Amado Ursua

Amado Ursua (born September 13, 1956) is a Mexican former boxer in the Light Flyweight division. He is a former Mexican national Light Flyweight and WBC world Light Flyweight champion.[1]

Amado Ursua
Statistics
Real nameAmado Ursua
Nickname(s)Panterita
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Flyweight
Minimumweight
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Reach1.80 m (71 in)
NationalityMexican
Born (1956-09-13) 13 September 1956
Mexico City, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights55
Wins34
Wins by KO25
Losses21
Draws0
No contests0

Professional career

Amado won the Mexican National Light Flyweight Championship by upsetting veteran German Torres in a twelfth-round unanimous decision.[2]

WBC Light Flyweight Championship

On February 6, 1982, in Panama City, Panama Amado Ursua won his WBC Light Flyweight Championship by upsetting a one loss Hilario Zapata by K.O. in the second round.[3] Many had thought Amado did not have a chance against the Panamanian.[4]

He would go on to lose his WBC title in a very controversial fifteen round Majority decision to Tadashi Tomori in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

See also

References

Preceded by
Hilario Zapata
WBC Light Flyweight Champion
6 February 1982 13 April 1982
Succeeded by
Tadashi Tomori


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