Raúl Martínez (born January 21, 1982, in
San Antonio, Texas
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) is an American former professional
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who competed from 2004 to 2014. He challenged for the
IBF flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight.
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...
title in 2009 and the IBF
super-flyweight
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History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from As ...
title in 2011.
Professional career
Martínez fought
Rodrigo Guerrero for the vacant
IBF super flyweight
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History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from A ...
title on 8 October 2011.
References
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Living people
1982 births
American male boxers
Flyweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
Boxers from San Antonio
American boxers of Mexican descent
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