A legend named Jackie Nava

Two decades have passed since her debut as a professional boxer in Miami, and in that long journey, Jackie Nava has become a boxing legend, not only in Mexico, but in the world and is still active, with her sights set on winning a new world title. and with it say goodbye to the quadrilaterals.

By Rodolfo Rosales S.

Two decades have passed since her debut as a professional boxer in Miami, and in that long journey, Jackie Nava has become a boxing legend, not only in Mexico, but in the world and is still active, with her sights set on winning a new world title. and with it say goodbye to the quadrilaterals.

His path of success, which includes 22 world title fights, began on May 29, 2001, at the Aloha Tower Marketplace, in Honolulu, Hawaii. There I was not the favorite, but the emotion, desire and desire to succeed , led me to beat the American Vicki Cozy by unanimous decision, recalled the champion.a.

Jackie is also the first world champion of the World Boxing Council and that is why this June 15, 2021, at the Tequila and Mezcal Museum, in Garibaldi Square, the one with the longest tradition in Mexico City, the WBC paid tribute to her and presented her with a specially designed world champion belt with the number 20, in reference to her two decades as a boxer.

Jackie arrived accompanied by her daughters Frida and Valentina, as well as her husband Mario Mendoza; greeted the reporters and then sat next to Mauricio Sulaimán, president of the WBC, from where he heard congratulations from Irma García, Mariana Juárez, Lulú Juárez, Pipino Cuevas, Rafael Bazooka Limón and Eduardo Rocky Hernández.dez.

Eyes sparkling with excitement, Jackie said, I'm nervous, thank you very much. It has been 20 years of effort, work and perseverance, but this day is not mine but rather that of my entire team, my husband Mario, for his support, Miguel Reyes, my coach, because he was the one who always believed in me; as well as Raúl Robles and so many good people who have been with me-”-

He added that I cannot leave Don José Sulaimán aside, may he rest in peace, for having believed in me and giving me the opportunity to dispute the world title, for his great support, like the one Mauricio Sulaimán now gives me.”.

Jackie knows that retirement is near and I have to dedicate time to my daughters who have grown up with me in the gym, they see their mom training boxing as a job, but never as something violent.”.

“We are no longer going, but we are not giving up, I want one more world title. I consider myself a champion of life and before I leave I would like to have fights against Irma García, Jackie Nava and an exhibition against Ana María Torres..

By the way, the two emotional battles that Jackie had with Ana María are considered to date the best and most spectacular fights in the history of women's boxing.

THINGS OF DESTINY

Mauricio Sulaimán Saldívar, president of the WBC, used the word destiny on two occasions for two emotional examples.

“Fate marks things, on the last coffee Tuesday before the pandemic, we announced the fight between Jackie Nava and Mariana Juárez. Today we are together again and both fighters are together for this tribute..

“It was also fate that a girl (Jackie Navsa) recommended to us by Erik Morales became the first WBC world champion, precisely on May 30, 2005, on my father's birthday..

He added that the WBC is proud of Jackie Nava, an example of a boxer and inspiration for the new generations of women's boxing.