Kim Clavel is a Canadian
professional boxing
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who held the
WBC female
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
title until January 2023, where she lost a unification title bout against
Jessica Nery Plata
Jessica Nery Plata Noriega (born 17 May 1994) is a Mexican professional boxer. She has held the WBA world female light flyweight title since 2022 and challenged for the WBC interim female light flyweight title in 2017. As of May 2020, she is r ...
.
Professional career
Clavel made her professional debut on December 16, 2017, scoring a four-round
unanimous decision
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(UD) against Yoseline Martinez Jose at
Place Bell
Place Bell is a multi-purpose arena in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The complex includes a 10,000-seat main arena, which is the home of the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL), and two smaller community ice rinks, one of which has Olympic ...
in
Laval, Quebec
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.
After compiling a record of 11–0 (2 KO), Clavel faced Esmeralda Gaona Sagahon for the vacant
WBC-
NABF female
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
title on December 7, 2019 at the
Bell Centre
Bell Centre (), formerly known as Molson Centre (), is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Montr ...
in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
. Clavel won her first professional title via UD, with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.
In 2021 she was a competitor in the Quebec edition of ''
Big Brother Célébrités
''Big Brother Célébrités'' is the Quebec celebrity version of the international reality show ''Big Brother''. It premiered on January 10, 2021 on Noovo. Produced by Banijay and Groupe Entourage, it is hosted by singer Marie-Mai Bouchard.
Si ...
''.
On September 6th 2022 it was announced that Kim Clavel and Jessica Nery Plata would be squaring off for a world female junior flyweight title unification fight on December 1. The 10-round bout will take place at the Place Bell in Laval, Canada.
Professional boxing record
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian women boxers
Boxers from Montreal
Light-flyweight boxers
Big Brother Canada contestants
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