Kiria Tapia improved her professional record to 10-0 with a unanimous decision victory over Alba Sánchez at the 'Queen of the Ring' event in San Juan’s Coliseíto Pedrín Zorrilla. The judges scored the fight 80-72 in favor of Tapia, while Sánchez fell to 9-5. Tapia, the 2011 Pan American Games and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games champion, expressed confidence that a world championship opportunity is nearing.
She has two more fights scheduled this year and believes she could be competing for a title by the end of the year, potentially in the 130-pound or 126-pound division.