# Chris Namús

Christian Adriana Namús Corrales (born 3 October 1987) is a Uruguayan professional boxer who held the IBF female junior middleweight title from 2017 to 2018. She also challenged for the WBC interim female light welterweight title in 2009; the WBO female light-welterweight title twice in 2011 and 2012; and the undisputed female welterweight title in 2016. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fifth best active female junior middleweight by The Ring and BoxRec.

## Career

Namús made her professional debut on 18 May 2007, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Maria Eugenia Lopez at the Palacio Peñarol in Montevideo, Uruguay.
After compiling a record of 9–0 (2 KOs) she faced Lely Luz Flórez for the WBC interim female light welterweight title on 8 August 2009 at the Palacio Peñarol. Namús suffered her first professional defeat, losing via first-round technical knockout (TKO).
Two years later, after nine fights with eight wins (five by stoppage) and one no contest, she fought for her first full world title—the WBO female light welterweight title—against reigning champion Fernanda Soledad Alegre on 17 December 2011 at the Parque Municipal Eva Perón in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina. After struggling to gain a foothold in the first half of the fight, Namús began to take control in the latter half. The judges deemed the effort too little, too late, with two scoring the bout 97–93 and the third scoring it 98–92, all in favour of Alegre, handing Namús the second defeat of her career.
The pair had an immediate rematch four months later in April 2012. Alegre again won by UD, a result that was criticised by the commentary team for the Argentine broadcasters, TyC Sports. The three judges scored the bout 97–92, 96–93, and 95–94.
Following the consecutive defeats to Alegre, Namús scored five wins, one by knockout (KO), before facing the reigning undisputed welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant IBO female titles. The bout took place on 27 February 2016 at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany. Namús suffered the fourth defeat of her career, losing by a shutout UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.
After a six-round UD victory against Marisa Nuñez in April 2017, Namús faced Yamila Reynoso for the vacant IBF female junior middleweight title on 12 August at the Palacio Peñarol. In a fight which saw Reynosa receive a point deduction for use of her head, Namús captured the vacant IBF title with a wide UD victory, with the three judges' scorecards reading 100–89, 99–90, and 98–91.
She retained her title with a UD victory against Katia Alvariño in October 2017 before facing Marie-Eve Dicaire on 1 December 2018 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. After the ten rounds were complete Namús lost her title via UD in her second defence, with two judges scoring the bout 97–93 and the third scoring it 96–94.
Namús lost her title to Marie-Eve Dicaire on 1 December 2018, at the Videotron Center in Quebec City, Canada, going down to a unanimous decision defeat.
She fought Natasha Jonas for the vacant WBO female super-welterweight championship at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, on 19 February 2022, losing by stoppage in the second round.

## Professional record

| 33 fights | 25 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 2 |
| By decision | 17 | 5 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result loss | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 33 | Loss | 25–7 (1) | Natasha Jonas | TKO | 2 (10), 0:28 | 19 Feb 2022 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | For vacant WBO female junior middleweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 25–6 (1) | Ema Kozin | UD | 10 | 17 Oct 2020 | CPI Box Club, Donauwörth, Germany | For WIBA, WBF female, and vacant WBC interim female middleweight titles |
| 31 | Win | 25–5 (1) | Yamila Esther Reynoso | UD | 6 | 26 Apr 2019 | Club Salto Uruguayo, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 30 | Loss | 24–5 (1) | Marie-Eve Dicaire | UD | 10 | 1 Dec 2018 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Lost IBF female junior middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 24–4 (1) | Katia Alvariño | UD | 10 | 21 Oct 2017 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | Retained IBF female junior middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 23–4 (1) | Yamila Esther Reynoso | UD | 10 | 12 Aug 2017 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | Won vacant IBF female junior middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 22–4 (1) | Marisa Gabriela Núñez | UD | 6 | 13 Apr 2017 | Club Plaza Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | |
| 26 | Loss | 21–4 (1) | Cecilia Brækhus | UD | 10 | 27 Feb 2016 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany | For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and vacant IBO female welterweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 21–3 (1) | Silvana Lima de Silva | UD | 8 | 19 Dec 2015 | Club Plaza Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | |
| 24 | Win | 20–3 (1) | Roxana Beatriz Laborde | UD | 6 | 17 Apr 2015 | Club Plaza Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | |
| 23 | Win | 19–3 (1) | Roxana Beatriz Laborde | KO | 4 (6), 0:53 | 30 Nov 2013 | Club Social y Cultural el Cruce, Malvinas Argentinas, Argentina | |
| 22 | Win | 18–3 (1) | Lely Luz Flórez | UD | 10 | 15 Dec 2012 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 21 | Win | 17–3 (1) | Adriana Salles | UD | 10 | 23 Jun 2012 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 20 | Loss | 16–3 (1) | Fernanda Soledad Alegre | UD | 10 | 7 Apr 2012 | Club Atlético y Social Villa Calzada, Rafael Calzada, Argentina | For WBO female light welterweight title |
| 19 | Loss | 16–2 (1) | Fernanda Soledad Alegre | UD | 10 | 17 Dec 2011 | Parque Municipal Eva Perón, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | For vacant WBO female light welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1 (1) | Victorina Britez | TKO | 1 (8), 1:33 | 26 Nov 2011 | Club Atletico Irajá, Santana do Livramento, Brazil | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1 (1) | Loli Muñoz | SD | 10 | 11 Jun 2011 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 16 | NC | 14–1 (1) | Loli Muñoz | NC | 10 | 19 Mar 2011 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | Originally a MD win for Namús, later ruled a NC after the final round was noticed to be only 1 minute 28 seconds long |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Darys Esther Pardo | TKO | 4 (8), 1:41 | 15 Jan 2011 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Nerys Rincón | TKO | 2 (8), 1:19 | 15 May 2010 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Adriana Salles | TKO | 7 (10), 1:23 | 13 Feb 2010 | Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Juliana De Aguiar | KO | 1 (6), 1:34 | 4 Dec 2009 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Maria Eugenia Quiroga | UD | 6 | 30 Oct 2009 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Lely Luz Flórez | TKO | 1 (10), 1:44 | 8 Aug 2009 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | For WBC interim female light welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Nicole Woods | UD | 10 | 12 Feb 2009 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Maria Elena Maderna | UD | 6 | 23 Jan 2009 | Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Leticia Rojo | KO | 6 (8), 0:48 | 13 Sep 2008 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Perla Hernández | TKO | 1 (8), 1:50 | 19 Jul 2008 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Maria Elena Maderna | UD | 6 | 17 May 2008 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Guillermina Fernandez | UD | 4 | 4 Feb 2008 | Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Juliana De Aguiar | UD | 4 | 19 Jan 2008 | Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Silvia Fernanda Zacarias | UD | 4 | 11 Aug 2007 | Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Maria Eugenia Lopez | UD | 4 | 18 May 2007 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |