rubén, sánchez, león, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, sánchez, second, maternal, family, name, león, born, august, 1973, mexican, retired, professional, boxer, former, flyweight, champion, ruben, sánchez, leónborn, 1973, august, 1973, mexicali, . In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Sanchez and the second or maternal family name is Leon Ruben Sanchez Leon born August 21 1973 is a Mexican retired professional boxer He is the former WBO flyweight champion 1 Ruben Sanchez LeonBornRuben Sanchez Leon 1973 08 21 August 21 1973 age 50 Mexicali Baja California MexicoNationalityMexicanOther namesYiyoStatisticsWeight s LightweightFeatherweightBantamweightFlyweightHeight5 ft 7 in 168 cm Reach72 in 183 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights47Wins30Wins by KO13Losses16Draws1No contests0 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 WBO Flyweight Championship 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editIn June 1996 Ruben won the World Boxing Board Flyweight Championship by beating veteran Jose Alfredo Jimenez 2 He also took WBA Fedecentro Flyweight Championship after a twelve round fight with champion Miguel Martinez 3 WBO Flyweight Championship edit On August 14 1998 Sanchez Leon won the WBO Flyweight Championship by upsetting Argentina s Carlos Gabriel Salazar with an eighth round T K O in Mexicali Baja California Mexico 4 Preceded byCarlos Gabriel Salazar WBO Flyweight Champion14 August 1998 23 April 1999 Succeeded byJose Antonio Lopez BuenoSee also editList of Mexican boxing world champions List of WBO world champions List of flyweight boxing championsReferences edit Ruben Sanchez Leon Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia Boxrec com 2008 04 04 Retrieved 2012 10 15 BoxRec Boxing Records Boxrec com 1996 06 28 Retrieved 2012 10 15 BoxRec Boxing Records Boxrec com 1997 10 31 Retrieved 2012 10 15 BoxRec Boxing Records Boxrec com 1998 08 14 Retrieved 2012 10 15 External links editBoxing record for Ruben Sanchez Leon 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 Ruben Sanchez Leon amp oldid 1081483522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
