Aarón Alameda López (born 18 August 1993) is a Mexican professional boxer who challenged for the WBC super bantamweight title in 2020.

Aarón Alameda
Born (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 30)
NationalityMexican
Other namesFantasma[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights30
Wins28
Wins by KO16
Losses2

Early life edit

Born into a family of boxers in Nogales, Sonora, Alameda naturally followed them to the gym and began boxing at the age of 13.[2] In his first appearance at the Mexican National Olympics in 2009, he won a gold medal by defeating Diego De La Hoya, the nephew of legendary world champion Oscar De La Hoya, in the finals.[3] The Mexican would get his revenge three years later, defeating Alameda in the same event for the gold.[4] Alameda won gold medals at a total of three National Olympics as well as the 2013 National Championships.[5][6]

Professional career edit

Alameda made his professional debut on 5 April 2014, defeating José Luis Leal by third-round technical knockout (TKO) in Magdalena, Sonora.[7] He ended the year with his sixth straight stoppage victory, a first-round knockout (KO) of Iván Vázquez in Monterrey.[7] After six more wins in 2015,[2] he knocked out Missouri native Andre Wilson on 19 January 2016 at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, his first fight outside of his native Mexico.[8] With a record of 23–0, he received his first title shot on 8 December 2018, defeating Venezuelan veteran Breilor Terán for the WBC FECARBOX interim super bantamweight title on the main event of a Televisa Deportes Sábados de Box card in his hometown of Nogales.[9][10]

He fought only once in 2019, a third-round KO of Nicaraguan journeyman Jordan Escobar in April.[11] He was scheduled to fight Luis Nery in a Showtime-televised WBC super bantamweight title eliminator in March 2020, but the show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Instead, he faced him six months later, on 26 September, for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title after Rey Vargas was stripped of his belt. After twelve rounds the judges handed Nery a unanimous decision (UD) victory with scores of 110–118, 112–116 and 113–115.[12]

Professional boxing record edit

27 fights 25 wins 2 losses
By knockout 13 0
By decision 12 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Loss 25–2   Angelo Leo MD 10 19 Jun 2021   Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.
26 Loss 25–1   Luis Nery UD 12 26 Sep 2020   Mohegan Sun Casino, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. For vacant WBC super bantamweight title
25 Win 25–0   Jordan Escobar KO 3 (8), 1:50 27 Apr 2019   Centro Regional de Deporte de Las Américas, Ecatepec, Mexico
24 Win 24–0   Breilor Terán RTD 9 (10), 3:00 8 Dec 2018   Domo Binacional, Nogales, Mexico Won WBC FECARBOX interim super bantamweight title
23 Win 23–0   Salvador Juárez SD 8 21 Jul 2018   Hotel Ixtapa Azul, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
22 Win 22–0   Édgar Lozano UD 8 17 Mar 2018   Grand Oasis Arena, Cancún, Mexico
21 Win 21–0   Juan Jiménez TKO 2 (8), 2:22 11 Nov 2017   Palenque INFORUM, Irapuato, Mexico
20 Win 20–0   Enrique Bernache SD 8 8 Jul 2017   Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Mexico
19 Win 19–0   Édgar Jiménez UD 8 8 Apr 2017   Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Mexico
18 Win 18–0   Daniel Olea SD 8 3 Dec 2016   Centro de Convenciones, Acapulco, Mexico
17 Win 17–0   Rafael Reyes RTD 4 (8), 3:00 1 Oct 2016   Centro Regional de Deporte de Las Américas, Ecatepec, Mexico
16 Win 16–0   Geovanni Zamora UD 8 20 Aug 2016   Centro de Convenciones, Acapulco, Mexico
15 Win 15–0   Hector Esnar Bobadilla KO 3 (?) 18 Jun 2016   Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millan, Toluca, Mexico
14 Win 14–0   Balam Hernández UD 6 19 Mar 2016   Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico
13 Win 13–0   Andre Wilson KO 6 (6), 1:38 19 Jan 2016   Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
12 Win 12–0   Santiago Estrada UD 4 5 Dec 2015   Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Mexico
11 Win 11–0   Guillermo García UD 6 5 Sep 2015   Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico
10 Win 10–0   Ricardo Roman UD 4 4 July 2015   Centro de Usos Múltiples, Mazatlán, Mexico
9 Win 9–0   Cesar Ramírez UD 6 11 Apr 2015   Centro de Usos Múltiples, Mazatlán, Mexico
8 Win 8–0   Juan Ángel Tovar UD 6 14 Feb 2015   Centro de Usos Múltiples, Los Mochis, Mexico
7 Win 7–0   Jesús Daniel Pérez KO 3 (4), 0:51 24 Jan 2015   Centro de Convenciones Azul, Ixtapa, Mexico
6 Win 6–0   Iván Vázquez KO 1 (4), 1:52 6 Dec 2014   Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico
5 Win 5–0   Aarón Olivares KO 2 (4) 1 Nov 2014   Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
4 Win 4–0   Édgar Bacatehua KO 2 (4), 1:01 11 Oct 2014   Gimnasio Carlos Hernandez Carrera, Nogales, Mexico
3 Win 3–0   Ronald Apolinar TKO 3 (4) 16 Sep 2014   Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, Puebla, Mexico
2 Win 2–0   Cristian Aguilar KO 4 (?), 2:30 30 May 2014   Gimnasio Carlos Hernandez Carrera, Nogales, Mexico
1 Win 1–0   José Luis Leal TKO 3 (6), 0:58 5 Apr 2014   Auditorio Municipal, Magdalena de Kino, Mexico

References edit

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Aarón Alameda". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b c "Aaron Alameda Back in Action on October 1 in Ecatepec, Mexico". Boxing Scene. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sin miedo a nada" (PDF). expreso.com.mx (in Spanish). 6 June 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Boxeo de Baja California se despide de ON 2012 con 6 medallas de oro". El Mexicano (in Spanish). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ Campa, Emmanuel (30 September 2016). "Alameda quiere más" (PDF). Excélsior (in Spanish). p. 10. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ "79.Mexican National Championships". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Tras 6 éxitos en 2014, Aarón Alameda quiere despegue en 2015". NotiFight (in Spanish). 19 December 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. ^ Rivas, Gabe (17 January 2016). "RBRBoxing Results: Jamal James vs. Javier Molina". Round By Round Boxing. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Nogales es tierra de campeones y se respeta: Alameda". Box al Día (in Spanish). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ^ Islas Gutierrez, Héctor (10 December 2018). "Aarón Alameda despachó por puntos a Breilor Terán". Boxeo de Nocaut Informa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. ^ a b O'Hara, Ryan (15 March 2020). "MARCH 28 LUIS NERY-AARON ALAMEDA HEADLINED CARD IS CANCELLED". RingTV. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ Idec, Keith (27 September 2020). "Luis Nery Decisions Aaron Alameda in Tough Fight To Win WBC Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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