Ogleidis Suárez (born 28 October 1987) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. She held the WBA female featherweight title in 2013, having been promoted from interim champion, a title she held since 2011. Suárez was the WBA female interim super featherweight champion in 2014 and challenged for the IBF female light middleweight title in 2019. She also challenged for the WBA female super-welterweight title in 2025.
Professional career Suárez made her professional debut on 7 December 2006, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Luz Darys Giraldo at the Centro de Convenciones Atlapa in Panama City.
After compiling a record of 5–0–1 (4 KOs), she defeated Magdalena Leija via seven-round unanimous decision (UD) on 18 September 2008, capturing the vacant WBA Fedelatin female super bantamweight title at the Centro de Convenciones Figali in Panama City. All three judges scored the bout 70–63. She lost the title three fights later, suffering the first defeat of her career against Chantal Martínez by way of split decision (SD) on 21 July 2009. One judge scored the bout 68–67 in favour of Suárez while the other two judges scored it 68½–68 and 68½–65¼ for Martínez. After four consecutive wins, Suárez faced Martínez for a second time on 2 October 2010, attempting to regain the WBA regional title in a bout which served as an eliminator for the WBA's world super bantamweight title. In the second defeat of her career, Suárez lost via fifth-round TKO.
She bounced back with three wins before defeating Katy Wilson Castillo via SD on 22 October 2010, capturing the vacant WBA female interim super bantamweight title at the Roberto Durán Arena in Panama City. Two judges scored the bout 96–94 in favour of Suárez while the third judge scored it 97–93 for Castillo. After two successful defences of her interim title in 2012, Suárez was elevated to full WBA champion in May 2013. The first defence of her title came against Liliana Palmera on 10 August 2013, at the Megapolis Convention Center in Panama City. Suárez retained her via UD, with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 while the third judge scored it 97–93. She lost the title in her next fight, suffering a UD defeat against Edith Soledad Matthysse on 13 December 2013, at the Teatro Griego Juan Pablo Segundo in San Martín, Argentina, with the judges' scorecards reading 100–90, 99–91 and 97–93.
Suárez moved up in weight for her next fight, defeating Calista Silgado via UD to capture the vacant WBA female interim super featherweight title on 10 May 2014, at the Polideportivo José María Vargas in La Guaira, Venezuela. Two judges scored the bout 99–91 and the third judge scored it 96–94.
After two years away from the ring following a pregnancy, Suárez returned on 18 June 2016, defeating Yarley Cuadrado via third-round knockout (KO) at the Polideportivo José María Vargas, capturing the vacant WBA female Fedelatin light middleweight title.
She won her next eight bouts before challenging for the IBF female light middleweight title against reigning champion Marie-Eve Dicaire. The bout took place on 23 November 2019, at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. Suárez suffered the fourth defeat of her career, losing via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 100–90, 100–90 and 99–91.
Suárez challenged WBA female super-welterweight champion Mary Spencer at Montreal Casino in Canada on 10 April 2025, losing by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes38Loss31–6–1 Mary SpencerUD1010 Apr 2025 37Win31–5–1 Neisi TorresTKO2 (6), 18 Jan 202536Loss30–5–1 Shadasia GreenRTD5 (8), 29 Oct 202235Win30–4–1 Maria PironaTKO4 (6), 22 Feb 202034Loss29–4–1 Marie-Eve DicaireUD1023 Nov 201933Win29–3–1 Vanessa ColinaUD614 Sep 201932Win28–3–1 Maria PironaUD109 Mar 201931Win27–3–1 Coromoto TorresTKO2 (6)26 Jan 201930Win26–3–1 Yarine RodriguezTKO1 (6)15 Dec 201829Win25–3–1 Rosalinda MarquezTKO2 (6), 24 Nov 201828Win24–3–1 Maria PironaUD810 Nov 201827Win23–3–1 Vanessa ColinaUD83 Jun 201726Win22–3–1 Celia Rosa SierraKO2 (10), 10 Dec 201625Win21–3–1 Yarley Cuadrado3 (10), 18 Jun 201624Win20–3–1 Calista SilgadoUD1010 May 201423Loss19–3–1 Edith Soledad MatthysseUD1013 Dec 201322Win19–2–1 Liliana PalmeraUD1010 Aug 201321Win18–2–1 Liliana PalmeraUD7 (10), 27 Oct 201220Win17–2–1 Pamela Elisabeth BenavidezUD1028 Apr 201219Win16–2–1 Katy Wilson CastilloSD1022 Oct 201118Win15–2–1 Paola RojasUD83 Jun 201117Win14–2–1 Angela MarcialesTKO4 (8), 15 Apr 201116Win13–2–1 Paola Esther HerreraTKO1 (6), 18 Dec 201015Loss12–2–1 Chantal MartínezTKO5 (9), 2 Oct 201014Win12–1–1 Paola RojasUD814 Aug 201013Win11–1–1 Monica Acosta SirisUD62 Jul 201012Win10–1–1 Vanesa MedranoTKO1 (8), 27 Mar 201011Win9–1–1 Angela MarcialesUD619 Nov 200910Loss8–1–1 Chantal Martínez721 Jul 20099Win8–0–1 Diana AyalaUD610 Jun 20098Win7–0–1 Monica Acosta SirisUD628 Nov 20087Win6–0–1 Magdalena LeijaUD718 Sep 20086Win5–0–1 Diana Ayala62 Jul 20085Win4–0–1 Lorena CarrilloTKO3 (4), 1 Dec 20074Draw3–0–1 Paulina Cardona42 Jun 20073Win3–0 Olga JulioTKO1 (4), 25 Apr 20072Win2–0 Kathia MontutoTKO3 (4), 24 Mar 20071Win1–0 Luz Darys Giraldo2 (4), 7 Dec 2006
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