José Antonio Aguirre Balderas (born 5 July 1975) is a Mexican former
professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2015. He held the
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minimumweight title from 2000 to 2004.
Professional career
Aguirre was born in
Cárdenas, Tabasco,
Mexico
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WBC Minimumweight title
On February 11, 2000, Aguirre beat
Wandee Singwangcha to win the
WBC
WBC may stand for:
Business
*Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, a former large India broadcaster now folded into CBS
*Westpac (New Delhi Exchange code: WBC), a multinational Financial services company
*Wholesale Broadband Connect, BT Wholesale's ...
Minimumweight title, becoming the first world champion from the state of Tabasco.
He successfully defended his title seven times, before losing it to
Eagle Kyowa by 12 round unanimous decision on January 10, 2004.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of WBC world champions
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight cla ...
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accred ...
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
World Boxing Council champions
Mexican male boxers
Mini-flyweight boxers
World mini-flyweight boxing champions
Boxers from Tabasco
People from Cárdenas, Tabasco
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