{"id":853701,"date":"2026-08-13T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853701\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:16:09","slug":"mexicali-hosts-meraz-lopez-showdown-for-wba-interim-light-flyweight-world-title-world-boxing-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853701\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexicali hosts Meraz-L\u00f3pez showdown for WBA interim light flyweight world title \u2013 World Boxing Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Friday, August 14, the iconic city of Mexicali, Baja California, will roll out the red carpet for a compelling championship showdown as hometown champion Alma Meraz Rodr\u00edguez and hard-charging Elizabeth L\u00f3pez Corzo go toe-to-toe for the WBA interim light flyweight world championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alma Meraz Rodr\u00edguez will step through the ropes with the full backing of her hometown crowd in the capital of Baja California. Meraz is known for her highly disciplined boxing style, precise use of the long jab to control distance and fluid footwork that allows her to evade incoming attacks before firing back with effective counters. For the local fighter, the key in Mexicali will be maintaining her tactical composure, controlling the pace from long range and capitalizing on defensive openings to build a clear lead on the scorecards from the early rounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standing across the ring will be Elizabeth L\u00f3pez Corzo, a physically strong fighter who brings an aggressive style and relentless pressure. L\u00f3pez will arrive in Mexicali intent on constantly pressing forward, cutting off the ring to neutralize Meraz\u2019s movement and forcing exchanges at close range, where her body hooks can steadily wear down opponents as the fight progresses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defensive discipline and command of space during the championship rounds could prove decisive in determining the fate of the 108-pound crown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This Friday, August 14, the iconic city of Mexicali, Baja California, will roll out the red carpet for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":853702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-853701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}