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3 unusual facts about Raúl Macías


Raúl Macías

After his boxing career was over, Macías dedicated his life to acting, appearing in a number of Mexican telenovelas, most notably 1990's "Mi Pequeña Soledad" ("My Small Soledad"), alongside Verónica Castro, who would years later confess to him on one of her variety shows that she grew up as a fan of Macias.

National Boxing Association World Bantamweight champion Robert Cohen refused to defend his title against Macías, so the NBA decided to declare the title vacant and have Macias and Chamroen Songkitrat fight for the championship.

After 6 more wins, he challenged Nate Brooks on September 26, 1954 for the continental, NABF Bantamweight championship, which he took with a twelve round decision in Mexico City.



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