Yesenia “Niña” Gómez

Yesenia Guadalupe Gómez Vasquez is a Mexican professional boxer born on January 21st, 1996 who has held the WBC female light flyweight title since 2018. 

As of May 2020, she is ranked as the world’s seventh-best active female light flyweight by BoxRec.

Boxing Profile – Yesenia Gómez- Profesional Carreer:

Gómez vs. Dorely Valente

Gómez made her professional debut on 25 June 2011, losing by unanimous decision (UD) over four rounds against Dorely Valente at the Parque Andrés Quintana Roo in Cozumel, Mexico.

Gómez vs. Castro

Gómez bounced back from defeat with a four-round UD win against Rebeca Castro in February 2012.

Gómez vs. Arely Valente

Yesenia lost her next fight to her debut opponent’s twin sister, Arely Valente, in April.

Gómez vs. Arely Valente 2

She won her next three fights, two by stoppage, before facing Arely Valente in a rematch on 16 March 2013 at the Grand Oasis Arena in Cancún, Mexico. 

Gómez gained revenge by defeating Valente via UD over ten rounds to capture the WBC Youth female flyweight title, with the judges’ scorecards reading 98–92, 98–93, and 97–93.

Gómez vs. Diaz

She managed to retain her title with a first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Blanca Diaz the following May.

Gómez vs. Arely Valente 3

She lost the title via majority decision (MD) in the third fight with Arely Valente on 17 August 2013 at the Plaza de Toros in Cancún. 

Two judges scored the bout 98–92 in favor of Valente, while the third scored it even at 96–96.

Gómez vs. Perez

Two months later she faced Susana Cruz Perez for the WBC Youth female minimumweight title on 12 October in Calpulalpan, Mexico. 

Gómez suffered the fourth defeat of her career, losing via UD over ten rounds.

Two judges scored the bout 98–92 and the third scored it 97–93.

Gómez vs. Ramirez

After scoring three wins, one by stoppage, she captured her second professional title by defeating Guadalupe Ramirez for the WBC Youth female light flyweight title on 28 February 2015 at the Oasis Hotel Complex in Cancún. 

All three judges scored bout 98–94.

Gómez vs. Juarez

After three more wins, two by stoppage, she faced future world champion, Lourdes Juárez, in September 2016. 

The bout was called off in the fourth round on the advice of the ringside doctor after Gómez suffered a cut from an accidental clash of heads, resulting in a no contest (NC).

Gomez vs. Calvo 1 & 2

Her next two fights were against Jacky Calvo in April and June 2017, with both resulting in a draw.

Gómez vs. Bautista

This was followed by an MD loss to Guadalupe Bautista in September of the same year.

Gomez vs. Moreno

Her next fight came against reigning WBC female light flyweight champion Esmeralda Moreno on 19 May 2018 at the Poliforum in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. 

Moreno retained her title through a majority draw, with two judges scoring the bout even at 95–95 while the third scored it 97–93 in favor of Gómez.

Gómez vs. Moreno 2

She would get an immediate rematch with Moreno on 22 September 2018 at the Grand Oasis Arena. 

Gómez settled the score on their previous bout, defeating Moreno via MD to capture the WBC female light flyweight title. 

Two judges scored the bout in favor of Gómez with 97–93 and 96–94, while the third judge scored it even at 95–95.