David Alejandro Jiménez Rodríguez (born 15 April 1992) is a Costa Rican professional boxer, who has held the WBA Gold flyweight title since June 2021.
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Real name | David Alejandro Jiménez Rodríguez | |||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Medallita | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 April 1992 (1992-04-15) (age 30) Cartago, Costa Rica | |||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As an amateur he won bronze medals in the light flyweight event at the 2013 World Championships[2] as well as the 2015 Pan American Games in the flyweight event.
Jiménez made his professional debut against Emmanuel Villamar on 16 February 2019, and won the fight by a third-round knockout.[3] He amassed a 7-0 record during the next eight months, winning all but one of those fights by way of stoppage.[4]
Jiménez was scheduled to fight Jerson Ortiz for the vacant WBC Latino flyweight title on 18 February 2021, at the Hotel El Panama in Panama City.[5] Jiménez had a poor start to the fight, as he was knocked down in the second round, but nonetheless won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 98-90 in his favor.[6]
Jiménez was scheduled to face Edwin Cano for the vacant WBA Gold World flyweight title on 19 June 2021, four months after winning his first professional title.[7] Jiménez won the fight by a third-round knockout.[8] Jiménez was booked to face Darwin Martinez on 17 March 2022, at the Hotel Barcelo San Jose Palacio in San Jose.[9] He won the fight by a fifth-round knockout.[10]
Jiménez was booked to face Ricardo Rafael Sandoval in a WBA flyweight title eliminator on 16 July 2022, on the Ryan Garcia and Javier Fortuna undercard.[11] He won the fight by majority decision. Two of the judges scored the bout 114–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored the bout as an even 113–113 draw. Jiménez knocked Sandoval down in the eleventh round and was deducted a point in the seventh round for holding and hitting.[12]
On August 1, 2022, the WBA formally ordered their reigning flyweight champion Artem Dalakian to make a mandatory title defense against Jiménez. The two camps were given until August 31 to reach terms for the title bout.[13]
12 fights | 12 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 9 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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11 | Win | 12–0 | Ricardo Rafael Sandoval | MD | 12 | 16 Jul 2022 | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Daniel Mendoza | TKO | 5 (8), 0:30 | 5 Jun 2022 | Hotel Barcelo San Jose Palacio, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Darwin Martinez | KO | 5 (8), 1:52 | 17 Mar 2022 | Hotel Barcelo San Jose Palacio, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Edwin Cano | KO | 3 (10), 2:49 | 19 Jun 2021 | Gimnasio Fight Club, San Jose, Costa Rica | Won vacant WBA Gold World flyweight title. |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Jerson Ortiz | UD | 10 | 18 Feb 2021 | Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama | Won vacant WBC Latino flyweight title. |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Jonathan Arias | UD | 6 | 8 Feb 2020 | Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Mayron Rostran | TKO | 5 (6), 0:46 | 21 Dec 2019 | Gimnasio Fight Club, San José, Costa Rica | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Jesús Santos | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 27 Nov 2019 | Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Panama City, Panama | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Yader Toledo | KO | 2 (4), 1:18 | 9 Nov 2019 | BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Marcos Arrieta | KO | 3 (4), 1:57 | 11 Sep 2019 | Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Panama City, Panama | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Edwin Javier Ortiz | TKO | 3 (4), 1:48 | 8 Jun 2019 | Ciudad Deportiva Desamparados, San José, Costa Rica | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Emmanuel Villamar | KO | 3 (4), 0:22 | 16 Feb 2019 | Parque Las Ruinas, Cartago, Costa Rica |