Miguel Flores (born July 17, 1992) is a Mexican-American professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBA (Super) super featherweight title in November 2019.
Early life Miguel, a former senior at Sam Houston (Houston, Texas), grew up in the gym watching his brother train. He could sense the respect others had for Ben's dedication to boxing, and Miguel soon craved exactly the same thing. His older brother, Benjamin Flores, was a former Super Bantamweight boxer. During a bout, Benjamin was critically hurt and required paramedic attention and was rushed to nearby Parkland Hospital to undergo emergency surgery to relieve swelling on his brain. He died five days later, on May 5, 2009, from brain injuries suffered in the ring.
Amateur career Flores traveled the country for tournaments and he won Ringside World Championships in 2006 and 2008. He reportedly had about 100 amateur bouts.
Professional career
Featherweight Miguel's first professional fight came 101 days after his brother died. It lasted 31 seconds. He knocked out his next two opponents in similar fashion.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31LossSam GoodmanUD12Oct 15, 202330Draw25–4–1Abner MaresMD10Sep 4, 202229Win25–4Diuhi OlguinSD8Jun 19, 202128Loss24–4Eduardo RamirezKO5 (12), Dec 5, 202027Loss24–3Léo Santa Cruz12Nov 23, 201926Win24–2Luis May6 (10), Jun 29, 201925Win23–2Raul Chirino2 (6), Apr 28, 201824Loss22–2Chris Avalos5 (10), Jul 18, 201723Loss22–1Dat Nguyen6 (10), Feb 21, 201722Win22–0Ryan Kielczweski10Aug 12, 201621Win21–0Ruben Tamayo10May 28, 201620Win20–0Mario Briones10Jan 12, 201619Win19–0Alfred Tetteh2 (10), Nov 10, 201518Win18–0Carlos Padilla4 (8), Sep 6, 201517Win17–0Juan Ruiz8Jul 19, 201516Win16–0Germán Meraz8May 9, 201515Win15–0Jose Luis Araiza6Dec 20, 201414Win14–0Jose Del Valle6Apr 18, 201413Win13–0Jorge Luis Rodriguez3 (8), Dec 14, 201312Win12–0Arturo Herrera3 (4), Aug 16, 201311Win11–0Guadalupe De Leon4Apr 20, 201310Win10–0Gerardo Dominguez4Jul 28, 20119Win9–0Rolando Campos5 (6), May 19, 20118Win8–0Rheno Nieto4 (6), Jan 27, 20117Win7–0David Green4Aug 19, 20106Win6–0Julio Valadez4Jun 4, 20105Win5–0David Green2 (4), Mar 18, 20104Win4–0Julio Valadez4Feb 11, 20103Win3–0Edson Renteria1 (4), Oct 23, 20092Win2–0Breuntre Miller2 (4), Sep 30, 20091Win1–0Cody Gardner1 (4), Aug 14, 2009
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