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Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight. The maximum weight for this division is 115 lb (52.2 kg).

The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from Asian and Latin American members who felt the difference between the flyweight limit and the bantamweight limit was too significant. Rafael Orono won the inaugural title in February of that year by defeating Seung-Hoon Lee. The World Boxing Association followed suit in 1981 when Gustavo Ballas won the vacant title by knocking out Sok-Chul Baek. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Ju-Do Chun, who won the belt in 1983 with a knockout of Ken Kasugai.

Notable champions in this division have been Mark Johnson, Johnny Tapia, Robert Quiroga, Danny Romero, Vic Darchinyan, and Khaosai Galaxy.

Professional Champions[link]

Current champions[link]

Sanctioning Body	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
WBA	November 10, 2011	Tepparith Kokietgym	20-2 (13 KO)	2
WBC	March 27, 2012	Yota Sato	24-2-1 (12 KO)	0
IBF	February 11, 2012	Juan Carlos Sanchez, Jr.	13-1-1 (7 KO)	0
WBO	May 15, 2010	Omar Narvaez	36-1-2 (19 KO)	4

• For a full list, see List of super flyweight boxing champions

Lee Haskins (born 29 January 1983) is a British professional boxer from Bristol in England who has fought in the Flyweight, Super Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions. He is a former English and Commonwealth flyweight champion and the reigning British super flyweight champion.

Professional career[link]

Early career[link]

Haskins made his professional debut in March 2003 when he took on and defeated Ankar Miah stopping him in the first round at Ashton Gate the home of Bristol City Football Club. In his very next contest he defeated future British champion Chris Edwards this time over 6 rounds at the same venue. By the time he had compiled a winning ledger of 9-0 he challenged journeyman fighter Delroy Spencer for the English Flyweight title and claimed the belt after Spencer retired after the third round of the 10 round contest. In February 2006 almost three years from his professional debut and now with a winning record of 13-0 Haskins challenged the Tanzanian fighter Anthony Mathias for the vacant Commonwealth Flyweight title. He stopped Mathias in the 2nd round at The Pavilions in Plymouth to pick up his second career title.^[1]

Commonwealth title fights[link]

Following the victory over Mathias, Haskins returned to Bristol just two months later for his first defence against South African Zolile Mbityi. The fight as reported by the BBC was often a 'messy and bad tempered affair' with Haskins never really hitting top gear.^[2] Haskins won the fight on points over 12 rounds.

In October 2006 Haskins chose to move up a weight division and compete for the Commonwealth Bantamweight title. The current champion, another South African called Tshifhiwa Munyai had claimed the belt with an upset win over British Bantamweight title holder Martin Power. Going into the fight Haskins was confident saying “I think he's gonna come in and try to take me out. That's what I want. I've changed a few things, and hopefully it'll work on the night.” ^[3] The fight which was Haskins debut at the York Hall in London ended in the 6th round with Munyai scoring a tko.

British title challenges[link]

Following the stoppage, Haskins next meaningful fight was almost a year later in September 2007 when he returned to the York Hall to take on new British Bantamweight holder Ian Napa. The fight once again proved to be a disappointment for Haskins with ringside reporters claiming he was looking tired before he retired hurt with an arm injury in the 7th round, handing the feather-fisted Napa the only knockout win of his career.^[4] in March 2008 Haskins put the memory of defeat behind him by scoring a win over former British title challenger Jamie McDonnell over 8 rounds in Barnsley. The win set him up for another crack at a title, this time against the British Super-Flyweight champion Andy Bell.^[5] The fight with Bell took place in November 2008 and ended with a unanimous points decision for the Bristolian in what was considered to be a close fight. Speaking after the fight Haskins paid tribute to his opponent saying "I don't know what to say. It feels great. I knew Andy Bell is a great fighter, he is very tough. He hits hard as well and it just feels great to be champion"^[6] On 10 July 2009 Haskins defended his belt for the first time against Sheffield's Ross Burkinshaw, winning in the 4th round.^[7]

British and Commonwealth champion[link]

On December 11, 2009 Haskins added the Commonwealth Super Flyweight title to his collection after defeating the unbeaten Don Broadhurst on points in Newport, Wales and becoming a two weight Commonwealth champion.^[8] Haskins claimed the belt having scored a unanimous points victory on all three judges scorecards in what was described as a 'scrappy' contest.^[9] Following the fight Haskins was scheduled to face Italian Andrea Sarritzu for the European title at super flyweight only for the contest to be called off on a total of four occasions, another fight against the Frenchman Karim Guerfi also fell through after the fighters failed to agree terms.^[10] The delays meant that Haskins was out of the ring for over a year until on 30 April 2011 he met Bulgarian boxer Fikret Remziev over six rounds, scoring a fourth round stoppage, at the Olympiad Leisure Centre in Chippenham.^[11] Speaking about the delays promoter Chris Sanigar described the period as being "very frustrating" and said that he'd like to see Haskins fight for the British title again with a view to stepping up to Bantamweight to challenge Jamie McDonnell at some point in the future.^[10] To add to Haskin's disappointment, he was stripped of the Commonwealth belt after failing to defend it.^[12]

On 14 July 2011, Haskins traveled to Morocco to except a short notice challenge for the WBA Inter continental and the IBF International bantamweight titles. His opponent, Mohamed Bouleghcha had won the titles in April and as the fight was at bantamweight meant that Haskins would have to not only concede home advantage but also weight advantage as he had not fought in the division for four years.^[13][14] Haskins won a victory over 12 rounds, including two knockdowns, and said that the victory represented that he was now ready for the world stage.^[15]

External links[link]

Official Website

References[link]

Fernando Montiel
Statistics
Real name	Fernando Montiel Martínez
Nickname(s)	"Cochulito"
Rated at	Flyweight Super Flyweight Bantamweight Super Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1979-03-01) March 1, 1979 (age 33) Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	50
Wins	44
Wins by KO	34
Losses	4
Draws	2
No contests	0

Fernando Montiel Martínez (born March 1, 1979 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer. Fernando is a former WBO Flyweight, WBO Super Flyweight and WBO and WBC Bantamweight Champion.

Early life[link]

Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel is the youngest child of Manuel Montiel Sr., a former professional boxer and Fernando's current trainer. Fernando has four brothers that are former professional boxers: Eduardo Montiel, Alejandro Felix Montiel, Pedro Montiel and Manuel Montiel Jr. Fernando learned the sport of boxing in his father's gym located in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico alongside fellow boxer, Jorge "Travieso" Arce.

Regarding his nickname, Fernando has explained that one of his father's sister could not pronounce his father's name, Manuel de Jesus, when she was of younger age, so she called her brother "Cochul." The nickname was later on passed to Fernando in diminutive form, since "Cochulito" roughly translates into "Little Cochul." The nickname has no relation to a rooster, as many have argued.

Boxing style[link]

Fernando Montiel is a hybrid boxer, using accurate punches to slow down his opponent and using swift hand speed and quickness to frustrate his opponents. Montiel's fighting style employs the use of his agility and quick reflexes. He uses accurate punches and crisp 1–2–3 combos to get under the defenses of his opponents. He is also considered to be a "thinking fighter," using his natural boxing instincts, warrior's mentality, and technical boxing supremacy in taking apart his opponents.

Professional career[link]

Early years at Flyweight[link]

Montiel made his professional debut on December 6, 1996, at the age of 16. He accumulated a record of 20–0–1, which included a win over future champion Cruz Carbajal, before challenging WBO Flyweight Champion Isidro García‎. Montiel won the bout by seventh round TKO to become champion at age 20. He defended the Flyweight title three times against Olympic medalist Zoltan Lunka, former champion Juan Domingo Córdoba and future champion Jose "Carita" Lopez.

Super Flyweight[link]

In his next bout, Montiel moved up to the super flyweight division and defeated WBO Champion Pedro Alcázar. He defended the super flyweight title against Roy Doliguez and also defeated former champion Ruben Sánchez León, but then lost the title to Mark Johnson by majority decision.

Montiel won all three of his bouts in 2004 then regained the WBO title by knocking out Ivan Hernández, who had recently defeated Johnson. Montiel defended his super flyweight title against Evert Briceno (21–2) and Pramuansak Posuwan (29–0–1). In his next bout, he moved up to the bantamweight division and challenged WBO Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, but lost the bout by split decision. Montiel returned to the super flyweight division and continued defending his title by defeating Z Gorres (26–1–1), Cecilio Santos (22–7–2), Luis Melendez (25–2–1), and former champion Martín Castillo (33–2–0). On May 31, 2008, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Montiel defeated Luis Maldonado by third round technical knockout to successfully defend his WBO title for the eighth time. Montiel knocked Maldonado down in rounds one and three and the bout was stopped during Montiel's follow-up barrage.^[1]

Bantamweight[link]

The WBO title[link]

In his next match, he moved up to the bantamweight division and defeated future champion Juan Alberto Rosas. On March 28, 2009, he defeated Diego Oscar Silva (24–1–3) by third round knock out to win the Interim WBO Bantamweight title. On April 25, Montiel became a three division champion after being elevated to full Bantamweight Champion.^[2]

On September 12, 2009, Montiel faced fellow Mexican Alejandro Valdez (21–3–2) at the Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Nayarit. The bout ended via technical draw at the 3rd round. On February 13, 2010, Montiel defeated Filipino prospect Ciso Morales (14–0) via KO at the 1st round, successfully defending his WBO Bantamweight title.^[3]

WBC/WBO unification[link]

On April 30, 2010, Montiel faced WBC Bantamweight Champion Hozumi Hasegawa in Tokyo, Japan. Montiel, who was a heavy underdog leading up to the bout, knocked out Hasegawa in the fourth round, putting an end to the Japanese fighter's 5-year title reign. With the win, Montiel unified the WBC and WBO Bantamweight titles.^[4]

On October 30, 2010, Montiel successfully defended his titles against Rafael Concepción. Montiel dropped Concepcion to the canvas twice in the second round before knocking him out in the third round.^[5]

Montiel vs. Donaire[link]

On October 4, 2010, promoter Bob Arum announced that Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire are on course for a February 19, 2011 bout. Before his bout with Donaire, Fernando had a 10 round non title bout against fellow Mexican Jovanny Soto, on December 10, 2010 in Saltillo, Coahuila. Montiel defeated Soto via KO in the second round.

On February 19, 2011, the fight against Nonito Donaire took place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Montiel suffered his first TKO loss in the second round. Montiel, who kissed the canvas in the second round, reportedly had a hairline fracture and deep dent in the cheekbone where Donaire’s powerful left hook connected. Montiel reported from his native Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico that he did not suffer a fracture and did not have surgery.

Fernando Montiel has announced in Mexican media that he plans to return to the ring in the super bantamweight division, as he had difficulties making the 118 pounds required in the bantamweight division during his fight against Donaire.

Professional boxing record[link]

