David Jiménez (boxer)

David Alejandro Jiménez Rodríguez (born 15 April 1992) is a Costa Rican professional boxer, who has held the WBA Gold flyweight title since June 2021.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
David Jiménez
Statistics
Real nameDavid Alejandro Jiménez Rodríguez
Nickname(s)Medallita
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Born15 April 1992 (1992-04-15) (age 31)
Cartago, Costa Rica
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights14
Wins13
Wins by KO10
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Costa Rica
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Light flyweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Flyweight

As an amateur he won bronze medals in the light flyweight event at the 2013 World Championships[2] as well as the 2015 Pan American Games in the flyweight event.

Professional boxing career

Jiménez made his professional debut against Emmanuel Villamar on 16 February 2019, and won the fight by a third-round knockout.[3] He amassed a 7-0 record during the next eight months, winning all but one of those fights by way of stoppage.[4]

Jiménez was scheduled to fight Jerson Ortiz for the vacant WBC Latino flyweight title on 18 February 2021, at the Hotel El Panama in Panama City.[5] Jiménez had a poor start to the fight, as he was knocked down in the second round, but nonetheless won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 98-90 in his favor.[6]

Jiménez was scheduled to face Edwin Cano for the vacant WBA Gold World flyweight title on 19 June 2021, four months after winning his first professional title.[7] Jiménez won the fight by a third-round knockout.[8] Jiménez was booked to face Darwin Martinez on 17 March 2022, at the Hotel Barcelo San Jose Palacio in San Jose.[9] He won the fight by a fifth-round knockout.[10]

Jiménez was booked to face Ricardo Rafael Sandoval in a WBA flyweight title eliminator on 16 July 2022, on the Ryan Garcia and Javier Fortuna undercard.[11] He won the fight by majority decision. Two of the judges scored the bout 114–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored the bout as an even 113–113 draw. Jiménez knocked Sandoval down in the eleventh round and was deducted a point in the seventh round for holding and hitting.[12]

On August 1, 2022, the WBA formally ordered their reigning flyweight champion Artem Dalakian to make a mandatory title defense against Jiménez.[13] On November 20, it was revealed that they had reached an agreement for the bout to take place in late January 2023.[14] The fight took place on January 28, 2023, at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, England, on the undercard of the Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde unified light heavyweight title bout.[15] Jiménez lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 115–113 and one scorecard of 116–112.[16]

Jiménez faced Rosendo Guarneros for the vacant WBC Latino flyweight title on July 21, 2023.[17] He won the fight by a seventh-round stoppage, as Guarneros opted to retire from the bout at the end of the round.

Professional boxing record
14 fights 13 wins 1 loss
By knockout 10 0
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 Win 13–1 Rosendo Guarneros RTD 7 (12), 3:00 21 Jul 2023 Centro Eventos Campo Lago, San José, Costa Rica Won vacant WBC Latino flyweight title
13 Loss 12–1 Artem Dalakian UD 12 28 Jan 2023 OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom For WBA flyweight title
11 Win 12–0 Ricardo Rafael Sandoval MD 12 16 Jul 2022 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Daniel Mendoza TKO 5 (8), 0:30 5 Jun 2022 Hotel Barcelo San Jose Palacio, San Jose, Costa Rica
10 Win 10–0 Darwin Martinez KO 5 (8), 1:52 17 Mar 2022 Hotel Barcelo San Jose Palacio, San Jose, Costa Rica
9 Win 9–0 Edwin Cano KO 3 (10), 2:49 19 Jun 2021 Gimnasio Fight Club, San Jose, Costa Rica Won vacant WBA Gold World flyweight title.
8 Win 8–0 Jerson Ortiz UD 10 18 Feb 2021 Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBC Latino flyweight title.
7 Win 7–0 Jonathan Arias UD 6 8 Feb 2020 Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama
6 Win 6–0 Mayron Rostran TKO 5 (6), 0:46 21 Dec 2019 Gimnasio Fight Club, San José, Costa Rica
5 Win 5–0 Jesús Santos RTD 4 (6), 3:00 27 Nov 2019 Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Panama City, Panama
4 Win 4–0 Yader Toledo KO 2 (4), 1:18 9 Nov 2019 BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica
3 Win 3–0 Marcos Arrieta KO 3 (4), 1:57 11 Sep 2019 Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Panama City, Panama
2 Win 2–0 Edwin Javier Ortiz TKO 3 (4), 1:48 8 Jun 2019 Ciudad Deportiva Desamparados, San José, Costa Rica
1 Win 1–0 Emmanuel Villamar KO 3 (4), 0:22 16 Feb 2019 Parque Las Ruinas, Cartago, Costa Rica

References
  1. "Boxing record for David Jiménez". BoxRec.
  2. AM Prensa 28 October 2018 Sele de boxeo gana cuatro medallas en copa en Ecuador "En los 52 kg David “Medallita” Jiménez se colgó la de plata luego de sortear tres combates en el torneo. "
  3. Rodríguez Campos, Juan Pablo (26 February 2019). "David Jiménez: "Espero adaptarme rápido al boxeo profesional"". semanariouniversidad.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. Naranjo, Julio (3 March 2020). "'Medallita' Jiménez irá por su primer título como profesional ante el nicaragüense Engel Gómez". teletica.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. Pérez, José David (10 February 2021). "David "Medallita" Jiménez intensifica trabajos a una semana de buscar un nuevo título". costaricamedios.cr. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. Mendoza, Adrián (19 February 2021). "(VIDEO) "Medallita" Jiménez es nuevo campeón latinoamericano de boxeo". crhoy.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. Arroyo, Franklin (17 June 2021). "(Video) Esposa del boxeador David "Medallita" Jiménez le ayuda con los entrenamientos". lateja.cr. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. Villarreal, Juan Diego (19 June 2021). "David 'Medallita' Jiménez gana su primer título mundial al vencer por nocaut al mexicano Edwin 'Canito' Cano". nacion.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  9. Arroyo, Franklin (16 March 2022). "David "Medallita" Jiménez vuelve al ring este jueves". lateja.cr. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. Fonseca, Alejandro (17 March 2022). ""Medallita" ante un viejo conocido". diarioextra.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. Salazar, Francisco (2 June 2022). "Ricardo Sandoval To Face David Jimenez In Flyweight Eliminator, July 16". ringtv.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  12. Idec, Keith (16 July 2022). "David Jimenez Drops, Upsets Ricardo Sandoval By Majority Decision On Garcia-Fortuna Card". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. Donovan, Jake (1 August 2022). "Artem Dalakian-David Jimenez: WBA Formally Orders Mandatory Defense Of Flyweight Title". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. Donovan, Jake (20 November 2022). "Artem Dalakian-David Jimenez: Terms Reached For WBA Flyweight Title Fight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  15. Donovan, Jake (7 December 2022). "Artem Dalakian-David Jimenez: WBA Title Fight To Land On Beterbiev-Yarde Show". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  16. Lewis, Ron (28 January 2023). "Artem Dalakian Retains WBA Title, Decisions David Jimenez Over Twelve". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  17. Salazar, Francisco (21 July 2023). "Rosendo Guarneros Will Face David Jimenez In Costa Rica With A Title Shot In Sight". ringtv.com. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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