Cristian Mijares
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| Cristian Mijares | |
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| Real name | Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares |
| Rated at | Super flyweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 6 in. (167 cm.) |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Birth date | October 2, 1981 |
| Birth place | Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 35 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares (born October 2, 1981 in Gómez Palacio, Durango) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is currently the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) super-flyweight champion.
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[edit] Boxing career
On June 3, 2006 Mijares knocked out Adalberto Davila on six rounds for the Mexican super-flyweight title. On September 18, 2006 he defeated Katsushige Kawashima for the vacated WBC world interim title, by a split decision. The Official scorers saw it 114-113, 113-114, 114-113. He was later promoted to full champion after reigning champion Masamori Tokuyama vacated his title on December 6, 2006 in anticipation of retiring.[1]
On April 14, 2007 Mijares defended his title by beating Jorge Arce by unanimous decision in a particularly bloody match for Arce, who saw his first defeat since 1999. Mijares won the fight by a wide margin, with the official judges scoring the match 119-109, 118-110, 117-111, all in favor of Mijares.[2] He defended it a three more times against Teppei Kikui, Franck Gorjux and Jose Navarro.
On May 17, 2008, Mijares unified his WBC super flyweight title by defeating WBA champion Alexander Munoz via a split decision. This win made him WBA super champion.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ N.Korean boxer Tokuyama gives up WBC super-flyweight title
- ^ Mijares defeats Arce to retain WBC junior bantamweight title. Eurosport.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
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| Vacant | WBC Super Flyweight Champion Interim Title September 18, 2006 – December 6, 2006 Promoted |
Vacant
Title terminated
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| Preceded by Masamori Tokuyama Vacated |
WBC Super Flyweight Champion December 6, 2006 – present |
Incumbent |
| Vacant | WBA Super Flyweight Super Champion May 17, 2008 – present |
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