Noel Arambulet (born May 18, 1974 in
Falcón
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Professional career
Nicknamed "El Verdugo", Arambulet turned pro in 1996 and captured the vacant WBA minimumweight title with a decision win over
Joma Gamboa
Jomarie Gamboa (born April 25, 1973, in Bacolod) is a retired boxer from the Philippines who was a former
minimumweight champion.
Professional career
He made his professional debut in 1993. He fought for his first world title in 1996 but was s ...
in 1999. He defended the belt once before being stripped of the title for not making weight for a rematch against Gamboa in 2000. Gamboa won the fight and the title. He recaptured the WBA minimumweight title with a close decision win over
Keitaro Hoshino
Keitaro Hoshino (14 August 1969 – 9 October 2021
) was a Japanese Yutaka Niida
is a retired professional boxer in the minimumweight (105 lb) division and former WBA world minimumweight champion.
Professional boxing career
Niida belonged to the Yokohama Hikari Boxing Gym, his trainer was Mitsunori Seki and Hidefumi Oika ...
in 2004 by decision, although, officially the title was stripped due to his failure to make weight.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of WBA world champions
This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA), the predecessor to the WBA.
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1974 births
People from Falcón
Light-flyweight boxers
Living people
Venezuelan male boxers
Mini-flyweight boxers
World mini-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
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