Gilberto Keb Baas
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Gilberto Keb Baas is a Mexican
professional boxer
in the Light Flyweight
division. Gilberto is the former WBC
Light Flyweight
Champion.
on November 6, 2010, for the WBC light flyweight title at the Poliforum Zamna in Merida
, Yucatán
, Mexico
. The bout ended with a controversial majority decision in favor of underdog Keb Baas.
In April 2011, he lost his world title to Adrián Hernández.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Light Flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
division. Gilberto is the former WBC
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...
Light Flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
Champion.
WBC Light Flyweight Championship
He fought Omar Niño RomeroOmar Niño Romero
Omar Niño Romero is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Flyweight division. He was the WBC Light Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:...
on November 6, 2010, for the WBC light flyweight title at the Poliforum Zamna in Merida
Merida
Places of the world named Mérida or Merida include:*Mérida, Spain, capital city of the Spanish Community of Extremadura*Mérida, Yucatán, capital city of the Mexican state of Yucatán*Merida, Leyte, a municipality in Leyte province in the Philippines...
, Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The bout ended with a controversial majority decision in favor of underdog Keb Baas.
In April 2011, he lost his world title to Adrián Hernández.
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of Mexican boxing world champions