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Juan Alejo

Juan Alejo (born 9 January 1984) is a Mexican professional boxer. He challenged for the WBO light flyweight title in 2015 and 2017.

Juan Alejo
Born (1984-01-09) January 9, 1984 (age 40)
Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico
Other namesPinky
Statistics
Weight(s)Light flyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins25
Wins by KO14
Losses10
Draws1
No contests0

Professional career

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Alejo won Mexico's Light Flyweight title with an 11th-round TKO of Jose Guadalupe Martinez on August 20, 2014.[1] He won a ten-round split decision victory over Jose Rivas on May 27, 2015.

On October 10, 2015 he fought the WBO Light Flyweight Champion Donnie Nietes for the title being the contender, Alejo was the WBO #2 Light Flyweight fighter. In the main event at StubHub Center in Carson, California, Nietes, (37-1-4, 21 KOs) beat Alejo, (21-3, 13 KOs), over twelve rounds in a unanimous decision. Scores were 119-109, 119-109, 120-108.[2]

On December 2, 2017 he fought the Puerto Rican Boxer Ángel Acosta for a vacant WBO World Light flyweight title, where he got knocked out at tenth round of the fight.[3] It was one of the attractions of the main even fight of Miguel Cotto vs Sadam Ali, were Miguel Cotto lost by Unanimous Decision.

Professional Record

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24 wins (14 knockouts), 5 defeats, 1 draw[4]
No. Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time 		Date Location
30 Loss 24–5–1   Ángel Acosta TKO 10 (12) 1:33 2017-12-02   Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For vacant WBO light flyweight title
29 Draw 24–4–1   Luis Javier Cerrito SD 12 2017-09-12   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico Retained WBC FECOMBOX light flyweight title
28 Win 24–4   Genaro Rios TKO 2 (12) 2:45 2017-03-14   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico Retained WBC FECOMBOX light flyweight title
27 Win 23–4   Gabriel Ramirez Anaya UD 12 2016-08-30   Centro de Espectaculos El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico Retained WBC FECOMBOX light flyweight title
26 Win 22–4   Luis Manuel Macias UD 12 2016-05-17   Centro de Espectaculos El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico Won WBC FECOMBOX light flyweight title
25 Win 21–4   Ivan Rodriguez KO 10 2016-01-26   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
24 Loss 20–4   Donnie Nietes UD 12 2015-10-17   StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. For World Boxing Organization and The Ring light flyweight titles
23 Win 20–3   Jose Rivas SD 10 2015-05-27   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
22 Win 19–3   Jesus Faro UD 12 2015-02-18   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico Retained Mexico light flyweight title
21 Win 18–3   Elfego Sierra UD 10 2014-12-03   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
20 Win 17–3   Jose Guadalupe Martinez TKO 11 (12) 1:00 2014-08-20   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico Won vacant Mexico light flyweight title
19 Win 16–3   Eduardo Cruz Munoz TKO 1 (10) 2:07 2014-05-21   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
18 Win 15–3   Alberto Arias TKO 9 (10) 0:50 2014-04-09   Centro de Espectaculos El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
17 Win 14–3   Miguel Aleman TKO 4 (10) 0:53 2014-02-12   Centro de Espectaculos El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
16 Win 13–3   Job Solano TKO 10 (10) 1:00 2013-12-06   Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico
15 Win 12–3   Erik Ramirez TKO 2 (10) 0:31 2013-08-09   Monterrey, Mexico
14 Win 11–3   Josue Vega KO 5 (10) 1:50 2013-09-20   Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico
13 Win 10–3   Leiver Perez UD 10 2013-06-14   Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico
12 Win 9–3   Sammy Reyes TKO 6 (10) 2:05 2013-04-12   Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico
11 Win 8–3   Arturo Castro Vazquez UD 8 2013-02-22   Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Mexico
10 Win 7–3   Reynaldo Avila KO 1 (8) 1:00 2012-12-07   Auditorio Municipal Milo Martínez de la Rosa, Monclova, Mexico
9 Win 6–3   Jesus Machorro SD 8 2012-08-03   Matehuala, Mexico
8 Win 5–3   Juan de Dios Castro UD 8 2012-03-28   Arena El Jefe, Monterrey, Mexico
7 Win 4–3   Arturo Infante KO 4 (8) 1:48 2011-10-21   Plaza de Toros, Matehuala, Mexico
6 Win 3–3   Juan de Dios Castro KO 6 (8) 0:45 2011-09-09   Plaza de Toros, Matehuala, Mexico
5 Win 2–3   Juan de Dios Castro SD 6 2011-04-15   Salón de la Sección 288, Monclova, Mexico
4 Win 1–3   Zenon Penaflor KO 1 (6) 1:38 2010-09-24   Gimnasio Municipal, Saltillo, Mexico
3 Loss 0–3   Jesus Limones KO 4 (6) 2:33 2009-12-12   Plaza de Toros Rea, Mazatlán, Mexico
2 Loss 0–2   Jose Cabrera UD 4 (4) 2009-09-12   Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
1 Loss 0–1   Jesus Limones KO 3 (4) 2:20 2009-04-18   Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
TKO - Technical Knockout, KO - Knockout, TD - Technical Decision, RTD - Referee Technical Decision, SD - Split Decision, UD - Unanimous Decision, D - Draw

References

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  1. ^ "Pinky Alejo 18-3 stops Puncher Lobito for Mx Title Wednesday". saddoboxing.com. August 21, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Robinett, David (July 7, 2009). "Nietes dominates Alejo, retains WBO 108lb title". Fightnews.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Acosta-Alejo set for interim junior flyweight title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ^ "Professional boxing record of Juan Alejo". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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