Pedro Flores (boxer)
Appearance
Pedro Flores | |
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Born | Pedro Flores January 14, 1951 |
Nationality | Mexican |
Other names | Machine Gun |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight Light Flyweight |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (157 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 26 |
Wins | 17 |
Wins by KO | 5 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Pedro Flores (born January 14, 1951 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a former Mexican boxer in the Light Flyweight division. He is the former WBA World Light Flyweight Champion.[1]
Professional career
In November 1973, in Pedro's pro debut he upset the undefeated Ramon Novelo by T.K.O. in the seventh round.[2]
WBA Light Flyweight Championship
On September 26, 1981 Flores won the WBA World Light Flyweight Championship by upsetting an undefeated Yoko Gushiken[3] with a twelfth round T.K.O. in Gushikawa, Okinawa, Japan.[4] This bout was a rematch, as Gushiken had outpointed Flores in a prior world title bout.[5]
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of light flyweight boxing champions
References
External links
- Boxing record for Pedro Flores from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- Boxers from Jalisco
- Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco
- World boxing champions
- World Boxing Association champions
- World light-flyweight boxing champions
- Light-flyweight boxers
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Mexican male boxers
- Boxers at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Mexican boxing biography stubs