Jesús Martínez (boxer)

Jesús Martínez Tejeda (born 19 January 1976 in Gómez Palacio, Durango)[1] is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2011. He challenged for the WBC flyweight title in 2002. As an amateur, he represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In that competition, he lost in the second round of the men's light flyweight division to Indonesia's La Paene Masara.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Tejeda.
Jesús Martínez Tejeda
Statistics
Real nameJesús Martínez Tejeda
Nickname(s)Changa[1]
Weight(s)Light Flyweight
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
NationalityMexican
Born (1976-01-19) 19 January 1976
Gómez Palacio, Durango[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25[1]
Wins18
Wins by KO11
Losses7

References
  1. Boxing record for Jesús Martínez from BoxRec (registration required)
  2. "Jesús Martínez". Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.


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