Amado Ursua | |
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Born | Amado Ursua 13 September 1956 Mexico City, Mexico |
Other names | Panterita |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Bantamweight Flyweight Minimumweight |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Reach | 180 cm (71 in) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 55 |
Wins | 34 |
Wins by KO | 25 |
Losses | 21 |
Amado Ursua (born 13 September 1956) is a Mexican former professional boxer and WBC light flyweight champion.
Amado won the Mexican National Light Flyweight title by upsetting veteran German Torres in a twelfth-round unanimous decision. [1]
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]
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