Joana Pastrana


Joana Pastrana Gallardo is a Spanish professional boxer. She held the IBF female mini flyweight title from 2018 to 2019. At regional level, she held the European female mini flyweight title in 2017.

Career

Early career

Pastrana started boxing in 2013 in amateur competitions in her hometown Madrid. Before boxing, Pastrana practiced Muay Thai and kickboxing, but she did not like them, so she switched to boxing.

Professional career

Pastrana debuted professionally on 6 February 2016 defeating Bulgarian fighter Ivana Yaneva by technical knockout at the first round in a bout held at the Restaurante Escuela Taurina in Fuente el Saz de Jarama in the Community of Madrid. At the time, Pastrana became the only professional boxer from Madrid.
In October 2016, Pastrana competed for the vacant WBC silver female minimumweight title against Tina Rupprecht, but lost by unanimous decision after ten rounds. This was also the first loss in her professional career.
In May 2017, Pastrana won the EBU European female minimumweight title, after defeating French Sandy Coget by unanimous decision, in a bout held at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid. A few months later, in September, Pastrana made the first defense of her European title against Judit Hachbold, defeating the Hungarian fighter by knockout in the third round.
On 22 June 2018, Pastrana won the IBF world female minimumweight title, her first world title, against German Asiye Özlem Sahin. Pastrana became the second Spanish female boxer to win a world title after María Jesús Rosa Reina, who won an IBF world championship in 2004.
Pastrana made two successful defenses of her world title. One against Siriporn Thaweesuk won by technical knockout and another one against Ana Arrazola won by unanimous decision.
On 4 August 2019, Pastrana fought Yokasta Valle from Costa Rica for the mini flyweight world title, in a bout held at Marbella. Pastrana lost the fight by split decision after ten rounds.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
18 Katia Gutiérrez23 Nov 2019Ciudad Deportiva Navafría, Moralzarzal, Spain.png" />For vacant WBC Silver female mini flyweight title
17Loss15–2 Yokasta Valle104 Aug 2019Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain.png" />Lost IBF female mini flyweight title
16Win15–1 Ana ArrazolaUD109 Mar 2019Retained IBF female mini flyweight title
15Win14–1 Siriporn ThaweesukTKO75 Oct 2018José Caballero, Alcobendas, Spain.png" />Retained IBF female mini flyweight title
14Win13–1 Asiye Özlem Sahin1022 Jun 2018Won vacant IBF female mini flyweight title
13Win12–1 Claudia FerencziUD617 Nov 2017José Antonio Paraíso, Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain.png" />
12Win11–1 Judit Hachbold322 Sep 2017Retained European female mini flyweight title
11Win10–1 Claudia FerencziUD630 Jun 2017Colmenar Viejo, Spain.png" />
10Win9–1 Sandy CogetUD105 May 2017Won vacant European female mini flyweight title
9Win8–1 Judit HachboldUD611 Mar 2017
8Loss7–1 Tina RupprechtUD107 Oct 2016Königsbrunn, Germany.png" />For vacant WBC Silver female mini flyweight title
7Win7–0 Katherine QuintanaUD625 Jun 2016
6Win6–0 Melinda PantisUD627 May 2016
5Win5–0 Melinda PantisUD47 May 2016Rayo Vallecano, Madrid, Spain.png" />
4Win4–0 Teodora Bacheva69 Apr 2016Torrelodones, Spain.png" />
3Win3–0 Ana Mariya SimeonovaTKO219 Mar 2016
2Win2–0 Maribel de SousaTKO128 Feb 2016
1Win1–0 Ivana Yaneva16 Feb 2016