Oscar León Navas (born April 4, 1974) is a Colombian former
professional boxer
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who competed from 1996 to 2011. He challenged for the
WBA featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
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title in 2003, as the WBA and
WBC interim
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featherweight titles in 2003 and 2006, respectively.
Pro career
WBA Featherweight Championship
In 2003 Oscar lost two very disputed twelve round split-decisions to
Derrick Gainer
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Professional career
In 2000, Gainer defeated Freddie Norwood to win t ...
and
Chris John for the
WBA World Featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
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championship.
Interim WBC Featherweight Championship
On February 17, 2006, León was knocked out by
Humberto Soto
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in the ninth round, for the
WBC Featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...
championship.
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Professional boxing record
References
External links
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Light-welterweight boxers
1974 births
Living people
Colombian male boxers
Sportspeople from Cartagena, Colombia
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