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Oscar León

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Oscar León
Born
Oscar León Navas

(1974-04-04) April 4, 1974 (age 50)
NationalityColombian
Other namesEl Artista
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Reach72 in (182 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins28
Wins by KO18
Losses14

Oscar León Navas (born April 4, 1974) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2011. He challenged for the WBA featherweight title in 2003, as the WBA and WBC interim featherweight titles in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

Pro career

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WBA Featherweight Championship

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In 2003 Oscar lost two very disputed twelve round split-decisions to Derrick Gainer and Chris John for the WBA World Featherweight championship.[1]

Interim WBC Featherweight Championship

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On February 17, 2006, León was knocked out by Humberto Soto in the ninth round, for the WBC Featherweight championship.[2]

Professional boxing record

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42 fights 28 wins 14 losses
By knockout 18 9
By decision 10 5
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Loss 28–14 Francisco Fuentes KO 4 (8), 1:29 19 Aug 2011 Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora, Montería, Colombia
41 Loss 28–13 Pablo César Cano SD 10 25 Jun 2010 Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico For vacant NABF super lightweight title
40 Loss 28–12 Vernon Paris UD 6 27 Mar 2010 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
39 Loss 28–11 Ed Paredes KO 4 (10), 0:51 4 Dec 2009 La Covacha, Miami, Florida, U.S.
38 Loss 28–10 Danny García TKO 3 (6), 2:59 22 Aug 2009 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ "Pablo Cesar Cano Squeaks by Oscar Leon". 26 June 2010.
  2. ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-26.
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