WBA Says Farewell To Myriam Lamare, Hello To Mia Gabriels
After a decade devoted to professional boxing, one of the first WBA Female champions, Myriam Lamare, announced her decision step down from the ring and hang up the gloves after 22 victories and 4 defeats.
Lamare made her professional debut in 2003, and after seven fights she had the opportunity to contend for the WBA 140 lb vacant title against Eliza Olson, whom she defeated by unanimous decision in ten rounds.
She made five successful title defenses before losing with Anne Sophie Mathis by TKO 7, on December 2, 2012.
Later in 2009, she won the WBF title, defeating Ann Saccurato by unanimous decision; later in 2011 she won the IBF title.
Her most recent fight was against the WBA champion Cecilia Brahekus, whom defeated Lamare by unanimous decision on February 1, 2014, and after that fight she announce her retirement.
We wish Lamare all the best in this stage in her live. We are very proud of her victories and wish her happy retirement.
Thanks for being member of this WBA family.
The World Boxing Association family, chaired by Gilberto Mendoza, sends its most affectionate greetings to Hanna Gabriels and our 130 lb Interim champion, Bryan “Tiquito†Vásquez, for the birth of their beautiful daughter, MÃa.
Little Mia Vásquez Gabriels was born on February 10, at 1:30 pm, at Cima de Escazú Hospital, in Costa Rica. She weighed 3.520 kg and was 51 centimeters long.
Greetings to the proud parents, and blessings for MÃa and welcome to the WBA family!