Super Flyweight Zulina "La Loba"
Muñoz, born August 10, 1987, in Chicolopan de Juarez, Mexico,
and boxes out of México City. She began boxing at age 16 when
her father Fernando s took her to the gym where he coached his
son. In addition to her boxing career she works as a nurse, and
she is said to play the guitar "beautifully and romantically".
As of October 2022, Zulina has a 53-4-2 (30KO) boxing record.
She made her professional boxing
debut on March 11, 2005 at Salon Super Estrella in Ciudad
Nezahualcoyotl, México, scoring a first round knockout of Miriam
Serrano, who fell to 0-5 with the loss and has not fought
professionally again.
On November 19, 2005 at Arena Azteca Budokan, Ciudad
Nezahualcoyotl, México, Zulina TKO'd Guadalupe "Diablita"
Marroquin of Veracruz, México in the second round of a scheduled
six-rounder. Marroquin fell to 0-2 with this loss.
On December 10, 2005 at Salon Rojo in Toluca, México, Zulina
faced Guadalupe Marroquin again, this time knocking her out in
the first round of another scheduled six-rounder and dropping
her record to 0-3. Marroquin has also not fought again.
On December 19, 2005 at Crown Plaza in Tlalnepantla, México,
Zulina (116¾ lbs) won by a second round TKO over Sandra
Hernandez (5'5", 116¾ lbs) who was making her pro debut.
Hernandez later dropped down to flyweight and became the Méxican
Flyweight champion in 2008.
On February 11, 2006 at Arena Azteca Budokan in Ciudad
Nezahualcoyotl, México, Zulina knocked out debut fighter
Patricia Contreras in the first round of a scheduled
eight-rounder. Contreras has not fought since.
On March 18, 2006 at Expo Deporte in Toluca, México, Zulina
knocked out debuter Beatriz Martinez in the first round of a
scheduled eight-rounder. Martinez has not fought since.
On April 28, 2006 at Arena Neza in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl,
México, Zulina TKO'd Magdalena Leija of Coahuila, México at 0:54
in the second round of a scheduled ten-rounder for the vacant
NABF Bantamweight title.
On May 26, 2006 at Auditorio Enrique Batiz in Cuatlitlán Izcalli,
México, Zulina defended her NABF title with a clear ten-round
unanimous (99-91,99-91,98-92) decision over Fredee González, a
Méxican who fights out of Los Angeles, California.
On September 2, 2006 in Acapulco, México, Zulina (116½ lbs)
TKO'd Fredee Gonzalez (115¾ lbs) at 0:15 in the seventh round of
a ten-rounder for the NABF title, dropping Gonzalez's record to
1-2-1. WBAN reported that "Twenty-year-old Fredee González's
dreams of a world title lay in ruins last night after Zulina
Muñoz (one year younger and a whole lot more talented, it seems)
beat her for the second time in ten weeks; and this time — as
she had promised — she did so far more convincingly. Both women
had made excuses for their performances last time, with Muñoz
saying she had been ill and González, that she had had
insufficient time to prepare, that she was in fact the stronger
of the two, and that she could knock Muñoz out.
On October 28, 2006 at Arena Azteca Budokan in Ciudad
Nezahualcoyotl, México, Zulina knocked out debuter Jessica Trejo
from Querétero in the first round of a scheduled eight-rounder.
On December 22, 2006 at Arena Azteca Budokan in Ciudad
Nezahualcoyotl, México, Zulina knocked out debuter Kristina
Koderre in the first round of a scheduled eight-rounder.
On February 3, 2007 at Estadio Carlos Serdan in Veracruz,
México, Zulina TKO'd local star Irazema de la Fuente of Veracruz
at 1:50 in the fourth round of a scheduled eight-rounder.
On April 21, 2007 at Arena Azteca Budokan in Ciudad
Nezahualcoyotl, México, Zulina knocked out Jessica Trejo in the
fourth round of a scheduler eight-rounder, dropping her to 0-2.
On July 13, 2007 at Auditorio Centenario in Gomez Palacio,
Durango, México. Zulina TKO'd debuter San Juana Castaneda in the
second round of a scheduled four-rounder.
Having built a stoppage-filled winning record in México, Zulina
Muñoz went for her first fight abroad against a more formidable
and experienced foe than before.
On September 15, 2007 at Stadthalle in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
Germany, Alesia-Tamara Graf of Stuttgart, Germany defeated
Zulina by a ten-round unanimous (97-92,96-93,97-92) decision for
the GBU Junior Bantamweight title. After Muñoz demanded a
rematch, Graf stated, "The Méxican can have a rematch if she
likes to get hit so much. However, then she'll get KO'd." Muñoz
fell to 16-1-0 (15 KOs) while the Belorussian-born Graf improved
her record to 18-1-0 (8 KO's).
Graf was ranked #4 in the world by WBAN going into this fight,
but Muñoz was unranked by us owing to the lower level of her
competition up to that point. The experience disparity did not
faze Muñoz's manager Mauro Ayala who had stated that "Alesia has
been on the canvas a few times. One of those occasions was to
Alicia Ashley who does not hit very hard", adding "we have
studied the European style."
