José Quirino (born 19 April 1968) is a Mexican former
professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1997. He held the
WBO
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super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, 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 respond ...
title in 1992.
Professional career
He was not a hard puncher, so José won many of his fights with his speed.
WBO Super Flyweight Championship
Quirino won the
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 Boxing ...
super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, 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 respond ...
championship by upsetting Puerto Rico's
José Ruíz Matos
José "Cheíto" Ruíz Matos (October 24, 1966 – February 28, 1992) was a Puerto Rican boxer. Born and raised in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, he was signed as a professional when he was 17 years old. Ruíz made his debut July 13, 198 ...
in
The Aladdin
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,
Las Vegas,
Nevada.
On September 4, 1992, he lost his championship against an undefeated
Johnny Bredahl
Johnny Bredahl Johansen (born 27 August 1968), known professionally as Johnny Bredahl or Johny Wahid Johansen, is a Danish former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the ...
in a very disputed twelve-round decision, in
Copenhagen.
Legacy
Jose was undefeated at 16-0 until he lost his 17th professional fight against Tony "the bazooka" Luca in a highly disputed ten-round fight. José has losses to some of boxing's best fighters like
Danny Romero,
Michael Carbajal,
Mark Johnson,
Junior Jones
Junior Jones (born December 20, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2002. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title from 1993 to 1994 an ...
, and
Johnny Bredahl
Johnny Bredahl Johansen (born 27 August 1968), known professionally as Johnny Bredahl or Johny Wahid Johansen, is a Danish former professional boxer who competed between 1989 and 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the ...
. Jose was also nominated as the rookie of the year for Mexico in 1986.
See also
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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 ...
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List of WBO world champions
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List of super flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-bantamweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing As ...
References
External links
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Boxers from Tijuana
World boxing champions
World Boxing Organization champions
World super-flyweight boxing champions
Super-flyweight boxers
1968 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers