Camila Zamorano W10 Mika Iwakawa ... Seventeen-year old Camila “Magnifica” Zamorano of Mexico won the WBC interim title at atomweight (102 pounds), after convincingly defeating Japan’s forty-one year-old Mika Iwakawa via unanimous decision. Iwakawa (13-8-1) had two prior regins as an atomweight title holder. Fighting on home turf at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Zamorano (12-0) unleashed a peformance beyond her tender years, landing precise left jabs, backed up by jarring straight rights. She then began doubling up, going to the body. By the fourth round, Iwakawa’s nose was bleeding, but in spite of the twenty-four year age gap, she soaked it up and both fighters smiled at each other in mutual appreciation as the bell rang to end round five. Iwakawa then switched to southpaw but she was getting caught with ever more jabs. When Iwakawa attacked, Zamorano  moved laterally and backwards out of range.

 

Iwakawa’s best flurry of the fight saw her connect with a left hook to the head and a left-right combination, just before the  bell rang to end round seven. But Zamorano brushed it off and briefly wobbled Iwakawa with a straight right in round  nine. In the tenth, Zamorano clinched the win with counters to the body and head. After the final bell, the judges rendered scorecards of 98-92 and 100-90 (twice). Germany's Tina Rupprecht remains the world atomweight champion. 

 

PRIOR BOXINGTALK COVERAGE

 

MAY 20, 2025: With unification in the 102-pound division completed only a month ago, the WBC announced it will create an interim atomweight title, with Camila Zamorano facing former title holder Mika Iwakawa for the secondary strap. The fight will take place next Saturday, June 14th in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, Zamorano's birthplace. Just seventeen years old, Zamorano got a quality win at the end of last year defeating Norj Guro by unanimous decision. Zamorano has an undefeated record of 11-0 with 1 KO. Iwakawa, age 41, had two reigns as a 102-pound monarch and holds a record of 13-7-1 with 4 KOs.
 

APRIL 6, 2025 ... Germany's Tina Rupprecht was crowned unified atomweight champion in her home country. The 32 year-old Rupprecht handed previously undefeated Sumire Yamanaka of Japan her first loss. Rupprecht's triumph came via decision after an exciting fight at the MBS Arena in Potsdam in front of 2,500 spectators. Rupprecht, who is barely five feet tall and is nicknamed “Tiny Tina,” was quick on her feet and the more active boxer overall. Her Japanese opponent launched a few counterattacks but in the end, Rupprecht prevailed thanks to her greater variability. Rupprecht entered the fight as WBO, WBA, and WBC champion, while Yamanaka came in with IBF recognition.

 

In November, Rupprecht became a three-belt champion by defeating Japan's Eri Matsuda (7-2-1, 1 KO) via unanimous decision in Heidelberg, Germany. In the first round, Rupprecht decked Matsuda with a strong right to the face that sent her straight to the canvas. Before that, Rupprecht had defeated Fabiana Bytyqi in January to become a two-division world champion.