Mike Ayala (born January 19, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1991. He is the former NABFsuper bantamweight and NABF featherweight champion.
On June 17, 1979, at San Antonio, Ayala and Danny Lopez fought what boxing book The Ring: Boxing in the 20th Century called one of the best fights of that year. Lopez retained the title with a 15th-round knockout, but the fight was marred by the finding afterwards that Ayala had been fighting under the influence of drugs. Nevertheless, this did not affect the fight's result, but left many to speculate about how the fight would have ended had Ayala not been drugged during it. Ayala himself admitted to have been, in his own words, "loaded" on the day of the fight. This bout was Ring Magazine's Fight of the Year for 1979.[1]
^"Boxing has been a salvation for Mike Ayala". 22 February 2016.
^"The Three Burials of Tony Ayala Jr". 11 June 2015.
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mike, ayala, born, january, 1958, american, former, professional, boxer, competed, from, 1975, 1991, former, nabf, super, bantamweight, nabf, featherweight, champion, born, 1958, january, 1958, antonio, texasnationalityamericanother, namescyclonestatisticsweig. Mike Ayala born January 19 1958 is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1991 He is the former NABF super bantamweight and NABF featherweight champion Mike AyalaBornMike Ayala 1958 01 19 January 19 1958 age 66 San Antonio TexasNationalityAmericanOther namesCycloneStatisticsWeight s FeatherweightSuper bantamweightHeight5 ft 6 in 168 cm Reach70 in 178 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights51Wins45Wins by KO23Losses6Draws0No contests0 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 2 1 Championship bouts 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAmateur career editAyala won the 1973 National Golden Gloves flyweight championship and the 1974 National AAU bantamweight championship Professional career editChampionship bouts edit On June 17 1979 at San Antonio Ayala and Danny Lopez fought what boxing book The Ring Boxing in the 20th Century called one of the best fights of that year Lopez retained the title with a 15th round knockout but the fight was marred by the finding afterwards that Ayala had been fighting under the influence of drugs Nevertheless this did not affect the fight s result but left many to speculate about how the fight would have ended had Ayala not been drugged during it Ayala himself admitted to have been in his own words loaded on the day of the fight This bout was Ring Magazine s Fight of the Year for 1979 1 On April 19 1985 Ayala faced Juan Meza for the WBC super bantamweight title losing by TKO in round 6 In his final title attempt Ayala challenged WBA jr featherweight champion Louie Espinoza losing by KO in the ninth round Personal life editMike is the brother of former boxers Sammy Paulie Tony Jr and the son of trainer Tony Ayala Sr 2 Shortly after his father Tony Ayala Sr s death Ayala s teen son was diagnosed with cancer 3 Ayala works as an air conditioner and heating repairman in San Antonio and he owns a local company Mike Ayala Air Conditioning 4 See also editNotable boxing familiesReferences edit Danny Li l Red Lopez vs Mike Ayala One of the Best Fights I ve Ever Seen Fight dreams born at gym in San Antonio Boxing has been a salvation for Mike Ayala 22 February 2016 The Three Burials of Tony Ayala Jr 11 June 2015 External links editBoxing record for Mike Ayala from BoxRec registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Ayala amp oldid 1216072097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
