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List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions

January 06, 2023

In Puerto Rico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced more amateur and professional world champions than any other sport in its history.[1] Puerto Rico ranks 5th worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions in history (only behind USA, Mexico, UK and Japan). [2] Also, in year 2004, became the first country to have, at least, one world champion in every single one of the 17 current boxing weight divisions throughout the history (Provided that John Ruiz is considered as Puerto Rican and not counting Bridgerweight division).[3][4] Puerto Rico ranks first in champions per capita with an astonishing 16 in every one million people. [3] February 9, 2008 was the first time that boxers from Puerto Rico had held three of the four major welterweights titles (World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization) when Carlos Quintana defeated Paul Williams to join Miguel Cotto, and Kermit Cintron as champions in the division.[5]

A statue of Sixto Escobar, found in the Estadio Sixto Escobar venue

Individually, Puerto Rican world champions have earned numerous achievements. These include, Wilfredo Gómez's record for most defenses in the super bantamweight division and for most successive knockouts by a titleholder. On March 6, 1976, at age 17, Wilfred Benítez became the youngest world champion in the history of the sport. On September 3, 1994, Daniel Jiménez established a world record for the quickest knockout in a championship fight, defeating Harald Geier in 17 seconds (currently the second fastest).[6] Juan Manuel López is sixth in this category, having defeated César Figueroa in 47 seconds during his first defense.[6] Ossie Ocasio was the first World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight champion, winning it on February 13, 1982. This accomplishment was mimicked in other organizations: José de Jesús, José Ruíz Matos, John John Molina and Héctor Camacho did it in their respective divisions in the World Boxing Organization (WBO). On June 7, 2014, Miguel Cotto made history by becoming Puerto Rico's first four-division world champion.[7] In women's boxing, Amanda Serrano was the first IBF super featherweight champion and the first Puerto Rican boxer (male or female) to win major world titles in seven different weight classes (Camacho made it first, but four of his titles were considered minor world titles).[8]

Boxing in Puerto Rico

Boxing was introduced and practiced in a clandestine manner in Puerto Rico while the archipelago was still a Spanish colony.[9] Fights were organized in haciendas among the workers of the sugar and coffee plantations, and the objective was to determine the best fighter among the employees. Following the culmination of the Puerto Rican Campaign and Spanish–American War, American soldiers who were stationed in the main island practiced the sport. During World War I, a championship known as Campeonato Las Casas was held as training for military personnel.[9] Nero Chen, the first Puerto Rican boxer to gain recognition, began his career in these tournaments. The Combat Maneuver Training Center followed this example and organized boxing activities, which they named Los Campeones del Campamento. These were received with enthusiasm by the young recruits. Most of these events were celebrated without restriction due to military jurisdictional limits, although prohibitions were put in place for the civilian population.[9] Illegal matches were organized on the rooftops of residences in Old San Juan, empty terrain's in El Condado and in hippodromes.[9]

Outside of the island, legendary opera tenor Antonio Paoli, fell on economic hardship due to the closing of european opera houses during the first world war. He decided to change careers and entered a period of training making his boxing debut in London in 1916. Paoli won his first 5 fights but injured his wrist in his 6th bout, deciding to retire. The fact that a celebrity of his stature, who had been bestowed honors for his musical prowess by the pope, the spanish monarchs and the russian czar, would so quickly choose boxing as an alternate career shows how popular and deeply embedded in the culture of the island boxing was, even during its clandestine era.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Paoli

By 1924, several young men were being taught to box by Gregario Rosa, a boxer who had won the featherweight championship of the Atlantic Fleet while serving in the Navy.[9] Rosa established "Jack Dempsey Physical Culture and Boxing Club", a gym where he continued instructing more pugilists; however, the local police department would go in and arrest any boxer that participated in a card (organized boxing match). At times they were surprised to discover that several members of the law enforcement agencies and government were involved. In one case they discovered a group of police officers, including a colonel, two members of the governor's cabinet, numerous legislators and a judge at an event.[9] The charges were archived; the decision was justified with a statement that said: "How will we have a boxing world champion if we don't let the boys learn how to box?"[9]

 
Carlos Ortíz is considered among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time

In 1926, a boxing venue was opened in a military facility known as Cuartel de Ballajá; a fight card was organized weekly. Legislator Lorenzo Coballes Gandía redacted a proposal to legalize boxing, which was signed by governor Horace Mann Towner in May 1927.[10] Consequently, the Primera Comisión Atlética de Boxeo (The First Athletic Boxing Commission) was created; this became the first organization dedicated to sanctioned boxing in Puerto Rico.[10] Estadio Universal (Universal Stadium) became the first venue to organize legal boxing cards. The first event featured a fight between Enrique Chaffardet and Al Clemens as the main event, which was declared a draw by the judges.[10] New stadiums were built in Bayamón, Caguas, Mayagüez, Ponce, Aguadilla and San Juan.[10] The first Puerto Rican to win a world championship was Sixto Escobar, who won it on June 26, 1934. During the 1960s and 1970s, there was an increase in the number of pugilists who achieved this recognition.[11] Including Wilfred Benítez who on March 6, 1976, became the youngest world champion in history at 17 years old. This tendency continued during the following two decades, reaching its peak between the 1980s and 1990s. There was a slight decline in the 1990s. Félix Trinidad was Puerto Rico's most notable champion during this period.[12] The 2000s brought another increase, as over a dozen boxers won world championships.

Héctor García, Dommys Delgado Berty, Francisco Varcárcel and José Peñagaricano have served as presidents of the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission. This organization gained more prominence in 1985 when it received full control as the sanctioning body in any professional fight organized in Puerto Rico.[13] In 2000, the commission's regulation was revised to exclude professional wrestling, which up to that point had been under its scope. This was Peñagaricano's first proposal on taking office, since he considered professional wrestling "a spectacle instead of a sport like boxing".[13] During the following decades, the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission became the first governing body to have a female president when Delgado Berty served from 1986 to 1988.[14] It became the first commission to require pre-fight weigh-ins, a measure that was at first criticized, but was later adopted by other boxing organizations.[15] In 2007, David Bernier, then Secretary of Recreation and Sports, approved a new rule in the boxing organization's regulation that prohibited the signing of any pugilist younger than 18 years old as a professional.[16] In 2011, women's boxing saw an increase in popularity, gaining mainstream attention. This was fueled by the championships won by Ada Veléz and Amanda Serrano, as well as Kiria Tapia becoming the first Pan American champion in her division.

List of male world champions

  •  M  Major Sanctioning Body
  •  U  Undisputed World Championship
  •  L  Lineal World Championship

Note: Interim titlists are included. Only minor titles are excluded.

