Isidro Pérez (May 24, 1964 – January 9, 2013) was a Mexican professional
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in the
Lightweight
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The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
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division. Pérez is a former two-time
WBO Flyweight
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Champion.
Professional career
In May 1986, Isidro won the
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National Light Flyweight Championship by beating veteran Jorge Cano.
WBC Light Flyweight Championship
In his first World Championship attempt he lost a very disputed twelve-round decision to Jung-Koo Chang in Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea.
WBO Flyweight Championship
On August 18, 1990 Pérez won the
WBO Flyweight
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Boxing
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Championship by upsetting Puerto Rico's Angel Rosario with a twelfth round T.K.O. in
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Death
Isidro Pérez was reported to have died in Mexico in January 2013,
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See also
*List of Mexican boxing world champions
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*List of WBO world champions
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*List of flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up ...
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1964 births
2013 deaths
Boxers from Guerrero
World boxing champions
World Boxing Organization champions
World flyweight boxing champions
Flyweight boxers
Mexican male boxers
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