Érica Farías


Erica Anabella Farias, known as "La Pantera", is an Argentine professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female lightweight title from 2011 to 2014 and the WBC female super lightweight title from 2014 to 2018. She also challenged once for the undisputed welterweight championship in 2017. As an amateur, she won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships. As of November 2019, she is ranked as the world’s third best active female super lightweight by BoxRec.

Amateur career

Farias made her competitive debut as an amateur on 10 December 2005, against Carolina Lopez. She won a gold medal at the 2006 Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and silver at the 2006 World Championships in New Delhi, India, losing to Katie Taylor of Ireland in the final, both in the lightweight division.

Professional career

Farias made her professional debut on 25 July 2009, at Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires. She won a four-round unanimous decision over Betiana Patricia Viñas. Farias won her fight against Ann Saccurato in 2011, after it was stopped in the eighth round due to an accidental clash of heads.
On 4 April 2014, Farias made the tenth defense of her WBC lightweight title against Delfine Persoon. She lost in a ten-round unanimous decision.
Farias won her second world title, WBC super lightweight, on 15 November 2014, defeating Alejandra Oliveras by split decision. On 2 May 2015, she made the first defense of her title against Klara Svensson. She won by unanimous decision.
On 9 June 2017, Farias challenged undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus, but lost by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
30Loss26–4 Jessica McCaskillMD1012 Oct 2019Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US.png" />For WBA, and WBC super lightweight titles
29Loss26-3 Jessica McCaskillUD106 Oct 2018Lost WBC female super lightweight title
28Win26-2 Yamila Esther ReynosoUD1019 May 2018Goya, Argentina, Argentina.png" />Retained WBC female super lightweight title
27Win25-2 Ana Laura EstecheUD1029 Dec 2017Rosario, Argentina.png" />
24Loss24-2 Cecilia BrækhusUD109 Jun 2017Bergen, Norway.png" />For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles
25Win24-1 Marisa Gabriela NunezUD1019 Nov 2016Retained WBC female super lightweight title
24Win23-1 Victoria BustosUD1030 Jul 2016Retained WBC female super lightweight title
23Win22-1 Klara SvenssonUD102 May 2015Frederiksberg, Denmark.png" />Retained WBC female super lightweight title
22Win21-1 Alejandra OliverasSD1015 Nov 2014Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Mexico.png" />Won WBC female super lightweight title
21Win20-1 Roxana Beatriz LabordeTKO3 23 Aug 2014Villa Ballester, Jose Leon Suarez, Argentina.png" />
20Loss19-1 Delfine PersoonUD1020 Apr 2014Zwevezele, Belgium.png" />Lost WBC female lightweight title
19Win19-0 Maria Eugenia LopezUD101 Mar 2014Retained WBC female lightweight title
18Win18-0 Mary McGeeUD104 Oct 2013Retained WBC female lightweight title
17Win17-0 Chika MizutaniUD1015 Jun 2013Retained WBC female lightweight title
16Win16-0 Liliana PalmeraKO3 9 Mar 2013San Bernardo, Argentina.png" />Retained WBC female lightweight title
15Win15-0 Victoria BustosUD1017 Nov 2012San Fernando de la Buena Vista, Argentina.png" />Retained WBC female lightweight title
14Win14-0 Irma Balijagic AdlerTKO1 16 Jun 2012Retained WBC female lightweight title
13Win13-0 Liliana PalmeraRTD6 25 Feb 2012Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.png" />Retained WBC female lightweight title
12Win12-0 Melissa HernandezUD1016 Dec 2011Arena Maipú Casino Resort, Mendoza, Argentina.png" />Retained WBC female lightweight title
11Win11-0 Ann SaccuratoTD8 6 Aug 2011Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.png" />Retained WBC female lightweight title
10Win10-0 Jessica VillafrancaRTD6 25 Feb 2011Bariloche, Argentina.png" />Retained WBC interim female lightweight title
9Win9-0 Nicole WoodsTKO2 17 Sep 2010Retained WBC interim female lightweight title
8Win8-0 Darys Esther PardoKO8 8 May 2010Won WBC interim female lightweight title
7Win7-0 Vannessa GuimaraesTKO1 28 Nov 2009Paraná, Argentina.png" />
6Win6-0 Silvia Beatriz LescanoKO1 31 Oct 2009Beccar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.png" />
5Win5-0 Maria Eugenia QuirogaUD611 Oct 2009
4Win4-0 Maria Elena MadernaUD826 Sep 2009
3Win3-0 Paula Andrea MoralesUD612 Sep 2009Club Municipal, Nogoyá, Argentina.png" />
2Win2-0 Marcela Fernanda MamaniTKO1 15 Aug 2009
1Win1-0 Betiana Patricia VinasUD425 Jul 2009