Alejandra Jiménez

Alejandra Jiménez
Personal information
NicknameLa Tigre
BornAlejandra Jiménez Ayala
(1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 39)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins12
Win by KO9
Losses0
Draws1
No contests1

Alejandra Jiménez Ayala (born 29 August 1987) is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018. She also won the WBC and World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight titles in 2020 but was stripped a short time later after failing a drug test.

Career

Jiménez took up boxing at the age of 23 in order to lose weight and went on to become a world champion less than four years later. Before turning pro Jiménez won 10 amateur bouts, half of them coming against male boxers. Jiménez is the former WBC female heavyweight champion and the second Mexican-born boxer to hold a world heavyweight title, first being Martha Salazar who Jiménez won the title from on 18 March 2016.

She defeated Franchón Crews-Dezurn by split decision to win the WBC and WBO female super middleweight titles on 11 January 2020. However, in February 2020, the result of the fight was changed to a "no decision," due to Jimenez having failed a pre-fight drug test and she was subsequently suspended for nine months and stripped of the titles.

In December 2022, Jiménez retired from professional boxing amid allegations that she was born male. In response to the allegations, Jiménez stated that she has hypothyroidism.

Professional boxing record

14 fights 12 wins 0 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 3 0
Draws 1
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 NC 12–0–1 (1) United States Franchón Crews-Dezurn NC 10 11 Jan 2020 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, U.S. WBC and WBO female super middleweight titles were at stake;
Originally SD win for Jiménez, later ruled NC after she failed a drug test
13 Win 12–0–1 Mexico Irais Hernandez UD 8 16 Feb 2019 Mexico Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Mexico
12 Win 11–0–1 Mexico Katerin Vindiola TKO 3 (8) 2 Sep 2018 Mexico Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico
11 Draw 10–0–1 Mexico Irais Hernandez MD 8 14 Apr 2018 Mexico Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Mexico Maria Jose Velis TKO 1 (8) 25 Nov 2017 Mexico Palenque de Deportes, Chetumal, Mexico
9 Win 9–0 Canada Vanessa Lepage Joanisse TKO 3 (10) 12 Aug 2017 Mexico Arena Oasis, Cancún, Mexico Retained WBC female heavyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Martha Patricia Lara Gaytan KO 2 (8) 17 Jun 2017 Mexico Explanada Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 United States Carlette Ewell TKO 1 (10) 1 Apr 2017 Mexico Zócalo, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBC female heavyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Martha Salazar MD 10 18 Mar 2016 Mexico Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Mexico Won WBC female heavyweight title
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Carmen Garcia Toscano TKO 2 (6), 1:31 27 Nov 2015 Mexico Sindicato de Taxistas, Cancún, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Alejandra Soledad Dominguez TKO 4 (4), 1:48 21 Aug 2015 Mexico Plaza 28 de Julio, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Irasema Rayas TKO 1 (4), 0:27 28 Mar 2015 Mexico Domo Deportivo, Tulum, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Mitzy Zuniga UD 4 20 Dec 2014 Mexico Arena Quequi, Cancún, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Claudia Ramirez TKO 3 (4)
0:19		 11 Oct 2014 Mexico Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Alejandra Jiménez". BoxRec.
  2. ↑ Hernandez, Erendira Palma (2 November 2014). "Alejandra Tigre Jiménez, primera mexicana en pelear en peso completo". La Jornada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "ALEJANDRA JIMÉNEZ READY FOR HER FIRST TITLE DEFENCE". WBC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "WBC Heavyweight Champion Alejandra Jiménez is Anxious to Return to the Ring; Possible Rematch with Martha Salazar on the Horizon". womenofboxing.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Alejandra Jimenez beats Franchon Crews-Dezurn for WBC and WBO titles". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "unbe-weave-able Franchon Crews Dezurn has wig ripped off her head and gets a cheeky slap from trainer Barry Hunter during upset world title loss to Alejandra Jimenez". Talksport. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Franchon Crews-Dezurn restored as titlist after opponent fails drug test". ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Crews-Dezurn Reinstated as WBC Champion, Jimenez Suspended". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ex-heavyweight champ retires from boxing after transgender claims". World Boxing News. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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