Peruvian Linda Lecca will defend for the first time her WBA flyweight title in a ten round bout against Mexican Guadalupe Martinez at the Complejo Deportivo "El Cancherín", Huarochirí, east of Lima, on Saturday evening.
The Peruvian boxer came close to losing the world title as she was 200 grams over the required weight of 52 kilograms, but she could quickly lose them.
"The world title will stay here. It will be a war for which I am well-prepared," Lecca told reporters this week.
She explained that in order to retain her world title, she trained with men "because they are much stronger and faster".
Last June, Peruvian Linda Lecca became the absolute champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), after she secured a 10-round unanimous points victory over the Brazilian fighter Simone da Silva.
Lecca gained her first world title as she defeated her Brazilian opponent by unanimous decision. The judges favored the Peruvian 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91.
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Published: 8/30/2014