Chris Avalos

{{Short description|American boxer (born 1989)}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2014}}

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|height = 5 ft 7 in

|reach = 68 in

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|5}}

|birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

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Christopher Matthew Avalos (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional boxer.

Professional career

On April 24, 2010 Avalos stopped the veteran John Alberto Molina to win the WBO-NABO bantamweight title.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Chris_Avalos_vs._John_Alberto_Molina|title=Chris Avalos vs. John Alberto Molina - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}

In August 2010, Avalos lost to an undefeated Christopher Martin Peña at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota. The bout was televised on a Showtime undercard.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/en/|title=BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}

In February 2015 he was defeated by IBF super bantamweight champion, Carl Frampton in Belfast, losing via fifth-round technical knockout.{{Cite news|last=Dirs|first=Ben|date=February 28, 2015|title=Frampton beats Avalos in round five|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/31626220|access-date=July 20, 2020}}

In his next big fight he was defeated by WBA (Super) featherweight champion, Léo Santa Cruz, losing one his second world title attempt via eighth-round knockout.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 October 2017|title=Leo Santa Cruz Stops Chris Avalos in Eight, Mares Rematch Next?|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/leo-santa-cruz-stops-chris-avalos-eight-results--121439|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-03|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}

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