Ignacio "Nacho" Beristáin (born July 31, 1939, in Actopan, Veracruz,

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

) is a Mexican trainer in the sport of

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. Beristain is a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest trainers in the history of boxing.

Training career

Beristain boxed as an amateur in the light flyweight division. He later turned professional, but was forced to retire prematurely in 1959 due to an eye injury. After retirement, he co-managed

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. As a trainer in the amateur ranks, he led Mexico's boxing teams to multiple medal wins at the 1968, 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. His first professional world champion was two-division title holder and hall of famer

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. He has trained several other notable boxers, including hall of fame member brothers

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and

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and other fellow hall of famers, such as Ricardo López, and Humberto "Chiquita" González, having trained them from their initial careers to the top of the pound for pound rankings. He also had a brief stint in training

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when De La Hoya faced

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in December 2008.

Boxers Trained

* Ricardo López - four-time champion (hall of fame member) *

- four division champion (hall of fame member) *

- two division champion (hall of fame) *

- four-time champion (hall of fame member) * Humberto González - four-time champion (hall of fame member) *

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- bantamweight champion *

- six division champion *

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- four-time champion *

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- flyweight champion * Guty Espadas, Jr. - featherweight champion *

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- jr middleweight prospect *

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- bantamweight champion *

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- two-time champion (with 11 title defenses) *

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- two division champion * Melchor Cob Castro - two-time champion * Rodolfo López - featherweight champion * Alejandro Barrera - jr middleweight prospect *

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- three division champion * Vicente Escobedo - former title challenger * Juan Carlos Salgado - two-time champion * Jorge Paez - two-time champion * Julio César Chávez Jr. - middleweight champion * Rey Vargas - two division champion

Boxing Hall of Fame

In 2006, Beristáin became a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame as a trainer. Then on December 7, 2010, he was inducted to the

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, alongside legendary Mexican champion

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, Russian Australian Undisputed Junior Welterweight World Champion,

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, heavyweight champion

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, and actor

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.Boxers Chavez, Tszyu and Tyson Elected to Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame - IBHOF.com

References

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