In the debut of women’s boxing at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Marlen Esparza brought home the bronze medal stamping her name in history. She is one of the top leaders in getting the sport more recognition and being a voice for women’s sports. Marlen has since turned pro, signing with Golden Boy Promotions in...
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In the debut of women’s boxing at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Marlen Esparza brought home the bronze medal stamping her name in history. She is one of the top leaders in getting the sport more recognition and being a voice for women’s sports.
Marlen has since turned pro, signing with Golden Boy Promotions in 2017. She dominated her pro debut and is currently 14-1 in her professional career. Most recently, she defended her WBC, WBA, and Ring World Championship belt and has re-signed a
multi-year deal with Golden Boy.
She has a son, Saint, who fuels her passions and inspires her to continue to share her journey with others in hopes they will chase their own dreams as well.
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Fiercely Latina: Channeling Your Heritage's Spirit in the Ring
As the first Latina boxer -- and the first to have top sponsors such as CoverGirl, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, and Nike -- Marlen Esparza hopes to open the door to future generations of Latinos, encouraging them ...more
As the first Latina boxer -- and the first to have top sponsors such as CoverGirl, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, and Nike -- Marlen Esparza hopes to open the door to future generations of Latinos, encouraging them to compete in women's boxing and all sports in general. In this keynote, she discusses how Latinos don't have to fall prey to typical stereotypes, such as not graduating from high school, and instead should feel empowered to pursue their dreams. She shares her story and her plans to go back to college as a pre-med student while training for Rio 2016 and working on launching her own beauty and fashion line. Her message is simple but powerful: if you can dream it and believe it, then you can do it. ...less
A Lady's Fight: Pioneering the First Olympic Women's Boxing Games
Speaker Marlen Esparza was the first US female boxer to qualify for London 2012 in an Olympic sport that didn't even allow women to compete until 2009. A pioneer in the industry, Esparza not only ...more
Speaker Marlen Esparza was the first US female boxer to qualify for London 2012 in an Olympic sport that didn't even allow women to compete until 2009. A pioneer in the industry, Esparza not only opened the door to all other women wanting to get into boxing, but as the first US female boxer to medal with a bronze, she proved that they could excel in the sport. Esparza shares her journey -- candidly admitting that it wasn't always easy and glamorous, as there were days when she simply did not want to train and had to drag herself out of bed -- and motivates all women to follow their dreams, no matter how daunting they might seem. ...less
Going for the Gold: Achieving Your Goals Against All Odds
As a little girl, speaker Marlen Esparza passed up Barbies and Polly pockets in favor of a slightly more unusual game: boxing. Watching it on television with her dad and brothers and accompanying them to ...more
As a little girl, speaker Marlen Esparza passed up Barbies and Polly pockets in favor of a slightly more unusual game: boxing. Watching it on television with her dad and brothers and accompanying them to the gym to watch them practice, she developed an irreversible passion for the sport. But it came with a serious challenge: her father and coach told her she couldn't box because she was a girl. Undeterred, she started training -- and winning -- proving them all wrong. In this keynote, Esparza shares her story of fighting obstacle after obstacle in order to achieve her goals -- from being taken seriously as a female boxer to competing in the Olympics. ...less
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