oct 201929Loss26–3 Jessica McCaskillUD106 Oct 201828Win26–2 Yamila Esther ReynosoUD1019 May 201827Win25–2 Ana Laura EstecheUD1029 Dec 201726Loss24–2 Cecilia BrækhusUD109 Jun 201725Win24–1 Marisa Gabriela NunezUD1019 Nov 201624Win23–1 Victoria BustosUD1030 Jul 201623Win22–1 Klara SvenssonUD102 May 201522Win21–1 Alejandra OliverasSD1015 Nov 201421Win20–1 Roxana Beatriz LabordeTKO3 (6), 23 Aug 201420Loss19–1 Delfine PersoonUD1020 Apr 201419Win19–0 Maria Eugenia LopezUD101 Mar 201418Win18–0 Mary McGeeUD104 Oct 201317Win17–0 Chika MizutaniUD1015 Jun 201316Win16–0 Liliana PalmeraKO3 (10)9 Mar 201315Win15–0 Victoria BustosUD1017 Nov 201214Win14–0 Irma Balijagic AdlerTKO1 (10), 16 Jun 201213Win13–0 Liliana PalmeraRTD6 (10), 25 Feb 201212Win12–0 Melissa HernandezUD1016 Dec 201111Win11–0 Ann SaccuratoTD8 (10), 6 Aug 201110Win10–0 Jessica VillafrancaRTD6 (10), 25 Feb 20119Win9–0 Nicole WoodsTKO2 (10), 17 Sep 20108Win8–0 Darys Esther PardoKO8 (10)8 May 20107Win7–0 Vannessa GuimaraesTKO1 (10), 28 Nov 20096Win6–0 Silvia Beatriz LescanoKO1 (8), 31 Oct 20095Win5–0 Maria Eugenia QuirogaUD611 Oct 20094Win4–0 Maria Elena MadernaUD826 Sep 20093Win3–0 Paula Andrea MoralesUD612 Sep 20092Win2–0 Marcela Fernanda MamaniTKO1 (4), 15 Aug 20091Win1–0 Betiana Patricia VinasUD425 Jul 2009
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