Gabriel Bernal

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Gabriel Bernal
Born (1956-03-24) March 24, 1956 (age 68)
Cruz Grande, Mexico
Died14 June 2014(2014-06-14) (aged 58)
Statistics
Weight(s) Flyweight
Height5 ft 2+12 in (159 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights60
Wins43
Wins by KO28
Losses14
Draws3

Gabriel Bernal (24 March 1956-June 12, 2014) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was the WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion for six months in 1984 and a super champion in the ring in the 1970s. [1]

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Pro career

Bernal came from Cruz Grande, Mexico. He was a top-ten Flyweight contender when he went to Tokyo to face the hometown favorite Koji Kobayashi for the WBC, The Ring and Lineal Flyweight Championships. [2] Bernal would defeat Kobayashi by second-round knockout. Two months later, Bernal successfully defended his titles in Nîmes, France, defeating Antoine Montero by an eleventh-round knockout. This was significant because the previous six WBC Flyweight Champions had all lost their title in their first defence.

Bernal is remembered for his series of fights with Thailand's Sot Chitalada. For Bernal's second defense, he went to Bangkok to face Chitalada. He lost a twelve-round decision on 8 October 1984. Eight months later, Bernal travelled back to Bangkok in an attempt to wrest the title from Chitalada. On 22 June 1985, Bernal fought Chitalada to a draw after twelve rounds, and Chitalada kept the title. Bernal had one more shot eighteen months later, travelling again to Bangkok, where on 10 December 1986 he lost another twelve-round decision to Chitalada. It was his final attempt to win the Flyweight title.

Bernal fought for another six years, but was never the same fighter. On 11 April 1992 he lost a 12-round decision to former WBC Bantamweight Champion, Miguel Lora. He fought once more before retiring, finishing his career with a record of 43-14-3 and 28 KOs.

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References

  1. "Former WBC champ Gabriel Bernal passes". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  2. "Gabriel Bernal - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
Achievements
Preceded by Lineal Flyweight Champion
9 April 19848 October 1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by The Ring Flyweight Champion
9 April 19848 October 1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by WBC Flyweight Champion
9 April 19848 October 1984
Succeeded by