Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares was born on 2 October 1981 and is a Mexican former professional boxer.
16 Facts About Cristian Mijares
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Cristian Mijares is a two-time super flyweight champion, having held the unified WBC and WBA titles from 2006 to 2008 and the IBF title from 2010 to 2011.
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Cristian Mijares's younger brother is a lightweight prospect Ricardo Mijares and his uncle is a former world title contender Vicente Mijares.
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On 3 June 2006, Mijares knocked out Adalberto Davila in six rounds for the Mexican super flyweight title.
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Cristian Mijares was later promoted to full champion after reigning champion Masamori Tokuyama vacated his title on 6 December 2006, in anticipation of retiring.
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On 14 April 2007, Cristian Mijares defended his title by beating two time light flyweight champion Jorge Arce by unanimous decision in a particularly bloody match for Arce, who saw his first defeat since 1999.
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Cristian Mijares returned just 3 months later, beating Teppei Kikui, dominating and then stopping him in 10 rounds in front of his hometown crown in Mexico.
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Cristian Mijares made quick work of obscure journeyman Franck Gorjux stopping him in just 1 round.
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Cristian Mijares unified his WBC super flyweight title by defeating WBA Champion Alexander Munoz via split decision on 17 May 2008.
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Cristian Mijares easily controlled the contest with his jab and counterpunching, eventually stopping Sasakul in round 3 after dropping him in the previous round.
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Cristian Mijares was most recently knocked out by Vic Darchinyan in the 9th round, losing his WBC and WBA super flyweight titles to the Armenian-born Australian in a surprising upset.
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Cristian Mijares went up in weight and challenged Nehomar Cermeno for the interim WBA bantamweight title on 14 March 2009.
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Cristian Mijares fought Cermeno again on 12 September 2009 for that same title but lost by unanimous decision.
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On 11 December 2010, Cristian Mijares became a two-time super flyweight champion by beating IBF super flyweight champion Juan Alberto Rosas.
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In May 2011, Cristian Mijares made his first defence, a victory over contender Carlos Rueda.
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On 16 June 2018, Cristian Mijares headlined his retirement card before a partisan crowd at Gomez Palacio, losing by third-round knockout to Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.