Carlos Ernesto Murillo Duarte (born December 10, 1970) is a Panamanian former
professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2005. He held the
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxi ...
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920 ...
title in 1996.
Professional career
Murillo turned professional in 1990 and amassed a record of 32-2 before he beat
Choi Hi-yong
Hi-Yong Choi (born 1965-09-13 in Korea) is a former professional boxer. He is a former WBA light-flyweight champion.
Professional career
Choi turned professional in 1987 and captured the WBA light flyweight title in 1991 in only his 10th pro ...
to win the WBA light flyweight title. He would go on to lose the title four months later
Keiji Yamaguchi Keiji Yamaguchi (山口圭司 ''Yamaguchi Keiji'', born February 17, 1974) is a former professional boxer from Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Yamaguchi held the WBA light flyweight championship of the world, defeating Panamanian champion Carlos Murill ...
. Murillo would get another world title opportunity this time against Colombia's
Mauricio Pastrana
Mauricio Antonio Pastrana Tapi (born 20 January 1973) is a Colombian former professional boxer. He is a former four-weight world champion, having won multiple titles in the light flyweight, super flyweight, and bantamweight divisions, as wel ...
; he would lose via ninth round stoppage.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world light-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-flyweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Assoc ...
References
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1970 births
Living people
Panamanian male boxers
Mini-flyweight boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
World light-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions