Ángel Ayala Lardizabal (born 11 May 2000) is a Mexican

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who held the WBC FECARBOX

flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of b ...

title in 2021.

Professional career

Ayala made his professional debut against Christopher Celaya on 7 March 2019. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Ayala amassed an 8–0 record before being booked to face Luis Castro for the vacant WBC FECARBOX

title on 16 October 2020. He captured the first major title of his professional career by a second-round knockout. Ayala made his first regional title defense against Jeovani Gonzalez on 22 January 2022, on the undercard of the Hector Flores and Juan Carlos Parra light flyweight bout. He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding Ayala a 100–88 scorecard. Ayala faced the overmatched Brandon "Gallardo" Vargas (3–2–1) for the vacant ABF Continental Americas flyweight title on 30 April 2021. He won the fight by technical decision. The bout was stopped after the seventh round, due to rainfall. His eleven-fight undefeated streak earned Ayala the chance to face

Cristofer Rosales Cristofer Jordan Rosales González (born 6 October 1994) is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who held the WBC flyweight title in 2018. Professional career Rosales turned professional in 2013 and had a record 26–3 before challenging Japanese b ...

in a WBC flyweight title eliminator. It was scheduled as the main event of an

Azteca 7 Azteca 7 (also called El Siete) is a Mexican network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 main transmitters all over Mexico. Azteca 7 is available on all cable and satellite systems. A substantial portion of their purchased programming includ ...

broadcast card, which took place at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial in

Metepec Metepec () is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of above sea level. The center of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. The city of ...

, Mexico on 9 April 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 116–111 in his favor, while the third judge awarded him a much wider 120–107 scorecard. Ayala faced Miguel Angel Herrera on 23 July 2022, once again in the main event of an

broadcast card. He needed just 79 seconds to hand Herrera the first stoppage loss of his career. The bout was stopped due to a cut on Herrera's left eyelid. Ayala faced the former

IBF The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...

light flyweight Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing. Professional boxing The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...

champion

Felix Alvarado Felix Pedro Alvarado Sanchez (born 15 February 1989) is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who held the IBF light flyweight title from 2018 to 2022. He previously challenged for the IBF flyweight title in 2022, the WBA (Regular) light flyweight t ...

in an IBF flyweight title eliminator on 14 October 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 114–113 scorecard.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayala, Angel Living people 2000 births Mexican male boxers Flyweight boxers Super-flyweight boxers Boxers from the State of Mexico People from Texcoco, State of Mexico