Julio César Ceja Pedraza (born November 18, 1992) is a Mexican
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. He held the
WBC super bantamweight title from 2015 to 2016.
Professional career
IBF title fight
On May 11, 2013 Ceja lost to
Jamie McDonnell
Jamie McDonnell (born 30 March 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2019. He held the IBF bantamweight title in 2013 and the WBA (Regular) title from 2014 to 2018. He held multiple regional bantamweight champi ...
for the
IBF
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
bantamweight world title by majority decision after
Léo Santa Cruz
Léodegario Santa Cruz (born 10 August 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a four-weight world champion, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 2012 to 2013, the WBC super bantamweight title from 2013 to 2015, the WBA (Super) f ...
vacated the title to move up in weight.
WBC Silver title fight
On October 12, 2013 Ceja defeated
Juan José Montes by 10th-round technical knockout to win the WBC Silver bantamweight title.
WBC interim title fight
Ceja defeated
Hugo Ruiz for the interim WBC World super bantamweight title. The interim title was made available due to
Léo Santa Cruz
Léodegario Santa Cruz (born 10 August 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a four-weight world champion, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 2012 to 2013, the WBC super bantamweight title from 2013 to 2015, the WBA (Super) f ...
moving to featherweight. Ceja was later elevated to full title holder after Santa Cruz vacated.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of super-bantamweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often rec ...
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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 accred ...
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from the State of Mexico
People from Tlalnepantla de Baz
Super-flyweight boxers
Bantamweight boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
World super-bantamweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions