(JULY 29) Tijuana’s newest female
boxing sensation, WBC FECOMBOX flyweight champion Tania Enriquez
(5-0, 2KO), is all set for her next fight set for Wednesday,
August 5th, at Bar La Wipa in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. The
young lady of eighteen years of age will be sharing the fight
card with fellow Tijuana fighter Abraham “Choko” Rodriguez and
the current WBC Latino super flyweight champion Osvaldo
“Magnifico” Castro. Enriquez will be facing undefeated Karen
Islas of Culiacan, Mexico. The fight car is presented by
Pacifico Promotions.
“It is not my first time fighting
out of Tijuana,” the charismatic Tania stated with a smile. “In
fact this will be my third fight outside of home. It doesn’t
bother me. A ring is a ring wherever it is and you have to do
the same things in it.”
Tania, the younger sister of former WBO champion Kenia Enriquez,
is coming off her most impressive win of her young career. Last
May, Tania defeated via unanimous decision the much more
experienced Selene Lopez in Mexicali, Mexico, for the title she
now holds. In the fight Enriquez suffered a swelling of her
right eye in the third round but despite of the injury, she was
able to dominate the action with her fluid southpaw technical
style.
“That was my first fight scheduled for ten rounds, well
actually, my only one,” she explained. “They offered me the
opportunity and after talking it over with my team, we decided
to take it. It was tough fight, Selene is a warrior, and the
experience taught me a lot. I feel that I am ready for bigger
things.”
Eric Ibarra, president of True Match Boxing, believes that Tania
has all it takes to leave her mark in the sport.
“Tania is a very disciplined young lady, she is always in the
gym, with a technique and style,” her promoter said. “She saw
the work needed to become a world champion through her sister so
we have no doubt that she can equal that goal. She is very
young, there are some things that she needs to work on, but like
her, we are ready for what is next.”
With a win in Los Mochis, Enriquez will be in line for an
international title before the end of the year.
“As of right now I am not thinking about that, I only have five
fights so this is only beginning but the confidence that my
promoter has in me, motivates me for whatever comes my way,” she
said.