I have the longest history of bringing
boxers into MMA going back to Art “One Glove” in UFC I. Combate
brought in World Champ Amanda Serrano. Now I welcome boxing champ
Kenia Enriquez for her MMA debut with Combate Global in March –
Yahoo Sports https://t.co/C2HYV42gvY— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate)
February 26, 2025
A once-beaten champion in the realm of boxing is making her way to
MMA in a few weeks.
According to a release from Combate Global on Thursday, Kenia
Enriquez will be making her professional MMA debut on March 13.
She will compete in the main attraction of the
“Combate Female” event run by the Florida-based league, where
she will face off against British grappler Hayley
Valentine (5-0). This comes following the
news on Tuesday that all upcoming Combate events will air free
on YouTube. No other bouts have been announced for this fight card,
which will be the organization’s first since July 2024.
Enriquez (0-0; 28-1, 11 KOs Box), who trains out of the vaunted
Lobo Gym alongside MMA talents Alexa
Grasso, Diego Lopes
and Irene
Aldana, will be leaving the confines of the sweet science at
least for one bout. It is unclear whether the Mexican combatant
will be switching to MMA full-time, or if she is testing the water
in the same vein as boxers Amanda
Serrano and Claressa
Shields. Enriquez last set foot in the ring in February 2024,
where she defended her WBC interim flyweight strap thanks to a
decision over Maria Salinas. As a pro boxer, Enriquez has won her
last 15 matches, including a championship reign from 2017 to 2020
where she held the same belt she celebrates now.