Romeo Anaya (5 April 1946 – 24 December 2015) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1980, holding the Lineal and WBAbantamweight titles from 1973 to 1974.[1]
Anaya won the Mexico bantamweight title in 1971. He became the world bantamweight champion when he defeated Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion Enrique Pinder of Panama on January 20, 1973.[2] On November 3, 1973, Anaya met Arnold Taylor in a match refereed by Stanley Christodoulou in Johannesburg. The 14 round fight is considered by many to be one of boxing's classic fights. One South African sportswriter called it "the bloodiest fight in South African boxing history". Taylor suffered a cut and was knocked down once in round five and three times in round eight (the WBA has since adopted a rule where a fighter is automatically declared a knockout loser if he or she is knocked down three times in the same round). Nevertheless, Taylor also cut the champion, and, in round fourteen, he connected with a right hand to Anaya's jaw, sending him to the floor. Feeling that this was his moment to become a world champion, Taylor screamed to his trainers: "He's gone!" from a neutral corner. It took Anaya two minutes to get up, and Taylor won the Lineal and WBA bantamweight titles.
romeo, anaya, april, 1946, december, 2015, mexican, professional, boxer, competed, from, 1967, 1980, holding, lineal, bantamweight, titles, from, 1973, 1974, born, malpica, 1946, april, 1946cahuare, chiapas, mexicodied24, december, 2015, 2015, aged, tuxtla, gu. Romeo Anaya 5 April 1946 24 December 2015 was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1980 holding the Lineal and WBA bantamweight titles from 1973 to 1974 1 Romeo AnayaBornRomeo Anaya Malpica 1946 04 05 5 April 1946Cahuare Chiapas MexicoDied24 December 2015 2015 12 24 aged 69 Tuxtla Gutierrez ChiapasNationalityMexicanOther namesEl LacandonStatisticsWeight s BantamweightSuper bantamweightHeight5 ft 4 1 2 in 1 64 m Boxing recordTotal fights72Wins50Wins by KO42Losses21Draws1 Contents 1 Professional career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editAnaya won the Mexico bantamweight title in 1971 He became the world bantamweight champion when he defeated Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion Enrique Pinder of Panama on January 20 1973 2 On November 3 1973 Anaya met Arnold Taylor in a match refereed by Stanley Christodoulou in Johannesburg The 14 round fight is considered by many to be one of boxing s classic fights One South African sportswriter called it the bloodiest fight in South African boxing history Taylor suffered a cut and was knocked down once in round five and three times in round eight the WBA has since adopted a rule where a fighter is automatically declared a knockout loser if he or she is knocked down three times in the same round Nevertheless Taylor also cut the champion and in round fourteen he connected with a right hand to Anaya s jaw sending him to the floor Feeling that this was his moment to become a world champion Taylor screamed to his trainers He s gone from a neutral corner It took Anaya two minutes to get up and Taylor won the Lineal and WBA bantamweight titles See also editList of bantamweight boxing champions List of WBA world champions List of Mexican boxing world championsReferences edit Romeo Anaya dies Romeo Anaya Lineal Bantamweight Champion The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia External links editBoxing record for Romeo Anaya from BoxRec registration required Romeo Anaya The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia Achievements Preceded byEnrique Pinder WBA bantamweight championJanuary 20 1973 November 3 1973 Succeeded byArnold Taylor The Ring bantamweight championJanuary 20 1973 November 3 1973 Lineal Bantamweight ChampionJanuary 20 1973 November 3 1973 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 Romeo Anaya amp oldid 1183186306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
