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 | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Pinky |
| Weight(s) | Light flyweight |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | January 9, 1984 Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Professional career
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.
References
- "Pinky Alejo 18-3 stops Puncher Lobito for Mx Title Wednesday". saddoboxing.com. August 21, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- Robinett, David (July 7, 2009). "Nietes dominates Alejo, retains WBO 108lb title". Fightnews.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- "Acosta-Alejo set for interim junior flyweight title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- "Professional boxing record of Juan Alejo". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links
- Boxing record for Juan Alejo from BoxRec (registration required)