WBC Woman: Jackie Nava

Born in Tijuana, Baja California, on April 11, 1980, Jackie showed her interest in sports from a very early age, so her parents motivated her to train at Olympic gymnastics at the age of 4, later she practiced athletics and basketball. .

Passionate about contact sports, she began her professional career in Kick Boxing at the age of 16, at the Municipal Auditorium of Tijuana.

She studied Architecture at the Tijuana Technological Institute; However, she never stopped training, because one of her dreams was to become a professional boxer and win a world title.

Thus, in May 2001 she made her debut in Oahu, Hawaii, against the Hawaiian Vicky Cozzy, whom she defeated by unanimous decision.

By March 2004, she obtained the National Title in the super bantamweight division and later became the first WBC super bantamweight world champion, after defeating the experienced New Yorker Leona Brown by unanimous decision.

Professional boxer, graduate in architecture, wife, mother, friend and pioneer of women’s boxing. This is the inspiration of Jackie Nava.