José Iván Morales Elvira (born 9 October 1991) 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
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who challenged for the
IBF bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class ...
title in 2016. He is the younger brother of both
Diego Morales and of
Erik Morales
Erik Isaac Morales Elvira (born September 1, 1976) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He is the first Mexico-born boxer in history to quadruple champion, win world championships in four weight classes, rangin ...
.
Professional career
In December 2009, Iván knocked out Cristian Zavala to win his pro debut in
Rosarito, Baja California
Rosarito is a coastal city in Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Baja California, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. As of 2010, the city had a population of 65,278. Located south of the US–Mexico border, Rosarito is a part of the greater San Diegoâ ...
,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
.
See also
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Notable boxing families
References
External links
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Boxers from Tijuana
Bantamweight boxers
1991 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
21st-century Mexican sportsmen
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