Alexander Muñoz (born February 8, 1979) is a Venezuelan
professional boxer
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who has held the
WBA super flyweight
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History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from A ...
title twice; from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 to 2008. He also challenged for the WBA
bantamweight
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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.
Munoz turned professional in 1998 and captured the
WBA super flyweight title with an 8th-round TKO win over
Celes Kobayashi
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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, a former
WBC super flyweight champion, in a similar way.
On May 17, 2008, Muñoz lost to WBC champion
Cristian Mijares via a split decision in a unification bout. Mijares then became WBA super champion.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Venezuelan male boxers
Sportspeople from Ciudad Guayana
World Boxing Association champions
Bantamweight boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
World super-flyweight boxing champions