Genaro León
Genaro Léon (born August 10, 1960 in Sinaloa, Mexico) is a former professional boxer.[1] He fought at Welterweight.
Amateur career
León represented Mexico at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as a Welterweight. His results were:
- Defeated Daniel Omar Dominguez (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Akinobu Hiranaka (Japan) 5-0
- Defeated Khemais Refai (Tunisia) 3-2
- Lost to Mark Breland (United States) KO by 1
Professional career
Léon turned pro in 1984 and in 1989 captured the inaugural and vacant WBO welterweight title with a KO win over Danny Garcia. He vacated the title without defending it. In 1993 he challenged WBC welterweight title holder James McGirt, but lost a decision.
See also
- List of welterweight boxing champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
References
- ^ Boxrec. "Genaro Leon". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 30 December 2007.Boxrec Fighter Page
External links
- Boxing record for Genaro León from BoxRec (registration required)
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