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Ana Laura "La Monita" Esteche,
junior welterweight from Argentina, was born on September 6, 1990 in
San Martin, Buenos Aires. where she lives with her partner, fellow
female boxer Johana "Yoki" Gimenez in a small house owned by
Gimenez's parents. She comes from a poor background and jokes that
making a living by scavenging construction materials from demolished
buildings in Buenos Aires helped her to build up her muscles while she
shoveled debris.
After competing from 2007 to 2010 as an
amateur (see video above), Esteche (130¼ lbs) made her pro debut as a
junior lightweight at Club Belgrano in San Nicolas, Bienos Aires on
January 14, 2011. She won a four-round unaimous decision over Marisa
Nunez (129½ lbs), also of Buenos AIres Nunez fell to 2-1-1 with
her loss to Esteche.
On April 9, 2014 at Asociacion Mendocina de
Boxeo in Mendoza, Argentina, Ana Esteche lost a six round majority
decision to Betiana Vinas of Mendoza by scores of 55½-50,56-58,
and 57-57. Vinas improved her record to 3-3-2 (0 KO's) with the win.
On June 24, 2011 at Ce.De.M.
N° 2, in Caseros, Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche (133 lbs) won a four-round
unanimous (40-36x4) decision over 2007 national amateur semifinalist
Roxana Melgar (134½ lbs) of Don
Torcuato, Buenos Aires who fell to 1-1-1. At times Melgar seemed
more intent on taunting Esteche than fighting her, while Esteche
focused on getting off her punches. The
fourth round saw a more businesslike approach from the showboating
Melgar, but Esteche still controlled the action and landed the better
shots.
On August 27, 2011 at Club Banco Provincia
in City Bell, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ana Esteche (135 lbs) won a
four-round
split (38½-39½,39-37½,39½-37½) decision over Paula Andrea Morales (137¼
lbs) of
Isidro Casanova, Buenos Aires who fell to 3-5-0 (0 KO's).
On January 13, 2012 at Club Ferro Carril
Oeste in Merlo, Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche (142¼ lbs) TKO'd Nerina
Salafia (147¾ lbs) of
Ituzaingo, Buenos Aires at 0:45 in the third round of a scheduled
four. Salafia, who was fighting in her birthplace, was
knocked down in the second round and took a standing eight count in the
third; her record fell to 0-3-3 (0 KO's) with the loss and she has not
boxed since (as of January 2014).
On March 23, 2012 at Club Atlético y Social
Villa Calzada in Rafael Calzada, Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche (135¼ lbs)
won a six-round unanimous decision over Silvia Zacarias (135½
lbs)
of Chascomus, Buenos Aires who fell to 7-10-5 (0 KO's).
On April 27 2012 at Ce.De.M. N° 2 in
Caseros, Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche (130 lbs) TKO'd Betina Garino (131¼
lbs) of Buenos Aires at 0:49 of the first round of a scheduled
eight. Esteche had been using her jab to move Garino around the ring,
but when Garinao came forward to try to back her into a corner, Esteche
tagged
Garino with a right hook to the jaw that dropped her opponent to the
canvas.
Garino got up quickly but looked wobbly and the referee stopped the
fight.
Garino fell to 15-13-2 (2 KO's) with the loss.
On June 15, 2012 at Coliseo Cubierto Elías
Chegwin in Barranquilla, Colombia, Ana Esteche (133¾ lbs) lost a
ten-round majority (93-97,95-95,95-96) decision to Enis Pacheco Barrera
(134¾ lbs) of Puerto Escondido, Colombia in Pacheco's first defense of
the WBO World Lightweight title. Pacheco progressed to 10-1 (7 KO's)
with the win.
On October 20, 2012 at Coliseo Cubierto
Elías Chegwin in Barranquilla, Ana Esteche and Enis Pacheco Barrera
fought to a ten-round split (97-93,94-96,95-95) draw in a rematch of
their previous WBO title fight. Pacheco moved to 10-1-1 (7 KO's).
