Camila Zamorano Retains WBC Atomweight Title in San Luis Potosí
In a sport that often overlooks its lightest divisions, Camila Zamorano keeps making it impossible to ignore her.
The 15-0 WBC atomweight world champion, still the youngest reigning titleholder in boxing, turned back the challenge of Perla Pérez on Thursday night in San Luis Potosí, México, winning a clear unanimous decision on a Zanfer Promotions card at Arena Potosí.
The judges saw it 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93. Nobody in the building could argue with that.
Young champion, old-school control
From the opening bell, Zamorano fought like a champion who knows exactly who she is. She stepped out behind a crisp jab, stayed light on the back foot and used every inch of her reach advantage. The pattern emerged quickly: Zamorano dictating at range, Pérez trudging forward, trying to close the gap.
Zamorano’s left hand became the story. She stabbed it into Pérez’s guard, split the middle when the challenger squared up and used it as a measuring stick for straight rights and quick counters. Whenever Pérez tried to launch, she often found herself swiping at air or eating leather on the way in.
Pérez, now 9-10-1, never stopped coming. Almost permanently on the front foot, she marched into the pocket and let her hands go whenever she felt she’d finally stepped inside that long jab. Those surges earned her moments, enough to keep the champion honest and the rounds competitive, but not enough to tilt the fight.
The pressure had ambition. Zamorano had answers.
Third defence, same result
This was Zamorano’s third defence of the WBC atomweight title, a belt she first held in interim form before being elevated to full champion. On this night, in front of home fans watching live on Azteca 7 and later worldwide on replay, she boxed with the composure of someone far beyond her years and experience.
She never allowed the bout to descend into the kind of brawl Pérez wanted. When the challenger tried to force exchanges, Zamorano slid off the line, reset in center ring and went back to the jab. When Pérez did find success, it came in pockets, not stretches.
Over ten rounds, that discipline told on the scorecards. Zamorano’s cleaner work and ring generalship carried the fight, even as Pérez’s effort and resilience earned respect.
The final bell confirmed what the pattern of the fight had already suggested: the youngest world champion in boxing is learning how to win title fights her way. The question now is how far that style, and that belt, can take her in a division still waiting for a breakout star.
