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Édgar Sosa (boxer)
Édgar Alejandro Sosa Medina (born 23 August 1979) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Council, WBC Light flyweight champion and went on to make ten title defenses. Professional career Sosa suffered losses in the early part of his career, the first one came against another future Mexican light flyweight champion Ulises SolÃs. He faced off against Solis in a rematch in 2003 but lost once again. Sosa would then score fourteen straight victories including a win over future light flyweight champion Gilberto Keb Baas and former two time minimum weight champion Noel Arambulet. WBC Light Flyweight Championship On April 14, 2007, Sosa won the World Boxing Council, WBC Light Flyweight Championship by besting former champion Brian Viloria by unanimous decision. Sosa went on to successfully defend his title ten times. In April 2009, he also got a 4th-round technical knockout victory over Porsawan Popramook. Controversial title defense On November 21, 2009, So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Melo
Carlos BolÃvar Melo (born September 22, 1982) is a Panamanian former professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ... who competed from 2001 to 2017 and challenged for the WBC light flyweight title in 2008. External links * 1982 births Living people Boxers from Panama City Light-flyweight boxers Panamanian male boxers {{Panama-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of NABF Champions
The following is a list of NABF champions, showing every champion certificated by the North American Boxing Federation The North American Boxing Federation (NABF) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC). History The WBC established the NABF in 1969 as part of ... (NABF), in operation since 1969. *r – Champion relinquished title. *s – Champion stripped of title. Heavyweight Cruiserweight Light heavyweight Super middleweight Middleweight Super welterweight Welterweight Super lightweight Lightweight Super featherweight Featherweight References {{reflist External linksOfficial websitefor the NABF Boxing in North America Lists of boxing champions World Boxing Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Bustos
Isaac Bustos (born February 16, 1975) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2009. He held the WBC mini flyweight title from 2004 to 2005. Professional career Isaac won his first NABF Championship by beating veteran Jesus Vargas. WBC Minimumweight Championship Bustos won the WBC Minimumweight Championship by upsetting an undefeated Eagle Den Junlaphan by T.K.O. in the fourth round. He lost his title to Katsunari Takayama in his first defence by unanimous decision. In his next fight he would also lose a unanimous decision to WBO Minimumweight Champion Iván Calderón Professional boxing record See also *List of WBC world champions *List of Mexican boxing world champions A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alberto Lazarte
Luis Alberto Lazarte (born March 4, 1971, in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinean former professional boxer who has held the IBF junior flyweight title from May 2010 until April 2011. Professional career He won the IBF junior flyweight title from Colombian Carlos Támara on May 29, 2010. Lazarte was the oldest reigning world boxing champion in the world, at 40 years old, until May 21, 2011. He lost his title by decision to former champion Ulises Solis on May 21, 2011. Lazarte also challenged for the world title twice at minimumweight (against Kermin Guardia and Daniel Reyes), twice more at light flyweight (against Édgar Sosa and John Riel Casimero) and twice at flyweight (against Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and Omar Narváez). Lazarte's competitive boxing career effectively ended after he was given a rare lifetime ban by the International Boxing Federation following a February 10, 2012 match against Johnriel Casimero in which Lazarte, surrounded by suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Trejo
Lorenzo Trejo Valencia (born 15 June 1977), known as Lorenzo Trejo, is a Mexican boxer. World title fights In 2003, he lost to Iván Calderón for the World Boxing Organization minimumweight world title. In 2006, Trejo lost to Eagle Kyowa for the World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation ... minimumweight world title. In 2007, Trejo lost to Édgar Sosa for the World Boxing Council light flyweight world title. Other notable opponents Trejo lost to Antonio Nieves in 2015. References External links * 1977 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Mexican male boxers {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Boy Jaro
