title: Johanna Peña Álvarez
text: # Johanna Peña Álvarez
  
  Johanna Peña-Álvarez (born 6 January 1983) is a Dominican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2004. She challenged once for the WIBF flyweight title in 2004.
  
  ## Early and personal life
  
  Álvarez began boxing at the age of 13 and turned professional at 14 under the tutelage of her father Ruddy Peña.
  
  ## Career
  
  Álvarez made her professional debut at the age of seventeen, on 29 June 2000, winning a second-round technical knockout (TKO) over Natali Lara. She won her second bout, before losing a six-round unanimous decision to Gisselle Salandy on 8 August 2000. Álvarez would go 12–0–1 in her next 13 fights, before losing a ten-round decision to WIBF flyweight champion Regina Halmich on 17 January 2004 in Germany.
  
  Álvarez would return to the ring on 19 March 2004, fighting to a six-round draw with Delia Gonzalez. In her next fight, Álvarez lost a six-round unanimous decision to future WIBA flyweight champion Melinda Cooper.
  
  ## Professional boxing record
  
  | 20 fights | 15 wins | 3 losses |
  | - | - | - |
  | By knockout | 10 | 0 |
  | By decision | 5 | 3 |
  | Draws | 2 | 2 |
  | No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
  | 20 | Loss | 15–3–2 | Melinda Cooper | UD | 6 | 23 Jul 2004 | Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, US | |
  | 19 | Draw | 15–2–2 | Delia Gonzalez | PTS | 6 | 15 May 2004 | Speaking Rock Casino, El Paso, Texas, US | |
  | 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Anissa Zamarron | UD | 8 | 19 Mar 2004 | International Ballroom, Houston, Texas, US | |
  | 17 | Loss | 14–2–1 | Regina Halmich | UD | 10 | 17 Jan 2004 | Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany | For WIBF flyweight title |
  | 16 | Draw | 14–1–1 | Elena Reid | PTS | 4 | 7 Nov 2003 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, US | |
  | 15 | Win | 14–1 | Angela Garcia | KO | 1 (4) | 19 Dec 2002 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 14 | Win | 13–1 | Zuleidy Diaz | TKO | 3 (4) | 7 Nov 2002 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 13 | Win | 12–1 | Diana Carolina Garcia Dominguez | PTS | 6 | 20 Sep 2002 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 12 | Win | 11–1 | Angela Garcia | PTS | 4 | 29 Nov 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 11 | Win | 10–1 | Liliana Martinez | PTS | 6 | 28 Sep 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 10 | Win | 9–1 | Zuleidy Diaz | TKO | 1 (6) | 1 Sep 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Jisselle Salandy | PTS | 6 | 5 Aug 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 8 | Win | 8–0 | Zuleidy Diaz | TKO | 3 (4) | 17 Jul 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 7 | Win | 7–0 | Escarlyn Fulgencio | TKO | 3 (4) | 30 Apr 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 6 | Win | 6–0 | Liliana Martinez | PTS | 4 | 8 Mar 2001 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 5 | Win | 5–0 | Geraldina Morillo | KO | 1 (4) | 29 Nov 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 4 | Win | 4–0 | Rossy Gonzalez | KO | 1 (4) | 13 Sep 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 3 | Win | 3–0 | — | KO | 2 (4) | 12 Aug 2000 | La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
  | 2 | Win | 2–0 | Claribel Ferreras | KO | 2 (4) | 30 Jul 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  | 1 | Win | 1–0 | Natalie Lara | KO | 2 (4) | 29 Jun 2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
  