# Cecilia Comunales

Cecilia Comunales (born 4 December 1988 in Paysandú, Uruguay) is a boxer. She has a professional record of 14-1 and was the WBA women's lightweight champion of the world.

## Early life

At age seven she won a beauty contest during the cosmopolitan city's annual "Beer Week", and has since been known as "La Reina", i.e. "The Queen". Initially inspired by the Clint Eastwood women's boxing movie "Million Dollar Baby", Comunales began her boxing training at age 16. She compiled a 14-4-2 record as an amateur, competing mostly in Argentina. Before taking up contact sports, Comunales had practiced skating and gymnastics. She has said that her mother did not want her to get into boxing after she saw "Million Dollar Baby", so she first told her that she was training in gymnastics.

## Professional career

Comunales made her professional debut on January 10, 2009 and quickly won her first 6 fights before losing in early 2010. Since that sole loss she has gone on to win her last 8 fights. On this run of wins she has picked up both the UBO and WBA lightweight titles. Apart from one fight in Panama in 2012 all of her fights have taken place in either Argentina or Uruguay.
She won the WBA's female world lightweight championship in 2012 by defeating the Dominican Republic's Maribel Santana by first-round technical knockout when the Caribbean boxer had to retire due to injury on May 30, 2012 in Panama City, Panama. She was welcomed by 22,000 fans, including Paysandu's mayor, upon returning with the world championship belt. She defended the belt twice including against Brazilian contender Simone Aparecida da Silva.

## Professional boxing record

| 15 fights | 14 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Waleria Rodrigues | TKO | 8 (10), 0:49 | 4 Jun 2016 | Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay | Won vacant WBA lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Lina Tejada | UD | 10 | 8 Aug 2015 | Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay | Won vacant WBC International light-welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Alicia Susana Alegre | TKO | 5 (6) | 19 Dec 2014 | Estadio Municipal, Canelones, Uruguay | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Marisol Reyes | TKO | 1 (10), 1:48 | 20 Jul 2013 | Salon de Fiestas Egeo, Paysandú, Uruguay | Retained WBA lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Simone Aparecida da Silva | UD | 10 | 3 Nov 2012 | Club La Unión, Colón, Argentina | Retained WBA & UBO lightweight titles |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Maribel Santana | TKO | 1 (10) | 30 Mar 2012 | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama | Won vacant WBA lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Alicia Susana Alegre | UD | 10 | 19 Apr 2011 | Anfiteatro del Río Uruguay, Paysandú, Uruguay | Retained UBO lightweight title |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Halanna Dos Santos | KO | 6 (10), 1:20 | 9 Jan 2011 | Hotel & Casino Conrad, Punta del Este, Uruguay | Won vacant UBO lightweight title |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Victorina Britez | UD | 4 | 15 Feb 2010 | Club Los Titanes, La Tuna, Uruguay | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Elizabethe Bastos | KO | 1 (4), 1:44 | 6 Nov 2009 | Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lorena Paola De Mello | TKO | 1 (4), 1:02 | 18 Jun 2009 | Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Roxana Raquel Peralta | UD | 4 | 30 Apr 2009 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Roxana Raquel Peralta | UD | 4 | 3 Apr 2009 | Complejo Habitacional Paycap, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Silvia Beatriz Lescano | TKO | 1 (4), 1:33 | 23 Feb 2009 | Club Los Titanes, La Tuna, Uruguay | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Lorena Nancy Lopez | TKO | 1 (4), 1:34 | 10 Jan 2009 | Hotel Las Dunas, Punta del Este, Uruguay | |