Luis Fuente

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Luis Fuente
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Real nameLuis Alberto Fuente
Nickname(s)Pumita
Weight(s) Welterweight
Lightweight
Super featherweight
Featherweight
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Reach178 cm (70 in)
NationalityMexican
Born (1981-03-11) March 11, 1981 (age 42)
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins26
Wins by KO15
Losses4
Draws1
No contests0

Luis Alberto Fuente (born 11 March 1981) is a Mexican professional boxer and is the former Mexican National Featherweight Champion.

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Professional career

Mexico National Championship

In October 2001, Fuente beat the veteran Oscar Galindo by T.K.O. to win the Mexican National Featherweight title. [1]

On September 12, 2003, Fuente lost to Humberto Soto at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

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References

  1. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27.
  2. "Fight:644308 - BoxRec".