Ignacio "Nacho" Beristáin (born July 31, 1939, in

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) is a Mexican trainer in the sport of

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. Beristain is a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest trainers in the history of boxing.

Training career

Beristain boxed as an amateur in the light flyweight division. He later turned professional, but was forced to retire prematurely in 1959 due to an eye injury. After retirement, he co-managed

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. He has trained several other notable boxers, including brothers

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and

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and hall of famers Ricardo López, Gilberto Román, and Humberto "Chiquita" González, having trained them from their initial careers to the top of the pound for pound rankings. He also had a brief stint in training

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when De La Hoya faced

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in December 2008.

Boxers Trained

* Ricardo López - four-time champion (hall of fame member) *

- four division champion (hall of fame member) *

- two division champion *

- four-time champion (hall of fame member) *

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- four-time champion (hall of fame member) * Victor Rabanales - bantamweight champion *

- six division champion *

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- four-time champion * Guty Espadas - flyweight champion * Guty Espadas, Jr. - featherweight champion *

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- jr middleweight prospect *

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- bantamweight champion * Gilberto Román - two-time champion (with 11 title defenses) *

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- two division champion *

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- two-time champion * Rodolfo López - featherweight champion * Alejandro Barrera - jr middleweight prospect *

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- three division champion *

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- former title challenger *

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- two-time champion *

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- two-time champion *

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- middleweight champion *

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- two division champion

Boxing Hall of Fame

In 2006, Beristáin became a member of the

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as a trainer. Then on December 7, 2010, he was inducted to the

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, alongside legendary Mexican champion

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, Russian Australian Undisputed Junior Welterweight World Champion,

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, heavyweight champion

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, and actor

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References

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