Cristian Mijares

Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares (born October 2, 1981 in Gomez Palacio, Durango) is a retired Mexican professional boxer. Mijares is the former WBC, WBA, and IBF Super Flyweight Champion. Cristian is the older brother of prospect Ricardo Mijares and the nephew of world title contender, Vicente Mijares.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lucio and the second or maternal family name is Mijares.
Cristian Mijares
Statistics
Real nameCristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares
Nickname(s)El Diamante[1]
Weight(s)Super Flyweight
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
NationalityMexican
Born (1981-10-02) October 2, 1981
Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights70
Wins59
Wins by KO27
Losses9
Draws2
No contests0

Early life

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.

Professional career

On June 3, 2006, Mijares knocked out Adalberto Davila in six rounds for the Mexican Super Flyweight title.

WBC Super Flyweight Championship

On September 18, 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 December 6, 2006, in anticipation of retiring.[3] In 2007, he defeated Katsushige Kawashima in a rematch via a tenth round knock out.

On April 14, 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.[4]

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.

WBA Super Flyweight Championship

Mijares unified his WBC Super Flyweight title by defeating WBA Champion Alexander Muñoz via split decision on May 17, 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 (Super) Champion. With the victory, Mijares earned a spot in the top 10 pound for pound list.

Mijares made a return on August 30 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 March 14, 2009. Mijares lost by split decision. He fought Cermeño again on September 12, 2009 for that same title but lost by unanimous decision. Two days later, Mijares announced his retirement from boxing.[5]

IBF Super Flyweight Championship

On December 11, 2010, Mijares became a two-time world champion by beating IBF Super Flyweight Champion Juan Alberto Rosas.

In May 2011, Cristian made his first defence, a victory over contender Carlos Rueda.

Retirement

On June 16, 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.[6]

