Alberto Jiménez was a Mexican

Mexican people

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 boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the Lightweight

Lightweight

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 division. He is the former WBO

World Boxing Organization

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 Flyweight

Flyweight

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...

 Champion, making six title defences.

Professional career

In June of 1991, Alberto won the Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 National Flyweight Championship by beating veteran Gonzalo Villalobos.

WBC Flyweight Championship

In his first World Championship attempt, he lost a very disputed twelve round majority decision to Muangchai Kittikasem

Muangchai Kittikasem

Muangchai Kittikasem is a former boxer from Thailand. He was world champion in two weightclasses.He claims to have fought fought around forty to fifty Muay Thai in fights in ring name Jingjok Uvichaiyont but never won any championships...

 in Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

WBO Flyweight Championship

On February 11, 1995, Jiménez won the WBO

World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

 Flyweight

Flyweight

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...

 Championship by upsetting Puerto Rico's Jacob Matlala with an eighth round T.K.O. in Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, Gauteng, South Africa.

See also

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of flyweight boxing champions

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