Jorge Lacierva Medina (born 14 July 1978) is a Mexican former
professional boxer
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who competed from 1994 to 2014, challenging for the
IBF 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 in 1999.
He lives and trains
Atlanta, Georgia
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. He is a former IBA Super Bantamweight, Bantamweight, and global boxing union featherweight champion, currently ranked sixth by the
World Boxing Association
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Founded ...
.
[
] He also has a son.
Professional career
Known as "Babyface", Lacierva is a former
three-division bantamweight, super bantamweight and featherweight champion (also a former
WBO NABO Super Bantamweight Champion).
References
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Boxers from Mexico City
Living people
1978 births
Boxers from Atlanta
Mexican male boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
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