Amado Ursua

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Amado Ursua
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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 (age 65)
Mexico City, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights55
Wins34
Wins by KO25
Losses21
Draws0
No contests0

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

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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]

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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".
Preceded by WBC Light Flyweight Champion
6 February 1982– 13 April 1982		Succeeded by


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