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Cristian Mijares

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lucio and the second or maternal family name is Mijares.
Cristian Mijares
Born
Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares

(1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 43)
Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Other namesEl Diamante ("The Diamond")
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights70
Wins59
Wins by KO27
Losses9
Draws2

Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares (born 2 October 1981) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is a two-time super flyweight champion, having held the unified WBC and WBA (Unified) titles from 2006 to 2008 and the IBF title from 2010 to 2011.

Early life

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Mijares comes from a large boxing family. His younger brother is a lightweight prospect Ricardo Mijares and his uncle is a former world title contender Vicente Mijares.

Professional career

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On 3 June 2006, Mijares knocked out Adalberto Davila in six rounds for the Mexican super flyweight title.

WBC super flyweight championship

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On 18 September 2006, he defeated former champion Katsushige Kawashima for the interim WBC 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 6 December 2006, in anticipation of retiring.[2] In 2007, he defeated Katsushige Kawashima in a rematch via a tenth round knock out.

On 14 April 2007, Mijares defended his title by beating two time light flyweight champion 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.[3]

Mijares returned just 3 months later, beating Teppei Kikui, dominating and then stopping him in 10 rounds in front of his hometown crown in Mexico. Mijares made quick work of obscure journeyman Franck Gorjux stopping him in just 1 round.

In February 2008, Mijares returned to the United States and was featured on a HBO pay-per-view under card against flyweight Olympian Jose Navarro, the early rounds belonged to Mijares, while the middle rounds were evenly matched with Mijares finishing strong in the later rounds. Mijares retained his title with a Split Decision victory.

WBA super flyweight championship

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Mijares unified his WBC super flyweight title by defeating WBA Champion Alexander Muñoz via split decision on 17 May 2008. After several close opening rounds, Mijares took control with his crisp counterpunching and brilliant defense, with the win being secured by many dominant late rounds in which he managed to hurt Munoz. This win made him the WBA (Unified) champion. With the victory, Mijares earned a spot in the top 10 pound for pound list.

Mijares made a return on 30 August in Mexico, where he defended his two crowns against a 38-year-old former WBC flyweight champion, Chatchai Sasakul. Sasakul had lost his title to Manny Pacquiao in 1998 and had not fought any world class opposition since. Mijares easily controlled the contest with his jab and counterpunching, eventually stopping Sasakul in round 3 after dropping him in the previous round.

Mijares was most recently knocked out by Vic Darchinyan in the 9th round, losing his WBC and WBA super flyweight titles to the Armenian-born Australian in a surprising upset. Although he had three defeats prior to his bout with Darchinyan, this was the first time Mijares had been stopped.

He went up in weight and challenged Nehomar Cermeño for the interim WBA bantamweight title on 14 March 2009. Mijares lost by split decision. He fought Cermeño again on 12 September 2009 for that same title but lost by unanimous decision. Two days later, Mijares announced his retirement from boxing.[4]

IBF super flyweight championship

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On 11 December 2010, Mijares became a two-time super flyweight champion by beating IBF super flyweight champion Juan Alberto Rosas.

In May 2011, Cristian made his first defence, a victory over contender Carlos Rueda.

Retirement

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On 16 June 2018, Mijares headlined his retirement card before a partisan crowd at Gómez Palacio, losing by third-round knockout to Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. of Puerto Rico.[5]

