Milton Núñez (boxer)

Milton Nunez
Statistics
Real name Milton Nunez De Orta
Nickname(s) El Misil
Weight(s) Light heavyweight
Super middleweight
Middleweight
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Nationality Colombian
Born (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987
Barranquilla, Colombia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 53
Wins 34
Wins by KO 30
Losses 18
Draws 1

Milton Núñez (born September 25, 1987) is a Colombian middleweight boxer.[1] Nunez's biggest fight was against Gennady Golovkin for the interim WBA middleweight title.[2] In this title fight, Milton lost by knockout in 58 seconds.[3]

Milton also fought, and lost, against fellow Colombian Nilson Julio Tapia. Milton fought former IBF light middleweight title challenger Deandre Latimore on Showtime on February 24, 2012 where Milton lost by majority decision.[4]

Other world champion or world title challenger opponents of Milton include Sergio Mora, Daniel Jacobs, Dmitry Chudinov, and Matt Korobov - all ending in losses.

References

  1. ↑ Milton Núñez ante Jorge Meléndez, en “La Isla del Encanto” Archived 2013-01-18 at Archive.is
  2. ↑ "Golovkin vs. Nunez for WBA middleweight interim title on August 14th". Boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Golovkin destroys Nunez for WBA 160 belt - World boxing - Boxing news". Boxnews.com.ua. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  4. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/jessie-vargas-deandre-latimore-quotes-from-weigh---49935


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