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Originating in 1934, this rivalry has been watched by fans across multiple generations. Over the years, both nations have raised numerous fighters who have competed in boxing matches against each other including Julio Cesar Chavez, Fenix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, and Hector Camacho.
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
The first bout took place on February 19, 2000, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas and was televised on HBO Boxing.Morales was declared winner by split decision, with scores of 115-112, 114-113 and 113-114 and captured the WBO Super Bantamweight title.
Erik Morales was born in the Zona Norte section of Tijuana.Under the tutelage of his father, José Morales, a fighter himself, Erik started boxing at the age of five and amassed a very impressive amateur career that totaled 114 fights (108–6), winning 11 major titles in Mexico in the process.
The Plaza de toros México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. The 41,262-seat [ 1 ] facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting , but many boxing matches have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez 's third and final bout with Frankie Randall on May 22, 2004. [ 2 ]
Luis Alberto Estaba (August 13, 1938 – February 16, 2025) [1] was a boxer from Venezuela, who was born in Güiria. [2] He was nicknamed Lumumba, most commonly said to be because of his resemblance to Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. [3] A late starter into boxing, Estaba became a professional in 1967, at the relatively old (for boxing) age ...
In professional boxing, until the 1980s, the "championship distance" generally referred to the title rounds that numbered between 13 and 15. [7] [8] For decades, the last heavyweight title match scheduled for less than 15 rounds had been the September 22, 1927 10-rounder between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey; from then, the only bout that was not scheduled for 15 rounds had been a scheduled 20 ...
After both Julio César Chávez and Oscar De La Hoya defeated their opponents (Scott Walker and Darryl Tyson respectively) in tune-up bouts on February 9, 1996, the two fighters agreed to face one another in a "dream match" set for June of that year. The undefeated De La Hoya had already won world titles in two divisions and was looking to ...