Romina “La Bambita” Castan planned to fight in Mexico on July 26 Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team at PEOPLE, covering Weekends. She joined the brand in 2022. Nick Potts/PA ...

Boxing officials have scuppered ‘atrocious’ plans for a schoolgirl aged just 12 to make her professional boxing debut in Mexico this weekend. Romina ‘La Bambita’ Castan was set to make her ...

Originally from Jose Cardel, in La Antigua, Veracruz, Romina began boxing at the age of six and quickly gained notoriety for her power, discipline and charisma. Her nickname of "female Canelo" has ...

Read on to find out why the WBC had to step in to make sure the fight was cancelled A 12-YEAR-OLD boxing prodigy’s controversial professional debut in Mexico has been cancelled after the World Boxing ...

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman in April 2022. A 12-year-old boxer will not be making her professional debut after the World Boxing Council (WBC) intervened. Mauricio Sulaimán, the ...

The WBC have stepped in to make sure the fight is not going ahead (Picture: Getty Images) Boxing officials have scuppered ‘atrocious’ plans for a schoolgirl aged just 12 to make her professional ...

A 12-YEAR-OLD boxing prodigy’s controversial professional debut in Mexico has been cancelled after the World Boxing Council stepped in to block the fight. Romina ‘La Bambita’ Castan – fresh out of ...

A 12-year-old boxer will not be making her professional debut after the World Boxing Council (WBC) intervened. Mauricio Sulaimán, the WBC’s president, confirmed in a statement on X on Friday, July 25, ...

Romina “La Bambita” Castan planned to fight in Mexico on July 26 A 12-year-old boxer will not be making her professional debut after the World Boxing Council (WBC) intervened. Mauricio Sulaimán, the ...