Mauricio Aceves (born 18 December 1960) is a Mexican former
professional boxer in the
Light welterweight
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Boxing Professional boxing
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division. He was the first ever
WBO
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Lightweight Champion.
Professional career
Mauricio has fought many undefeated boxers, including
Shane Mosley
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,
Dingaan Thobela,
Todd Foster, Dennis Holbæk Pedersen,
Billy Schwer
William Schwer (born 12 April 1969 in Luton, England), known as Billy Schwer, is a former boxing, professional boxer.
For the majority of his professional career, Schwer fought in the lightweight division but also competed in the light welter ...
and
Rene Arredondo.
WBO Lightweight Championship
Aceves won the
WBO
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Lightweight Championship by upsetting the veteran Amancio Castro in
Santa Ana, California
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.
He almost lost his championship in his first defense, when his opponent Bejines had won every round before being knocked out with a single short left hook by Mauricio. He had to survive cuts over both eyes.
One of his last fights was a loss to boxing legend
Jorge Páez
Jorge Adolfo Páez (born October 27, 1965) is a Mexican actor, circus performer and former professional boxer. In boxing he held the WBO and IBF featherweight titles. Paez's nickname of ''"El Maromero"'' is in honor of the somersault (referred ...
.
[Baker, Chris (April 12, 1994)]
Paez Defeats Aceves by a Unanimous Decision
'' Los Angeles Times''.
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 lightweight boxing champions
References
External links
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Boxers from Mexico City
World Boxing Organization champions
World lightweight boxing champions
Lightweight boxers
1960 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers