Alberto Ontiveros Takes His Punching Threat to the Title Stage
Alberto Ontiveros, known as ‘Chimino’ and ‘The Assassin,’ competed mainly at flyweight and super flyweight. The Mexican southpaw was born in Mazatlán and associated with Tijuana. His professional career ran from 1994 to 2005, ending with twenty-two wins, twelve losses and five draws.
Knockout wins lead to championship opposition
Twenty of his victories came by knockout, giving his record a pronounced finishing element. His international assignments nevertheless required him to face established opponents over longer distances, including two championship meetings with Eric Morel in 2000.
Morel won their June 3 contest by unanimous decision in a bout for the International Boxing Association super-flyweight title. Four months later, Ontiveros challenged him for the WBA flyweight championship in Las Vegas. Morel again won a twelve-round unanimous decision and retained the WBA belt.
Pastrana and Garcia present further tests
Ontiveros subsequently faced Mauricio Pastrana for the IBA super-flyweight championship on November 2, 2001. Pastrana stopped him in the ninth round. The assignment added another recognized smaller-weight opponent to a schedule that crossed Mexican and American venues.
On February 24, 2003, Ontiveros met Neddy Garcia for the vacant NABF super-flyweight title. Garcia won a technical decision after eleven rounds. These contests define the championship side of Ontiveros’s career: a heavy proportion of knockout wins brought him opportunities against accomplished opposition, but the major title assignments described here ended in defeats. His record combines that punching threat with the demands of international contention.
Sources
- BoxRec profile
- BoxRec WBA flyweight title results
- BoxRec IBA super-flyweight title results
- BoxRec NABF super-flyweight title results
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Boxing, Boxing History
