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5′ 5½″ welterweight Fernanda Soledad "La Camionera"
Alegre was born on February 25, 1987 in Ramos
Mejia, Buenos Aires, Argentina. She comes from a boxing family and was
influenced to begin boxing as a teenager by her father Luis.
She had watched him training when she was 9 years old and
began to add boxing bag work to her own training in
gymnastics. After
her brother Louis became a professional boxer, Fernanda was
hooked on the sport. Her father asked her if
she wanted to fight and she began to compete at age 15.
She
fought 26 times as an amateur before she turned professional in 2009.
Her pro boxing career has been supported by the Teamsters Union
of Argentina, hence her nickname "La Camionera".
She
made her professional debut at Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos
Aires, Argentina on June 27, 2009, weighing in at 149¼ lbs and
winning a four-round unanimous (40-38,40-36½,40-37) decision over
31-year-old Monica Galeano (144½ lbs), another pro debuter from Buenos
Aires.
On October 11, 2009 at Estadio
F.A.B. in Buenos Aires, Fernanda (146¾ lbs) lost a four-round split
(39-39½,39½-38,39-39) decision to Eliana Lencina (153½ lbs), another
pro
debuter from San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Argentina.
On November 13, 2009 at Club
Atletico Huracan in Buenos Aires, Fernanda (144½ lbs) TKO'd Etel
Cristina Arano (143¾ lbs) of Buenos Aires at 1:06 of the third round of
a scheduled four-rounder. Arano fell to 1-6 (0 KO's) and has not fought
since.
On January 23, 2010 at Club
Once Unidos in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Fernanda (150¾ lbs) won a
scheduled four-rounder with 29-year-old pro debuter Eliana Elizabeth
Gamboa (153¼ lbs) of Nequeun, Argentina when Gamboa retired at 0:59 in
the second round. Gamboa has not fought since.
On March 6, 2010 at Club Union
y Progreso in Tandil, Buenos Aires, Fernanda (145 lbs) won a scheduled
six-rounder by a third round TKO over 26-year-old pro debuter
Jeniffer (Natalie) Faccio Cardozo (144¾
lbs) of Salto, Uruguay. Faccio took a standing count in a corner near the
end of the second round and her corner threw in the rowel at 0:47 in the
third as she continued to take punishment to the head.
On April 17, 2010 at Casino
City Center in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, Fernanda (142 lbs) used
her punching speed and aggression to win a
clear (59½-54½,60-54½,60-55)
six-round unanimous decision over Paula Munoz (140¾ lbs) of Nequeun,
Argentina who fell to 1-2-1 (0 KO's).
On May 22, 2010 at Casino City
Center in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, Fernanda (139¼ lbs) TKO'd
previously undefeated Victoriana Britez (135¼ lbs) of Lambare, Paraguay
at 1:28 of the first round of a scheduled sixer, after Britez received
two standing counts. Britez fell to 3-1-2 (0 KO's) with the
loss.
On July 23, 2010 at the Parque
Municipal Eva Perón in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, Fernanda
(139 lbs) won the vacant Argentina Junior Welterweight title with a
ten-round unanimous (98-95,99½-94,99½-94)
decision over Roxana Laborde (137½ lbs) of
Buenos Aires who fell to 3-3-2 (0 KO's).
On October 23, 2010 at Escuela
Técnica Nº 1, Salto Argentino in Buenos Aires, Fernanda (140½ lbs)
fought to a split (56½-58½,60-56,58-58) draw over six rounds with
Juliana De Aguiar (139¾ lbs) of Rio Negrinho, Santa Catarina,
Brazil. The scoring appeared generous to De
Aguiar, who had an advantage in height and reach over Alegre
but fought most of the match backing up and
took a
standing
eight count in the final round. De Aguiar moved her record to 4-4-1 (3
KO's).
On December 3,
2010 at the
Parque Municipal Eva Perón in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos
Aires, Fernanda (140 lbs) won a clear ten-round unanimous
(99-91,96-93,97-92) decision over 23-year-old Michelle Bonassoli (140
lbs) of Garapuaba, Brazil for the inaugural WBO Junior Welterweight
title. Bonassoli fell to 9-5 (8 KO's) with the loss.
