Marlen Esparza is the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in the first year that women’s boxing was an Olympic event and winner of a bronze medal in the women’s flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Further, the boxing pro was named as a winner of a bronze medal at the 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.
To know more about the gold medalist, net worth, bio, real age, whom she married? bio, career and wiki scroll below our pages.
Husband, Wedding, and Children of Marlen
The American boxer was dating with her fellow female boxer, Nicola Adams – Olympic gold winner in 2016. Their relationship took the next level when the duo got engaged in December 2017. Sadly the duo got broke up.
After broke up she had started dating a fitness trainer called Frank, and the pair quickly got engaged. The pair tied their knot on 6 June 2018.
They welcomed their first son Saint Diego Figueroa on 3 January 2019.
Bio, Age, and Wiki of Marlen Esparza
The Gorgeous American boxer celebrates her birthday every year on July 29. She had opened her eyes in Houston, TX, United States. She is the daughter of David Esparza and Carmen Esparza.
When her parents divorced, they thought about her boxing career and kept Marlen with her old man, so that he could monitor her training. She is a sibling to Delila Esperaza and David Esperaza Jr. Belonging to the White ethnicity while she holds an American Nationality.
She belongs to one of the first American women who qualified for the Olympic event in 2012. Born with the Leo zodiac sign while she had celebrated her total 30 birthday to date.
Educational Background of Marlen Esparza
The beautiful and gifted boxer had done her schooling from Pasadena High School. Which is located in Pasadena, Texas, United Staes of America. She is the winner of a bronze medal at the 2006 Women’s World Boxing Championship, gold at the 2014 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, and bronze at the 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.
Marlen Esparza’s Career
Talking about the career of Marlen Esparza she had started her journey from a very young age.
She had realized boxing was in her heart and has been fighting her way up not only in the boxing world but through obstacles that may have been meant to stop her in her tracks but catapulted her towards the successful milestones she has accomplished today.
After winning a gold medal, Golden Boy Promotions signed Marlen in a pro-boxing contract in 2016, and she made her debut in 2017. Then she started winning millions of hearts in the boxing field.
She was voted the Houston Fighter Of The Year (an award that encompasses both professional and amateur boxers) for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Apart from this she had also appeared in the commercial of Coca-Cola and McDonald’s and collaborated with animal rights group PETA and posed in an ad to urge the public to speak up for abused animals.
Net Worth and Salary of Marlen Esparza
The gold medal winner American Marlen has earned a huge name and fame in her lifetime career. The net worth of the Marlen has been estimated at millions of dollars. While She earns an average salary of $51,370 per year. There is no doubt that her net worth and salary will sure increase in the upcoming years.