David Jiménez (boxer)

David Alejandro Jiménez Rodríguez (born 15 April 1992) is a Costa Rican professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super-flyweight title since June 2026.

As an amateur he won bronze medals in the light flyweight event at the 2013 World ChampionshipsAM Prensa 28 October 2018 Sele de boxeo gana cuatro medallas en copa en Ecuador "En los 52 kg David “Medallita” Jiménez se colgó la de plata luego de sortear tres combates en el torneo. " as well as the 2015 Pan American Games in the flyweight event.

Professional boxing career Jiménez made his professional debut against Emmanuel Villamar on 16 February 2019, and won the fight by a third-round knockout. He amassed a 7-0 record during the next eight months, winning all but one of those fights by way of stoppage.

Jiménez was scheduled to fight Jerson Ortiz for the vacant WBC Latino flyweight title on 18 February 2021, at the Hotel El Panama in Panama City. Jiménez had a poor start to the fight, as he was knocked down in the second round, but nonetheless won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 98-90 in his favor.

Jiménez was scheduled to face Edwin Cano for the vacant WBA Gold World flyweight title on 19 June 2021, four months after winning his first professional title. Jiménez won the fight by a third-round knockout. Jiménez was booked to face Darwin Martinez on 17 March 2022, at the Hotel Barcelo San Jose Palacio in San Jose. He won the fight by a fifth-round knockout.

Jiménez was booked to face Ricardo Rafael Sandoval in a WBA flyweight title eliminator on 16 July 2022, on the Ryan Garcia and Javier Fortuna undercard. He won the fight by majority decision. Two of the judges scored the bout 114–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored the bout as an even 113–113 draw. Jiménez knocked Sandoval down in the eleventh round and was deducted a point in the seventh round for holding and hitting.

On August 1, 2022, the WBA formally ordered their reigning flyweight champion Artem Dalakian to make a mandatory title defense against Jiménez. On November 20, it was revealed that they had reached an agreement for the bout to take place in late January 2023. The fight took place on January 28, 2023, at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, England, on the undercard of the Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde unified light heavyweight title bout. Jiménez lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 115–113 and one scorecard of 116–112.

Jiménez faced Rosendo Guarneros for the vacant WBC Latino flyweight title on July 21, 2023. He won the fight by a seventh-round stoppage, as Guarneros opted to retire from the bout at the end of the round.

On April 20, 2024 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Jimenez defeated John Ramirez by unanimous decision and secured the WBA interim super-flyweight title.

On June 13, 2026, the WBA promoted Jimenez to regular champion after Jesse Rodriguez vacated the belt to move up to the bantamweight division.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes19Win18–1Kenbun TorresKO11 (12), 20 Jul 202518Win17–1Keyvin LaraUD127 Mar 202517Win16–1John RamirezUD1220 Apr 202416Win15–1Pablo MacarioUD1023 Feb 202415Win14–1Ganigan LópezKO7 (8), 19 Jan 202414Win13–1Rosendo GuarnerosRTD7 (12), 21 Jul 202313Loss12–1Artem DalakianUD1228 Jan 202311Win12–0Ricardo Rafael Sandoval1216 Jul 202211Win11–0Daniel MendozaTKO5 (8), 5 Jun 202210Win10–0Darwin MartinezKO5 (8), 17 Mar 20229Win9–0Edwin CanoKO3 (10), 19 Jun 20218Win8–0Jerson OrtizUD1018 Feb 20217Win7–0Jonathan Arias68 Feb 20206Win6–0Mayron RostranTKO5 (6), 21 Dec 20195Win5–0Jesús Santos4 (6), 27 Nov 20194Win4–0Yader ToledoKO2 (4), 9 Nov 20193Win3–0Marcos ArrietaKO3 (4), 11 Sep 20192Win2–0Edwin Javier Ortiz3 (4), 8 Jun 20191Win1–0Emmanuel Villamar3 (4), 16 Feb 2019

David Jiménez (boxer)

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