| Cristian Mijares | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares |
| Nickname(s) | El Diamante ("The Diamond") |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1] |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) [1] |
| Born | 2 October 1981 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 70 |
| Wins | 59 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 2 |
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.
Mijares comes from a large boxing family. His younger brother is a lightweight prospect Ricardo Mijares and his uncle is a former world title contender Vicente Mijares.
On 3 June 2006, Mijares knocked out Adalberto Davila in six rounds for the Mexican super flyweight title.
On 18 September 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 6 December 2006, in anticipation of retiring. [2] In 2007, he defeated Katsushige Kawashima in a rematch via a tenth round knock out.
On 14 April 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. [3]
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.
Mijares unified his WBC super flyweight title by defeating WBA Champion Alexander Muñoz via split decision on 17 May 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 (Unified) champion. With the victory, Mijares earned a spot in the top 10 pound for pound list.
Mijares made a return on 30 August 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 14 March 2009. Mijares lost by split decision. He fought Cermeño again on 12 September 2009 for that same title but lost by unanimous decision. Two days later, Mijares announced his retirement from boxing. [4]
On 11 December 2010, Mijares became a two-time super flyweight champion by beating IBF super flyweight champion Juan Alberto Rosas.
In May 2011, Cristian made his first defence, a victory over contender Carlos Rueda.
On 16 June 2018, Mijares headlined his retirement card before a partisan crowd at Gómez Palacio, losing by third round knockout to Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. of Puerto Rico. [5]
| 70 fights | 59 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 27 | 2 |
| By decision | 31 | 7 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Loss | 59-9-2 | Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. | TKO | 3 (10) | 16 Jun 2018 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 69 | Win | 59-8-2 | Fernando David Saucedo | TKO | 8 (10) | 17 Mar 2018 | Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Mexico | |
| 68 | Win | 58-8-2 | Jesus Arevalo | UD | 10 | 7 Oct 2017 | Campeche, Mexico | |
| 67 | Win | 57-8-2 | Rafael Hernandez | UD | 10 | 29 Jul 2017 | Durango, Mexico | |
| 66 | Win | 56-8-2 | Tomas Rojas | UD | 10 | 8 Apr 2017 | Cancun, Mexico | |
| 65 | Win | 55-8-2 | Shohei Kawashima | UD | 12 | 29 Oct 2016 | Durango, Mexico | Retained WBC Silver featherweight title |
| 64 | Win | 54-8-2 | Andres Gutierrez | MD | 12 | 4 Jun 2016 | Cancun, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Silver featherweight title |
| 63 | Win | 53-8-2 | Cristian Arrazola | KO | 7 (10) | 19 Dec 2015 | Tlalnepantla, Mexico | |
| 62 | Win | 52-8-2 | Vergel Nebran | UD | 10 | 19 Jun 2015 | Ciudad Del Carmen Campeche, Mexico | |
| 61 | Win | 51-8-2 | Lester Medrano | UD | 10 | 15 Nov 2014 | Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 60 | Win | 50-8-2 | Sebastian Daniel Rodriguez | KO | 7 (10) | 21 Jun 2014 | Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 59 | Loss | 49-8-2 | Leo Santa Cruz | UD | 12 | 8 Mar 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For WBC super bantamweight title |
| 58 | Win | 49-7-2 | Jovanny Soto | KO | 3 (10) | 14 Dec 2013 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 57 | Win | 48-7-2 | Carlos Jacobo | TKO | 6 (10) | 27 Jul 2013 | Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 56 | Loss | 47-7-2 | Victor Terrazas | SD | 12 | 20 Apr 2013 | Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico | For vacant WBC super bantamweight title |
| 55 | Win | 47-6-2 | Rafael Marquez | TKO | 9 (12) | 28 Oct 2012 | Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant WBC–USNBC featherweight title |
| 54 | Win | 46-6-2 | Eusebio Osejo | UD | 10 | 30 Jun 2012 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 53 | Win | 45-6-2 | Eddy Julio | KO | 4 (10) | 21 Apr 2012 | Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Silver super bantamweight title |
| 52 | Win | 44-6-2 | Alejandro Valdez | TKO | 3 (10) | 17 Dec 2011 | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 51 | Win | 43-6-2 | Jonathan Perez | TKO | 3 (10) | 10 Sep 2011 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 50 | Win | 42-6-2 | Carlos Rueda | UD | 12 | 14 May 2011 | Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 49 | Win | 41-6-2 | Juan Alberto Rosas | UD | 12 | 11 Dec 2010 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | Won IBF super flyweight title |
| 48 | Win | 40-6-2 | Franklin Solis | TKO | 4 (10) | 14 Aug 2010 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 47 | Win | 39-6-2 | Fracisco Arce | SD | 12 | 10 Apr 2010 | Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico | Won vacant NABF bantamweight title |
| 46 | Win | 38-6-2 | BJ Dolorosa | TKO | 6 (10) | 12 Dec 2009 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 45 | Win | 37-6-2 | Jesus Vidal | KO | 3 (10) | 20 Nov 2009 | Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 44 | Loss | 36-6-2 | Nehomar Cermeno | UD | 12 | 12 Sep 2009 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | For WBA interim bantamweight title |
| 43 | Loss | 36-5-2 | Nehomar Cermeno | SD | 12 | 14 Mar 2009 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | For vacant WBA interim bantamweight title |
