Johanna Peña-Álvarez (born 6 January 1983) is a Dominican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2004. She challenged once for the WIBF flyweight title in 2004.
Early and personal life Álvarez began boxing at the age of 13 and turned professional at 14 under the tutelage of her father Ruddy Peña.
Career Álvarez made her professional debut at the age of seventeen, on 29 June 2000, winning a second-round technical knockout (TKO) over Natali Lara. She won her second bout, before losing a six-round unanimous decision to Gisselle Salandy on 8 August 2000. Álvarez would go 12–0–1 in her next 13 fights, before losing a ten-round decision to WIBF flyweight champion Regina Halmich on 17 January 2004 in Germany.
Álvarez would return to the ring on 19 March 2004, fighting to a six-round draw with Delia Gonzalez. In her next fight, Álvarez lost a six-round unanimous decision to future WIBA flyweight champion Melinda Cooper.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes20Loss15–3–2 Melinda CooperUD623 Jul 200419Draw15–2–2 Delia GonzalezPTS615 May 200418Win15–2–1 Anissa ZamarronUD819 Mar 200417Loss14–2–1 Regina HalmichUD1017 Jan 200416Draw14–1–1 Elena ReidPTS47 Nov 200315Win14–1 Angela GarciaKO1 (4)19 Dec 200214Win13–1 Zuleidy DiazTKO3 (4)7 Nov 200213Win12–1 Diana Carolina Garcia Dominguez PTS620 Sep 200212Win11–1 Angela Garcia PTS429 Nov 200111Win10–1 Liliana MartinezPTS628 Sep 200110Win9–1 Zuleidy DiazTKO1 (6)1 Sep 20019Loss8–1 Jisselle Salandy PTS65 Aug 20018Win8–0 Zuleidy DiazTKO3 (4)17 Jul 20017Win7–0 Escarlyn Fulgencio TKO3 (4)30 Apr 20016Win6–0 Liliana Martinez PTS48 Mar 20015Win5–0 Geraldina Morillo KO1 (4)29 Nov 20004Win4–0 Rossy GonzalezKO1 (4)13 Sep 20003Win3–0 Yesenia CasanovaKO2 (4)12 Aug 20002Win2–0 Claribel Ferreras KO2 (4)30 Jul 20001Win1–0 Natalie LaraKO2 (4)29 Jun 2000
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