Yonfrez Antonio Parejo (born August 1, 1986) is a Venezuelan
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 ...
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World title
Parejo won the
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxi ...
interim bantamweight world title by defeating
Luis Hinojosa. He had previously lost an attempt for that title to
Hugo Ruiz. He lost in his first defense to
Zhanat Zhakiyanov
Zhanat Zhakiyanov ( kk, Жанат Ескендирулы Жакиянов; born 4 November 1983) is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2017. He held the World Boxing Association, WBA (Undisputed) and International Boxin ...
by split decision. Parejo would eventually get a shot at the full title when he fought WBA super champion Ryan Burnett, he would lose via unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of bantamweight boxing champions
This is a list of world 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 recognize ...
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Venezuelan male boxers
Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela
Bantamweight boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
World bantamweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions