Kim Clavel vs Nery Plata looms
Undefeated WBC World light-flyweight champion Kim Clavel (16-0, 3KO) and WBA Super titlist Jessica Nery Plata (28-2, 3KO) fight on January 13 in a Unification clash at Place Bell Laval in Quebec, Canada.
The fight was originally scheduled for December 1, but had to be postponed due to 32-year-old Canadian Clavel coming down with the flu. Clavel is already fully recovered and has shown it in the hard training sessions she has had, because she knows the quality of her forthcoming rival.
Clavel won her WBC crown on July 29, 2022, in Montreal, defeating titleholder Yesenia Gomez via 10-round unanimous decision at the Casino de Montreal. She became only the second woman and the eighth GYM world champion.
28-year-old Mexican Nery Plata won her title by dethroning former Argentine champion Yesica Bobb in Panama in March last year. She has the experience on her side, having been pro for over 11 years now and has 30 bouts with 242 rounds under her belt, which considerably dwarfs Clavel's 16 bouts and 102 rounds. However, the Quebec Queen has the home advantage as well as the irreplaceable confidence that comes with being an unbeaten world champion.
