On January 28, 2023, a 30-year-old David Jiménez (12-0, 9 KOs) got a shot at the flyweight WBA title held by 35-year-old Ukrainian boxer Artem Dalakian (21-0, 15 KOs).
Jiménez came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days. Dalakian was on a 21-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 8 days.
Artem Dalakian defeated David Jiménez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA flyweight title. Dalakian improves his record to 22-0, while Jiménez adds a loss to his record at 12-1.