# Antonio Avelar

Jose Antonio Rodríguez Avelar (born August 25, 1958) is a Mexican former professional boxer in the flyweight division. He is a former WBC and Lineal flyweight Champion.

## Professional career

In August 1980, Avelar won his first NABF Championship by Knocking out Alberto Morales.

### WBC Flyweight Championship

In his second attempt, Avelar won the WBC and Lineal Flyweight titles by upsetting Shoji Oguma of Japan by T.K.O. in the seventh round. On July 25, 1987, Avelar lost his last bout to an undefeated Miguel Lora for the Colombian's WBC Bantamweight Championship.

## Professional boxing record

| 53 fights | 39 wins | 13 losses |
| By knockout | 32 | 9 |
| By decision | 5 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 53 | Loss | 39–13–1 | Miguel Lora | KO | 4 (12), 2:09 | Jul 25, 1987 | 28 years, 331 days | Miami Marine Stadium, Key Biscayne, Florida, US | For WBC bantamweight title |
| 52 | Win | 39–12–1 | Wilfredo Vázquez | TKO | 8 (10), 1:10 | May 30, 1986 | 27 years, 275 days | Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, US | |
| 51 | Loss | 38–12–1 | Arturo Mujica | TKO | 4 (?) | Mar 19, 1986 | 27 years, 203 days | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 50 | Win | 38–11–1 | Ali Solis | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 4, 1986 | 27 years, 160 days | La Paz, Mexico | |
| 49 | Win | 37–11–1 | Freddy Castillo | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 23, 1985 | 27 years, 26 days | Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 48 | Win | 36–11–1 | Juan Carlos Solis | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 29, 1985 | 27 years, 1 day | Tepic, Mexico | |
| 47 | Win | 35–11–1 | Jose Gallegos | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 22, 1985 | 26 years, 328 days | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 46 | Win | 34–11–1 | Mario Nava | TKO | 3 (?) | Jun 11, 1985 | 26 years, 287 days | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 45 | Loss | 33–11–1 | Gilberto Román | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 30, 1985 | 26 years, 214 days | Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico | |
| 44 | Win | 33–10–1 | Gilberto Román | DQ | 5 (10) | Jan 1, 1985 | 26 years, 126 days | Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico | Roman DQ'd for headbutting |
| 43 | Win | 32–10–1 | Diego Avila | TKO | 3 (?) | Jul 14, 1984 | 25 years, 321 days | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 42 | Win | 31–10–1 | Carlos de la Paz | TKO | 4 (?) | May 14, 1984 | 25 years, 260 days | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 41 | Loss | 30–10–1 | Fred Jackson | KO | 5 (10) | May 1, 1983 | 24 years, 246 days | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 40 | Win | 30–9–1 | Elid Fernandez | DQ | 6 (?) | Dec 26, 1982 | 24 years, 120 days | Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico | |
| 39 | Loss | 29–9–1 | Prudencio Cardona | KO | 1 (15), 2:04 | Mar 20, 1982 | 23 years, 204 days | Estadio Tamaulipas Futbol, Tampico, Mexico | Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 38 | Win | 29–8–1 | Kim Tae-shik | KO | 2 (15), 0:56 | Aug 30, 1981 | 23 years, 2 days | Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 37 | Win | 28–8–1 | Shoji Oguma | KO | 7 (15), 0:56 | May 12, 1981 | 22 years, 257 days | City Gymnasium, Mito, Japan | Won WBC and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 36 | Win | 27–8–1 | Rocky Mijares | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 18, 1980 | 22 years, 51 days | Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 35 | Win | 26–8–1 | Alberto Morales | TKO | 10 (12) | Aug 16, 1980 | 21 years, 354 days | Merida, Mexico | Won NABF flyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 25–8–1 | Rocky Mijares | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 17, 1980 | 21 years, 294 days | Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Mexico | |
| 33 | Win | 24–8–1 | Aniceto Vargas | KO | 5 (10) | Apr 1, 1980 | 21 years, 217 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US | |
| 32 | Win | 23–8–1 | Alfonso López | TKO | 5 (10), 2:00 | Feb 16, 1980 | 21 years, 172 days | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 31 | Win | 22–8–1 | Alfredo Hernandez | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 1, 1980 | 21 years, 126 days | Gomez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 21–8–1 | Adelaido Galindo | TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 1, 1979 | 21 years, 95 days | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 20–8–1 | Samuel Machorro | PTS | 10 | Aug 25, 1979 | 20 years, 362 days | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 28 | Loss | 19–8–1 | Miguel Canto | UD | 15 | Feb 10, 1979 | 20 years, 166 days | Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Mexico | For WBC flyweight title |
| 27 | Loss | 19–7–1 | Freddy Castillo | TKO | 10 (10) | Oct 21, 1978 | 20 years, 54 days | Merida, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 19–6–1 | Matias Marin | KO | 8 (?) | Jul 29, 1978 | 19 years, 237 days | Merida, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 18–6–1 | Freddy Hernandez | TKO | 8 (?) | Apr 22, 1978 | 19 years, 237 days | Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis Potosi, Mexico | |
| 24 | Loss | 17–6–1 | Samuel Machorro | PTS | 10 | Jan 7, 1977 | 19 years, 132 days | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 17–5–1 | Jose Sosa | PTS | 10 | Oct 12, 1977 | 19 years, 45 days | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 16–5–1 | Arturo Urruzquieta | TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 10, 1977 | 19 years, 13 days | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 15–5–1 | Arturo Urruzquieta | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 24, 1977 | 18 years, 361 days | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 14–5–1 | Refugio Rojas | KO | 5 (10) | Jun 24, 1977 | 18 years, 300 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 19 | Loss | 13–5–1 | Gabriel Bernal | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1977 | 18 years, 266 days | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 18 | Draw | 13–4–1 | Antonio Escobar | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1977 | 18 years, 217 days | La Paz, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 13–4 | Pedro Camacho | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 4, 1977 | 18 years, 188 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 16 | Loss | 12–4 | Freddy Castillo | PTS | 10 | Feb 4, 1977 | 18 years, 160 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Juan Carlos Barbosa | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 17, 1976 | 18 years, 111 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 14 | Loss | 11–3 | Juan Jose Guzman | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 12, 1976 | 18 years, 76 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Chango Alvarez | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 8, 1976 | 18 years, 41 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Chango Alvarez | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 17, 1976 | 18 years, 20 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Chango Alvarez | TKO | 5 (?) | Sep 1, 1976 | 18 years, 4 days | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Alfonso Ramirez | TKO | 2 (10) | Aug 20, 1976 | 17 years, 358 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Andres Reyes | RTD | 3 (10) | May 14, 1976 | 17 years, 260 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Juanito Martinez | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 9, 1976 | 17 years, 225 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Juanito Martinez | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 20, 1976 | 17 years, 205 days | La Paz, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Angel Felix | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1976 | 17 years, 151 days | La Paz, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Manuel Montiel | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 2, 1976 | 17 years, 127 days | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Raul Ochoa | PTS | 10 | Nov 21, 1975 | 17 years, 85 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ruperto Guevara | TKO | 3 (6) | Sep 19, 1975 | 17 years, 22 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Felipe Mayorga | PTS | 4 | Jul 4, 1975 | 16 years, 310 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Manuel Ruelas | TKO | 1 (4) | Jun 6, 1975 | 16 years, 282 days | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico | |