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unusual facts about Light Welterweight



Alfonso Frazer

Known as "Peppermint," Frazer began his professional career in 1965 and won the World Boxing Association light welterweight title by defeating Nicolino Locche by decision in 1972.

Alfredo Escalera

He lost to future world light welterweight champion Gene Hatcher in San Antonio, but he beat former world title challenger Maurice Termite Watkins at "The Battle of the Champions'" undercard in Miami, to complete his 1982 boxing campaign.

César Valdez Valenzuela

In September 1993, he lost his first title shot to World Boxing Board Light Welterweight champion David Kamau.

Fernando Castaneda

In July 2011, Fernando took out world title contender Fidel Muñoz to win the WBC Youth World Light Welterweight Championship.

Francisco Lorenzo

Francisco Lorenzo (born October 27, 1971 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic) is a professional Dominican boxer in the Light Welterweight division.

Jesús Felipe Rodríguez

Jesús lost close fights to undefeated Mexican American Mike Alvarado, then to former WBC and IBF Light Welterweight champion Devon Alexander.

Jonathan Oakey

Oakey, who is a relative of professional rugby player and ex-England coach Ellery Hanley (MBE), is mostly known for his quick classification change in the sport, after beginning his professional career at Light Welterweight and then quickly building up to compete at a Light Heavyweight classification by 2010.

José Cotto

On April 9, 2011 he lost a 10 round unanimous decision to former IBF Light Welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi, managing to buckle Maligaggi a couple of times.

Jose Ramírez

José Carlos Ramírez (born August 12, 1992 in Avenal, California) is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.

Juan Lazcano

Lazcano now fights at light welterweight and is a former WBF, NABF and IBA lightweight title holder and challenged for the IBO light welterweight title in May 2008 against Ricky Hatton.

Juaquin Gallardo

In February 2007, Gallardo upset Lenin Arroyo to win the WBC Latino Light Welterweight Championship, the bout was held at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida.

Manuel Mariano Martínez

Manuel Mariano Martínez (born March 6, 1992 in Tlalnepantla de Baz, México, Mexico) is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.

Martin Ángel Martínez

Martin Ángel Martínez Velarde (born February 12, 1991 in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.

Pablo César Cano

Pablo César Cano García (born October 4, 1989, in Tlalnepantla, México, Mexico), is a Mexican professional boxer and the interim WBA World Light Welterweight Champion.

Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.

On May 27, 2005 Castañeda beat title contender Tomas Barrientes to win the IBA Light Welterweight Championship.


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Alan Bosworth

On 23 November 2001, Bosworth defeated Daniel James via a 7th round stoppage in an eliminator for the vacant British light welterweight title.

Ashley Theophane

He was the British light welterweight champion having won the title from Lenny Daws in February 2011.

Ben Tackie

He lost his most recent bout to Matthew Hatton on 22 September 2008 on the undercard to Ricky Hatton's Light Welterweight title defence in Las Vegas.

César Bazán

César lost a light-welterweight bout to Irish fighter Paul McCloskey on a decision in Donegal, Ireland, on 29 March 2008.

Eamonn Magee

Magee's highest profile fight was against Ricky Hatton for the WBU Light Welterweight Title which took place at the Manchester Evening News Arena in 1 June 2002 and was billed as "Anarchy in the UK" and was a 20,000 ticket sell out.

Magee's chance to fight for his first title belt took place in 30 November 1998 when he challenged experienced Preston based fighter Paul Burke for his Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title in Manchester, England on the Mayhem in Manchester bill which included Howard Eastman, Steve Foster and Clinton Woods.

Edwin Cassiani

Edwin Cassiani Tejedor (born October 28, 1972 in San Basilio de Palenque, Mahates) is a retired male boxer from Colombia, who competed in the light-welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) during his career.

Giovanni Parisi

He later defeated former champion Freddie Pendleton and in 1995 challenged Mexican legend Julio César Chávez for the WBC Light Welterweight Title, losing a unanimous decision.

Joe Manley

He went on to win the International Boxing Federation light welterweight title with a 10th round knockout over Gary Hinton in October 1986.

Kerry Kayes

In 2000 Kayes wrote weight loss diets for Ricky Hatton and other Billy Graham boxers, then in 2002 at the request of Billy Graham (Ricky Hatton's boxing coach) Kayes became the strength and nutrition coach for light welterweight boxing champion Ricky Hatton, his main responsibilities being to make Hatton stronger and helping him to make weight, no small task given Hatton's love of junk food between fights.

Leroy Haley

Known as "Irish", Haley turned pro in 1973 and captured the WBC light welterweight title with a split decision win over Saoul Mamby in 1982.

Loreto Garza

Working his way up the ranks he got his opportunity, in 1988, Garza won the WBC Americas light welterweight championship with a spectacular first-round knockout of former world champion Harry Arroyo, Arroyo was knocked down three times in the fight.

Michele di Rocco

Michele di Rocco (born May 4, 1982 in Foligno, Perugia) is a boxer from Italy, competing in the Light Welterweight (– 64 kg) division.

Mike Alvarado

Mike Alvarado lost his WBO light welterweight title to Ruslan Provodnikov on October 19, 2013 at the FirstBank Center in Alvarado's hometown of Denver, Colorado.

Mushy

Mushy Callahan (1904–1986), ring name of American light welterweight champion boxer Vincent Morris Scheer

On the Bench

The second season featured WBA world light-welterweight boxing champion, Amir Khan, Hollywood actor, Anthony LaPaglia, and former England soccer international, Warren Barton.

Patrizio Oliva

From October 1980 to August 1981, Oliva won thirteen straight fights before he fought for his first title belt, the Italian light welterweight title against Giuseppe Russi on 4 November 1981 in Ischia.

Sandro Lopopolo

Lopopolo won the world light welterweight title when he outpointed Carlos Morocho Hernández of Venezuela on April 29, 1966.

Ted Bami

In April, 2003, Bami won the vacant WBF light welterweight title with a 9th round knockout of Vasile 'Laszlo' Herteg.

On 14 March 2008, Bami challenged David Barnes for the vacant British light welterweight title.

Tim Brooks

Verdell Smith (a.k.a. Tim Brooks, born 1963), professional boxer in the light welterweight division

Walter Crucce

Walter Crucce (born 1974-09-05 in Las Flores, Buenos Aires) is a retired male boxer from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) category at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.

Willy Blain

Willy Blain (born April 24, 1978 in Le Tampon, Réunion) is a French boxer, best known to win the 2003 amateur world title in the Light Welterweight (– 64 kg) division.