FALCON REYES Esmeralda

Mexico

Boxing

Date of Birth: 12 Oct 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.69/5'6''

Place of birth: MEXICO CITY

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : MEXICO CITY

Residence Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boxing	Women's Light (57-60kg)	17

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kokugikan Arena	Women's Light (57-60kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 32 #93 ITA NICOLI RNICOLI Rebecca 4 WP MEX FALCON REYES EFALCON REYES Esmeralda 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
17	Women's Light Welterweight	2014	Jeju, KOR

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Light	2019	Lima, PER

Nickname:

Esmer, The Panther (Alcaldia Xochimilco YouTube channel, 05 Sep 2019)

Hobbies:

Music, movies, TV series. (olimpicos.marcaclaro.com, 12 May 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Physical Education - Superior School of Physical Education [ESEF], Mexico City, MEX

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Coach:

Oscar Valdez [personal]

Start:

She began training at age 18 in Mexico City, Mexico. (gob.mx, 14 May 2021; Alcaldia Xochimilco YouTube channel, 05 Sep 2019)

Reason:

She was inspired to take up martial arts by watching Bruce Lee movies. She started looking for a place to practise kung fu, but came across a boxing gym. "I like the adrenaline of being on the ring, of finding solutions in just seconds by analysing the rival. Otherwise punches just keep coming. I love that, despite being afraid of blood and being punched." (reporteindigo.com, 18 May 2021; lasillarota.com, 18 May 2021)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the Olympic Games, and to become world champion. (reporteindigo.com, 18 May 2021)

Training:

She trains at the National High Performance Centre [CNAR] in Mexico City, Mexico. (gob.mx, 14 May 2021)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (milenio.com, 12 May 2021)

Hero:

Mexican 400m runner Ana Gabriela Guevara, US boxers Muhammad Ali and Laila Ali, Mexican boxers Mariana Juarez, Jackie Nava, and Saul Alvarez, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. (gob.mx, 14 May 2021; olimpicos.marcaclaro.com, 12 May 2021)

Influence:

Her family, and her coaches. (Alcaldia Xochimilco YouTube channel, 05 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Olympic qualifying results
She secured a spot for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo through the IOC Boxing Task Force [BTF] rankings. (milenio.com, 12 May 2021)

General
PERIOD CONCERN
She believes there needs to be more understanding from male coaches about the way the menstrual cycle can affect female boxers. "Not all women experience their periods the same way. I have some teammates who suffer a lot, with pain, and their performances decrease. I think that the performances of all of us decrease, but it is more visible in some. You're bleeding, losing vitamins and iron during your preparation. And the coach's demands are not the same. There has to be a preparation in terms of nutrition in order to put up with these four days in the cycle, normally, and in some cases even a week. Most of the coaches are men and maybe they are a little shy to talk about it, but a first step has been made and things are already being discussed." (olympics.com, 22 Apr 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/esmerfalconmx/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
WP:: Win on Points

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