Yulihan Luna


Yulihan Alejandra Luna Ávila is a Mexican professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female bantamweight title and the IBF female junior-featherweight title.

Professional career

Luna made her professional debut on 28 October 2011, scoring a four-round unanimous decision victory against Sandra Paulido at the Gimnasio Hermanos Rojas in Gómez Palacio, Mexico. She suffered the first defeat of her career in her next fight, losing by UD over four rounds against Araceli Palacios in May 2012.
After a nine-fight winning streak, she challenged Jéssica Gónzalez for the WBC female interim bantamweight title on 28 June 2014, at the Centro de Espectaculos in Epazoyucan, Mexico. Luna suffered her second defeat, losing by 10-round unanimous decision.
Following a unanimous decision victory against Samantha Estrada in August, Luna faced former WBA female interim super-flyweight champion Carolina Marcela Gutiérrez for the vacant IBF female junior featherweight title on 15 November at the Quorum Hotel in Córdoba, Argentina. All three judges scored the bout 99–91 in favour of Luna, awarding her the IBF title via UD. In her next fight she faced International Female Boxers Association junior-featherweight champion Maureen Shea on 29 August 2015, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Luna used her height advantage and elected to fight at a distance, using movement and picking her moments to engage while Shea was the aggressor, pressing the action to fight on the inside. After the 10 rounds were complete, one judge scored the bout 97–93 in favour of Luna, the second judge scored it 98–92 to Shea, while the third scored it even at 95–95 to see both boxers retain their titles through a split draw.
She spent two years away from boxing after giving birth, making her return in September 2017 with an eight-round unanimous decision victory against Katia De La Parra. Luna followed up with three more wins before suffering her third defeat, losing via unanimous decision in a non-title bout against reigning WBC female super-flyweight champion Guadalupe Martínez Guzmán on 24 November 2018.
She scored three more wins before facing WBC female bantamweight champion Mariana Juárez on 31 October 2020, at the Grand Oasis Arena in Cancún, Mexico. After a one-sided fight in which Juárez took punishment throughout, two judges scored the bout 100–90 and the third scored it 99–91, all in favour of Luna, awarding her the WBC title via UD to become a two-weight world champion. Juárez caused controversy after the final bell rang; walking across the ring to shout at Luna, accusing her of cheating. Juárez also interrupted Luna's post-fight interview to make her accusations known, saying, "I've been in this sport for 21 years, There's something in those gloves and they know it. The WBC will look into it." Luna responded by saying, "The gloves and hand wraps are . We are athletes. We know how to win. We know how to lose. She was saying that the laces were higher than normal, as if that's the part of the glove I hit her with. We won because of the hard work we did. If she wants a rematch, I'll give it to her. We're not afraid. They can inspect the gloves all they want." Luna's hand wraps and gloves were examined by representatives of the WBC and determined to be legal before the result was announced.
Luna made the first defense of her title at Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo in Puebla, Mexico, on 2 April 2022, defeating Mayelli Flores by unanimous decision.
On 17 June 2022 at Auditorio Municipal in Torreón, Mexico, she retained her title for a second time with a unanimous decision win over Jéssica Gónzalez, who had beaten her in 2014. Following the fight, the WBC suspended referee Jesus Becerra for three months for failing to deduct a point from Luna for repeated rabbit punches and Gonzalez, who never fought again, was diagnosed with oedema in her brain caused by the illegal blows.
In her third defense, Luna faced WBO female bantamweight champion Dina Thorslund in a title unification bout at Gråkjær Arena in Holstebro, Denmark, on 1 September 2023. She lost via unanimous decision.
Switching weight divisions, Luna fought Skye Nicolson for the vacant the WBC interim female super-bantamweight title at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California, USA, on 13 December 2025, losing by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
34Loss28–5–1Skye NicolsonUD1013 Dec 2025Adventist Health Arena, Stockton, California, U.S.For interim WBC super-bantamweight title
33Win28–4–1Dafne Paulina Torres LopezUD629 Mar 2025Chihuahua City, Mexico
32Win27–4–1Elizabeth Chavez EspinozaUD813 Jul 2024Gómez Palacio, Mexico
31Win26–4–1Joana Chavarria LopezUD819 Apr 2024Los Mochis, Mexico
30Loss25–4–1Dina ThorslundUD101 Sep 2023Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro, DenmarkLost WBC bantamweight title;
For WBO and inaugural The Ring bantamweight titles
29Win25–3–1Vanesa Lorena TabordaUD1017 Mar 2023Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
28Win24–3–1Jéssica GónzalezUD1017 Jun 2022Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, MexicoRetained WBC bantamweight title
27Win23–3–1Mayelli FloresUD102 Apr 2022Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, Puebla, MexicoRetained WBC bantamweight title
26Win22–3–1Karla Valenzuela GarciaTKO810 Sep 2021Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
25Win21–3–1Barbara Martinez MunozUD4 30 Apr 2021Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Mexico
24Win20–3–1Mariana JuárezUD1031 Oct 2020Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, MexicoWon WBC bantamweight title
23Win19–3–1Kathia Rodriguez6, 2:0025 Sep 2020Palenque de Gómez Palacio, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
22Win18–3–1Judith RodríguezUD812 Jul 2019Unidad Deportiva "Luis Camarena", Ocoyoacac, Mexico
21Win17–3–1Maria Esperanza ResendizUD84 May 2019Auditorio Deportiva, Lerdo, Mexico
20Loss16–3–1Guadalupe Martínez GuzmánUD1024 Nov 2018Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Mexico
19Win16–2–1Arely ValenteSD64 Aug 2018Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico
18Win15–2–1Kandy Sandoval1019 May 2018Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico
17Win14–2–1Aholibama ÁlvarezTKO2 7 Apr 2018Domo del Parque San Rafael, Guadalajara, Mexico
16Win13–2–1Katia De La ParraUD822 Sep 2017Gimnasio Unidad Deportivo, Torreón, Mexico
15Draw12–2–1Maureen Shea1029 Aug 2015The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Retained IBF super-bantamweight title;
For
14Win12–2Carolina GutiérrezUD1015 Nov 2014Quorum Hotel, Córdoba, ArgentinaWon vacant IBF super-bantamweight title
13Win11–2Samantha EstradaUD420 Aug 2014Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
12Loss10–2Jéssica GónzalezUD1028 Jun 2014Centro de Espectaculos, Epazoyucan, MexicoFor interim WBC bantamweight title
11Win10–1Teresa Cuevas1, 0:2815 Mar 2014Poliforum, Camargo, Mexico
10Win9–1Araceli PalaciosSD65 Dec 2013Gimnasio Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
9Win8–1Ivett ValenzuelaUD423 Aug 2013Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico
8Win7–1Margarita MoralesSD418 May 2013Chihuahua University, Chihuahua, Mexico
7Win6–1Estefania TalamantesUD61 Mar 2013Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
6Win5–1Estefania TalamantesUD412 Jan 2013Gimnasio Municipal, Delicias, Mexico
5Win4–1Margarita SanaudaUD417 Nov 2012Gimnasio Municipal, Parral, Mexico
4Win3–1Lesly MoralesSD420 Oct 2012Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, Chihuahua City, Mexico
3Win2–1Jennifer Gutierrez415 Jun 2013Arena Vicente Mijares, Gómez Palacio, Mexico
2Loss1–1Araceli PalaciosUD44 May 2012Auditorio del Pueblo, Victoria de Durango, Mexico
1Win1–0Sandra Pulido428 Oct 2011Gimnasio Hermanos Rojas, Gómez Palacio, Mexico