On February 23, 2008 at Auditorio de la Ciudad Deportiva in La
Piedad, Michoacán de Ocampo, México, Zulina returned to
competition with a third-round knockout of Jessica Trejo of
Querétero, who fell to 0-3. “Zulina finished her with a powerful
combination,” reported Esto, “a straight right followed by a
left hook.” This scheduled ten-rounder was Trejo's third loss to
Muñoz.
On April 11, 2008 at Arena Azteca Budokan in Ciudad
Nezahualcoyotl, México, Zulina again faced Fredee Gonzalez, this
time winning a ten-round unanimous decision. Gonzalez fell to
1-3-1.
Photo credit: Pepe Rodriguez
On June 21, 2008 at Deportivo
Benito Juárez, San Vicente Chicoloapan, México, Zulina won a
ten-round unanimous decision over Maria Elena Villalobos for the
vacant WBC International Bantamweight title. Villalobos fell to
2-2 with this loss.
On September 6, 2008 at the Grand Hotel in Tijuana, México,
Zulina (118 lbs) contested the WBC Bantamweight title with
Galina Koleva Ivanova (118 lbs) of Bulgaria, a well-traveled
triple world champion whose international experience included
contests with Anita Christensen, Esther Schouten, Bettina Csabi,
and Daisy Lang.
Muñoz had returned to Germany for 25 days to prepare for her
fight with Ivanova at the invitation of promoter Peter Kohl of
Universum Boxing.
On April 18, 2009 at Gimansio Alexis Arguello in Managua,
Nicaragua, Zulina (122½ lbs) won an eight-round unanimous (80-72
x 3) deision over Paola Rojas (122¾ lbs) of Cartagena, Colombia,
who fell to 3-8-1 (1 KO).
On February 19, 2010 at Centro de Convenciones in Matamoros,
Tamaulipas, México, Zulina (118lbs) won the vacant Méxican
Bantamweight title with a first-round TKO over Yolanda Segura
(116¾ lbs) of Tampico, México, who fell to 5-2 (4 KO's) with the
loss.
On March 27, 2010 at Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro in
Iztacalco, Distrito Federal, México, Zulina (116¾ lbs) won a
hard-fought ten-round unanimous (97-93,97-93,96-94) decision
over Yazmin Rivas (115¾ lbs) of Torreon, México for the vacant
WBC Youth Bantamweight title. According to local news reports,
Rivas won the first three rounds handily as Muñoz initially had
problems defending her left hand, feints, and head movement, but
Munoz rallied in the later rounds to outscore Rivas with
combinations. "Being world champion is something indescribable,
but I thank my family, my team, my manager and my agent who gave
me the support to defeat an opponent who was fighting as hard as
I was" said Muñoz, who finished the bout with a swollen face and
a split lip. Rivas fell to 20-7-0 (8 KO's).
On May 15, 2010 at Unidad Deportivo Benito Juárez in San Vicente
Chicoloapan, México, Zulina (116¾ lbs) won a 10-round unanimous
(100-88 x 3) decision over Salma Canales (116¾ lbs) of
Guadalajara, México for the WBC Youth Bantamweight title. Zulina
overcame an early cut to her left eye that was caused by a clash
of heads. Canales was deducted two points, first for a head butt
in the second round and then for holding in the third. The
overmatched Canales fell to 0-3.
On July 9, 2010 at the Gran Forúm in México City, Zulina (117
lbs) retained the WBC Youth Bantamweight title with a majority
(93-93-93-93,92-93) draw against the feisty Mayerlin Rivas (116¾
lbs) of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Rivas sent Muñoz to the canvas in
the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds. The knockdown in the fifth
came more from a push than a punch, but in the sixth Muñoz was
dropped by a clean one-two combination. However, Rivas faded in
the last three rounds of the clinch-filled fight while Munoz
piled on the pressure and squared the scorecards with help from
a point that was deducted from Rivas in the ninth round. Both
boxers had kept the referee busy throughout a fight that at
times resembled a stand-up wrestling match more than sweet
science as Munoz repeatedly charged into Rivas with her head
down to get to close quarters. The close result sparked
controversy and Rivas' manager Orangel "Memin" Ramos asked WBC
for an immediate rematch between the two boxers. The WBC
reviewed video of the fight and has reportedly ordered a
rematch. Rivas moved to 6-1-1 (5 KO's).
On August 28, 2010 at Museo Modelo de Ciencias e Industrias in
Toluca, México, Zulina Munoz (117½ lbs) TKO'd Magdalena Leija
(115¾ lbs) of Saltillo, México at 0:39 in the seventh round of a
scheduled 10-rounder for the WBC Youth Bantamweight title. Leija
fell to 3-8-1 (0 KO's). [Video pt 2]
On December 18, 2010 at Palenque de la Feria, Celaya, Guanajuato,
México, Zulina Munoz (115¾ lbs) TKO'd pro debuter Patricia
Ordonez (115 lbs) of Tapachula, México at 1:34 in the first
round. For some reason, this mismatch was sanctioned by the WBC
as a bout for its Youth Bantamweight title.
