(FEB 28) On March 4-12, 2006, amateur boxing champion Vanessa Juarez, will be in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Olympic training Center to try and capture one last National amateur title.   

Team Juarez told WBAN, “She has accomplished all she can in the Amateur program so this spring she will enter the exciting world of professional fighting---And hopefully be the first Woman from Ft. Worth to be a professional World Champion.”

Juarez will come into the pros with over 70 (67-6) amateur fights on her resume.

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Vanessa began boxing at the ripe old age of 8 years old. She is currently on the USA Woman’s Elite Boxing Team at 119 lbs representing the USA at all international events. In her ten years boxing she has managed to win 5 Silver Gloves State Tournaments, 6 Regional Golden Gloves, 1 all female show in San Antonio, 3 Female Golden Gloves Nationals, 2001- 2002 -2003 Ringside National Champion, 2004 Ringside World Tournament where she beat the Canadian Champion, 2003-2004-2005 Texas Female Champion, 2003 & 2004 USA Junior Olympic Champion, and won the USA Woman’s National Championships in 2005 at 16 yrs old .She went to Russia in October of 2005 representing the USA in the Woman’s Worlds. She has 7 belts and numerous trophies, and many medals. Her dream was to be able to be one of the first women to box in the Olympics however in October of 2005 the international committee decided that the Olympics weren’t ready for Female Boxing.