On March 11, 2011 at Ce.De.M.
N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Fernanda (138½ lbs) successfully defended
the WBO Junior Welterweight title when Diana Ayala ( 137¼ lbs)
of San Pelayo, Colombia retired at the start of the sixth round of the
scheduled ten-rounder. Ayala, who had been to the canvas in the fourth, fell to
9-5-3 ( 5 KO's) with the loss.
On
June 24, 2011 at Ce.De.M.
N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Fernanda (138¼ lbs) again defended the WBO
Junior Welterweight title, this time with a ten-round unanimous
(98-91,99-91,99-91) decision over previously undefeated Silvana Lima da
Silva (138¼ lbs) of Diadema, Brazil. Lima Da Silva fell to 6-1 (3 KO's) with the
loss.
On
September 20, 2011 at
Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Fernanda Alegre (137½
lbs) defended
the WBO Junior Welterweight title with a ten-round unanimous
(98-93,99-91,99-91) decision over previously undefeated Enis Pacheco
(5'3",
137¼ lbs) of Puerto Escondido, Colombia. Alegre seized the
intiative and controlled the action from the start of the fight, putting
Pacheco on defense for most of the ten-rounder. Pacheco fell to 8-1 (7
KO's) with this loss.
On
December 17, 2011 at Parque Municipal Eva Perón, Lomas de Zamora,
Buenos Aires, Fernande Alegre (137¼ lbs) won a ten-round unanimous
(97-93,97-93,98-94) decision over Chris Namús
(139¾ lbs) of Montivideo, Uruguay defending the WBO Junior
Welterweight title. Namús
took the initiative early in the fight but
was unable to prevent Alegre from getting inside where she is most
effective. Alegre used her speed, precision and
superior
conditioning to wear Namús
down later in the fight, bloodyng her nose in the middle rounds
and frequently scoring with volleys of punches that ended with
solid rights to the head of Namús .Alegre paced herself well
through the closing rounds and never looked hurt by Namús's punches. Namús,
a former WBC interim champion, fell to 16-2 (7 KO's).
On
April 7, 2012 at Club Atlético y Social Villa Calzada
in Rafael
Calzada, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fernanda Alegre won a ten-round
unanimous (96-93,97-92,95-94) decision over Chris Namús
of Uruguay
in a rematch for the WBO Junior Welterweight
title. The
fight was closer than their first meeting. Alegre was cut on
her
right eyelid while Namús suffered a large bruise and swelling over her
left eye. Namús
came
on stronger in the later rounds and forced Alegre to move and defend
more as the fight progressed but there were no knockdowns or clearly
decisive rounds as both
bixers stood their ground and at times landed solidly. Namús, who had a
point deducted in the
sixth round for low blows, left the ring in frustration after
the judges' scores were announced for Alegre.
The fight was broadcast by TyC Sports, which scored
the bout 98-93 for Namús,
disagreeing strongly with the judges, who were from Brazil (96-93 for
Alegre), Chile (97-92 for Alegre) and Argentina (95-94 for
Alegre). Namús
dropped to 16-3 (7 KO's).
On September 8, 2012 at Campo
Recreativo Pasteleros in the town of Esteban Echeverria
in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fernanda Alegre (139 lbs)
dominated veteran Darys Pardo (137¼ lbs) of Barranquilla, Colombia
defending the WBO Junior Welterweight title. The scheduled
10-round bout was ended when Pardo's corner threw in the towel
at the start of the seventh round. Alegre had bombarded a
passive Pardo with combinations from all angles throughout the contest.
Alegre improved to 14-1-1 (6 KO's) while Pardo fell to
25-12-3 (20 KO's)
Alegre applies
intense pressure to her
opponents by getting in to close quarters to punish them
with fast paced combinations. She is at her best
when she takes boxers out of
their comfort zone at longer distances and forces them to
engage at short range. In interviews with Argentinian
media, she has said
she wants to fight Monica Acosta Siris of Colombia and Miriam Lamare of France
to unify the WBO, WBC, WBA and WIBF titles.
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last updated: Sunday,
September 9, 2012
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