Number Name Date of first title win Divisions Successful defenses References
1 Sixto Escobar June 6, 1934 Bantamweight (U & L 2) 5 [I] [17]
2 Carlos Ortiz June 12, 1959 Light welterweight (U & L 2) 2 and 9 [II] [18]
3 José Torres March 30, 1965 Light heavyweight (U, M, M & L) 3 [III] [19]
4 Ángel Espada June 28, 1975 Welterweight (M) 1 [IV] [20]
5 Alfredo Escalera July 5, 1975 Super featherweight (M) 10 [V] [21]
6 Wilfred Benítez March 6, 1976 Light welterweight (M & L), welterweight (M & L) and light middleweight (M) 2, 1 and 2 [VI] [22]
7 Esteban De Jesús May 8, 1976 Lightweight (M) 3 [VII] [23]
8 Samuel Serrano October 16, 1976 Super featherweight (M 2 & L 2) 14 [VIII] [24]
9 Wilfredo Gómez May 21, 1977 Super bantamweight (M & L), featherweight (M) and super featherweight (M) 17, 0 and 0 [IX] [25]
10 Julian Solís August 29, 1980 Bantamweight (M & L) 0 [X] [26]
11 Carlos De León November 25, 1980 Cruiserweight (M 4 & L 2) 8 [XI] [27]
12 Ossie Ocasio February 13, 1982 Cruiserweight (M) 3 [XII] [28]
13 Juan Laporte September 15, 1982 Featherweight (M) 2 [XIII] [29]
14 Edwin Rosario May 1, 1983 Lightweight (M & M 2) and light welterweight (M) 3 and 0 [XIV] [30]
15 Héctor Camacho August 7, 1983 Super featherweight (M), lightweight (M), light welterweight (M) 1, 2 and 2 [XV] [31]
16 Mark Medal March 11, 1984 Light middleweight (M) 0 [XVI] [32]
17 Harry Arroyo April 15, 1984 Lightweight (M) 2 [XVII] [33]
18 Victor Callejas May 26, 1984 Super bantamweight (M) 2 [XVIII] [34]
19 Carlos Santos November 2, 1984 Light middleweight (M) 1 [XIX] [35]
20 Antonio Rivera August 30, 1986 Featherweight (M) 0 [XX] [36]
21 Wilfredo Vázquez October 4, 1987 Bantamweight (M), super bantamweight (M) and featherweight (M) 1, 9 and 4 [XXI] [37]
22 José Ruíz Matos April 29, 1989 Super flyweight (M) 4 [XXII] [38]
23 John John Molina April 29, 1989 Super featherweight (M & M 2) 7 and 0 [XXIII] [39]
24 José de Jesús May 19, 1989 Light flyweight (M) 3 [XXIV] [40]
25 Juan Nazario April 4, 1990 Lightweight (M) 0 [XXV] [41]
26 Orlando Fernandez May 12, 1990 Super bantamweight (M) 1 [XXVI] [41]
27 Rafael del Valle May 13, 1992 Bantamweight (M) 2 [XXVII] [41]
28 Josué Camacho July 31, 1992 Light flyweight (M) 1 [XXVIII] [41]
29 Daniel Jiménez June 9, 1993 Bantamweight (M) and super bantamweight (M) 4 and 0 [XXIX] [41]
30 Félix Trinidad June 19, 1993 Welterweight (M, M) and (L) light middleweight (M & M) and middleweight (M) 17, 2 and 0 [XXX] [42]
31 Kevin Kelley December 4, 1993 Featherweight (M) 7 [XXXI] [43]
32 Alex Sánchez December 22, 1993 Minimumweight (M) 6 [XXXII] [41]
33 Jake Rodríguez February 13, 1994 Light welterweight (M) 2 [XXXIII] [41]
34 Sammy Fuentes June 10, 1995 Light welterweight (M) 2 [XXXIV] [41]
35 Lou Del Valle September 20, 1997 Light heavyweight (M) 0 [XXXV] [41]
36 Daniel Santos May 6, 2000 Welterweight (M), light middleweight (M & M) 2 and 4 [XXXVI] [41]
37 Nelson Dieppa July 22, 2000 Light flyweight (M) 5 [XXXVII] [44]
38 Eric Morel August 5, 2000 Flyweight (M) 5 [XXXVIII] [41]
39 John Ruiz March 3, 2001 Heavyweight (M 2) 4 [XXXIX] [41]
40 Frank Toledo April 6, 2001 Featherweight (M) 0 [XL] [41]
41 Iván Calderón May 3, 2003 Mini flyweight (M) and light flyweight (M & L) 12 and 6 [XLI] [45][46]
42 José Antonio Rivera September 13, 2003 Welterweight M) and light middleweight (M) 0 [XLII] [41]
43 Manny Siaca May 5, 2004 Super middleweight (M) 0 [XLIII] [47]
44 Miguel Cotto September 11, 2004 Light welterweight (M), welterweight (M & M) light middleweight (M, M & M) & Middleweight (M & L) 5, 5, 2 and 1 [XLIV] [48][49]
45 Luis Collazo April 2, 2005 Welterweight (M) 1 [XLV] [50]
46 Kermit Cintrón October 28, 2006 Welterweight (M) 2 [XLVI] [51]
47 Carlos Quintana February 9, 2008 Welterweight (M) 0 [XLVII] [52]
48 Juan Manuel López June 7, 2008 Super bantamweight (M) and featherweight (M) 5 and 2 [XLVIII] [53]
49 Román Martínez March 14, 2009 Super featherweight (M 3) 5 [XLIX] [54]
50 José López March 28, 2009 Super flyweight (M) 0 [L] [55]
51 Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. February 27, 2010 Super bantamweight (M) 2 [LI] [56]
52 Danny García July 30, 2010 Light welterweight (M, M & L) and welterweight (M) 5 and 0 [LII] [57]
53 Rico Ramos July 9, 2011 Super bantamweight (M) 0 [LIII] [58][59]
54 José Pedraza March 22, 2014 Super featherweight (M) and lightweight (M) 2 and 0 [LIV] [60]
55 McJoe Arroyo July 18, 2015 Super flyweight (M) 0 [LV] [61]
56 Jason Sosa June 24, 2016 Super featherweight (M) 0 [LVI] [62]
57 Jesús Rojas September 15, 2017 Featherweight (M) 0 [LVII]
58 Alberto Machado October 21, 2017 Super featherweight (M) 2 [LVIII] [63]
59 Ángel Acosta December 2, 2017 Light flyweight (M) 3 [LIX] [64]
60 Emmanuel Rodríguez May 5, 2018 Bantamweight (M) 0 [LX]
61 Wilfredo Méndez August 24, 2019 Mini flyweight (M) 2 [LXI]
62 Shakur Stevenson October 26, 2019 Featherweight (M) and super featherweight (M) 0 and 1 [LXII]
63 McWilliams Arroyo February 27, 2021 Flyweight (IM) 0 [LXIII]
64 Jonathan Gonzalez October 16, 2021 Light flyweight (M) 1 [LXIV]
65 Xander Yarob Zayas Castro October 26, 2019
  •   indicates boxer of Puerto Rican heritage that is recognized by the commission due to parent's nationality, residence or other circumstances.

