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Humberto Tapia
Humberto Tapia Armenta (January 10, 1986 – March 29, 2011) was a Mexican professional Boxing, boxer born in Tijuana, Baja California. He was in the Light Welterweight division and was the Inaugural World Boxing Council, WBC FECOMBOX Light Welterweight Champion. Professional career On October 23, 2006 Tapia beat title contender Ramón Montaño at the Palo Duro Golf Club in Nogales, Arizona. This bout was televised on TeleFutura. WBC FECOMBOX Championship In September 2007, Humberto won the Inaugural World Boxing Council, WBC FECOMBOX Light Welterweight Championship by beating the veteran Augusto Gamez at El Foro in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Legacy Tapia fought and went the distance with many notable fighters like current World Boxing Association, WBA World Champion Brandon Ríos, Ramón Montaño, Rock Allen, Danny Garcia (boxer), Danny García, Carlos Molina (American boxer), Carlos Molina, Michael Torres, Danny O'Connor (boxer), Danny O'Connor, and Antonio Orozco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. In most sports that use it, welterweight is heavier than lightweight but lighter than middleweight. Etymology The first known instance of the term is from 1831, meaning "heavyweight horseman," later "boxer or wrestler of a certain weight" by 1896. This sense comes from earlier "welter" "heavyweight horseman or boxer" from 1804, possibly from "welt", meaning "to beat severely", from 15th century. Boxing Professional boxing A professional welterweight boxer's weight is greater than 140 pounds (≈63 kg), but no more than 147 pounds (≈67 kg). Current world champions Current champions Current world rankings =''The Ring (magazine), The Ring''= As of December, 10, 2022. Keys: : Current ''The Ring (magazine), The Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |