Pedro Flores (boxer)
Encyclopedia
Pedro Flores is a former Mexican
boxer
in the Lightweight
division. He is the former WBA World
Light Flyweight
Champion.
Super Bantamweight
Championship by upsetting an undefeated Yoko Gushiken
with a twelfth round T.K.O. in Gushikawa, Okinawa, Japan.
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....
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 Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
division. He is the former WBA World
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
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.
Professional career
In November of 1973, in Pedro's pro debut he upset the undefeated Ramon Novelo by T.K.O. in the seventh round.WBA Flyweight Championship
On September 26, 1981 Estrada won the WBAWorld Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Super Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Super bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 122 pounds, or roughly 55.34 kilograms....
Championship by upsetting an undefeated Yoko Gushiken
Yoko Gushiken
was a Ryukyuan professional boxer from 1974-1981. His professional record is 23-1 and he held the title of WBA Light Flyweight champion 1976-1981.-Biography:...
with a twelfth round T.K.O. in Gushikawa, Okinawa, Japan.
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of light flyweight boxing champions