Jessica Nery Plata


Jessica Nery Plata Noriega is a Mexican professional boxer. She has held the WBA interim female light flyweight title since 2019 and challenged for the WBC interim female light flyweight title in 2017. As of May 2020, she is ranked as the world's second best active female light flyweight by BoxRec.

Professional career

Plata made her professional debut on 9 July 2011, scoring a four-round majority decision victory against Estrella Valverde at the Jose Cuervo Salon in Mexico City, Mexico.
After three more wins, one by stoppage, she defeated Ibeth Zamora Silva via unanimous decision over ten rounds, capturing the WBC Youth female light flyweight title on 21 April 2012 at the Estadio José Lerma Pérez in Ocoyoacac, Mexico. She won her next ten fights, defending her WBC Youth title seven times, before suffering the first defeat of her career via UD on 1 August 2015 against former world champion Esmeralda Moreno, in a non-title fight, at the Auditorio del Bicentenario in Morelia, Mexico. The three judges scored the bout 98–92, 97–93 and 96–94 in favour of Moreno.
Following defeat she secured five wins, one by stoppage, before facing Maria Magdalena Rivera on 14 October 2017 at the Poliforum in Ocotlán, Mexico, with the vacant WBF female flyweight title on the line. Plata captured the lightly regarded world title via UD, with two judges scoring the bout 97–93 and the third scoring it 96–94.
Her next fight came the following month on 18 November against Kenia Enríquez at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico, with Enriquez' WBC interim female light flyweight title up for grabs. Plata was knocked to the canvas in the final seconds of the tenth and final round en route to the second defeat of her career, losing via UD with scores of 97–92, 97–93 and 96–93.
She challenged for a second interim world title in her next fight, this time against undefeated champion Silvia Torres on 14 April 2018 at the Domo Sindicato de Trabajadores IMSS in Mexico City. In a fight which she dedicated to her mother who had died in the preceding months, Plata captured the WBA interim female light flyweight title by via split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 98–93 and 96–94 in favour of Plata, while the third scored it 97–94 in favour of Torres.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28NC25–2 Edith Flores820 Jun 2020TV Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico.png" />Plata declared winner by UD, officially ruled an NC as the event was not sanctioned by Mexico City Boxing Commission
27Win25–2 Barbara MunozUD810 Aug 2019San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico.png" />
26Win24–2 Alondra GarciaUD109 Mar 2019Tamazula de Gordiano, Mexico.png" />Retained WBA interim female light flyweight title
25Win23–2 Nancy FrancoUD84 Aug 2018
24Win22–2 Silvia TorresSD1014 Apr 2018Won WBA interim female light flyweight title
23Loss21–2 Kenia EnríquezUD1018 Nov 2017For WBC interim female light flyweight title
22Win21–1 Maria Magdalena RiveraUD1014 Oct 2017Won vacant WBF female flyweight title
21Win20–1 Delia LopezUD627 May 2017De La Expo, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico.png" />
20Win19–1 Jazmin OrtegaUD88 Oct 2016Querétaro, Mexico.png" />
19Win18–1 Jasseth NoriegaUD82 Jul 2016Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico.png" />
18Win17–1 Yanely Ceja Hernandez6 22 Nov 2014Toluca, Mexico.png" />
14Win14–0 Ana Cristina VargasUD1028 Jun 2014Retained WBC Youth female light flyweight title
13Win13–0 Maria SalinasUD1022 Feb 2014Retained WBC Youth female light flyweight title
12Win12–0 Alejandra LopezUD1030 Nov 2013Retained WBC Youth female light flyweight title
11Win11–0 Jasseth NoriegaUD1010 Aug 2013Retained WBC Youth female light flyweight title
10Win10–0 Yesenia Martinez CastrejonUD106 Jul 2013Retained WBC Youth female light flyweight title
9Win9–0 Ivoon RosasUD1023 Feb 2013Retained WBC Youth female light flyweight title
8Win8–0 Guadalupe RamirezTKO3, 1:1624 Nov 2012Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico.png" />
7Win7–0 Kareli LopezSD81 Sep 2012Luis Estrada Medina, Guasave, Mexico.png" />
6Win6–0 Guadalupe BautistaUD107 Jul 2012Chilpancingo, Mexico.png" />Retained WBC Youth female light flyweight title
5Win5–0 Ibeth Zamora SilvaUD1021 Apr 2012Won WBC Youth female light flyweight title
4Win4–0 Viridiana Ramos418 Feb 2012Auditorio Municipal, Zumpango, Mexico.png" />
3Win3–0 Kandy Sandoval619 Nov 2011
2Win2–0 Yazmin Marin3, 1:2621 Oct 2011Adolfo López Mateos, Tlalnepantla, Mexico.png" />
1Win1–0 Estrella Valverde49 Jul 2011