Eveling "La Colocha" Ortega reached the pinnacle of her career in Managua, earning a majority decision victory over Mexico's Alma "La Leona" Meraz to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Light Flyweight World Title. According to The Boxing Hour, published November 3, 2026, the Olof Palme Convention Center in Managua came alive for one of the most emotional nights in Central American boxing. The judges' scorecards after 10 rounds reflected a competitive and intense bout. Two officials scored it 97-93 in favour of the hometown fighter, while the third judge had it even at 95-95, sealing Ortega's victory to the delight of the local crowd, The Boxing Hour reported. The interim title puts Ortega in line for a shot at the full WBA light flyweight championship and gives Nicaraguan boxing a new titleholder to celebrate. Interim titles are often a stepping stone: they recognise a leading contender while the full champion is unavailable or committed elsewhere, and they set up a future unification or mandatory contest. For Meraz, the defeat is a setback in a hard-fought contest that one judge saw as even. For Ortega, the win is the reward for a career built toward a title night at home, in front of a crowd that carried her through the close rounds. What happens next is the WBA's ordering of Ortega's path to the full title — and whether her first defence as interim champion comes at home in Managua, where Tuesday night showed how much a hometown title means.
