Rodolfo Casanova, also known as Baby Casanova or Chango Casanova (June 21, 1915 – November 23, 1980) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was also the first Mexican to fight a Puerto Rican in the Mexico – Puerto Rico boxing rivalry.[1]
Rodolfo was born during the Mexican Revolution, his father Don Rafael Casanova died in that war. His mother moved the family to Mexico City after the death.[2] Casanova grew up very poor and started boxing only after his older brother Carlos, an amateur boxer, had no official government backing to attend the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3][failed verification]
rodolfo, casanova, also, known, baby, casanova, chango, casanova, june, 1915, november, 1980, mexican, professional, boxer, also, first, mexican, fight, puerto, rican, mexico, puerto, rico, boxing, rivalry, bornjune, 1915león, guanajuato, mexicodiednovember, 1. Rodolfo Casanova also known as Baby Casanova or Chango Casanova June 21 1915 November 23 1980 was a Mexican professional boxer He was also the first Mexican to fight a Puerto Rican in the Mexico Puerto Rico boxing rivalry 1 Rodolfo CasanovaBornRodolfo CasanovaJune 21 1915Leon Guanajuato MexicoDiedNovember 23 1980 1980 11 23 aged 65 NationalityMexicanOther namesBabyStatisticsWeight s LightweightFeatherweightSuper bantamweightBantamweightHeight5 ft 4 in 163 cm Reach67 in 170 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights75Wins57Wins by KO31Losses17Draws1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 2 1 World Bantamweight Championship 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editRodolfo was born during the Mexican Revolution his father Don Rafael Casanova died in that war His mother moved the family to Mexico City after the death 2 Casanova grew up very poor and started boxing only after his older brother Carlos an amateur boxer had no official government backing to attend the 1928 Summer Olympics 3 failed verification Professional career editWorld Bantamweight Championship edit In his first attempt at a world title Casanova lost to Sixto Escobar the World Bantamweight Champion This would be the first world title fight between a Mexican and a Puerto Rican 4 user generated source References edit Mulcahey Marty History of a Blood Feud Max Boxing Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Layendas del Salon Univision Solly Smith Cyber Boxing Zone Sixto Escobar vs Rodolfo Baby Casanova BoxRec External links editBoxing record for Rodolfo Casanova from BoxRec registration required nbsp This biographical article related to a Mexican boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rodolfo Casanova amp oldid 1201935275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
