Alejandra Jiménez Explained

Alejandra Jiménez
Real Name:Alejandra Jiménez Ayala
Nickname:La Tigre
Weight:
Height:5 ft 11 in
Reach:67+1/2 in
Birth Date:1987 8, df=y
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:700645
Total:14
Wins:12
Ko:9
Losses:0
Draws:1
No Contests:1

Alejandra Jiménez Ayala (born 29 August 1987) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018. She also won the WBC and World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight titles in 2020 but was stripped a short time later after failing a drug test.

Jiménez took up boxing at the age of 23 in order to lose weight and went on to become a world champion less than four years later. Before turning pro Jiménez won ten amateur bouts, half of them coming against male boxers.[1] Jiménez is the former WBC female heavyweight champion and the second Mexican born boxer to hold a world heavyweight title, first being Martha Salazar who Jiménez won the title from.[2]

In December 2022, Jiménez abruptly retired from professional boxing amid allegations that she was born male. In response to the allegations, Jiménez stated that she has hypothyroidism.[3]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14NC12–0–1 Franchón Crews-DezurnNC1011 Jan 2020
13Win12–0–1 Irais HernandezUD816 Feb 2019
12Win11–0–1 Katerin VindiolaTKO3 (8)2 Sep 2018
11Draw10–0–1 Irais HernandezMD814 Apr 2018
10Win10–0 Maria Jose VelisTKO1 (8)25 Nov 2017
9Win9–0 Vanessa Lepage JoanisseTKO3 (10)12 Aug 2017
8Win8–0 Martha Patricia Lara Gaytan2 (8)17 Jun 2017
7Win7–0 Carlette EwellTKO1 (10)1 Apr 2017
6Win6–0 Martha Salazar1018 Mar 2016
5Win5–0 Carmen Garcia ToscanoTKO2 (6), 27 Nov 2015
4Win4–0 Alejandra Soledad DominguezTKO4 (4), 21 Aug 2015
3Win3–0 Irasema RayasTKO1 (4), 28 Mar 2015
2Win2–0 Mitzy Zuniga420 Dec 2014
1Win1–0 Claudia Ramirez3 (4)
11 Oct 2014

Notes and References

  1. News: Alejandra Tigre Jiménez, primera mexicana en pelear en peso completo . 2 November 2014 . Erendira Palma . Hernandez . La Jornada . 27 October 2019 .
  2. News: ALEJANDRA JIMÉNEZ READY FOR HER FIRST TITLE DEFENCE. WBC. 15 March 2017. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803010024/http://wbcboxing.com/wbceng/news/8250-alejandra-jimenez-ready-for-her-first-title-defence. dead.
  3. News: Ex-heavyweight champ retires from boxing after transgender claims. 29 December 2022.