Every hit received during training and in his 13 professional bouts has been worth it. This is stated by the Mexican Alejandra La Tigre Jiménez, current WBC and WBO super middleweight world champion, and the first Mexican world heavyweight champion, because before Andy Ruiz, La Tigre gave the first blow.azo.
By Rodolfo Rosales S.
Every hit received during training and in his 13 professional bouts has been worth it. This is stated by the Mexican Alejandra La Tigre Jiménez, current WBC and WBO super middleweight world champion, and the first Mexican world heavyweight champion, because before Andy Ruiz, La Tigre gave the first blow.azo.
Six years ago he weighed 140 kilograms and the worst thing is that with his 1.80 meter height he looked huge, but it was through boxing that he found the solution to his overweight.
As a good international chef, a career she studied, Alejandra simmered her triumph; First, to dedicate herself to boxing, she left her job as a chef in a place where she earned well, but boxing caught her: I like gastronomy, but I'm not as passionate about boxing, she admitsce
Then, she decided to change her residence from Mexico City to Cancun, where she arrived as world heavyweight champion, a title she won in what was her sixth professional match!!
“I made the decision to go to Cancun to grow as a person and athlete. I came looking for fights, because I understood that it was difficult to be a heavyweight, but it was a great decision, the physical change is surprising and even many people think that I am messing with something, but for the duel with Franchon Crews I underwent four doping tests ..
“It has not been easy, it requires a lot of determination, discipline and the help of your family, but of the more than 100 kilograms I had, now I weigh 76. It is said easy, but there is a lot of work that must be done, as well as training, I spend six to eight hours in the gym, he says..
Her emotional victory over the American Franchon Crews, on January 11 in San Antonio, Texas, to snatch the WBC super middleweight title, catapulted her to the horns of the moon.
“The titles are a long road, but they are achieved with dedication, sacrifices and the support of many people, a great team, Pepe Gómez, my promoter, as well as the support of the World Boxing Council, he said..
On January 14, just three days after that fight, La Tigre was in Mexico City, at the WBC Coffee Tuesday. Wearing black pants, a white shirt and a smile from ear to ear, La Tigre said she was proud of her achievement and with that simplicity that characterizes her, she took the opportunity to thank all the people who have supported her throughout her life. career.rrera.
To his right was Mauricio Sulaimán, president of the WBC, and to his left the promoter Pepe Gómez and in front of them a large group of journalists who were thirsty to learn more about Alejandra, who with patience and good humor answered all the questions that were asked. .
Already with the WBC belt in her hands, Alejandra kissed him, and put him in her arms, like her most precious treasure.
HE DISCHARGED IT
For Jiménez, the most curious thing about his fight against Franchon was when they took off the false bun he was wearing. I found out it was a wig after the fight and it made me laugh. But in combat I was surprised.”.
And she recalled that at the end of the round, the American told the referee 'my hair, my hair' and then she came out without her hair, so I thought poor thing, they cut her hair', but who would think of going up to fight with a wig. I think that no one had hit it so hard that it fell and I knocked it over.bé”.
Alejandra hopes to continue making history and even says she is willing to drop to middleweight to face Claressa Shields, I do not shy away from her. He would also like to defend his titles in the Cancun bullring.n.
