(NOV 14) With the recent
changes in the female bantamweight division, one that is itching
for a chance at the crown is former world champion Zulina “La
Loba” Muñoz (52-3-2, 30KO) of Mexico City.
Earlier this month Yulihan “La Cobrita” Luna scored a shocking
one-sided unanimous decision over long reigning WBC world
champion Mariana “Barbie” Juarez. Now with the changing of the
guard, Muñoz wants to get in the mix at the top tier of the
118-pound limit.
“I think it would be a very
interesting fight,” Muñoz recently stated. “Yulihan is very
hungry to show she is a great two-time world champion. I am
looking for the same, to be a two-divisional world champion. I
think both of us are good boxers with technique and I think it
would be great fight inside the ring.”
A veteran of 348 professional rounds, the 33-year-old mother of
two captured her first world title in late 2012 with a unanimous
decision over Maribel Ramirez. She defended the title a record
ten times with impressive wins over an international array of
fighters like Tenkai Tsunami of Japan, Alesia Graf of Germany,
Renata Domsodi of Hungary, Gabriela Bouvier of Uruguay and
Christina McMahon of Ireland among others.
Muñoz jumped up to the bantamweight division late last year and
has amassed three straight wins over Sandra Hernandez, Fredee
Gonzalez and in her last fight former world title challenger
Valeria Perez. With that win “La Loba” captured the vacant WBC
International title giving her a top 15 ranking within the
division.
Of all the big names in the division, from Juarez to Jackie Nava
to Vanessa Taboada, Muñoz is the most available since she does
not have scheduled fight and as a free agent is not tied to any
promoter opening the avenues for an easy negotiation for world
title fight.
“I want that world title at 118 pounds,” Muñoz said confidently.
“Now that Mariana lost it, I want Luna since she is now the
world champion. I know they are talking about the rematch
between ‘La Cobrita’ and Mariana but it doesn’t matter, whoever
is the champion, that is who I want to face.”
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