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Martha Salazar lost a 10-round majority decision to Vonda Ward (22-1-0, 17 KOs) in a WIBA/WBC/IBA female heavyweight title fight on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Salazar, who suffered two previous losses to Ward, one by split decision and another by unanimous decision, looked heavy and out of shape but she wasn't. She is an aggressive, skilled boxer with fast hands who hits as hard as a guy. But Ward's 9" height and 9" reach advantage makes it difficult to get insider where Salazar needed to be to land her heavy punches.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
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| Salazar vs TBA |
Martha "The Shadow" Salazar
Martha Salazar, former Kickboxing IFCA Heavyweight World Champion made her pro debut on Sunday, March 23, 2001 at Centennial Hall in Hayward, California, where she beat Denise Callahan (0-1-0, 0 KOs) by 4-round unanimous decision.
Since turning pro Salazar has set several boxing records. She became the third Hispanic in boxing history to become a world Heavyweight champion, and the second in women's boxing history.
Salazar won her first belt on October 16, 2004 at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California beating Marsha Valley (10-9-4, 4 KOs) by 8-round unanimous decision for the vacant WBE Women's Super Heavyweight title.
On November 28, 2004 at Splashmins in Georgetown, Guyana, Salazar beat Pamela London (4-2-1, 0 KOs) by 9th round TKO winning the vacant WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation Heavyweight title.
On April 2, 2005 Salazar beat Kathy Rivers (13-5-2, 5 KOs) by 8-round unanimous decision at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California capturing the WBE Women's Heavyweight title.
Salazar also fought in the first sanctioned women's mixed martial arts fight in California on June 3, 2006 at the Oakland Arena where she lost by 1st round submission to Lana Stefanac.