47 Wins (37 knockouts, 10 decisions), 4 Losses (1 knockout, 3 decisions), 2 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	47-4-2	Angky Angkota	KO	9 (10)	2012-03-03	Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Loss	46-4-2	Victor Terrazas	UD	12 (12)	2011-11-19	Estadio Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	For vacant WBC Silver Super Bantamweight title.
Win	46-3-2	Alvaro Perez	KO	3 (10), 1:26	2011-08-20	La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico
Win	45-3-2	Nehomar Cermeño	RTD	3 (10), 1:12	2011-06-25	Estadio Banorte, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Loss	44-3-2	Nonito Donaire	TKO	2 (12)	2011-02-19	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBC & WBO Bantamweight titles.
Win	44-2-2	Jovanny Soto	KO	2 (10), 2:29	2010-12-10	Gimnasio Municipal, Saltillo, Coahuila
Win	43-2-2	Rafael Concepción	KO	3 (12), 1:07	2010-07-17	Palenque de la Feria, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas	Retained WBC & WBO Bantamweight titles.
Win	42-2-2	Hozumi Hasegawa	TKO	4 (12), 2:59	2010-04-30	Nihon Budokan, Tokyo	Won WBC Bantamweight title.
Win	41-2-2	Ciso Morales	TKO	1 (12), 2:06	2010-02-13	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBO Bantamweight title.
Draw	40-2-2	Alejandro Valdez	TD	3 (10)	2009-09-12	Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit
Win	40-2-1	Diego Oscar Silva	KO	3 (12) 2:44	2009-03-28	Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California	Won Interim WBO Bantamweight title.
Win	39-2-1	Juan Alberto Rosas	UD	12 (12)	2008-11-02	La Feria de San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Win	38-2-1	Luis Maldonado	TKO	3 (12) 2:58	2008-05-31	Plaza De Toros El Paseo, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	37-2-1	Martin Castillo	KO	4 (12) 1:56	2008-02-16	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	36-2-1	Luis Melendez	TKO	12 (12) 1:58	2007-10-04	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	35-2-1	Cecilio Santos	TKO	10 (12) 2:15	2007-07-14	Explanada Tecate, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	34-2-1	Z Gorres	SD	12 (12)	2007-02-24	Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Loss	33-2-1	Jhonny Gonzalez	SD	12 (12)	2006-05-27	Home Depot Center, Carson, California	For WBO Bantamweight title.
Win	33-1-1	Pramuansak Posuwan	UD	12 (12)	2005-10-29	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	32-1-1	Everth Briceno	UD	12 (12)	2005-07-16	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	31–1–1	Ivan Hernández	KO	7 (12) 1:48	2005-04-09	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas	Won WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	30-1-1	Reynaldo Hurtado	KO	7 (10) 1:30	2004-09-03	Desert Diamond Casino, Phoenix, Arizona
Win	29-1-1	Samuel Lopez	KO	3 (10) 2:02	2004-04-29	Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas
Win	28-1-1	Roberto Lopez	TKO	3 (10) 2:38	2004-01-16	Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
Loss	27-1-1	Mark Johnson	MD	12 (12)	2003-08-16	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut	Lost WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	27-0-1	Ruben Sánchez León	TKO	2 (10) 3:00	2003-05-09	Sports Arena, San Diego, California
Win	26-0-1	Roy Doliguez	TKO	2 (12)	2003-01-18	Estadio Emilo Ibarra Almada, Los Mochis, Sinaloa	Retained WBO Super Flyweight title.
Win	25-0-1	Pedro Alcazar	TKO	6 (12) 1:16	2002-06-22	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBO Super Flyweight title. Alcazar passes away 2002-06-24 due to an unrealized brain injury.
Win	24-0-1	Jose Lopez	UD	12 (12)	2001-09-08	Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	23-0-1	Juan Domingo Cordoba	KO	1 (12) 2:15	2001-05-25	Discoteca El Alebrije, Acapulco, Guerrero	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	22-0-1	Zoltan Lunka	TKO	7 (12) 2:03	2001-03-24	Rudi Sedlmayer Halle, Munich, Bayern	Retained WBO Flyweight title.
Win	21-0-1	Isidro García‎	TKO	7 (12) 2:15	2000-12-15	Centro de Espectaculos Modelo, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora	Won WBO Flyweight title.
Win	20-0-1	Osvaldo Guerrero	KO	8	2000-09-08	Gimnasio Municipal, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	19-0-1	Cruz Carbajal	TKO	4	2000-04-14	Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Win	18-0-1	Armando Correa	KO	5	2000-03-17	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	17-0-1	Sergio Millan	PTS	10	1999-12-03	Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Win	16-0-1	Ruben Diaz	PTS	12	1999-09-11	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora	Won vacant WBA North American Super Flyweight title.
Win	15-0-1	Cesar Ricardo Martinez	KO	5	1999-04-16	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Win	14-0-1	Jose Alonso	UD	10	1999-01-29	Gimnasio Municipal, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	13-0-1	Paulino Villalobos	UD	10	1998-10-09	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Draw	12-0-1	Paulino Villalobos	PTS	10	1998-07-31	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	12–0	Javier Varguez	PTS	10	1998-06-05	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	11–0	Leonardo Rodriguez	KO	3	1998-03-20	Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Win	10–0	Jose Manuel Navarro	KO	1	1998-02-13	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	9–0	Lorenzo Trejo	TKO	7	1997-12-05	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	8–0	Hugo Hernandez	TKO	1	1997-10-10	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	7–0	Jesus Rodriguez	TKO	1	1997-07-18	Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Win	6–0	Martin Robles	KO	2	1997-05-16	Navojoa, Sonora
Win	5–0	Manuel Vega	KO	3	1997-04-30	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	4–0	Maury Ayala	KO	1	1997-04-18	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	3–0	Noe Acosta	TKO	2	1997-03-20	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora
Win	2–0	Marcos Mendivil	KO	1	1997-02-28	Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Win	1–0	Manuel Tamayo	TKO	2	1996-12-06	Los Mochis, Sinaloa