Professional record
59 Wins (27 knockouts, 31 decisions, 1 disqualification), 9 Losses, 2 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 59-9-2 Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. TKO3 (10)2018-06-16 Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Mexico
Win 59-8-2 Fernando David Saucedo TKO8 (10)2018-03-17 Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Mexico
Win 58-8-2 Jesus Arevalo UD10 2017-10-07 Campeche, Mexico
Win 57-8-2 Rafael Hernandez UD10 2017-07-29 Durango, Mexico
Win 56-8-2 Tomas Rojas UD10 2017-04-08 Cancun, Mexico
Win 55-8-2 Shohei Kawashima UD12 2016-10-29 Durango, Mexico Retained WBC Silver featherweight title
Win 54-8-2 Andres Gutierrez MD12 2016-06-04 Cancun, Mexico Won vacant WBC Silver featherweight title
Win 53-8-2 Cristian Arrazola KO7 (10)2015-12-19 Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Win 52-8-2 Vergel Nebran UD10 (10)2015-06-19 Ciudad Del Carmen Campeche, Mexico
Win 51-8-2 Lester Medrano UD10 (10)2014-11-15 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Win 50-8-2 Sebastian Daniel Rodriguez KO7 (10)2014-06-21 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Loss 49-8-2 Leo Santa Cruz UD122014-03-08 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For WBC super bantamweight title
Win 49-7-2 Jovanny Soto KO3 (10)2013-12-14 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Fought at a catchweight of 128 lbs
Win 48-7-2 Carlos Jacobo TKO6 (10)2013-07-27 Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico Fought at a catchweight of 128 lbs
Loss 47-7-2 Victor Terrazas SD122013-04-20 Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico For vacant WBC super bantamweight title
Win 47-6-2 Rafael Marquez TKO9 (12)2012-10-28 Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico Won vacant WBC United States (USNBC) featherweight title
Win 46-6-2 Eusebio Osejo UD102012-06-30 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Win 45-6-2 Eddy Julio KO4 (10)2012-04-21 Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico Won vacant WBC siver super bantamweight title
Win 44-6-2 Alejandro Valdez TKO3 (10)2011-12-17 Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
Win 43-6-2 Jonathan Perez TKO3 (10)2011-09-10 Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Win 42-6-2 Carlos Rueda UD122011-05-14 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico Retained IBF super flyweight title
Win 41-6-2 Juan Alberto Rosas UD122010-12-11 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Won IBF super flyweight title
Win 40-6-2 Franklin Solis TKO4 (10)2010-08-14 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Win 39-6-2 Fracisco Arce SD122010-04-10 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico Won Vacant NABF bantamweight title
Win 38-6-2 BJ Dolorosa TKO6 (10)2009-12-12 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win 37-6-2 Jesus Vidal KO3 (10)2009-11-20 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Loss 36-6-2 Nehomar Cermeno UD122009-09-12 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico For Interim WBA bantamweight title
Loss 36-5-2 Nehomar Cermeno SD122009-03-14 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico For Interim WBA bantamweight title
Loss 36-4-2 Vic Darchinyan KO9 (12)2008-11-01 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, United States Loss WBA (Super) & WBC super flyweight title, For IBF super flyweight title
Win 36-3-2 Chatchai Sasakul TKO3 (12)2008-08-30 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Retained WBA (Super) & WBC super flyweight title
Win 35-3-2 Alexander Muñoz SD122008-05-17 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Won WBA (Super) & Retained WBC super flyweight title
Win 34-3-2 Jose Navarro SD122008-02-16 MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained WBC super flyweight title
Win 33-3-2 Franck Gorjux TKO1 (12)2007-10-20 Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Retained WBC super flyweight title
Win 32-3-2 Teppei Kikui TKO10 (12)2007-07-13 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Retained WBC super flyweight title
Win 31-3-2 Jorge Arce UD122007-04-14 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States Retained WBC super flyweight title
Win 30-3-2 Katsushige Kawashima TKO10 (12)2007-01-03 Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC super flyweight title
Win 29-3-2 Reynaldo Lopez UD122006-11-17 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Retained Interim WBC super flyweight title
Win 28-3-2 Katsushige Kawashima SD122006-09-18 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Won Interim WBC super flyweight title
Win 27-3-2 Adalberto Davila KO6 (12)2006-06-03 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
Draw 26-3-2 Luis Maldonado MD122006-02-24 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico WBC Super Flyweight Title Eliminator
Win 26-3-1 Saul Gutierrez UD102005-12-10 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 25-3-1 Alimi Goitia TKO3 (12)2005-09-16 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Won Vacant WBA Fedalatin super flyweight title
Win 24-3-1 Gerson Guerrero TKO8 (12)2005-06-03 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
Win 23-3-1 Hugo Vargas UD102005-04-01 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 22-3-1 Moises Zamudio SD102004-12-10 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 21-3-1 Javier Torres KO1 (12)2004-09-17 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
Win 20-3-1 Ulises Cadena TKO7 (12)2004-05-29 Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico Retained Mexico super flyweight title
Win 19-3-1 Tomas Rojas UD122004-03-12 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico Won Mexico super flyweight title
Win 18-3-1 Saul Briseno TKO9 (10)2003-11-20 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 17-3-1 Arturo Bracamontes SD102003-08-01 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 16-3-1 Juan Garcia TKO6 (10)2003-06-27 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 15-3-1 Guadalupe Arce KO2 (8)2003-05-16 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 14-3-1 Juan Garcia UD102003-03-21 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 13-3-1 Jose Alfredo Tirado UD102003-01-01 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 12-3-1 Antonio Martinez DQ5 (8)2002-10-04 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Loss 11-3-1 Jose Alfredo Tirado UD102002-07-19 Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win 11-2-1 Jose de Jesus Robles KO6 (6)2002-01-01 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Loss 10-2-1 Ricardo Espinoza UD42001-06-19 Mexico City, Mexico
Draw 10-1-1 Ricardo Espinoza SD42001-06-05 Mexico City, Mexico
Win 10-1 Cesar Augusto Martinez UD42000-04-24 Mexico City, Mexico
Win 9-1 Manuel Ibarra TD6 (8)1999-08-20 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Win 8-1 Alejandro Sosa UD81999-03-19 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Win 7-1 Lorenzo Lopez TKO2 (6)1999-02-05 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 6-1 Jesus Lopez UD61998-10-23 Guasave, Sonora, Mexico
Win 5-1 Jesus Lopez UD61998-08-07 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Loss 4-1 Alejandro Sosa MD41998-05-29 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Win 4-0 Eduardo Camacho UD41998-04-20 Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 3-0 Juan Lopez UD41998-03-13 Mexico City, Mexico
Win 2-0 Jose Sifuentes TKO3 (4)1997-10-21 Mexico City, Mexico
Win 1-0 Pedro Hernandez UD41997-08-20 Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico professional debut.

Titles in boxing

Major World Titles:

Regional/International Titles:

  • Mexico Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
  • WBA Fedelatin Super Flyweight Champion (115 lbs)
  • NABF Bantamweight Champion (118 lbs)
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See also

References
  1. "Mijares stops Sasakul: The Age Factor". Eastside Boxing. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  2. "Mexico's Mijares Vs. Armenia's Darchinyan". The Sweet Science. October 13, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  3. N.Korean boxer Tokuyama gives up WBC super-flyweight title
  4. "Mijares defeats Arce to retain WBC junior bantamweight title". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  5. Manuel Perez (September 14, 2009). "Mijares Retires from Boxing". Boxing News 24.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  6. Gabriel F. Cordero (2018-06-17). "Vasquez KOs Mijares, ruins ring farewell". FightNews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
Awards and achievements
New title WBC Super Flyweight Interim Champion
June 3, 2006 – December 6, 2006
Promoted		 Vacant
Title next held by
Tomás Rojas
Preceded by
Masamori Tokuyama
Vacated		 WBC Super Flyweight Champion
December 6, 2006 – November 1, 2008		 Succeeded by
Vic Darchinyan
New title
Unified titles against Alexander Muñoz
 WBA Super Flyweight Champion
Super Champion
May 17, 2008 – November 1, 2008
Preceded by
Juan Alberto Rosas		 IBF Super Flyweight Champion
December 11, 2010 – August 18, 2011
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Rodrigo Guerrero
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