José Antonio Aguirre Balderas (born 5 July 1975) is a Mexican former
professional boxer
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who competed from 1995 to 2015. He held the
WBC minimumweight
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Boxing
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title from 2000 to 2004.
Professional career
Aguirre was born in
Cárdenas, Tabasco
Cárdenas is the second-largest city in the Mexican state of Tabasco, in southeastern Mexico. At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 79,875 inhabitants, while the municipality had 219,563 inhabitants. There are numerous smaller communit ...
,
Mexico
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.
WBC minimumweight title
On February 11, 2000, Aguirre beat
Wandee Singwangcha
Wandee Singwancha or Wandee Chor Chareon (; born On Doowiset (อ้อน ดูวิเศษ) on February 5, 1980 in Nong Han District, Udon Thani Province, Thailand) is a professional boxer in the light flyweight (108 lb) division. His r ...
to win the
WBC minimumweight
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Boxing
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title, becoming the first world champion from the state of Tabasco.
He successfully defended his title seven times, before losing it to
Eagle Kyowa by 12-round unanimous decision on January 10, 2004.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of WBC world champions
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
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References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
World Boxing Council champions
Mexican male boxers
Mini-flyweight boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
World mini-flyweight boxing champions
Boxers from Tabasco
People from Cárdenas, Tabasco
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