María del Carmen Romero Molina (born 1 August 1985) is a Spanish professional boxer who is a former European female super-bantamweight champion.
Personal life Born in Puerto Lumbreras on 1 August 1985, Romero has been involved in combat sports from an early age, practicing Kung Fu, kickboxing, and Muay Thai before entering a boxing ring in her early 20s. A mother of two boys, Romero works as a security guard and teaches combat sports to children.
Professional career Romero suffered defeat in her professional debut, losing via six-round unanimous decision (UD) to Melania Sorroche on 22 November 2015, at the Pavelló d'Esports El Pujolet in Manresa, Spain.
After compiling a record of 3–2 (0 KOs), she defeated Jessica Sanchez via UD on 15 June 2019, capturing the vacant Spanish female super-bantamweight title at the Plaza Adolfo Suárez in Alcantarilla, Spain.
Two fights later she faced Ivanka Ivanova for the vacant European female super-bantamweight title on 18 January 2020, at the Centro Multiusos El Esparragal in Puerto Lumbreras. After the ten-round contest was complete, Romero was declared the winner via UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.
Romero lost her title to Ellie Scotney on 29 October 2022, going down to a unanimous decision defeat at Wembley Arena in London, England.
After taking the fight at two days' notice, Romero unsuccessfully challenged Dina Thorslund for the WBC, WBO and Ring female World bantamweight titles on 24 February 2024, losing by stoppage in round eight of the contest at Royal Arena, København, Denmark.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes15Win10–5 Basilia MancillaPTS830 March 202414 Loss9–5 Dina ThorslundTKO8 (10)24 February 202413Win9–4 Jasmina NadPTS821 October 202312 Loss8–4 Seren CetinUD1030 April 202311 Loss8–3 Ellie ScotneyUD1029 October 202210Win8–2 Maria CecchiUD1013 May 20229Win7–2 Amy TimlinRTD8 (10)11 September 20218Win6–2 Ivanka IvanovaUD1018 Jan 20207Win5–2 Bilgenur Aras6 (10), 31 Aug 20196Win4–2 Jessica SanchezUD815 Jun 20195Win3–2 Enerolisa de LeonPTS69 Feb 20194Win2–2 Lynn Harvey65 Nov 20163Loss1–2 Tatyana ZrazhevskayaUD610 Sep 20162Win1–1 Vanesa CarusoUD427 May 20161Loss0–1 Melania Sorroche622 Nov 2015
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