Professional boxing record

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70 fights 59 wins 9 losses
By knockout 27 2
By decision 31 7
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
70 Loss 59-9-2 Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. TKO 3 (10) 16 Jun 2018 Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Mexico
69 Win 59-8-2 Fernando David Saucedo TKO 8 (10) 17 Mar 2018 Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Mexico
68 Win 58-8-2 Jesus Arevalo UD 10 7 Oct 2017 Campeche, Mexico
67 Win 57-8-2 Rafael Hernandez UD 10 29 Jul 2017 Durango, Mexico
66 Win 56-8-2 Tomas Rojas UD 10 8 Apr 2017 Cancun, Mexico
65 Win 55-8-2 Shohei Kawashima UD 12 29 Oct 2016 Durango, Mexico Retained WBC Silver featherweight title
64 Win 54-8-2 Andres Gutierrez MD 12 4 Jun 2016 Cancun, Mexico Won vacant WBC Silver featherweight title
63 Win 53-8-2 Cristian Arrazola KO 7 (10) 19 Dec 2015 Tlalnepantla, Mexico
62 Win 52-8-2 Vergel Nebran UD 10 19 Jun 2015 Ciudad Del Carmen Campeche, Mexico
61 Win 51-8-2 Lester Medrano UD 10 15 Nov 2014 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
60 Win 50-8-2 Sebastian Daniel Rodriguez KO 7 (10) 21 Jun 2014 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
59 Loss 49-8-2 Leo Santa Cruz UD 12 8 Mar 2014 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For WBC super bantamweight title
58 Win 49-7-2 Jovanny Soto KO 3 (10) 14 Dec 2013 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
57 Win 48-7-2 Carlos Jacobo TKO 6 (10) 27 Jul 2013 Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico
56 Loss 47-7-2 Victor Terrazas SD 12 20 Apr 2013 Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico For vacant WBC super bantamweight title
55 Win 47-6-2 Rafael Marquez TKO 9 (12) 28 Oct 2012 Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico Won vacant WBC–USNBC featherweight title
54 Win 46-6-2 Eusebio Osejo UD 10 30 Jun 2012 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
53 Win 45-6-2 Eddy Julio KO 4 (10) 21 Apr 2012 Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico Won vacant WBC Silver super bantamweight title
52 Win 44-6-2 Alejandro Valdez TKO 3 (10) 17 Dec 2011 Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
51 Win 43-6-2 Jonathan Perez TKO 3 (10) 10 Sep 2011 Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
50 Win 42-6-2 Carlos Rueda UD 12 14 May 2011 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico Retained IBF super flyweight title
49 Win 41-6-2 Juan Alberto Rosas UD 12 11 Dec 2010 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Won IBF super flyweight title
48 Win 40-6-2 Franklin Solis TKO 4 (10) 14 Aug 2010 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
47 Win 39-6-2 Francisco Arce SD 12 10 Apr 2010 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico Won vacant NABF bantamweight title
46 Win 38-6-2 BJ Dolorosa TKO 6 (10) 12 Dec 2009 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
45 Win 37-6-2 Jesus Vidal KO 3 (10) 20 Nov 2009 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
44 Loss 36-6-2 Nehomar Cermeno UD 12 12 Sep 2009 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico For WBA interim bantamweight title
43 Loss 36-5-2 Nehomar Cermeno SD 12 14 Mar 2009 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico For vacant WBA interim bantamweight title
42 Loss 36-4-2 Vic Darchinyan KO 9 (12) 1 Nov 2008 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. Lost WBA (Unified) and WBC super flyweight titles;
For IBF super flyweight title
41 Win 36-3-2 Chatchai Sasakul TKO 3 (12) 30 Aug 2008 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Retained WBA (Unified) and WBC super flyweight titles
40 Win 35-3-2 Alexander Muñoz SD 12 17 May 2008 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Retained WBC super flyweight title;
Won WBA (Unified) super flyweight title
39 Win 34-3-2 Jose Navarro SD 12 16 Feb 2008 MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC super flyweight title
38 Win 33-3-2 Franck Gorjux TKO 1 (12) 20 Oct 2007 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Retained WBC super flyweight title
37 Win 32-3-2 Teppei Kikui TKO 10 (12) 13 Jul 2007 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Retained WBC super flyweight title
36 Win 31-3-2 Jorge Arce UD 12 14 Apr 2007 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Retained WBC super flyweight title
35 Win 30-3-2 Katsushige Kawashima TKO 10 (12) 3 Jan 2007 Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC super flyweight title
34 Win 29-3-2 Reynaldo Lopez UD 12 17 Nov 2006 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Retained WBC interim super flyweight title
33 Win 28-3-2 Katsushige Kawashima SD 12 18 Sep 2006 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Won WBC interim super flyweight title
32 Win 27-3-2 Adalberto Davila KO 6 (12) 3 Jun 2006 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
31 Draw 26-3-2 Luis Maldonado MD 12 24 Feb 2006 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
30 Win 26-3-1 Saul Gutierrez UD 10 10 Dec 2005 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
29 Win 25-3-1 Alimi Goitia TKO 3 (12) 16 Sep 2005 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Won vacant WBA Fedalatin super flyweight title
28 Win 24-3-1 Gerson Guerrero TKO 8 (12) 3 Jun 2005 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
27 Win 23-3-1 Hugo Vargas UD 10 1 Apr 2005 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
26 Win 22-3-1 Moises Zamudio SD 10 10 Dec 2004 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
25 Win 21-3-1 Javier Torres KO 1 (12) 17 Sep 2004 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
24 Win 20-3-1 Ulises Cadena TKO 7 (12) 29 May 2004 Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
23 Win 19-3-1 Tomas Rojas UD 12 12 Mar 2004 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Won Mexico super flyweight title
22 Win 18-3-1 Saul Briseno TKO 9 (10) 20 Nov 2003 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
21 Win 17-3-1 Arturo Bracamontes SD 10 1 Aug 2003 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
20 Win 16-3-1 Juan Garcia TKO 6 (10) 27 Jun 2003 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
19 Win 15-3-1 Guadalupe Arce KO 2 (8) 16 May 2003 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
18 Win 14-3-1 Juan Garcia UD 10 21 Mar 2003 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
17 Win 13-3-1 Jose Alfredo Tirado UD 10 1 Jan 2003 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
16 Win 12-3-1 Antonio Martinez DQ 5 (8) 4 Oct 2002 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
15 Loss 11-3-1 Jose Alfredo Tirado UD 10 19 Jul 2002 Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
14 Win 11-2-1 Jose de Jesus Robles KO 6 (6) 1 Jan 2002 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
13 Loss 10-2-1 Ricardo Espinoza UD 4 19 Jun 2001 Mexico City, Mexico
12 Draw 10-1-1 Ricardo Espinoza SD 4 5 Jun 2001 Mexico City, Mexico
11 Win 10-1 Cesar Augusto Martinez UD 4 24 Apr 2000 Mexico City, Mexico
10 Win 9-1 Manuel Ibarra TD 6 (8) 20 Aug 1999 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
9 Win 8-1 Alejandro Sosa UD 8 19 Mar 1999 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
8 Win 7-1 Lorenzo Lopez TKO 2 (6) 5 Feb 1999 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
7 Win 6-1 Jesus Lopez UD 6 23 Oct 1998 Guasave, Sonora, Mexico
6 Win 5-1 Jesus Lopez UD 6 7 Aug 1998 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
5 Loss 4-1 Alejandro Sosa MD 4 29 May 1998 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
4 Win 4-0 Eduardo Camacho UD 4 20 Apr 1998 Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
3 Win 3-0 Juan Lopez UD 4 13 Mar 1998 Mexico City, Mexico
2 Win 2-0 Jose Sifuentes TKO 3 (4) 21 Oct 1997 Mexico City, Mexico
1 Win 1-0 Pedro Hernandez UD 4 20 Aug 1997 Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico

Titles in boxing

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Major world titles

Interim titles

  • WBC interim super flyweight champion (115 lbs)

Regional/International titles

  • Mexico super flyweight champion (115 lbs)
  • WBA Fedelatin super flyweight champion (115 lbs)
  • NABF bantamweight champion (118 lbs)
  • WBC Silver featherweight champion (126 lbs)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Vic Darchinyan fight.
  2. ^ N.Korean boxer Tokuyama gives up WBC super-flyweight title
  3. ^ "Mijares defeats Arce to retain WBC junior bantamweight title". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  4. ^ Manuel Perez (September 14, 2009). "Mijares Retires from Boxing". Boxing News 24.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  5. ^ Gabriel F. Cordero (2018-06-17). "Vasquez KOs Mijares, ruins ring farewell". FightNews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
New title WBC super flyweight
Interim title
3 June 2006 – 6 December 2006
Promoted 		Vacant
Title next held by
Tomás Rojas
Vacant
Title last held by
Masamori Tokuyama 		WBC super flyweight champion
6 December 2006 – 1 November 2008 		Succeeded by
New title
Unified titles against Alexander Muñoz
 WBA super flyweight champion
Unified title
17 May 2008 – 1 November 2008
Preceded by IBF super flyweight champion
11 December 2010 – 17 August 2011
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Rodrigo Guerrero
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