On January 14, 2011 at Deportivo Trabajadores del Metro,
Iztacalco, in Distrito Federal, México, Zulina Munoz (115½ lbs)
won a 10-round unanimous (100-90 x 3) decision over Magdalena
Leija, (117¾ lbs) of Saltillo, México for the WBC Youth
Bantamweight title. Leija fell to 4-9-1 (0 KO's).
On March 25, 2011 at Jose Cuervo Salon in Polanco, Distrito
Federal, México, Zulina Munoz successfully defended the WBC
Youth Bantamweight title with a ten-round unanimous
(100-90,100-90,99-91) decision over a bloodied but game and
durable Judith Rodriguez of México, who fell to 1-3 (0 KO's).
On May 26, 2011 at Foro Scotiabank in Polanco, Distrito Federal,
México, Zulina Munoz (117¾ lbs) successfully defended the WBC
Youth Bantamweight title when an overmatched Estefania Franco
(116½ lbs) of Monterrey did not come out for the start of the
fourth round with a possibly broken nose following a punishing
third round. Franco fell to 0-2 with the loss in results known
to WBAN (some Mexican media claim that Franco had seven wins
prior to this fight).
On July 16, 2011 at Arena San Juan in Nezahualcóyotl, México,
Zulina Munoz (116¾ lbs) won the WBC Silver Bantamweight title
with a ten-round unanimous (96-92,97-91,96-92) decision over
Kandy Sandoval (115¼ lbs) of Xochimilco, México . Sandoval was
dropped by an overhand left in the first round but replied by
knocking Munoz down with a right to the head in the second
round. Sandoval went toe to toe with Munoz late in the fight in
an attempt to turn the fight her way after the faster-punching
Munoz had controlled the middle rounds, Sandoval fell to 5-2 (1
KO) with the loss.
On August 28, 2011 at Plaza de Toros in Huamantla, Tlaxcala,
Mexico, Zulina Munoz (117½ lbs) TKO'd Verena Crespo (112½ lbs)
of General Roca, Rio Negro, Argentina at 1:42 in the second
round of a scheduled 10-rounder for the WBC Silver Bantamweight
belt. Crespo dropped to her knees in a corner after a flurry of
punches in which Munoz landed several hard lefts to the head in
the second round, then the referee stopped the contest. The
unranked Crespo fell to 6-5-1 (4 KO's).
On December 3, 2011 at Deportivo Morelos Pavon in Mexico City,
Zulina Munoz won a ten-round unanimous (100-90,99-95,99-92)
decision over Fredee Gonzalez of Los Angeles for the WBC Silver
Bantamweight title. Munoz improved to 31-1-2 (21 KO's) while
Gonzalez fell to 6-8-1 (2 KO's) with her fourth loss to Munoz.
In 2020 with an article by Felipe Leon Zulina said, "I would very much like to fight
with the bantamweight champions,” Muñoz said recently in an
exclusive interview in 2020. “Here in Mexico there is Mariana Juarez
(WBC champion), there is also Daniela “Bonita” Bermudez (WBO
champion) from Argentina and I would love a fight with either
one. They would give me the opportunity to achieve my dream of
being once again a world champion.”
“The doors will open to a higher level,” she answered of what a
win over either one of the ones mentioned would mean. “Maybe a
fight in the United States or a much bigger purse could be
there. Also, there have been talks in facing Jackie Nava
although she has not fought in quite some time. There were talks
for a fight against her last year but I wouldn’t be opposed for
it this year.”
Photo Credit: Alma Montiel
On December 15, 2019, at the Deportivo Leandro Valle,
in Mexico City, Mexico, Munoz,
119, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Fredee
Gonzalez, 121. Final judges scores were 80-72,
79-73, and 80-73. Fredee Gonzalez has proven to be a warrior who has
continued throughout her pro career to fight some of the very best in the
sport. Coming into this fight with Munoz, she faced another huge
challenge when she again after several tries to defeat Munoz was up yet
again to fight her.
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Photo Credit: Alma Montiel
On March 8, 2020, at the Deportivo Leandro Valle,
in Iztacalco,
Distrito Federal, Mexico, Muñoz is the new WBC international bantamweight champion
having defeated Valeria Perez with a second round TKO win in the
main event of the “Explosion of Talent” fight card.
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On May 15, 2021, at the Arena San
Juan Pantitlán, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico,
Munoz, 123, won an eight round split decision over Isis
Vargas, 123. The final judges scores were 75-77, 77-75,
and 77-75.
On November 13, 2021, at the
Kolding Hallen, in Kolding, Denmark, bantamweight Dina Thorslund,
117 3/4, Won by a KO over Zulina Munoz, 117.5. The bout was
scheduled for ten rounds. They were fighting for the WBO
Bantamweight world title.
