Benjamin "BJ" Flores was born on January 29,1979 and is an American former professional boxer and a current boxing trainer.
27 Facts About BJ Flores
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BJ Flores challenged once for the WBC cruiserweight world title in 2016, and twice for interim world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight.
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BJ Flores who is of Mexican descent, is the grandson of Ralph BJ Flores, the pilot who crashed his small plane in the wilds of Canada's Yukon Territory.
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BJ Flores took two years off from BYU to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Mexico Culiacan Mission.
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For two years BJ Flores lived in one of the poorest areas of Mexico and helped by assisting in building houses, roofs, and other labor work for those less fortunate.
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On March 16,2023 in Medellin, Colombia while at a traffic light, BJ Flores was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery.
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BJ Flores had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional.
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BJ Flores made his professional debut on May 3,2003, in Las Vegas, Nevada against Dallas Lane.
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BJ Flores put three lefts together early in round one to send Lane to the canvas.
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BJ Flores beat the count but crumpled quickly from an overhand right that caused the referee to stop the bout.
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BJ Flores wobbled Taylor several times to the point that the referee stopped the fight in round two.
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BJ Flores found himself in trouble in his next fight against Semisi Bloomfield after BJ Flores was dropped twice in round two.
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However, BJ Flores managed to come back and fight him to a draw.
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BJ Flores fought Christopher Hairston on January 24,2004, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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BJ Flores had Hairston on the canvas twice before Hairston refused to continue.
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Two months later, BJ Flores defeated Eric French by unanimous decision.
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On May 8,2004, BJ Flores knocked out Brian Maclin with a left hook.
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BJ Flores went on the offensive and knocked Supreme to the canvas with a vicious flurry late in the first round.
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BJ Flores won his next two fights against Patrick Nwamu and Andy Sample.
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BJ Flores fought Darnell Wilson for the United States Boxing Association cruiserweight title on February 8,2008, in Dover, Delaware.
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BJ Flores used ring movement to avoid the aggression of Wilson on the way to a unanimous decision victory.
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BJ Flores lost to IBO Cruiserweight Champion Danny Green in November 2010 and by unanimous decision, the first loss of his career.
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On July 25,2015 BJ Flores took on Kazakhstan's Beibut Shumenov in a Premier Boxing Champions fight night at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.
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BJ Flores pressed the action throughout, serving as the aggressor much of the night.
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On 15 October, 2016, BJ Flores challenged Tony Bellew for the WBC cruiserweight title, in Bellew's hometown of Liverpool.
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BJ Flores started the fight off well, but then got dropped three times in the second round.
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On 11 August, 2018, BJ Flores fought Trevor Bryan for the vacant interim WBA heavyweight title.