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Michi Munoz 
Statistics Real name Jorge Michael Munoz Nickname(s) The Mexican Sensation
The MatadorRated at middleweight Nationality 
MexicanBorn 3 May 1981
Guanajuato, MexicoStance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 21 Wins 20 Wins by KO 13 Losses 1 Draws 2 No contests 0 Jorge Michael Munoz (born 3 May 1981 in Guanajuato, Mexico), more commonly known as Michi Munoz or Michie Munoz, is a professional boxer from Topeka, Kansas who is known as "the Mexican Sensation" who fights in the middleweight division.
Munoz is the former NABC Light Middleweight champion and has been described as one of the hottest prospects to ever come from the Midwest of America.[1][2]
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Background
Munoz was born in Mexico although grew up in Topeka, Kansas, United States. He is one of three boxing brother along with Raul and Alex.[3]
Career
Munoz boxed as an amateur prior to taking a long break from boxing before moving to the professional ranks. Munoz stated "I came back, and I feel more mature, and I feel like my body's more mature.".[3]
Munoz turned professional in June 2004, winning his first fight at Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, in which Munoz beat American fighter Lance Moody on the undercard of the Jesse Sanders v Donny McCrary fight. Michie is currently training for his fight against Winky Wright in Puerto Rico.
NABC light middleweight title
Munoz won all of his first 14 fights, 11 inside the distance, before he fought for his first title belt against Joshua Smith. They faced each other for the vacant NABC light middleweight title in August 2006.
Right-handed Munoz injured his right in the early rounds of the fight and had to fight the remainder of the bout using only his left. Despite this setback Munoz took the title belt by a unanimous decision of 80-72 margin on all of the judge's score cards.[4]
Joey Gilbert fight
Following another two victories Munoz then faced Joey Gilbert, the star of the original series of reality TV boxing show The Contender, for the WBO North American Boxing Organization middleweight championship at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.[5]
Gilbert was originally scheduled to face Cincinnati's Robert Dula who pulled out due to a shoulder injury. Although the fight was to take place at an altitude of 6000 feet at the MontBleu Resort & Casino Munoz still took the fight with just 8 days notice.
Munoz was the sharper and more aggressive in the early round before showing signs of breathing difficulty as a result of the high altitude. Munoz still pushed the champion Gilbert the full 12 rounds finally losing the fight on points. After the fight Gilbert stated the Munoz was "one of the best fighters I've ever faced".[6][7][8]
John Duddy fight
Munoz returned to the ring the following month to defeat Wisconsin fighter Aundalen Sloan and quickly added another two victories to his record in 2007.
Munoz is scheduled to fight Irish boxer John Duddy at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 10, 2009.
References
- ^ Boxrec. "Michi Munoz". Boxrec Fighter Page. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=boxer&human_id=259233. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
- ^ "Past – Present – The Future!". Danger-Fire Media. http://dangerfire.com/content/view/14/1/. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ a b Rick Peterson. "Topeka boxer making up for lost time in ring". The Capital-Journal. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-7354424.html. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ Ernie W. Webb III. "Even fighting with one hand, Munoz triumphs". The Capital-Journal. http://www.cjonline.com/stories/082706/lsp_boxing.shtml. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ "Joey Gilbert beats Michi Munoz". Eastside Boxing. http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=10107&more=1. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ Tim Parsons. "Joey Gilbert beats Michi Munoz". Tahoe Daily Tribune. http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20070302/Sports/103020089/-1/SPORTS. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ Appeal Staff Report. "Gilbert defends his title". Nevada Appeal. http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070303/SPORTS/103030092. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ "Munoz v Gilbert". Danger-Fire Media. http://dangerfire.com/content/view/6/2/. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Middleweight boxers
- Mexican boxers
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