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2 unusual facts about Ernesto Marcel


Ernesto Marcel

Making his professional debut as a teenager in 1966, Marcel built up a record of 31-3-1, which included a second round knockout of Bernardo Caraballo, who had previously fought Fighting Harada and Éder Jofre for world titles, and a tenth round TKO loss to a young Roberto Durán, the only stoppage defeat of Marcel's career.

Less than a year later, Marcel defeated Antonio Gomez for the WBA featherweight title, and made three successful defences of the crown.



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