Alexander Muñoz (born February 8, 1979) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has held the WBA super flyweight title twice; from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 to 2008. He also challenged for the WBA bantamweight title in 2010. Muñoz's strong punching power earned him the nickname of "El Explosivo"; to date, 79% of his wins have come via knockout.
Boxing career Munoz had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 163 wins, 9 losses, and 129 knockouts in 172 bouts. Munoz turned professional in 1998 and captured the WBA super flyweight title with an 8th-round TKO win over Celes Kobayashi in 2002. He defended the title three times before losing by a split decision to Martín Castillo 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, a former WBC super flyweight champion, in a similar way.
On May 17, 2008, Muñoz lost to WBC champion Cristian Mijares via a split decision in a unification bout. Mijares then became WBA super champion.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes51Win41–10Freddy BelenoUD10 (10)2019-10-1250Loss40–10Samuel MolinaKO1 (8)2019-07-0649Loss40–9Evgeny ChuprakovTKO9 (10)2019-05-1848Loss40–8Karim Arce LugoUD8 (8)2018-09-0147Win40–7Freddy BelenoUD10 (10)2018-05-0546Win39–7Dallan LloveraRTD4 (8)2018-02-1045Loss38–7Rey VargasTKO5 (12)2016-09-0344Win38–6Guillermo OrtizTKO4 (6)2016-05-1443Win37–6Luis Alberto ZarragaTKO7 (10)2014-10-1142Loss36–6Genesis ServaniaTKO12 (12)2014-03-0141Loss36–5Léo Santa CruzTKO5 (10)2013-05-0440Win36–4Ever Garcia HernandezTKO6 (10)2012-11-1839Loss35–4Kōki KamedaUD12 (12)2010-12-2638Win35–3Leopoldo ArrochaMD8 (8)2010-10-0237Win34–3Félix MachadoUD10 (10)2009-11-0736Win33–3Breilor TeranUD10 (10)2009-07-1835Loss32–3Cristian MijaresSD12 (12)2008-05-1734Win32–2Katsushige KawashimaUD12 (12)2008-01-1433Win31–2Kuniyuki AizawaUD12 (12)2007-09-2432Win30–2Nobuo NashiroUD12 (12)2007-05-0331Win29–2Luis TrejoKO5 (10)2006-11-2730Loss28–2Martín CastilloSD12 (12)2006-01-2129Win28–1Adolfo RamosKO1 (10)2005-08-1328Win27–1Julio David Roque LerUD12 (12)2005-05-2627Win26–1Over BolanosKO2 (10)2005-03-1926Loss25–1Martín CastilloUD12 (12)2004-12-0325Win25–0Eiji KojimaTKO10 (12)2004-01-0324Win24–0Hidenobu HondaUD12 (12)2003-10-0423Win23–0Eiji KojimaKO2 (12)2002-07-3122Win22–0Celes KobayashiTKO8 (12)2002-03-0921Win21–0Hernan Berrio CardenasKO3 (10)2001-12-2120Win20–0John OrtizKO3 (?)2001-11-1219Win19–0Pedro MedranoKO1 (?)2001-07-0718Win18–0Oberto FloresTKO3 (?)2001-03-1917Win17–0Sornpichai KratingdaenggymRTD5 (10)2000-12-1616Win16–0Felix BrachoKO3 (?)2000-10-3115Win15–0Saul GuazaTKO10 (10)2000-07-2814Win14–0Benjamin RivasKO1 (10)2000-07-1813Win13–0Euclides BolivarTKO3 (?)2000-05-2512Win12–0Victoriano HernandezTKO3 (?)2000-04-1511Win11–0John OrtizTKO2 (?)2000-04-0110Win10–0Jesus RattiaTKO6 (?)1999-12-049Win9–0Benjamin RivasKO6 (8)1999-11-068Win8–0Vicente RiveraTKO3 (?)1999-10-317Win7–0Ramon GamezTKO10 (?)1999-07-316Win6–0Said BarriosKO1 (?)1999-06-195Win5–0Jose ArroyoTKO3 (?)1999-05-284Win4–0Fernando GuevaraTKO1 (6)1999-03-133Win3–0Andres MedinaTKO2 (?)1998-11-242Win2–0Andres MedinaTKO3 (?)1998-10-271Win1–0Alexander GranadilloTKO3 (?)1998-10-03
See also List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
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