Amado Ursua

Amado Ursua (born 13 September 1956) is a Mexican former professional boxer and WBC light flyweight champion.

Amado Ursua
Statistics
Real nameAmado Ursua
Nickname(s)Panterita
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Flyweight
Minimumweight
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Reach180 cm (71 in)
NationalityMexican
Born (1956-09-13) 13 September 1956
Mexico City, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights55
Wins34
Wins by KO25
Losses21
Draws0
No contests0

Professional career

Amado won the Mexican National Light Flyweight title by upsetting veteran German Torres in a twelfth-round unanimous decision.[1]

WBC Light Flyweight Championship

On February 6, 1982, in Panama City, Ursua won his WBC Light Flyweight title by upsetting a one loss Hilario Zapata by K.O. in the second round.[2] Many had thought Amado did not have a chance against the Panamanian.[3]

He would go on to lose his WBC title in a very controversial fifteen round Majority decision to Tadashi Tomori in Tokyo.[4]

See also

References

  1. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
  2. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
  3. "Hilario Zapata - BoxRec".
  4. "Tadashi Tomori - BoxRec".


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