  indicates this is an Interim World Championship.

List of female world champions

Number Name Date of first title win Divisions Successful defenses References
1 Melissa Del Valle September 12, 1998 Super featherweight (M) and super bantamweight (M) 1, 0 and 0 [A] [65]
2 Ada Vélez January 19, 2001 Bantamweight (M 2) and super bantamweight (M 2 & M) 1 and 1 [B] [66]
3 Melissa Hernández November 4, 2006 Super bantamweight (M) & M), super featherweight (M) and featherweight (M) 0, 0, 0 and 0 [C] [67]
4 Amanda Serrano September 10, 2011 Super featherweight (M), lightweight (M), featherweight (M), junior featherweight (M), bantamweight (M), junior welterweight (M) and junior bantamweight (M) 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 and 2 [D] [68]
5 Cindy Serrano December 10, 2016 Featherweight (M) 1

Current titleholders

Men

World champions

Name Organization Division Date won Record Defenses
McWilliams Arroyo Interim World Boxing Council Flyweight February 27, 2021 21–4–0 (16 KO) 0
Jonathan Gonzalez World Boxing Organization Junior flyweight October 16, 2021 30–3–1 (14 KO) 2

Women

Name Organization Division Date won Defenses
Amanda Serrano WBO/WBC/IBF Featherweight September 13, 2019 4

International Boxing Hall of Fame

 

