Alejandro García Hernández (born July 18, 1979) is a Mexican professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
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in the
super welterweight
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Boxing
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA an ...
(154
lb) division.
Nicknamed "Terra", Garcia turned pro in 2000, winning his first 22 fights, including the WBA Light Middleweight Title by beating
Santiago Samaniego in 2003. After a defense against former Olympian
Rhoshii Wells, Garcia lost the belt to
Travis Simms by 5th-round KO. In 2005 he captured the interim WBA Light Middleweight Title by again beating Wel
Professional boxing record
See also
*
List of light middleweight boxing champions
*
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 ...
References
External links
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1979 births
Light-middleweight boxers
Living people
Boxers from Tijuana
Welterweight boxers
World Boxing Association champions
Mexican male boxers
20th-century Mexican people
21st-century Mexican people
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