Kina Malpartida to defend title in Lima, Peru

[Dee Williams]

This article by Patrick Espejo appeared this morning in El Comercio, Lima's main newspaper:

Kina Malpartida defendera su titulo mundial en el coliseo Dibos el 20 de junio

(Kina Malpartida will defend her world title in the Dibos Coliseum on June 20th)

www.elcomercio.com.pe/noticia/267311/kina-malpartida-defendera-su-titulo-mundial-coliseo-dibos-20-junio

Main points:

Kina Malpartida will have a title defense on June 20th, at 10:00pm.

The fight will take place in the coliseo Eduardo Dibós in the San Borja district of the city of Lima, Peru.

The Dibós has capacity for 6,000 spectators, 500 of them on ringside seats. Because the demand for people wanting to see the fight will likely exceed this, there's the possibility that a giant screen will be installed in parks and/or squares throughout the city.

The most likely opponent for Kina is Halana dos Santos, from Brazil, but this is yet to be confirmed.

[Aldo Adamo]

Here is a full translation of the article referred to in the post above:

Kina Malpartida will defend her World title in the Dibós coliseum on June 20th

7:43 | Brazilian Halana “Leopardo” dos Santos, ranked 12th, could be her opponent

Patrick Espejo

All that is left is to determine if Brazilian Halana dos Santos, nicknamed “Leopard”, 19 years old, with a record of 11 victories and 1 defeat would be the opponent of Kina Malpartida, our world champion boxer who will defend her crown for the first time on June 20th in San Borja’s Eduardo Dibós coliseum.

The date, the time (10 pm) and the place have already been defined, at least that was what was confirmed yesterday by Gonzalo Rodríguez Larraín, the boxer’s manager, and Kike Pérez, a specialist in boxing matters and general coordinator of the fight.

Rodriguez Larraín, talking from the US, assured Deporte Total that other venues were discarded because they were considered inadequate. “We studied many possibilities. The north side of the Estadio Nacional was considered, but we ruled it out because of a safety issue. There was also talk of the Monumental stadium at Ate, but the logistics would be overwhelming, and drive up the price of the fight.”

“Along the way we discarded the Miguel Grau at Callao and even the possibility of having it at a hotel. It was then that we saw that the Dibós fits all the requirements that Kina asked us for, and that venue has been made official”, explained him who is also the president of Peru Runners.

The fight will be on June 20th, which is the last day left for the Peruvian to defend her title. According to the rules of the World Boxing Association, the first defense of the belt must take place within four months of having conquered it. She won the title last February 21st at Madison Square Garden in New York, when she vanquished American Maureen Shea by TKO in the tenth and final round.

It is expected that the coliseum in San Borja will hold about 6,000 people (500 of which will occupy the “ring-chairs”, that is, right besides the ring)

“We understand that the number of Peruvians that will want to accompany Kina in her first defense will be far larger than that, which is why we’re planning to place giant screens at different points of the city, at roundabouts or squares so that many more can vibrate with a fight that – we’re positive – will be spectacular”, added Rodriguez Larraín.

The card for the day is not yet defined, even though it’s considered a given that Peruvian pugilists such as Jonathan Maicelo or Raúl Fernández will be given an opportunity.

AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
Kike Pérez let it be known yesterday that next Saturday, April 11th, in the middle of the Holy Week, he will be showing the full fight in which Kina conquered the first world title for Peruvian boxing. It will be on the highly rated show “El rincón the box” which is broadcasted by CMD. “We’ve gotten the full complete fight and will be showing it next week. We’re doing the arrangements for Kina herself to come and comment on it. In any case, we can assert that we will review all 10 rounds of the fight. It will be an excellent occasion for the aficionados to get to see a complete women’s fight”. So be it. *

MINI INTERVIEW*
How’s the preparation for the fight going?
I’m training really hard, like I did to dispute to title in February. I don’t oversee the details of the fight. That is the work of Gonzalo (Rodríguez Larraín).

It will be at the Dibós
I’m sure the ideal place will be chosen so we can have a good fight and the Peruvian fans can attend without troubles.

The rival woud be Dos Santos?
It’s possible. As I understand it the Brazilian will fight in Germany next week for another association’s title. If this is so, and she wins, it could be a fight to unify both crowns.

THE FIGHT
The possible rival has 6 knockouts
Halana dos Santos was born in Bahia, Brazil, and has a record of 11 wins (6 of them by KO) and one defeat. She is on the 12th spot of the world ranking of the Featherweight division and will go up in weight to clash with the Peruvian. The Brazilian already has had a world title fight. On November 21st of last year she fought in Italy with local Laura Tavecchio, who she defeated by a split decision after ten rounds.

After this fight, and in case of a victory by the Peruvian, the next fight would be with the number 1 challenger.

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[Dee Williams]

Aldo - welcome to this Forum and thank you for the full translation! - Dee W.

[Martin Peters]

dos Santos maybe has only lost once and has all those kos under her belt. But the quality of opponent?

www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=boxer&human_id=394431

Pretty much most of them have been debutants...so I wouldn't guess that Malpartida would have too much difficulty. Still, easy first defence and then a more interesting bout, perhaps?

[Dee Williams]

Indeed. Halana Dos Santos has been very active but mostly against weak opponents so she does not even cross the threshold for being ranked by WBAN. Malpartida has had some tough losses including a TKO by Ela Nunez, but she has been tested against tough opposition. She has been knocked down and got back up, physically and mentally, and she will be fighting in her country of birth for the first time, so I think the odds are strongly in Kina's favor. As you say, after that it could get a lot more interesting ....

[Dee Williams]

www.womenboxing.com/NEWS2009/news040309hernandez.htm

(APR 3) WBAN received a letter from Melissa "Huracan" Hernandez about her desire to fight Kina Malpartida, that she feels would be a great fight.

She told WBAN, "Sue, I'm writing you this letter not as a call out but more of a great fight for womyn's [women's] boxing. I'm willing to put up my WIBA at 130 for a chance to gain her WBA at 130 in a unification bout. I believe in one champion and right now there are three. A fight between me and Malpartida would make a lot of the right noise needed in womyn's boxing showing true championship spirit. Not the usual mismatched title shots. So I'm saying if Malpartida believes she's a true champion-- let her face another champion. Let's make a true champion at the 130 lb division."

[Aldo Adamo]

Since the fight is this Saturday, I though you guys might be interested in some fresh news. Here's an article from El Comercio:

Kina Malpartida: "Halana dos Santos ha cavado su propia tumba"
(Kina Malpartida: “Halana dos Santos has dug her own tomb”)

This is form the online version so there's no name for the author, but if they add one after the print version comes out tomorrow I'll add it. (Please let me know if this is OK. If not please remove it). It's mostly quotations from today's press conference. Here's a translation:

Kina Malpartida: “Halana dos Santos has dug her own tomb”

13:14 | The world champion faced her challenger after the Brazilian admitted to have said that she was going to leave Kina “bien partida” (“broken well” or “properly cracked”)

“I’m not going to forgive that disrespect towards me, and we’ll se what happens on June 20th”, said the Peruvian boxer, furious, in front of her challenger Halana dos Santos, causing the delight of the attendees to the press conference in the Marriott hotel.

“Nobody’s going to take my title. Lets go Peru!”, added Kina. “I just want to say to Halana that I thank her for coming for the fight and that I wish her all the best in her life” said the WBA female super featherweight champion.

The Brazilian stayed very serene at all times, but acknowledged that days before she had declared that “el día 20 Kina Malpartida será bien partida” (on the 20th Kina Malapartida will be broken well), enraging the Peruvian who took the phrase as a disrespect towards the surname of her late father Oscar “Chino” Malpartida. “I am Malpartida, and I carry that name very high for my father. You are not going to come here to disrespect. Halana dos Santos has dug her own grave”, sentenced the local boxer.

“If Kina is talking like that it’s because I see her a lot more nervous and worried, and because of that she’s going to know the power of the true ‘Leopard’”, answered the boxer from Bahía. “The true ‘Leopard’ doesn’t scare me, she’s just a sofa kitten”, exclaimed Kina with irony.

“Thanks a lot for calling me ‘gatinha’(kitten) because in Brazil it means pretty”, fired back the challenger. On Friday at 12:00 pm the weight in will take place at the Country Club, and after today’s verbal confrontation, the expectation has flared up for this Saturday’s clash at the Eduardo Dibós coliseum at 10:00 pm.

Here are some other stories from a sports newspaper here in Lima called Depor:

Kina Malpartida: "Halana ha cavado su propia tumba" (Kina Malapartida: “Halana dos Santos has dug her own grave”)

'La Leoparda': "La dejaré bien partida" (‘The Leopard’: “I’ll leave her well broken”)

Kina Malpartida: “Halana tiene la boca más grande que su trasero” (Kina Malaprtida: “Halana’s mouth is bigger tan her butt”)

Halana dos Santos: "Si quiero ganar, tendré que noquear a Kina" (Halana dos Santos: “If I want to win, I’ll have to KO Kina”)

Some of the things they said are already covered by the article quoted above, but they’re accompanied by videos in case any of you follows enough Spanish of Portuguese to follow what is being said and want to take a look at it.

I hope this is helpful.

[Rick Scharmberg]

Kina Malpartida: “Halana tiene la boca más grande que su trasero” (Kina Malaprtida: “Halana’s mouth is bigger tan her butt”)

LOL

[Rick Scharmberg]

After hype like that, I'm ready to buy a ticket!

[Jason Ozuma]

Jun 20, 2009 14:34:10 GMT -5 Rick Scharmberg said:

After hype like that, I'm ready to buy a ticket!

don't be ridiculous Rick, this fight will end in less than 4 rounds, Kalanna will lose unless she gets home town decision or unleashes some unpredictable power.

[Aldo Adamo]

Kina won. TKO on the 7th round.

[Martin Peters]

I haven't had time to watch much but there's plenty of footage on youtube of the fight and from what I have seen Kina was faster, stronger and overall simply better than the game Brazilian.

[Jason Ozuma]

Jun 21, 2009 12:42:22 GMT -5 Martin Peters said:

I haven't had time to watch much but there's plenty of footage on youtube of the fight and from what I have seen Kina was faster, stronger and overall simply better than the game Brazilian.

I am surprised that Kina didn't finish Santos before the 7th round but I guess there are probably a lot of factors on that going into that problem. Thanks for the information Martin and Aldo

[Martin Peters]

So is Kina a late developer or has she simply struck it lucky to have faced two game but mediocre fighters in her last two bouts? I ask this given that she was beaten by Rhonda Luna and Ela Nuñez in her two fights previous to these, one of which she was down in, the other which she lost TKO.

[Jason Ozuma]

Jun 22, 2009 7:13:20 GMT -5 Martin Peters said:

So is Kina a late developer or has she simply struck it lucky to have faced two game but mediocre fighters in her last two bouts? I ask this given that she was beaten by Rhonda Luna and Ela Nuñez in her two fights previous to these, one of which she was down in, the other which she lost TKO.

I am going to say not luck because when a trainer and a manager find a fighter they pick a fighter who is available, and some times they pick a fighter that will make their team look good. Kina has become a rising star and like in Germany with Susi K they know that their fighter must be strong and put on a good show for everyone. I will hope in the future that Kina will face more good fighters or she will end up like Maureen shea .... how ironic lol

[Rick Scharmberg]

Jun 23, 2009 14:25:57 GMT -5 Jason Ozuma said:

Jun 22, 2009 7:13:20 GMT -5 Martin Peters said:

So is Kina a late developer or has she simply struck it lucky to have faced two game but mediocre fighters in her last two bouts? I ask this given that she was beaten by Rhonda Luna and Ela Nuñez in her two fights previous to these, one of which she was down in, the other which she lost TKO.

I am going to say not luck because when a trainer and a manager find a fighter they pick a fighter who is available, and some times they pick a fighter that will make their team look good. Kina has become a rising star and like in Germany with Susi K they know that their fighter must be strong and put on a good show for everyone. I will hope in the future that Kina will face more good fighters or she will end up like Maureen shea .... how ironic lol

Maureen shea is fine and well, thank you. i am hoping to meet her in person on Saturday.

[Jason Ozuma]

Jun 24, 2009 10:00:53 GMT -5 Rick Scharmberg said:

Jun 23, 2009 14:25:57 GMT -5 Jason Ozuma said:

I am going to say not luck because when a trainer and a manager find a fighter they pick a fighter who is available, and some times they pick a fighter that will make their team look good. Kina has become a rising star and like in Germany with Susi K they know that their fighter must be strong and put on a good show for everyone. I will hope in the future that Kina will face more good fighters or she will end up like Maureen shea .... how ironic lol

Maureen shea is fine and well, thank you. i am hoping to meet her in person on Saturday.

Thats good to see Maureen shea doing well, i have nothing against her at all. Ask her who she plans on fighting next, please Rick

Fights should not be predictable but unpredictable
if you can predict who can win in a fight, what reason is there to fight the person in the first place.

[Christian Brown]

All I know is that after Bernie McCoy posted his article about Kina on WBAN, there are 65 angry replies in Spanish on Kina's facebook.com fan page lol. A very close friend of mine said that women's boxing needs someone to be a real villain and call out top boxers in a very mean way to reenergize the sport. David Haye walking around wearing a t-shirt with him holding the decapitated heads of the Klitchskos was the example I was given. That guy is something...

[Jason Ozuma]

Jun 27, 2009 12:17:19 GMT -5 Christian Brown said:

All I know is that after Bernie McCoy posted his article about Kina on WBAN, there are 65 angry replies in Spanish on Kina's facebook.com fan page lol. A very close friend of mine said that women's boxing needs someone to be a real villain and call out top boxers in a very mean way to reenergize the sport. David Haye walking around wearing a t-shirt with him holding the decapitated heads of the Klitchskos was the example I was given. That guy is something...

Wait a minute...wait a minute....
This is really ridiculous.
Bernie Mccoy is just begging Kina to fight better oponents
You look at any Mexico, Brazil, Argentianian fighter in those area fight mediocore opponents and then they get titles, for not the much work kinda like here. I think the boxing community should take boxing serious and learn and want the best.
Alesia Graf barely won against Zulina Munoz but if Zulina had fought better opponents in her wait class she would and could have beaten Alesia
First who should be upset Kina Malpartida or her fans or supporters of women boxing?

She, kina could have given her opponent brain damage....

[Christian Brown]

And I agree with you completely. That's all Bernie was doing; he wants what's best for the sport. But you know how fans are; they don't go to the source and read the article themselves; they take what the response is and make threats and call Bernie names and all this other stuff. All they got was Kina doesn't fight the best fighters and all the best fighters are in the United States. That wasn't the true message of the article.

[Rick Scharmberg]

Jun 27, 2009 19:20:17 GMT -5 Jason Ozuma said:

Jun 27, 2009 12:17:19 GMT -5 Christian Brown said:

All I know is that after Bernie McCoy posted his article about Kina on WBAN, there are 65 angry replies in Spanish on Kina's facebook.com fan page lol. A very close friend of mine said that women's boxing needs someone to be a real villain and call out top boxers in a very mean way to reenergize the sport. David Haye walking around wearing a t-shirt with him holding the decapitated heads of the Klitchskos was the example I was given. That guy is something...

Wait a minute...wait a minute....
This is really ridiculous.

She, kina could have given her opponent brain damage....

I thought the stoppage of Kina's last bout was a little on the quick side.

[Jason Ozuma]

Jun 28, 2009 18:32:28 GMT -5 Rick Scharmberg said:

Jun 27, 2009 19:20:17 GMT -5 Jason Ozuma said:

Wait a minute...wait a minute....
This is really ridiculous.

She, kina could have given her opponent brain damage....

I thought the stoppage of Kina's last bout was a little on the quick side.

Rick yes that was definitely on the quick side, also did you see the video of the fight? and did you see Maureen shea?