Puerto Ricans in the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Number Name Year inducted Notes
1 Carlos Ortíz 1991 World Jr. Welterweight Champion 1959 June 12- 1960, September 1, WBA Lightweight Champion 1962 Apr 21 – 1965 Apr 10, WBC Lightweight Champion 1963 Apr 7 – 1965 Apr 10, WBC Lightweight Champion 1965 Nov 13 – 1968 Jun 29.
2 Wilfred Benítez 1994 The youngest world champion in boxing history. WBA Light Welterweight Champion 1976 Mar 6 – 1977, WBC Welterweight Champion 1979 Jan 14 – 1979 Nov 30, WBC Light Middleweight Champion.
3 Wilfredo Gómez 1995 WBC Super Bantamweight Champion 1977 May 21 – 1983, WBC Featherweight Champion 1984 Mar 31 – 1984 Dec 8, WBA Super Featherweight Champion 1985 May 19 – 1986 May 24.
4 José "Chegui" Torres 1997 Won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Olympic Games. Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion 1965 Mar 30 – 1966 Dec 16
5 Sixto Escobar 2002 Puerto Rico's first boxing champion. World Bantamweight Champion 15 Nov 1935– 23 Sep 1937, World Bantamweight Champion 20 Feb 1938– Oct 1939
6 Edwin Rosario 2006 Ranks #36 on the list of "100 Greatest Punchers of All Time." according to Ring Magazine. WBC Lightweight Champion 1983 May 1 – 1984 Nov 3, WBA Lightweight Champion 1986 Sep 26 – 1987 Nov 21, WBA Lightweight Champion 199 Jul 9 – 1990 Apr 4, WBA Light Welterweight Champion 1991 Jun 14 – 1992 Apr 10.
7 Pedro Montañez 2007 92 wins out of 103 fights. Never held a title.
8 Joe Cortez 2011 The first Puerto Rican boxing referee to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame
9 Herbert "Cocoa Kid" Hardwick 2012 Member of boxing's "Black Murderers' Row". World Colored Welterweight Championship - June 11, 1937 to August 22, 1938; World Colored Middleweight Championship - January 11, 1940 until the title went extinct in the 1940s; World Colored Middleweight Championship - January 15, 1943 until the title went extinct in the 1940s
10 Félix "Tito" Trinidad 2014 Captured the IBF welterweight crown in his 20th pro bout. Won the WBA light middleweight title from David Reid in March 2000 and later that year unified titles with a 12th-round knockout against IBF champ Fernando Vargas. In 2001 became a three-division champion.
11 Héctor "Macho" Camacho 2016 First boxer to be recognized as a septuple champion in history (counting championships from minor sanctioning bodies). WBC Super Featherweight Championship - August 7, 1983 – 1984, WBC Lightweight Championship - August 10, 1985 – 1987, WBO Light Welterweight Champion - March 6, 1989 – February 23, 1991, WBO Light Welterweight Champion - May 18, 1991–1992.
12 Mario Rivera Martino 2019 First Puerto Rican boxing sports writer to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He served Puerto Rican boxing for more than 50 years as a writer and eventual commissioner.
13 Miguel Cotto 2022 He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes, from light welterweight to middleweight. In 2007 and 2009,