Titles in boxing[link]

Major World Titles:

• WBO Flyweight Champion (112 lbs)
• WBO Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
• (2) WBO Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
• Interim WBO Bantamweight Champion (118 lbs)
• WBO Bantamweight Champion (118 lbs)
• WBC Bantamweight Champion (118 lbs)

Regional/International Titles:

• WBA North American Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)

See also[link]

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of boxing triple champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of current world boxing champions
• List of flyweight boxing champions
• List of super flyweight boxing champions
• List of bantamweight boxing champions

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Fernando Montiel from BoxRec

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Rolando Bohol
Statistics
Real name	Rolando Bohol
Rated at	Flyweight
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1965-12-25) December 25, 1965 (age 46) Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	52
Wins	34
Wins by KO	7
Losses	15
Draws	3
No contests	0

Rolando Bohol is a former Filipino boxer. He is one of the world boxing champion from the Philippines.

He turned professional in 1984 and got a draw on his first match. After 15 matches (13 wins and 2 draws), Bohol met his first setback, losing to Dadoy Andujar by a 10-round decision on September 29, 1985. He first fight outside home soil took place in Korea on July 20, 1986.

Eleven bouts later, he won the International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Flyweight championship title on January 16, 1988, by defeating Chang-Ho Choi by a split decision in Manila and regained the world title back to the Philippines which former world champion Dodie "Boy" Penalosa loss to Choi by 11 round Knock out four months earlier. Bohol defended the title once successfully by defeating Cho Woo Park by unanimous decision on May 6 that year. Shortly, he lost it to Duke McKenzie who stopped him in 11 rounds on October 5, 1988.

Bohol won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Super Flyweight title against Thailand Maphai Narachawat by a knockout in 6 rounds. He successfully defended the title by defeating former International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Fyweight champion Jong-Kwan Chung by unanimous decision. In that same year for his second defense, he lost the title against Tatsuya Sugi. He would later on avenge this loss against Sugi via tenth round knock out in Honolulu, Hawaii Feb. 21, 1994.

Rolando Bohol currently owns a watch store operating from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, where he resides. ^[1]

Movies[link]

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References[link]

External links[link]

• Website
• Professional boxing record for Rolando Bohol from BoxRec

Cristian Mijares
Statistics
Real name	Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares
Nickname(s)	El Diamante[1]
Rated at	Super Flyweight
Height	5 ft. 6 in. (167 cm.)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1981-10-02) October 2, 1981 (age 30) Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	49
Wins	41
Wins by KO	18
Losses	6
Draws	2
No contests	0

Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares (born October 2, 1981 in Gomez Palacio, Durango) is a Mexican professional boxer. Mijares is the former WBC and WBA and current IBF Super Flyweight Champion. Cristian is the older brother of prospect Ricardo Mijares and the nephew of world title contender Vicente Mijares.^[2]

Early life [link]

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

Professional career [link]

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

WBC Super Flyweight Championship [link]

On September 18, 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 December 6, 2006 in anticipation of retiring.^[3] In 2007, he defeated Katsushige Kawashima in a rematch via a tenth round knock out.

On April 14, 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.^[4]

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 [link]

Mijares unified his WBC Super Flyweight title by defeating WBA Champion Alexander Munoz via split decision on May 17, 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 (Super) Champion. With the victory, Mijares earned a spot in the top 10 pound for pound list.

Mijares made a return August 30 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 March 14, 2009. Mijares lost by split decision. He fought Cermeño again on September 12, 2009 for that same title but lost by unanimous decision. Two days later, Mijares announced his retirement from boxing.^[5]

IBF Super Flyweight Championship [link]

On December 11, 2010 Mijares became a three-time world champion by beating IBF Super Flyweight Champion Juan Alberto Rosas.

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

WBO Super Bantamweight Championship [link]

On July 14, 2012, he will face four-division world champion Nonito Donaire.

Titles in boxing [link]

Major World Titles:

• Interim WBC Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
• WBC Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
• WBC Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
• WBA (Super) Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
• IBF 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)

See also [link]

México portal

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• Notable boxing families
• List of current world boxing champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of WBA world champions
• List of IBF world champions
• List of super flyweight boxing champions

References [link]

External links [link]

• Professional boxing record for Cristian Mijares from BoxRec