Marie-Eve Dicaire

Marie-Ève Dicaire (born July 29, 1986)[2] is a Canadian professional boxer who is a 2-time IBF female light middleweight champion from 2018 to March 2021 and from December 2021 to November 2022. In 2013, she was named athlete of the year by Boxing Quebec.[3] As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's second best active female light middleweight by The Ring[4] and BoxRec.[5]

Marie-Ève Dicaire
Statistics
Weight(s)
Born (1986-07-29) July 29, 1986
Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights20
Wins18
Wins by KO1
Losses2

Early life

Dicaire was born on July 29, 1986, in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. At 6 years old, she started learning Karate and before she was 11 years old, she obtained her black belt and won the Canadian Championship.

Martial Arts

Amateur career

Dicaire has fought more than 50 fights in less than four years as an amateur.[7]

  • 2012 / 2013 - Quebec Gants Dorés Champion [8]
  • 2013 - Canadian Amateur Champion [9]
  • 2012 / 2013 - Ring Side World Championship [10]
  • 2013 - Athlete par excellence of the Fédération Québécois de Boxe Olympique [11]

Professional boxing career

Dicaire turned pro in 2015.

On September 14, 2017, it was announced that Dicaire would be fighting on October 25, 2017, against the IBF's 6th-ranked Yamila Esther Reynoso. The fight took place at Casino du Lac Leamy in the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Dicaire won the 10-round bout by unanimous decision.[12]

On October 25, 2017, it was announced that Dicaire would be fighting on Dec 7, 2017, for the NABF 154lbs vacant super welterweight title. The fight would be held at the Montreal Casino.[13]

On December 6, 2017, it was announced that Dicaire's original opponent Silvia Zuniga was not able to obtain her visa to fight in Canada. As a result, Paty Ramirez stepped in and fought Dicaire for a second time.

Dicaire vs. Núñez

On January 19, 2018, it was announced that Dicaire would be fighting against Katia Alvariño for the vacant NABF female 154lbs super welterweight title. The event was held at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada on February 15, 2018. Her opponent was switched a couple of days before the fight to Marisa Gabriela Núñez from Argentina. Dicaire defeated Núñez and became the NABF champion in the super welterweight division.[14][15]

Dicaire vs. Belen Abellaneda

Dicaire participated in the Grand Prix final gala of the Group Yvon Michel (GYM) on June 9, 2018, at the Cabaret du Casino Montreal, where she faced the Argentine Yamila Belen Abellaneda in a fight that was scheduled for 10 rounds.

Abellaneda (6-1-0, 3 KOs) competed for over 10 rounds against the reigning WBO lightweight world champion, the Brazilian Rose Flying on May 6, 2017, in Sao Paulo. The 24-year-old fighter has never been knocked out as much in the amateurs as in the professionals. Dicaire (11-0-0, 0 KOs), ranked second by the WBC and the WBA at super welterweight, as well as third by the IBF at welterweight (147 lbs), picked up her twelfth professional win, keeping her perfect record intact with a ten-round unanimous decision over Abellaneda. The judges' scores were 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92.[16]

Dicaire vs. Ayala II

In the semifinal gala starring Steve Bossé and Jean Pascal, Dicaire defeated Mexican Alejandra Ayala (8-4-0, 5 KOs) by unanimous decision on Friday, June 20, 2018, at the Place Bell de Laval.

It was a rematch between the two women. Dicaire (13-0-0, 0 KOs) defeated Ayala (8-4-0, 5 KOs) for the first time by unanimous decision on June 15, 2017, at the Casino de Montréal. The NABF world super-middleweight champion remained undefeated.[17]

Dicaire vs. Namús

Dicaire fought Uruguayan native Chris Namús for the IBF super welterweight title. Dicaire (13-0, 0 KOs), 32, appeared in her first world championship fight, while Namús (24-4, 8 KOs), 31, was in her second defense of the title. The duel between Dicaire and Namús took place on December 1, 2018, at the Videotron Center, in the sub-card of the WBC light heavyweight world championship bout between Adonis Stevenson and Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Dicaire defeated Namús by unanimous decision (97-93, 96-94, 97-93) for the IBF world female super welterweight title.

