Joel Luna Zárate (born November 12, 1965) is a Mexican former professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. He is the former
WBO
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxin ...
Latino
super flyweight
Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from A ...
champion and also the nephew of former world boxing champion
Carlos Zárate.
Pro career
On April 25, 1998 Joel Luna fought
Gerry Peñalosa
Geronimo "Gerry" J. Peñalosa (born August 7, 1972) is a Filipino former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2010. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC super-flyweight title from 1997 to 1998, and the WBO bantamweight ...
for the
WBC Super Flyweight
Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from A ...
title, but the bout ended in a technical draw.
See also
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Notable boxing families
References
External links
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Boxers from Mexico City
Super-flyweight boxers
1965 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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