Joel Luna Zárate

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Joel Luna Zárate
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Real nameJoel Luna Zárate
Weight(s) Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Bantamweight
super flyweight
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) [1]
NationalityMexican
Born (1965-11-12) 12 November 1965 (age 53)
Mexico City, Mexico [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40 [1]
Wins34
Wins by KO27
Losses4
Draws2
No contests0

Joel Luna Zárate (born November 12, 1965 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former professional boxer in the Super Flyweight division. [1] He is the former WBO Latino Super Flyweight champion and also the nephew of former World boxing Champion Carlos Zárate. [2]

Mexico City Capital in Mexico

Mexico City, or the City of Mexico, is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centres in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico, a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs.

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

World Boxing Organization organization

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is a sanctioning organization which recognizes professional boxing world champions. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF). The WBO's headquarters are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Pro career

On April 25, 1998 Joel Luna fought Gerry Peñalosa for the WBC Super Flyweight title, but the bout ended in a technical draw. [1]

Gerry Peñalosa Filipino boxer

Gerónimo "Gerry" Peñalosa is a Filipino former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2010. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC and lineal super flyweight titles from 1997 to 1998, and the WBO bantamweight title from 2007 to 2009. Originally from San Carlos City, Peñalosa currently resides in Manila. He was trained mainly by Freddie Roach, and went on to become a boxing trainer himself after retirement. Peñalosa's older brother, Dodie Boy Peñalosa, is also a former boxer and world champion.

World Boxing Council organization

The World Boxing Council (WBC) is one of four major organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). Many historically high-profile bouts have been sanctioned by the organization with various legendary fighters having been recognised as WBC World champions. All four organizations recognise the legitimacy of each other, and each have interwoven histories dating back several decades.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joel Luna Zarate". BoxRec. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Hernández, Carlos (9 March 2001). "El ex campeón mundial gallo Carlos Zárate sobrevive hospedado en un hotel" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

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