Dicaire vs. Tejada (Fight Cancelled)

Dicaire was supposed to defend her IBF World Female Super Welterweight Title for the first time against Dominican Republic native Lina Tejada. However, the Quebec athletic commission canceled the bout when Tejada's medical exam revealed that she was completely blind in one eye. The bout between Dicaire and Tejada was scheduled to take place March 23, 2019, at the Montreal Casino.[18]

Dicaire vs. Lauren

Dicaire defended her (IBF) super-middleweight title by winning by unanimous decision against Sweden's Mikaela Lauren. After 10 rounds, Dicaire won the favor of the three judges with scores of 97-93, 98-92, and 99-91. [19]

Dicaire vs. Lindberg

IBF Super Welterweight Champion Dicaire defended her championship for the second time against Sweden’s Maria Lindberg (17-4-2, 9 KOs) on Friday, June 28 at the Montreal Casino, Canada. Lindberg had gone up against then champion Christina_Hammer twice, champion Ewa Piatkowska, Inna Sagaydakovskaya over her nearly 16-year career. Dicaire won against her veteran opponent by unanimous decision (98-92, 99-91 and 99-91).

Dicaire vs. Suarez

The Videotron Centre was the host for Dicaire's (16-0-0, 0KO) defense of her IBF Super Welterweight title for the 3rd time against the experienced Venezuelan Ogleidis Suárez (29-4-1, 13 KOs), the #2 contender for the belt. [20]

Dicaire v Shields

In a battle of undefeateds on March 5, 2021, Claressa Shields defeated Dicaire by unanimous decision (100-90 on all scorecards) to retain her WBC and WBO super welterweight titles, and also claim the IBF 154-pound belt and vacant WBA light middleweight belt. With the win, Shields became the first world champion boxer in the four-belt era to hold undisputed titles in two different weight divisions.[53][54]

Professional boxing record

20 fights 18 wins 2 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 17 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Loss 18–2 United Kingdom Natasha Jonas UD 10 Nov 12, 2022 United Kingdom AO Arena, Manchester, England Lost IBF female light middleweight title;
For WBC, WBO female light middleweight titles
19 Win 18–1 Mexico Cynthia Lozano KO 7 (10), 1:03 Dec 17, 2021 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada Won vacant IBF female light middleweight title
18 Loss 17–1 United States Claressa Shields UD 10 Mar 5, 2021 United States Dort Financial Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. Lost IBF female light middleweight title;
For WBC, WBO, vacant WBA (Super), and inaugural The Ring female light middleweight titles
17 Win 17–0 Venezuela Ogleidis Suárez UD 10 Nov 23, 2019 Canada Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada Retained IBF female light middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Sweden Maria Lindberg UD 10 Jun 28, 2019 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada Retained IBF female light middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Sweden Mikaela Laurén UD 10 Apr 13, 2019 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada Retained IBF female light middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Uruguay Chris Namús UD 10 Dec 1, 2018 Canada Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada Won IBF female light middleweight title
13 Win 13–0 Mexico Alejandra Ayala UD 10 July 20, 2018 Canada Place Bell de Laval, Laval, Canada
12 Win 12–0 Argentina Yamila Belen Abellaneda UD 10 June 9, 2018 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
11 Win 11–0 Argentina Marisa Gabriela Núñez UD 10 Feb 15, 2018 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada Won vacant WBC-NABF female light middleweight title
10 Win 10–0 Mexico Paty Ramirez UD 8 Dec 7, 2017 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
9 Win 9–0 Argentina Yamila Esther Reynoso UD 10 Oct 25, 2017 Canada Casino du Lac Leamy, Gatineau, Canada
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Alejandra Ayala UD 8 Jun 15, 2017 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
7 Win 7–0 United States Lisa Noel Garland UD 8 Feb 9, 2017 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Paty Ramirez UD 6 Dec 12, 2016 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Karla Zamora UD 6 Nov 20, 2016 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
4 Win 4–0 United States Ashleigh Curry UD 6 May 24, 2016 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Martha Patricia Lara Gaytan UD 4 Mar 17, 2016 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Canada Christina Barry UD 4 Jan 21, 2016 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Canada Christina Barry UD 4 Nov 20, 2015 Canada Colisée Cardin, Sorel-Tracy, Canada


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