Daniela Elizabeth Asenjo Garrido (born 2 March 1991) is a Chilean professional boxer. She is a former super flyweight world champion of the IBO.
Early life and education
She studied at the Juan Sebastián Bach Music School in Valdivia, where she specialized in violin, becoming a teacher of this instrument.[1] Later she studied psychopedagogy at Inacap in Valdivia,[2] with a postgraduate degree in behavioral disorders, working in schools in Valdivia. At the same time she began practicing boxing in 2008.[3]
Professional career
Since her beginnings in practice in 2008, Asenjo has made several presentations in the country, with good results.[4][5] In 2012, she began her professional boxing career.[6]
In 2016, Asenjo, together with Carolina Rodríguez, were the only professional female boxers in Chile.[7][8]
She participated in various South American kickboxing championships,[9][10] winning the South American kickboxing title in Montevideo in October 2017 against Camila Aspe.[11][8]
Asenjo became the national super flyweight champion in 2011.[12][13] Since then, she has dedicated herself completely to boxing, practicing and teaching this discipline at her K.O. Club.[14]
Due to a cervical injury,[15][16] she was unable to fight for the IBF world title against Argentina's Débora Dionicius on 18 May 2018, at the Huracán Club in Villaguay, Argentina, as scheduled.[17][18]
On 22 September 2018, at the Gran Arena Monticello,[19] Asenjo won the WBA Latin American super flyweight title, defeating Panama's Carlota Santos by technical knockout in the third round.[20]
On 2 September 2019, the WBA stripped the belt from Asenjo, due to weigh-in problems in a fight held in Mexico.[21]
On 12 October 2019, she won the WBO Latin American super flyweight title[22] against Argentina's Aixa Adema.[23][24]
On 19 April 2020 Asenjo was set to fight to regain the WBA super flyweight world title against Mexican Maribel Ramírez, but due to the pandemic, the bout was cancelled.[14]
In June 2022, Asenjo won the IBO super flyweight world championship after defeating American Casey Morton in Paris. Her victory was declared by decision of the fight's judges.[25]
