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Daniel Jimenez
Daniel Jimenez
Born	Daniel Jiménez Román; November 21, 1969 (age 54); Camuy, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Other names	La Cobra
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight; Super bantamweight; Featherweight;
Height	5 ft 5½ in (166 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	45
Wins	30
Wins by KO	15
Losses	13
Draws	1
No contests	1

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Daniel Jiménez Román (born November 21, 1969 in Camuy, Puerto Rico) is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is best known for having won the WBO title as a pro.

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Jimenez, known as "La Cobra", turned pro in 1988, losing his first fight to Wilfredo Vargas. In 1993 he captured the WBO super bantamweight title with a decision win over Duke McKenzie and defended it four times before losing it to Marco Antonio Barrera in 1995. He moved down in weight after the loss and defeated WBO bantamweight title holder Alfred Kotey by decision. He defended the belt once before losing it to Robbie Regan the following year. He retired in 2002 after several losses late in his career.

On September 3, 1994, Daniel Jiménez established a world record for the quickest knockout in a championship fight, defeating Harald Geier in 17 seconds.

External links

Boxing record for Daniel Jiménez from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by Duke McKenzie	WBO super bantamweight champion June 9, 1993 – March 31, 1995	Succeeded by Marco Antonio Barrera
Preceded by Alfred Kotey	WBO bantamweight champion October 21, 1995 – April 26, 1996	Succeeded by Robbie Regan
Records
Preceded by Gerald McClellan vs. Jay Bell 20 seconds	Fastest knockout in a title bout 17 seconds vs. Harald Geier September 3, 1994 - November 18, 2017	Succeeded by Zolani Tete vs. Siboniso Gonya 11 seconds

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-'''Daniel Jiménez Román''' (born November 21, 1969 in [[Camuy, Puerto Rico]]) is a former [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[boxing|bantamweight boxer]]. He is best known for having won the WBO title as a pro.
+'''Daniel Jiménez Román''' (born November 21, 1969 in [[Camuy, Puerto Rico]]) is a former [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[professional boxing|professional boxer]]. He is best known for having won the WBO title as a pro.
 ==Pro==
-Jimenez, known as "La Cobra", turned pro in 1988, losing his first fight to [[Wilfredo Vargas]]. In 1993 he captured the WBO super bantamweight title with a decision win over [[Duke McKenzie]] and defended it four times before losing it to [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] in 1995. He moved down in weight after the loss and defeated WBO bantamweight title holder [[Alfred Kotey]] by decision. He defended the belt once before losing it to [[Robbie Regan]] the following year. He retired in 2002 after several losses late in his career.
+Jimenez, known as "La Cobra", turned pro in 1988, losing his first fight to Wilfredo Vargas. In 1993 he captured the WBO super bantamweight title with a decision win over [[Duke McKenzie]] and defended it four times before losing it to [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] in 1995. He moved down in weight after the loss and defeated WBO bantamweight title holder [[Alfred Kotey]] by decision. He defended the belt once before losing it to [[Robbie Regan]] the following year. He retired in 2002 after several losses late in his career.
 On September 3, 1994, Daniel Jiménez established a world record for the quickest knockout in a championship fight, defeating Harald Geier in 17 seconds.
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