Seniesa Carmen Estrada (; born June 26, 1992) is an American former

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who won the WBA female

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title in March 2021, the WBC and

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female minimumweight titles in March 2023, and the IBF and

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female minimumweight titles in March 2024. On March 29, 2024, she became the undisputed female minimumweight champion of the world. She previously held the WBC Silver female light flyweight title from 2018 until 2021, and the WBA female interim

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title from 2019 to 2020. She has the fastest knockout in female boxing at five seconds of the first round.

Early life

Hailing from

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, Estrada is of Mexican descent and started boxing at the age of eight.

Professional career

Estrada won the vacant WBC female Silver light flyweight title with a fourth-round stoppage success against Debora Rengifo at Plaza de Toros Calafia,

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, Mexico, on 17 November 2018. She became the interim WBA

title holder with a technical decision win over Marlen Esparza at

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, on 2 November 2019. The fight was stopped on the advice of the ringside doctor before the start of the final round due to a serious cut on Esparza's forehead caused by an accidental clash of heads with Estrada taking the victory by virtue of being ahead on all three judges' scorecards at that stage. On July 24, 2020, Estrada scored the fastest knockout in women's boxing history, stopping 42-year-old Miranda Adkins, who came in as a late replacement of an injured Jacky Calvo, just seven seconds into the first round of their scheduled eight round contest at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino,

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. Estrada won her first full world title when she defeated WBA female minimumweight champion Anabel Ortiz by unanimous decision at

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, on 21 March 2021. She became a two-weight world champion in her next fight by dethroning WBO female junior flyweight title holder Tenkai Tsunami via unanimous decision at Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, on 9 July 2021. Estrada was named WBA Female Boxer of the Year for 2021. In 2022, she signed a multi-year promotional contract with

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. Estrada became a unified world champion on 25 March 2023, by adding the WBC female minimumweight title to her WBA crown with a unanimous decision victory over Tina Rupprecht at Save Mart Center,

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. She also claimed the inaugural

female strawweight title thanks to this win. On March 29, 2024 at the

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, Estrada defeated IBF and

champion Yokasta Valle by unanimous decision to take the undisputed minimumweight title. Estrada announced her retirement from professional boxing on 23 October 2024.

Professional boxing record

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Early life

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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