Alexander Muñoz is a professional boxer

Boxing

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 in the super flyweight

Super flyweight

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 division, nicknamed "El Explosivo."

Boxing career

Munoz had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 163 wins, 9 loses, and 129 knockouts in 172 bouts. Not to be confused with a former amateur boxer of the same name from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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Munoz turned professional in 1998 and captured the WBA

World Boxing Association

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 super flyweight title with an 8th round TKO win over Celes Kobayashi

Celes Kobayashi

Celes Kobayashi is a former professional boxer from Ibaraki, Japan. He is a former WBA Super flyweight champion.He got his ring name, "Celes," from a company he used to work for...

 in 2002. He defended the title three times before losing by a split decision to Martín Castillo

Martín Castillo

José Martín Castillo is a boxer from Mexico, who is more commonly known as Martín Castillo. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and is a former World Boxing Association Superflyweight champion.- Amateur career :Castillo had an Amateur Record of 160-20...

 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

Katsushige Kawashima

is a retired professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight division. He is a former WBC super flyweight champion.- Biography :Kawashima joined the boxing gym of former WBC and WBA minimumweight champion Hideyuki Ohashi in 1995, and made his professional debut on February 20, 1997, with a 2nd...

, a former WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 super flyweight champion, in a similar way.

On May 17, 2008, Muñoz lost to WBC champion Cristian Mijares

Cristian Mijares

Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares is a Mexican professional boxer. Mijares is the former WBC, WBA and current IBF Super Flyweight Champion. Cristian is the older brother of undefeated prospect Ricardo Mijares and the nephew of world title contender Vicente Mijares.-Early life:Cristian comes from a...

 via a split decision, Mijares then became WBA super champion.

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