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Katia (Katy) Gutiérrez was born on April 29, 1989 in Los
Mochis,
Sinaloa, Mexico. She comes from a well-known boxing family that spans
several
generations of champions at the Betillo Gutierrez gym in Los Mochis,
all of them led to boxing by Katia's
grandfather Henry
Gutierrez. Katia promised she would become a world
champion to honor her late mother Guadalupe
Gutiérrez. She made good on that promise in the
fourth
year of her pro career.
Katia made her pro debut
fighting at 110¼ lbs on August 10, 2007 at th Polideportivo
Centenario in
Los Mochis, winning a four-round majority decision over Guadalupe
Cortes (119 lbs) of Juan Jose Rios, Mexico. Cortes fell to
0-2-1 with the
loss.
On November 16, 2007 at
Gimnasio Germain Evers in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Katia (108 lbs)
lost a four-round unanimous decision to undefeated Jasseth Noriega (112
lbs) of Mazatlan. Noriega improved to 4-0 (1 KO).
On February 22, 2008 at Parque
Revolucion in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Katia (105¼ lbs) TKO'd pro
debuter Maricela Flores (108½ lbs) of Culiacan at 2:49 in the third
round of a scheduled four-rounder.
On May 24, 2008 at Gimnasio La
Bola in Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico, Katia again defeated Guadalupe
Cortes, this time by a four-round split decision. Cortes fell
to 1-3-1 (0 KO's) and has not fought since.
On June 14, 2008 at Auditorio
Benito Juarez in Los Mochis, Katia (105¾ lbs) knocked out Flor
Verdugo (108 lbs) at 0:37 in the second round of a scheduled
four-rounder. Verdugo fell to 0-2.
On December 12, 2008 at Salon
Forum in Los Mochis, Katia (107 lbs) won a ten-round unanimous
(99-92,100-93,100-90) decision over pro debuter Yesenia Martinez
Castrejon of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.
On June 12, 2009 at
Polideportivo Centenario in Los Mochis, Katia (105½ lbs) won a
six-round split decision over Susana Morales (107¼ lbs) of Mexico City,
who fell to 6-5-1 (1 KO).
On October 2, 2009 at El Forum
in Los Mochis, Katia (108 lbs) again knocked out Flor Verdugo (111¼
lbs), this time in the second round of a scheduled eight-rounder.
Verdugo fell to 0-5 with this second loss to Gutierrez.
On November 13, 2009 at
Polideportivo Centenario in Los Mochis, Katia (103½ lbs) won a
six-round unanimous (59-55,59-55,59-56) decision over Mariela Catorce
(105¾
lbs) who fell to 1-2 (0 KO's).
On
April 3, 2010 at Coliseo
Olimpico of the University of Guadalajara in Guadalajara,
Jalisco, Mexico, Katia (103¼ lbs)
battled to a six-round split (58-56,58-56,55-59) decision in a hard
fought rematch
with Yesenia "La Pequeña"
Martinez Castrejon (107 lbs)
who fell to 6-5 (5
KO's).
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On June 26, 2010 at Estadio
Centenario in Los Mochis, Katia (102¾ lbs) came out on the short end of
an eight-round majority (77-77,76-77,75-77) decision to Jessica "Kika"
Chavez (101½
lbs) of Mexico City. Chavez improved to 8-2-2 (2 KO's) with
the win.
On July 31, 2010 at El Forum
in Los Mochis, Katia (105¼ lbs) won a four-round unanimous
(40-36,40-36,39-37) decision over pro debuter Martha "Panterita" Celio
(105¼ lbs) of Mexico City.
On October 1, 2010 at
Polideportivo Centenario in Los Mochis, Katia (102½ lbs)
easily won a ten-round unanimous decision over Isabel "Chabelita" Meija
(101½ lbs)
of Mexico City who fell to 0-3.
On
January 22, 2011 at Estadio
Neza in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, México, Katia (106¾ lbs)
lost a ten-round unanimous decision to WBC Youth
and International Junior Flyweight champion Irma "La Guerita"
Sanchez (106¾ lbs) of Guadalajara for the vacant IBF Junior Flyweight title.
Gutierrez attempted to go toe to toe with the more experienced Sanchez
throughout the fight but was unable to slow her aggressive and well-conditioned
opponent down. From the second round onwards Gutierrez was forced to back up as
she tried to weather a storm of hooks and combinations from the relentlessly
pursuing Sanchez. Gutierrez was often backed into the ropes where she fought
fiercely but took more telling shots than she was able to throw. Gutierrez
finished the fight with a spirited final round but her effort was too l
On
April 16, 2011 at the World
Trade Center in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico,
Katia (105 lbs) won an impressive ten-round unanimous (99-91,98-92,97-93)
decision over Hollie Dunaway
(105 lbs) of the USA for the vacant IBF Straw-weight
title. Dunaway was unable to
find counterpunching answers for the speed and power
of Gutierrez,
who
controlled most of their exchanges and was never threatened in
the late rounds. Dunaway fell to
23-10-1 with the
loss.
On
July 2, 2011 at Gimnasio Nuevo León in Monterrey,
México, Katia (104¾ lbs) retained the IBF Straw-weight title with a
ten-round unanimous (99-91,99-91,98-92) decision over Ana Fabiola
Arrazola (104¾ lbs) of Tlalnepantla, Mexico.
Arrazola fell to 21-7-3 (18 KOs).
On August 2, 2011 at
Polideportivo
Municipal in El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico, Katia won a four-round
unanimous decision over pro debuter Karla Mora of Mexico.
On September 10, 2011 at
Universidad
Autónoma de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, Katia (105 lbs) won
a ten-round unanimous (100-90,100-90,98-92) decision over Olga Julio
(105 lbs) of Barranquilla, Colombia defending the IBF Minimumweight
title. Julio fell to 9-11-1 (6 KO's).
On December 10, 2011 at
Estadio Centenario in Los Mochis, Katia (105¼ lbs) TKO'd
Gretchen Abaniel (105¼
lbs) of Puerto Princesa City, Philippines in the fourth round
of a
scheduled ten-rounder for the IBF Minimumweight title.
Abaniel
began the fight with a fast attack but was knocked to the canvas in the
fourth. She took an eight count and then tried to continue
but the
referee soon stopped the bout. Abaniel fell to 10-3 (2 KO's)
while Gutierrez improved to 16-3 (4 KO's).
On June 30, 2012 at Auditorio Centenario in Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, Katia (104¾
lbs) defended the IBF Strawweight title with a ten-round unanimous
(99-90,99-93,99-91) decision over Susana Cruz Perez (104 lbs) ofTlalnepantla, México, who fell to 11-5 (6 KO's) with the loss.
On April 19, 2013 at Arena Union in Los Mochis, Katia (105¾
lbs) won an eight-round unanimous decision over Kareli Lopez (107 lbs)
of Los Mochis in a non-title fight. Lopez fell to 5-3-1 with the loss
while Gutierrez progessed to 18-3 (4 KO's).
On
a typical day Katia gets up
at 5:30 a.m. to go running to the Cerro de la Memoria in Los Mochis,
then
she returns to her
gym for sparring, mitt work and training with the
equipment through the afternoon.
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