Iván Hernández Rangel (born November 24, 1982) is a Mexican former
professional boxer
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who competed from 2000 to 2013. He held the
WBO super flyweight title from 2004 to 2005.
Professional career
In August 2001, Iván won the
WBC Youth
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of b ...
title against Juan José Beltrán.
WBO Super Flyweight Championship
At only 22 years old, Hernández won the
WBO super flyweight title with an upset knockout over American
Mark Johnson in FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee.
He lost his Championship in his first title defense to fellow
Mexican Fernando Montiel.
WBO Super Bantamweight Championship
In Hernández's next fight he lost against
WBO Super Bantamweight champion
Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr.
See also
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accre ...
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List of WBO world champions
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17 different w ...
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List of super flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-bantamweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing As ...
References
External links
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Boxers from Mexico City
World Boxing Organization champions
World super-flyweight boxing champions
Super-flyweight boxers
1982 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
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