Sonny Boy Jaro (born March 24, 1982) is a Filipino former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019, and held the WBC and '' The Ring'' flyweight titles between March and July 2012. Biography Jaro first made a living in making shoes with his father. At 12 years of age, he took up boxing where he had 59 amateur fights. He began boxing professionally on September 1, 2001. In his first world title attempt, Jaro challenged Edgar Sosa for the WBC light-flyweight title on September 27, 2008. Despite scoring a knockdown in the 9th round, he ended up losing a unanimous decision. Jaro got another shot at a world championship where he took on Giovanni Segura for the WBA light-flyweight title on November 21, 2009. He was, however, subdued in the opening round. After moving up in weight a number of bouts earlier, Jaro defeated Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand by knockout in the sixth of twelve rounds for the WBC and '' The Ring'' flyweight titles on March 2, 2012, in Chon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juanito Rubillar
Juanito Rubillar (born February 22, 1977) is a Filipino former professional boxer and WBC Continental Americas light flyweight champions. He is the younger brother of fellow boxer Ernesto Rubillar and older brother of Robert Rubillar. Born in Davao Oriental, Rubillar lives in Parañaque, Metro Manila. Professional career A veteran fighter, Rubillar made his professional debut on July 23, 1994, against fellow Filipino boxer Ramil Gevero. The fight ended with a draw, after 4 rounds. Just like Bert Batawang, Rubillar suffered multiple losses and draws early in his career, but did not give up. Recent fights On February 27, 2010, Rubillar lost to South African boxer Hekkie Budler by a controversial Majority decision at the Emperors Casino in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Carlos Leyva
Roberto Carlos Leyva Cortez (born 27 October 1979) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2011. He held the IBF minimumweight title from 2001 to 2002. Professional career Leyva turned professional in 1998 & compiled a record of 18–0 before facing & defeating Daniel Reyes to win the vacant IBF mini-flyweight title. He would lose the title to Colombian challenger Miguel Barrera. He would attempt to regain the title against Barrera but would also lose in the rematch. Leyva would get another shot at a world title when he faced Luis Concepción for the interim WBA flyweight title, Leyva would get stopped in the fourth round. Professional boxing record See also *List of southpaw stance boxers *List of Mexican boxing world champions A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Varela
José LuÃs Varela Bustamente (born September 27, 1978) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has challenged four times for a world mini flyweight championship; the WBO title in 2006, and both the WBA and IBF (twice) titles in 2008. Amateur career Varela represented Venezuela at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was defeated in the round of 32 by Cuba's eventual bronze medalist Maikro Romero. Professional career Varela won his first professional title, the WBA Fedebol mini flyweight title, on September 24, 2004, with a unanimous decision victory over Miguel Tellez. He has unsuccessfully challenged for a mini flyweight world title four times in his career. He firstly was defeated by Iván Calderón on October 21, 2006, via unanimous decision in a bout for Calderón's WBO mini flyweight title. He then lost to WBA champion Yutaka Niida is a retired professional boxer in the minimumweight (105 lb) division and former WBA world minimumweight champion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Ring World Champions
Boxing magazine ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class (boxing), weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first ''Ring'' world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Francisco Guilledo, Pancho Villa. The magazine stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s, but reintroduced their titles in 2001. Boxers who won the title but were immediately stripped and the title bout being overturned to a No contest (combat sports), no contest will not be listed. While there was no official featherweight champion between 1989 and 2002 (as ''The Ring'' awarded no titles in any division during that period), Naseem Hamed was retroactively awarded the ''Ring'' title in 2019 (the only former world champion in any division thus far to receive this honor) due to his dominance of the division and the multiple champions he beat.Gray, Tom (June 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of WBC World Champions
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight class (boxing), weight classes. In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight, super flyweight, super bantamweight, super middleweight, cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight and bridgerweight, which were inaugurated in the subsequent decades. The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is in the bridgerweight division in 2021. Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest (combat sports), no contest are not listed. Heavyweight Bridgerweight Cruiserweight Light heavyweight Super middleweight Middleweight Super welterweight Welterweight Super lightweight Lightweight Super featherweight Featherw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |