Julio César Borboa García (born 12 August 1969) is a Mexican former professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
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. He is a former
NABF and the
IBF
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
Super Flyweight Champion.
Professional career
In November 1992, Borboa beat an undefeated and future
WBO world
Bantamweight Champion, African
Alfred Kotey to earn his first title shot.
IBF Super Flyweight Championship
On May 31, 1997 Julio César won the
IBF
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
Super Flyweight Championship by upsetting the undefeated
Robert Quiroga
Robert Quiroga (October 10, 1969 in San Antonio, Texas – August 16, 2004 in San Antonio) was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 199 ...
by T.K.O. in the twelfth round. His second defense was against another undefeated fighter
Joel Luna Zárate, Borboa won a twelve round decision.
See also
*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 accre ...
* List of IBF world champions
*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 Sonora
People from Guaymas
World boxing champions
International Boxing Federation champions
World flyweight boxing champions
Super-flyweight boxers
1969 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
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