Gabriel Bernal (24 March 1956-June 12, 2014) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was the WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion for six months in 1984 and a super champion in the ring in the 1970s.[1]
Bernal came from Cruz Grande, Mexico. He was a top-ten Flyweight contender when he went to Tokyo to face the hometown favorite Koji Kobayashi for the WBC, The Ring and Lineal Flyweight Championships.[2] Bernal would defeat Kobayashi by second-round knockout. Two months later, Bernal successfully defended his titles in Nîmes, France, defeating Antoine Montero by an eleventh-round knockout. This was significant because the previous six WBC Flyweight Champions had all lost their title in their first defence.
Bernal is remembered for his series of fights with Thailand's Sot Chitalada. For Bernal's second defense, he went to Bangkok to face Chitalada. He lost a twelve-round decision on 8 October 1984. Eight months later, Bernal travelled back to Bangkok in an attempt to wrest the title from Chitalada. On 22 June 1985, Bernal fought Chitalada to a draw after twelve rounds, and Chitalada kept the title. Bernal had one more shot eighteen months later, travelling again to Bangkok, where on 10 December 1986 he lost another twelve-round decision to Chitalada. It was his final attempt to win the Flyweight title.
Bernal fought for another six years, but was never the same fighter. On 11 April 1992 he lost a 12-round decision to former WBC Bantamweight Champion, Miguel Lora. He fought once more before retiring, finishing his career with a record of 43-14-3 and 28 KOs.
gabriel, bernal, march, 1956, june, 2014, mexican, professional, boxer, lineal, flyweight, champion, months, 1984, super, champion, ring, 1970s, statisticsweight, flyweightheight5, reach68, nationalitymexicanborn, 1956, march, 1956, cruz, grande, mexicodied14,. Gabriel Bernal 24 March 1956 June 12 2014 was a Mexican professional boxer He was the WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion for six months in 1984 and a super champion in the ring in the 1970s 1 Gabriel BernalStatisticsWeight s FlyweightHeight5 ft 2 1 2 in 159 cm Reach68 in 173 cm NationalityMexicanBorn 1956 03 24 March 24 1956 age 67 Cruz Grande MexicoDied14 June 2014 2014 06 14 aged 58 StanceSouthpawBoxing recordTotal fights60Wins43Wins by KO28Losses14Draws3 Contents 1 Pro career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPro career EditBernal came from Cruz Grande Mexico He was a top ten Flyweight contender when he went to Tokyo to face the hometown favorite Koji Kobayashi for the WBC The Ring and Lineal Flyweight Championships 2 Bernal would defeat Kobayashi by second round knockout Two months later Bernal successfully defended his titles in Nimes France defeating Antoine Montero by an eleventh round knockout This was significant because the previous six WBC Flyweight Champions had all lost their title in their first defence Bernal is remembered for his series of fights with Thailand s Sot Chitalada For Bernal s second defense he went to Bangkok to face Chitalada He lost a twelve round decision on 8 October 1984 Eight months later Bernal travelled back to Bangkok in an attempt to wrest the title from Chitalada On 22 June 1985 Bernal fought Chitalada to a draw after twelve rounds and Chitalada kept the title Bernal had one more shot eighteen months later travelling again to Bangkok where on 10 December 1986 he lost another twelve round decision to Chitalada It was his final attempt to win the Flyweight title Bernal fought for another six years but was never the same fighter On 11 April 1992 he lost a 12 round decision to former WBC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Lora He fought once more before retiring finishing his career with a record of 43 14 3 and 28 KOs See also EditList of flyweight boxing champions List of WBC world champions List of Mexican boxing world championsReferences Edit Former WBC champ Gabriel Bernal passes Fightnews com Archived from the original on 2014 08 12 Retrieved 2014 08 12 Gabriel Bernal Lineal Flyweight Champion The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia External links EditBoxing record for Gabriel Bernal from BoxRec registration required Gabriel Bernal CBZ ProfileAchievementsPreceded byKoji Kobayashi Lineal Flyweight Champion9 April 1984 8 October 1984 Succeeded bySot ChitaladaPreceded byKoji Kobayashi The Ring Flyweight Champion9 April 1984 8 October 1984 Succeeded bySot ChitaladaPreceded byKoji Kobayashi WBC Flyweight Champion9 April 1984 8 October 1984 Succeeded bySot Chitalada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gabriel Bernal amp oldid 1161900990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
