Jose 'Gaby' Canizales is a retired American

United States

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 boxer

Boxing

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 who won world championships in the bantamweight

Bantamweight

Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...

 division.

Pro career

Canizales turned pro in 1979 and in 1983 challenged Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler (boxer)

"Joltin'" Jeff Chandler is a former boxer. Chandler reigned as the WBA Bantamweight Champion from November 1980 to April 1984....

 for the World Boxing Association

World Boxing Association

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 (WBA) bantamweight title but lost a decision. In 1986 he landed a shot at Richie Sandoval

Richie Sandoval

Richard Sandoval was a Mexican-American professional boxer and is the former WBA Bantamweight Champion. Richard won a silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and was a U.S. Olympian during his amateur career...

 for the WBA bantamweight title. Canizales dominated, and knocked Sandoval down once in the 1st, once in the 3rd, and three times in the 7th round, winning via a 7th round knockout. He lost the belt in his first defense to Bernardo Pinango

Bernardo Piñango

José Bernardo Piñango is a retired boxer from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the Bantamweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he lost to Cuba's Juan Hernández on points ....

 via decision. In 1990 he challenged Raúl Pérez

Raúl Pérez

Raúl Pérez is a former boxer from Mexico. He has won world titles in two weight divisions.- Professional career :...

 for the World Boxing Council

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 bantamweight title but lost a decision. In 1991 he challenged Miguel Lora for the vacant World Boxing Organization

World Boxing Organization

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 bantamweight title and won via 2nd round knockout. He lost the belt in his first defense to Duke McKenzie

Duke McKenzie

Duke McKenzie MBE is a British former professional boxer, now a boxing commentator for broadcaster ITV.-Boxing career:Previously a highly successful professional boxer, McKenzie has been British champion at two weights, a European champion once and World champion at three different weights...

 via decision, and retired after the loss.

He is the brother of former bantamweight champion Orlando Canizales

Orlando Canizales

Orlando Canizales is an American boxer who won the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title and defended it a record sixteen consecutive times.-Boxing career:...

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