Aarón Alameda Explained

Aarón Alameda
Nickname:Fantasma[1]
Weight:Super bantamweight
Reach:67 in
Birth Date:1993 8, df=y
Birth Place:Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Style:Southpaw
Boxrec:683958
Total:30
Wins:28
Ko:16
Losses:2

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

Early life

Born into a family of boxers in Nogales, Sonora, Alameda naturally followed them to the gym and began boxing at the age of 13.[1] 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.[2] The Mexican would get his revenge three years later, defeating Alameda in the same event for the gold.[3] Alameda won gold medals at a total of three National Olympics as well as the 2013 National Championships.[4] [5]

Professional career

Alameda made his professional debut on 5 April 2014, defeating José Luis Leal by third-round technical knockout (TKO) in Magdalena, Sonora.[6] He ended the year with his sixth straight stoppage victory, a first-round knockout (KO) of Iván Vázquez in Monterrey.[6] After six more wins in 2015,[1] 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.[7] 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.[8] [9]

He fought only once in 2019, a third-round KO of Nicaraguan journeyman Jordan Escobar in April.[10] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Loss25–2 Angelo Leo1019 Jun 2021
26Loss25–1 Luis NeryUD1226 Sep 2020
25Win25–0 Jordan EscobarKO3 (8), 27 Apr 2019
24Win24–0 Breilor TeránRTD9 (10), 8 Dec 2018
23Win23–0 Salvador JuárezSD821 Jul 2018
22Win22–0 Édgar LozanoUD817 Mar 2018
21Win21–0 Juan JiménezTKO2 (8), 11 Nov 2017
20Win20–0 Enrique BernacheSD88 Jul 2017
19Win19–0 Édgar JiménezUD88 Apr 2017
18Win18–0 Daniel Olea83 Dec 2016
17Win17–0 Rafael Reyes4 (8), 1 Oct 2016
16Win16–0 Geovanni ZamoraUD820 Aug 2016
15Win15–0 Hector Esnar BobadillaKO3 (?)18 Jun 2016
14Win14–0 Balam HernándezUD619 Mar 2016
13Win13–0 Andre WilsonKO6 (6), 19 Jan 2016
12Win12–0 Santiago EstradaUD45 Dec 2015
11Win11–0 Guillermo GarcíaUD65 Sep 2015
10Win10–0 Ricardo RomanUD44 July 2015
9Win9–0 Cesar RamírezUD611 Apr 2015
8Win8–0 Juan Ángel Tovar614 Feb 2015
7Win7–0 Jesús Daniel PérezKO3 (4), 24 Jan 2015
6Win6–0 Iván VázquezKO1 (4), 6 Dec 2014
5Win5–0 Aarón OlivaresKO2 (4)1 Nov 2014
4Win4–0 Édgar BacatehuaKO2 (4), 11 Oct 2014
3Win3–0 Ronald ApolinarTKO3 (4)16 Sep 2014
2Win2–0 Cristian Aguilar4 (?), 30 May 2014
1Win1–0 José Luis Leal3 (6), 5 Apr 2014

Notes and References

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