Hanna Gabriel - never been interim champion?

[claudevsq]

This is from the WBA:

A great night was the event presented last Saturday April 19 at La Sabana Gym in San Jose, Costa Rica, where female fighter and Costarican sensation Hanna Gabriel won by unanimous decision to Nayeli Vasquez from Mexico in 9 rounds to retain her WBA Fedelatin Super welterweight title. Gabriel had better boxing during all the battle inclusive with samples of both, maturity and technique.
Hanna Gabriel of 26 years and record of 7 victories with 4 nocauts and 1 draw is the only female fighter formally registered in Costa Rica.
It is known that is too hard for this female warrior to have an opponent in the area, probable she will be fighting in Europe or The United States.

I don't know, but to me, this sounds like her first match against Nayeli Vazquez in 2008 was for the vacant WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title, and not for the vacant interim world title... Can you check this out, please? Thanks!

[claudevsq]

Because in their ratings from January, the WBA didn't mention Gabriel as interim champion, so, if she really was, she must have laid down that title two months after winning it... can you believe that?!?

[claudevsq]

This is from www.womenboxing.net from November 16, 2008:

Gabriel takes Fedelatin title

Hanna Gabriel of Costa Rica took home the Fedelatin light middleweight title last night after outpointing Nayeli Vásquez of Tijuana over 8 rounds (79-75,5, 79-75, 79-74) in the Villa Olimpica, Desamparados. ..........

So, I think you can change it in both women's records... it was not for the interim world title...

[claudevsq]

Please, can anybody correct this? Thanks!

[claudevsq]

Hello?

[John]

What do the WBA say ?

[claudevsq]

Here's a link: http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/wbawomen/index.shtml

Plus, she never appeared in the WBA Female rankings as interim champ. On the net (www.womenboxing.net), it is also reported that their first encounter in 2008 over eight rounds was for the vacant WBA Fedelatin title.

[claudevsq]

Something happened to the second link... w o m e n b o x i n g . n e t

[John]

is there is a possibility that the Irasema Valerio fight was the 1st title fight ?

[claudevsq]

No, the two fights against Vasquez were for the Fedelatin title, and the fight against Valerio was a simple fight with nothing at stake.

[claudevsq]

OK, NotiFight reports that the fight against Valerio was for the Fedelatin title. In that case, I think that all the three last fights of her have been for the Fedelatin title.

[claudevsq]

You still didn't change... :??

[John]

I don't think it is clear yet if she won the title against Valerio or Vasquez

[claudevsq]

I think this clearly states that she took the vacant WBA Fedelatin title in her FIRST match against Vazquez:

Gabriel takes Fedelatin title

Hanna Gabriel of Costa Rica took home the Fedelatin light middleweight title last night after outpointing Nayeli Vásquez of Tijuana over 8 rounds (79-75,5, 79-75, 79-74) in the Villa Olimpica, Desamparados. ..........

[claudevsq]

Plus, if the match would have been for a (interim) world title, wouldn't it then have been over 10x2 minutes?

[claudevsq]

Anyway, the WBA Female ratings never reflected her as interim world champion...

[claudevsq]

I phoned the WBA, Hanna Gabriel has never been their interim champion. Please change it, her first match against Vazquez was for the ~vacant WBA Female Fedelatin light middleweight title ~. Thanks!