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Chris Avalos

Christopher Matthew Avalos is an American professional boxer.

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Chris Avalos
Personal information
NicknameHitman
Born (1989-11-05) November 5, 1989
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach68 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record1
Total fights35
Wins27
Win by KO20
Losses8

Christopher Matthew Avalos (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional boxer.

Professional career

On April 24, 2010 Avalos stopped the veteran John Alberto Molina to win the WBO-NABO bantamweight title.2

In August 2010, Avalos lost to an undefeated Christopher Martin Peña at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota. The bout was televised on a Showtime undercard.3

In February 2015 he was defeated by IBF super bantamweight champion, Carl Frampton in Belfast, losing via fifth-round technical knockout.4

In his next big fight he was defeated by WBA (Super) featherweight champion, Léo Santa Cruz, losing one his second world title attempt via eighth-round knockout.5

References

References

  1. "Boxing record for Chris Avalos". BoxRec.
  2. "Chris Avalos vs. John Alberto Molina - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
  3. "BoxRec". boxrec.com.
  4. Dirs, Ben (February 28, 2015). "Frampton beats Avalos in round five". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. "Leo Santa Cruz Stops Chris Avalos in Eight, Mares Rematch Next?". BoxingScene.com. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
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