Yoseline Perez concluded her run at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England, with a silver medal. Perez earned the honor after narrowly falling 3-2 to Chinese Taipei’s Hsiao-Wen Huang in the woen's bantamweight title match on Sunday inside M&S Bank Arena. The Houston native concluded the event as the lone medalist from the United States and did so by winning three of her four bouts in the tournament. In the championship match,  Perez faced an opponent that was seven years her senior. Huang is a two-time Olympian from Chinese Taipei. Despite Huang’s more extensive international boxing career, including a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, two world championships, and multiple medals at the Asian Games, Perez refused to back down throughout the three-round battle.

 

Huang narrowly took the opening round by a 3-2 margin by utilizing her length over Perez to consistently land her jab. During the first intermission, Perez listened to her corner and made the necessary adjustments for round two. Throughout the second round, Perez pressed her Chinese Taipei opponent and routinely slipped Huang’s jab to land critical hooks to the body and uppercuts to the chin. Not only were Perez’s adjustments apparent to the crowd, but the ringside judges also took notice and scored the second round 3-2 in the American’s favor.

 

Heading into the final round, the scorecards were tied at 1-1, setting the stage for a crucial third round for both parties. Throughout the final three minutes of competition, Huang was able to sway the judges, 3-2, earning the right to raise her hand with a final score of 4-1.

 

“I feel good, happy with the performances that I’ve put out this entire year, not just this tournament,” Perez noted following Sunday’s title bout. “It’s been a really good year for me.” Never one to lose a lesson from an experience, Perez remained optimistic when recounting her past year of international competition. She competed in four international tournaments for the United States in 2025, earning three silver medals and one gold medal along the way. Second place is just a reminder that there’s always room for improvement and work that needs to be made in adjustments, so I thank God for that. I’m excited for the next couple of years, until LA 2028!”