Alejandro Garcia

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Alejandro García Hernández (born July 18, 1979 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.

Nicknamed "Terra", Garcia turned pro in 2000, winning his first 22 fights, including the WBA Light Middleweight Title by beating Santiago Samaniego in 2003. After a defense against former Olympian Rhoshii Wells, Garcia lost the belt to Travis Simms by 5th round KO. In 2005 he captured the interim WBA Light Middleweight Title by again beating Wells and defended it once before losing the belt to Jose Antonio Rivera in 2006.

Preceded by: Santiago Samaniego	WBA Light Middleweight Champion 1 Mar 2003– 13 Dec 2003	Succeeded by: Travis Simms
Preceded by: Winky Wright	WBA Light Middleweight Champion Jun 2005 – 6 May 2006	Succeeded by: Jose Antonio Rivera

[edit] See also

• List of current world boxing champions
• List of male boxers
• List of WBA world champions

[edit] External links

• Career boxing record