By Dan Ambrose: Negotiations for a fight between WBC super featherweight champion (Miguel ‘El Alacran’ Berchelt (32-1, 28 KOs) and #5 WBC Cristian Mijares (58-8-2, 26 KOs) are underway for a fight on February 3 or 10, according to ESPN Deportes.
Cristian Mijares
Cristian Mijares vs. Shohei Kawashima – Results
By Dan Ambrose: WBC Silver featherweight champion Cristian ‘Diamante’ Mijares (55-8-2, 26 KOs) won a controversial 12 round unanimous decision victory over Shohei Kawashima (14-1-2, 3 KOs) last Saturday night in front of a pro-Mijares crowd at the Palenque Vicente Fernandez in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.
Mijares: I have too much experience for Santa Cruz
(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: 32-year-old former IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares (49-7-2, 24 KO’s) thinks his experience will be the telling factor tonight in his title challenge against the younger 25-year-old Leo Santa Cruz (26-0-1, 15 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mijares has a lot of confidence going into this fight, but not much to show for in terms of wins over high quality opposition.
In his last five fights, Mijares has beaten Jovanny Soto, Carlos Joan Gaspar Jacobo, lost to Victor Terrazas, beaten a well past his prime Rafael Marquez and Eusebio Osejo.
Terrazas defeats Mijares; Juanma victorious
By Jim Dower: Using heavy pressure and a good body attack, #1 WBC, Victor Terrazas (37-2-1, 21 KO’s) defeated former IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares (47-7-2, 22 KO’s) by a 12 round split decision on Saturday night to capture the vacant WBC super bantamweight title at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico, in Mexico City, Mexico.
The final judges’ scores were 114-113 and 115-112 for Terrazas and 114-113 for Mijares. Terrazas was knocked down in the 12th round by a hard left hand from Mijares. Terrazas suffered cuts in the 5th and 10th rounds from a head-butt and then a hard left hand.
Mijares vs. Terrazas possible for April for vacant WBC 122 lb. title
By Chris Williams: Former IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight Cristian Mijares (47-6-2, 22 KO’s) and Victor Terrazas (36-2-1, 21 KO’s) could wind up fighting on April 20th for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title, according to fightnews.com.
Abner Mares, the current WBC super bantamweight champion, is vacating his World Boxing Council title to move up to featherweight where he feels it’ll be easier for him to make the weight for the division.
Donaire could fight Mijares in early 2013
By Chris Williams: It looks like WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (30-1, 19 KO’s) will continue on his course of fighting older fighters, as he’s being talked about fighting former IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares (47-6-2, 22 KO’s) in the first part of next year, according to the Manila Bulletin.
Donaire was supposed to fight Mijares earlier this year, but HBO said no to that fight. Donaire then opted to fight IBF super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula. If HBO said no once to a Mijares fight I wonder if they’ll change their mind about this now? Mijares stopped a past his prime Rafael Marquez last month in a 9th round stoppage, but Mijares hardly looked good. Marquez had him on the ropes in the 1st round and was really teeing off on Mijares when the flow of the fight was stopped due to a head-butt.
Mijares still an easy mark for top 122 lb fighters
By Dan Ambrose: Cristian Mijares (47-6-2, 22 KO’s) did a good job of rallying and stopping a WAY past his best 37-year-old former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (41-8, 37 KO’s) in the 9th round at the Arena Cuidad de Mexico. Distito Federal, Mexico.
Mijares stops Rafael Marquez; Sosa defeats Lee
By Jason Kim: The younger 31-year-old former IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares (47-6-2, 22 KO’s) defeated 37-year-old former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (41-8, 37 KO’s) by a 9th round TKO to win the vacant WBC Silver bantamweight title at the Arena Cuidad de Mexico, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Cristian Mijares vs. Rafael Marquez tonight
By Jim Dower: Former world champions Cristian Mijares (46-6-2, 21 KO’s) will be fighting Rafael Marquez (41-7, 37 KO’s) tonight for the vacant WBC United States (USNBC) featherweight title at the Arena Cuidad de Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Also on the card will be former WBC light flyweight champion Edgar Sosa (46-7, 28 KO’s) taking on Myung Ho Lee (15-2, 5 KO’s) in a 10 round scheduled bout.
Cristian Mijares vs. Rafael Marquez on October 27th
By Allan Fox: Former IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares (46-6-2, 21 KO’s) will be fighting former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (41-7, 37 KO’s) for the vacant WBC Silver super bantamweight title on October 27th at the Arena Cuidad de Mexico, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Both Mijares and Marquez have moved up in weight to the super bantamweight as they’ve aged but neither are considered a major player at super bantamweight despite the fact that they’re fighting for the WBC Silver bantamweight strap. It’s just a trinket offered up by the World Boxing Council to try and give the fight some kind of meaning when there’s not much to get from this given their positions in the division.