Puerto Rican boxer Kiria Tapia will debut as a professional on January 20 in a card to be held in Kissimmee, Florida.

Tapia, 33, is a prize-winning amateur boxer. Her achievements include gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz.

At the moment, Tapia's rival has not been announced.

“The wait is over, I am so excited to make my professional debut on January 20 at the Kissimmee Civic Center. I am ready to give you the best of me, thanks for the support my people," Tapia wrote in a post on social media.

Since her gold medal at the Pan American Games, Tapia has established herself as one of the top boxers on the island. In an interview with El Nuevo Día last summer, Tapia commented that the fight between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor, which took place last April, was key to boosting women's sports.

“Yes, there has been a change after the Amanda Serrano fight. Obviously, Amanda was facing a medalist who is followed by everyone in her country and who has transcended. Thanks to that and to the fact that Amanda Serrano put on a good show against a champion of that level, we see that boxing has evolved a lot,” Tapia said at the time.

Tapia, a native of the Monte Hatillo residential area, was out of the ring for almost three years from 2016 to 2019 after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left foot while looking for a space at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and then being pregnant with her second daughter.