Jose Antonio Rodríguez Avelar (August 25, 1958 – April 27, 2025)https://wbcboxing.com/en/tribute-to-the-great-antonio-avelar/ was a Mexican professional boxer in the flyweight division. He was a former WBC and Lineal flyweight Champion.
Professional career In August 1980, Avelar won his first NABF Championship by knocking out Alberto Morales.
WBC Flyweight Championship In his second attempt, Avelar won the WBC and Lineal Flyweight titles by upsetting Shoji Oguma of Japan by T.K.O. in the seventh round. On July 25, 1987, Avelar lost his last bout to an undefeated Miguel Lora for the Colombian's WBC Bantamweight Championship.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes53Loss39–13–1 Miguel LoraKO4 (12), Jul 25, 198752Win39–12–1 Wilfredo VázquezTKO8 (10), May 30, 198651Loss38–12–1 Arturo MujicaTKO4 (?)Mar 19, 198650Win38–11–1 Ali SolisKO2 (?)Feb 4, 198649Win37–11–1 Freddy CastilloTKO4 (10)Sep 23, 198548Win36–11–1 Juan Carlos SolisKO4 (?)Aug 29, 198547Win35–11–1 Jose GallegosKO3 (?)Jul 22, 198546Win34–11–1 Mario NavaTKO3 (?)Jun 11, 198545Loss33–11–1 Gilberto RománTKO7 (10)Mar 30, 198544Win33–10–1 Gilberto RománDQ5 (10)Jan 1, 198543Win32–10–1 Diego AvilaTKO3 (?)Jul 14, 198442Win31–10–1 Carlos de la PazTKO4 (?)May 14, 198441Loss30–10–1 Fred JacksonKO5 (10)May 1, 198340Win30–9–1 Elid FernandezDQ6 (?)Dec 26, 198239Loss29–9–1 Prudencio CardonaKO1 (15), Mar 20, 198238Win29–8–1 Kim Tae-shikKO2 (15), Aug 30, 198137Win28–8–1 Shoji OgumaKO7 (15), May 12, 198136Win27–8–1 Rocky MijaresKO2 (10)Oct 18, 198035Win26–8–1 Alberto MoralesTKO10 (12)Aug 16, 198034Win25–8–1 Rocky MijaresKO1 (10)Jun 17, 198033Win24–8–1 Aniceto VargasKO5 (10)Apr 1, 198032Win23–8–1 Alfonso LópezTKO5 (10), Feb 16, 198031Win22–8–1 Alfredo HernandezKO2 (?)Jan 1, 198030Win21–8–1 Adelaido GalindoTKO3 (10)Dec 1, 197929Win20–8–1 Samuel MachorroPTS10Aug 25, 197928Loss19–8–1 Miguel CantoUD15Feb 10, 197927Loss19–7–1 Freddy CastilloTKO10 (10)Oct 21, 197826Win19–6–1 Matias MarinKO8 (?)Jul 29, 197825Win18–6–1 Freddy HernandezTKO8 (?)Apr 22, 197824Loss17–6–1 Samuel MachorroPTS10Jan 7, 197723Win17–5–1 Jose SosaPTS10Oct 12, 197722Win16–5–1 Arturo UrruzquietaTKO10 (10)Sep 10, 197721Win15–5–1 Arturo UrruzquietaKO2 (?)Aug 24, 197720Win14–5–1 Refugio RojasKO5 (10)Jun 24, 197719Loss13–5–1 Gabriel BernalPTS10May 21, 197718Draw13–4–1 Antonio EscobarPTS10Apr 2, 197717Win13–4 Pedro CamachoTKO6 (10)Mar 4, 197716Loss12–4 Freddy CastilloPTS10Feb 4, 197715Win12–3 Juan Carlos BarbosaKO4 (10)Dec 17, 197614Loss11–3 Juan Jose GuzmanTKO7 (10)Nov 12, 197613Win11–2 Chango AlvarezKO2 (10)Oct 8, 197612Win10–2 Chango AlvarezKO2 (10)Sep 17, 197611Win9–2 Chango AlvarezTKO5 (?)Sep 1, 197610Win8–2 Alfonso RamirezTKO2 (10)Aug 20, 19769Loss7–2 Andres ReyesRTD3 (10)May 14, 19768Win7–1 Juanito MartinezKO2 (10)Apr 9, 19767Loss6–1 Juanito MartinezKO2 (?)Mar 20, 19766Win6–0 Angel FelixPTS10Jan 26, 19765Win5–0 Manuel MontielTKO2 (?)Jan 2, 19764Win4–0 Raul OchoaPTS10Nov 21, 19753Win3–0 Ruperto GuevaraTKO3 (6)Sep 19, 19752Win2–0 Felipe MayorgaPTS4Jul 4, 19751Win1–0 Manuel RuelasTKO1 (4)Jun 6, 1975
See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of WBC world champions List of Mexican boxing world champions
References
External links
Antonio Avelar - CBZ Profile