| 42 | Loss | 36-4-2 | Vic Darchinyan | KO | 9 (12) | 1 Nov 2008 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. | Lost WBA (Unified) and WBC super flyweight titles; For IBF super flyweight title |
| 41 | Win | 36-3-2 | Chatchai Sasakul | TKO | 3 (12) | 30 Aug 2008 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | Retained WBA (Unified) and WBC super flyweight titles |
| 40 | Win | 35-3-2 | Alexander Muñoz | SD | 12 | 17 May 2008 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | Retained WBC super flyweight title; Won WBA (Unified) super flyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 34-3-2 | Jose Navarro | SD | 12 | 16 Feb 2008 | MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 38 | Win | 33-3-2 | Franck Gorjux | TKO | 1 (12) | 20 Oct 2007 | Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 32-3-2 | Teppei Kikui | TKO | 10 (12) | 13 Jul 2007 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 36 | Win | 31-3-2 | Jorge Arce | UD | 12 | 14 Apr 2007 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 30-3-2 | Katsushige Kawashima | TKO | 10 (12) | 3 Jan 2007 | Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC super flyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 29-3-2 | Reynaldo Lopez | UD | 12 | 17 Nov 2006 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | Retained WBC interim super flyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 28-3-2 | Katsushige Kawashima | SD | 12 | 18 Sep 2006 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | Won WBC interim super flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 27-3-2 | Adalberto Davila | KO | 6 (12) | 3 Jun 2006 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| 31 | Draw | 26-3-2 | Luis Maldonado | MD | 12 | 24 Feb 2006 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 26-3-1 | Saul Gutierrez | UD | 10 | 10 Dec 2005 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 25-3-1 | Alimi Goitia | TKO | 3 (12) | 16 Sep 2005 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | Won vacant WBA Fedalatin super flyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 24-3-1 | Gerson Guerrero | TKO | 8 (12) | 3 Jun 2005 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23-3-1 | Hugo Vargas | UD | 10 | 1 Apr 2005 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 22-3-1 | Moises Zamudio | SD | 10 | 10 Dec 2004 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 21-3-1 | Javier Torres | KO | 1 (12) | 17 Sep 2004 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 20-3-1 | Ulises Cadena | TKO | 7 (12) | 29 May 2004 | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 19-3-1 | Tomas Rojas | UD | 12 | 12 Mar 2004 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | Won Mexico super flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 18-3-1 | Saul Briseno | TKO | 9 (10) | 20 Nov 2003 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 17-3-1 | Arturo Bracamontes | SD | 10 | 1 Aug 2003 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 16-3-1 | Juan Garcia | TKO | 6 (10) | 27 Jun 2003 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 15-3-1 | Guadalupe Arce | KO | 2 (8) | 16 May 2003 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 14-3-1 | Juan Garcia | UD | 10 | 21 Mar 2003 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 13-3-1 | Jose Alfredo Tirado | UD | 10 | 1 Jan 2003 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 12-3-1 | Antonio Martinez | DQ | 5 (8) | 4 Oct 2002 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | |
| 15 | Loss | 11-3-1 | Jose Alfredo Tirado | UD | 10 | 19 Jul 2002 | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 11-2-1 | Jose de Jesus Robles | KO | 6 (6) | 1 Jan 2002 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 13 | Loss | 10-2-1 | Ricardo Espinoza | UD | 4 | 19 Jun 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 12 | Draw | 10-1-1 | Ricardo Espinoza | SD | 4 | 5 Jun 2001 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 10-1 | Cesar Augusto Martinez | UD | 4 | 24 Apr 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 9-1 | Manuel Ibarra | TD | 6 (8) | 20 Aug 1999 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 8-1 | Alejandro Sosa | UD | 8 | 19 Mar 1999 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 7-1 | Lorenzo Lopez | TKO | 2 (6) | 5 Feb 1999 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 6-1 | Jesus Lopez | UD | 6 | 23 Oct 1998 | Guasave, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 5-1 | Jesus Lopez | UD | 6 | 7 Aug 1998 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 5 | Loss | 4-1 | Alejandro Sosa | MD | 4 | 29 May 1998 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Eduardo Camacho | UD | 4 | 20 Apr 1998 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Juan Lopez | UD | 4 | 13 Mar 1998 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Jose Sifuentes | TKO | 3 (4) | 21 Oct 1997 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Pedro Hernandez | UD | 4 | 20 Aug 1997 | Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico | |
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| Sporting positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World boxing titles | ||||
| New title | WBC super flyweight Interim title 3 June 2006 – 6 December 2006 Promoted | Vacant Title next held by Tomás Rojas | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Masamori Tokuyama | WBC super flyweight champion 6 December 2006 – 1 November 2008 | Succeeded by | ||
| New title Unified titles against Alexander Muñoz | WBA super flyweight champion Unified title 17 May 2008 – 1 November 2008 | |||
| Preceded by | IBF super flyweight champion 11 December 2010 – 17 August 2011 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Rodrigo Guerrero | ||
