Esmeralda Falcón
Born
Esmeralda Falcón Reyes

(1995-01-10) 10 January 1995
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaLightweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaLightweight

Esmeralda Falcón Reyes (born 10 January 1995), nicknamed La Pantera, is a Mexican boxer. She is the first woman from her country to compete in that discipline in the Olympic Games.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Falcón was born in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City.[5] Along with her sporting career, she is pursuing a degree in physical education.[3]

Career

At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Falcón defeated Elisa Williams of Panama in the 60 kilogram division, winning a gold medal.[6] At the 2019 Pan American Games, she won the bronze medal after defeating Scarleth Ojeda of Nicaragua.[7]

For the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualification, Falcón trained at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The elimination for the Olympic competition would have been held in Buenos Aires from 23 March to 3 April, but it was cancelled due to the health emergency.[8] On 12 May 2021, the Mexican Boxing Federation announced its selection for the Olympic fair by the Boxing Task Force,[9] becoming the first Mexican woman to compete in boxing in her country's Olympic history.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Claro, Redacción Marca (12 May 2021). "Esmeralda Falcón será la primera boxeadora mexicana en unos Juegos Olímpicos". Marca Claro - Olímpicos (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Esmeralda Falcón, primera boxeadora mexicana en JJOO". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 Garcia, chilango-Jardiel Palomec (13 December 2019). "#ChilangosDelAño: Deportista, Esmeralda Falcón". chilango (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Conade. "Llegar a Juegos Olímpicos, motivación de boxeadora Esmeralda Falcón". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Chávez, Isac (1 July 2021). ""Pantera" Falcón se la rajará en Tokio". El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Esmeralda Falcón consigue histórico oro en boxeo". El Universal (in Spanish). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Esmeralda Falcón asegura medalla en Lima". Excélsior (in Spanish). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Editor 04 (17 February 2020). "Soy una peleadora más fuerte y rebelde: Esmeralda Falcón". Mugs Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "México tendrá por primera vez en Tokio a una mujer boxeadora en Juegos Olímpicos". RFI. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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