Amado_Ursúa

Amado Ursua

Amado Ursua

Mexican boxer

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]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
  2. [2]
    "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
  3. [3]
    "Hilario Zapata - BoxRec".
  4. [4]
    "Tadashi Tomori - BoxRec".
Preceded by WBC Light Flyweight Champion
6 February 1982– 13 April 1982		 Succeeded by


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