On December 29, 2012 at Club Social y
Cultural El Cruce in Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche
(135 lbs) won the interim Argentinean Lightweight title with a
ten-round unanimous decision over Maria Eugenia Lopez (133½ lbs) of
Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires who fell to 6-5-2 (0 KO's).
On February 9, 2013 at Club Atlético Vélez
Sarsfield in Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche (136¾ lbs) won a six-round
unanimous decision over Maria Angelica Ruiz (141 lbs) of Concordia,
Entre Rios, Argentina who fell to 4-4-1 (0 KO's).
On
July 5, 2013 at theClub Social y Deportivo
Nahuel in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche (at right in
photo) won a six-round
decision over Paula Andrea Morales of Isidro Casanova, Buenos Aires,
whose pro record
fell to 5-11-2 (0 KO's) with the loss.
On September 21, 2013 at Club Sportivo
America in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, Ana Esteche (132¾ lbs) lost a
ten-round unanimous (93-97,93-97,94-96) decision to Victoria Bustos (133¾ lbs) of
Rosario for the Argentinean
Lightweight title and the vacant IBF World Lightweight title. This was
a hard fought contest that pitted Esteche's steady aggression against
Bustos's ability to move away while firing straight combinations
inside Esteche's looping punches. Bustos showed an ability to land
effectively while backing up and improved her record to 10-2 (0 KO's)
with the win.
On
January 18, 2014 at the
Club Social de Pesca, Naútica y Fomento (Fishing Social Club) Gym in
San Clemente del Tuyú, Buenos Aires, Ana Esteche
(138¾ lbs) won a clear 10-round unanimous (99-91,98-92,98-92) decision
over
previously undefeated former WBC Junior Welterweight titlist Monica "La
Gata" Acosta (139¼ lbs) for the WBA Junior Welterweight title. Esteche
used her jab effectively and landed the stronger punches and
combinations on the more experienced Acosta. Acosta appeared to have
more trouble finding her range although she pressed forward
aggressively, only to be tagged by better timed and placed shots from
the younger Esteche. Acosta, who is a preacher as well as a boxer,
handed Esteche the WBA
title belt herself, saying "It's
yours, take
care, you won well, God guide you.". Esteche improved to 10-3-1
(2
KO's) while dropping Acosta, a childhood friend of hers, to 19-1-2 (5
KO's).
She followed her world title win by
deciding to "come out" about her relationship with Gimenez ina
post-fight interview. Esteche said
"This is something you should not hide,
after all, happiness is not something you should hide, it is something
to be shared and I, we, are happy." She also said
she had gave her all during the title fight with Acosta to show the
day-to-day effort that she had put into the fight along with her
trainers
and "my woman."
On July 25, 2015, at theGAP Disco, Mar del Plata,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Adela Peralta, 139, won an eight-round bout
by an eight-round majority decision over Esteche, 140 3/4. Both
boxers are from Buenos Aires.
On June 3, 2017, at the Estadio F.A.B., in Buenos
Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina, Esteche, 140, won a close
split decision Adela Peralta, 139. The two were fighting for the IBF,
WBO, and WBA Super lightweight titles. Final judges scores were
94-96, 97-93, and 97-93.
On December 29, 2017, at the Club Ferro Carril,
Concordia, Argentina
Club Ferro Carril, Concordia, Entre Rios, in Argentina, Erica Farias,
140, of Buenos Aires, won a ten-round unanimous decision over Ana
Laura Esteche, 140.6. According to Boxrec, Esteche went down in the
first round. Final judges scores were 96-93, 96½-95, and 97-95.
On July 12, 2019, at the Ringo Boxing Club, in San
Francisco Solano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ana Laura Esteche,
139.5, won a six-round unanimous decision over Maria Ruiz, 139¾.
On December 5, 2019, at the Terminal 5,in New York,
New York, Mary McGee, 138 1/4, won by a tenth round TKO over Esteche,
138 3/4. The two were fighting for the vacant IBF Super Lightweight
title. Esteche went down in the eighth round.
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last updated: Wednesday, 29 January 2014
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