Two weeks after Ring and undisputed champion Tina Rupprecht's
retirement from the sport, Mexican teenager
Camila Zamorano was elevated to full WBC atomweight beltholder and now defended her new world title.
Having claimed the sanctioning body's interim belt with a 10-round points win over Japan's Mika Iwakawa in June, the 17-year-old Sonora native was deemed a history-maker and one destined for greatness across multiple weight divisions as she advances through her career.
Four months later and two months shy of her 18th birthday, 'La Magnifica' can proudly call herself a full world champion -- the youngest in the sport, male or female -- after a shutout 10-round decision victory over another Japanese veteran in Sana Hazuki on Saturday night.
Zamorano (13-0, 1 KO) proved too good for Hazuki, with a blend of speed and punch placement overwhelming an opponent more than double her age, en route to a trio of 100-90 scorecards on a Zanfer Boxing show which featured junior middleweight contender
Carlos Ocampo among other domestic names.
Hazuki (13-12-1, 6 KOs) twice challenged for the IBF strap, but fell short both times against current WBC strawweight champion
Yokasta Valle in January 2021 and March 2022.
Zamorano, who began training as an 11-year-old under the tutelage of her father and coach Eleazar, notched an impressive 53-4 amateur record scooping several state and regional titles before turning pro at 15, where she raced through six fights in her first eight months.