Irma Sánchez


Irma Sánchez is a Mexican professional boxer. She held the IBF female light flyweight title in 2011, the WBA interim female flyweight title in 2017 and challenged once for the WBC light flyweight title in 2010.

Professional career

Sánchez made her professional debut on 19 August 2006, scoring a fourth-round knockout over Ines Gonzalez in a scheduled four-round bout.

Political career

In 2021, she sat in the Chamber of Deputies during the final months of the 64th session of Congress representing Jalisco's 11th congressional district as the alternate of Kehila Ku Escalante of the Citizens' Movement, who resigned her seat on 5 March 2021.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
39Loss30–8–1