Alexander Muñoz (born February 8, 1979) is a Venezuelan
professional boxer who has held the
WBA super flyweight title twice; from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 to 2008. He also challenged for the WBA
bantamweight title in 2010. Muñoz's strong punching power earned him the nickname of "El Explosivo"; to date, 79% of his wins have come via knockout.
Boxing career
Munoz had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 163 wins, 9 losses, and 129 knockouts in 172 bouts. Not to be confused with a former amateur boxer of the same name from
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Munoz turned professional in 1998 and captured the
WBA super flyweight title with an 8th-round TKO win over
Celes Kobayashi in 2002. He defended the title three times before losing by a split decision to
Martín Castillo on December 3, 2004.
He recaptured the belt on May 3, 2007, with a unanimous decision win over Nobuo Nashiro. On January 14, 2008, Muñoz defended his belt by against
Katsushige Kawashima
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Biography
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super flyweight champion, in a similar way.
On May 17, 2008, Muñoz lost to WBC champion
Cristian Mijares
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.
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via a split decision in a unification bout. Mijares then became WBA super champion.
Professional boxing record
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1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Miranda (state)
Super-flyweight boxers
World Boxing Association champions
World boxing champions
Venezuelan male boxers
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