Career
Ten months later, she moved up in weight and challenged undefeated Mary Elizabeth Ortega for the WIBA super bantamweight title, again winning a 10-round unanimous decision. On June 21, 2002, Melissa Delegate Valle decisioned Vélez in Waco, Texas in the featured bout on an all-women"s card featuring world champions Anne Wolfe, Sumya Anani, Delia Gonzalez and Kelsey Jeffries. On December 21, she bounced back to reclaim the International Business Alliance version of the world bantamweight title by decisioning Lakeysha Williams over 10 rounds.
Vélez has added the WIBA bantamweight title to her International Business Alliance belt on June 28, 2003, when she beat Gonzalez on a seventh-round disqualification. on January 17, 2004, Vélez lost a highly controversial 10 round split decision to Christensen.
The Danish press strongly criticized this decision, saying on record that Vélez was robbed of her title. Vélez" current record is 14 wins, 2 loss and 2 draws, with six knockout wins.