Jessica Camara (born 18 April 1988) is a Canadian professional boxer who has held the WBA female Gold lightweight title.
Professional career Camara made her professional debut on 30 March 2017, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Heidy Martinez at the Montreal Casino in Canada.
After compiling a record of 7–1, she faced Melissa St. Vil for the vacant WBO-NABO female lightweight title on 8 February 2021 at the Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. Camara lost via ten-round UD with two judges scoring the bout 96–94 and the third scoring it 97–93.
After an eight-round UD victory against Heather Hardy in May 2021, she faced reigning champion Kali Reis for the WBA, IBO, and vacant WBO female light welterweight titles on 19 November at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. In her first attempt at a world championship, Camara suffered the third defeat of her career, losing via ten-round split decision (SD) with one judge scoring the bout 96–94 in favour of Camara while the other two scored it 97–93 for Reis.
Camara scored the biggest win of her career to date when she defeated the previously unbeaten former two-weight World champion Choi Hyun-mi to claim the vacant WBA female lightweight Gold title by split decision at Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea on 27 April 2024.
She challenged WBC and IBO female lightweight champion Caroline Dubois at Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England, on 11 January 2025. The fight ended in a technical draw at the start of round three on the orders of the ringside doctor after Camara suffered a cut to her left eye caused by an accidental clash of heads.
Camara challenged Chantelle Cameron for her interim WBC super lightweight title at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, on July 11, 2025. She lost by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes21Win15–5–1Lenka VolejnikovaUD68 Nov 2025 20Loss14–5–1Chantelle CameronUD1011 Jul 202519Draw14–4–1Caroline DuboisTD3 (10)11 Jan 202518Win14–4Bonnie HunterUD1014 Sep 2024 17Win13–4Choi Hyun-miSD10 (10)27 Apr 202416Win12–4Estefania Orozco OlivaTKO4 (6)10 Dec 2023 15Win11–4Joana Chavarria Lopez LopezUD6 (6)22 Jul 2023 14Loss10–4Karla Ramos ZamoraTKO4 (10)16 Mar 2023 13Win10–3Josefina VegaKO1 (6)17 September 202212Win9–3Simone Aparecida da SilvaKO2 (8)13 Aug 2022 11Loss8–3Kali Reis1019 Nov 202110Win8–2Heather HardyUD814 May 20219Loss7–2Melissa St. VilUD108 Feb 20208Win7–1Beatriz AguilarUD619 Oct 20197Win6–1Dalila VelazquezMD68 Jun 20196Win5–1Jenna Johlin ThompsonMD61 Nov 20185Loss4–1Natalie Brown3 (6), 2 Jun 20184Win4–0Guadalupe Ortiz415 Feb 20183Win3–0Giovanna GonzalezUD417 Dec 20172Win2–0Erika HernándezUD428 Oct 20171Win1–0Heidy Martinez430 Mar 2017
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