The judges barely had time to get involved in a women’s boxing card that delivered nonstop action, aggression and power in the Spanish capital. Madrid’s Teatro Las Vegas hosted a thrilling night on October 4, as three World Boxing Association regional titles were claimed before the final bell, with Jennifer Fernández, Cristina Navarro and Clara Cortés emerging as the night’s biggest winners.

In a featherweight bout contested at 126 pounds, Jennifer Fernández showcased patience and methodical pressure against Venezuela’s Luisana Bolívar to capture the WBA Ibero-American featherweight title. After four rounds of sustained exchanges at close range, with Fernández consistently attacking the body, the Spanish fighter broke through in the fifth. A sharp combination to Bolívar’s body prompted her corner to call for the stoppage, with the referee stepping in to wave off the bout and hand Fernández a fifth-round TKO victory.

At 105 pounds, Cristina Navarro produced an explosive finish, needing less than six minutes to stop Italy’s Consuelo Portolani and claim the WBA Mediterranean title. From the opening bell, Navarro overwhelmed her opponent with relentless pressure. In the second round, a right hand to the head stunned Portolani, and Navarro followed up with a sustained attack against the ropes that forced the referee to intervene, sending the Madrid crowd into an uproar.

Completing the night’s championship sweep, Clara Cortés became the new WBA Ibero-American minimumweight champion after stopping experienced former world champion María Milano of Venezuela in the fifth round. Cortés used a high-volume attack to neutralize Milano’s offense, then capitalized on the Venezuelan’s accumulated fatigue in the fifth with a devastating flurry that produced the third TKO of the night.