  = Indicates the person is no longer alive

See also

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Notes

Men's titlists

I^ :Boxing record for Sixto Escobar from BoxRec (registration required)
II^ :Boxing record for Carlos Ortiz from BoxRec (registration required)
III^ :Boxing record for Jose Torres from BoxRec (registration required)
IV^ :Boxing record for Angel Espada from BoxRec (registration required)
V^ :Boxing record for Alfredo Escalera from BoxRec (registration required)
VI^ :Boxing record for Wilfred Benitez from BoxRec (registration required)
VII^ :Boxing record for Esteban De Jesus from BoxRec (registration required)
VIII^ :Boxing record for Samuel Serrano from BoxRec (registration required)
IX^ :Boxing record for Wilfredo Gomez from BoxRec (registration required)
X^ :Boxing record for Julian Solis from BoxRec (registration required)
XI^ :Boxing record for Carlos De Leon from BoxRec (registration required)
XII^ :Boxing record for Ossie Ocasio from BoxRec (registration required)
XIII^ :Boxing record for Juan La Porte from BoxRec (registration required)
XIV^ :Boxing record for Edwin Rosario from BoxRec (registration required)
XV^ :Boxing record for Hector Camacho from BoxRec (registration required)
XVI^ :Boxing record for Mark Medal from BoxRec (registration required)
XVII^ :Boxing record for Harry Arroyo from BoxRec (registration required)
XVIII^ :Boxing record for Victor Callejas from BoxRec (registration required)
XIX^ :Boxing record for Carlos Santos from BoxRec (registration required)
XX^ :Boxing record for Antonio Rivera from BoxRec (registration required)
XXI^ :Boxing record for Wilfredo Vazquez from BoxRec (registration required)
XXII^ :Boxing record for Jose Ruiz from BoxRec (registration required)
XXIII^ :Boxing record for John John Molina from BoxRec (registration required)
XXIV^ :Boxing record for Jose De Jesus from BoxRec (registration required)
XXV^ :Boxing record for Juan Nazario from BoxRec (registration required)
XXVI^ :Boxing record for Orlando Fernandez from BoxRec (registration required)
XXVII^ :Boxing record for Rafael Del Valle from BoxRec (registration required)
XXVIII^ :Boxing record for Josue Camacho from BoxRec (registration required)
XXIX^ :Boxing record for Daniel Jimenez from BoxRec (registration required)
XXX^ :Boxing record for Felix Trinidad from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXI^ :Boxing record for Kevin Kelley from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXII^ :Boxing record for Alex Sanchez from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXIII^ :Boxing record for Jake Rodriguez from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXIV^ :Boxing record for Sammy Fuentes from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXV^ :Boxing record for Lou Del Valle from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXVI^ :Boxing record for Daniel Santos from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXVII^ :Boxing record for Nelson Dieppa from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXVIII^ :Boxing record for Eric Morel from BoxRec (registration required)
XXXIX^ :Boxing record for John Ruiz from BoxRec (registration required)
XL^ :Boxing record for Frank Toledo from BoxRec (registration required)
XLI^ :Boxing record for Ivan Calderon from BoxRec (registration required)
XLII^ :Boxing record for Jose Antonio Rivera from BoxRec (registration required)
XLIII^ :Boxing record for Manny Siaca from BoxRec (registration required)
XLIV^ :Boxing record for Miguel Cotto from BoxRec (registration required)
XLV^ :Boxing record for Luis Collazo from BoxRec (registration required)
XLVI^ :Boxing record for Kermit Cintron from BoxRec (registration required)
XLVII^ :Boxing record for Carlos Quintana from BoxRec (registration required)
XLVIII^ :Boxing record for Juan Manuel Lopez from BoxRec (registration required)
XLIX^ :Boxing record for Roman Martinez from BoxRec (registration required)
L^ :Boxing record for Jose Lopez from BoxRec (registration required)
LI^ :Boxing record for Wilfredo Vazquez Jr from BoxRec (registration required)
LII^ :Boxing record for Danny Garcia from BoxRec (registration required)
LIII^ :Boxing record for Rico Ramos from BoxRec (registration required)
LIV^ :Boxing record for Jose Pedraza from BoxRec (registration required)
LV^ :Boxing record for McJoe Arroyo from BoxRec (registration required)
LVI^ :Boxing record for Jason Sosa from BoxRec (registration required)
LVII^ :Boxing record for Jesus Rojas from BoxRec (registration required)
LVIII^ :Boxing record for Alberto Machado from BoxRec (registration required)
LIX^ :Boxing record for Angel Acosta from BoxRec (registration required)
LX^ :Boxing record for Emmanuel Rodriguez from BoxRec (registration required)
LXI^ :Boxing record for Wilfredo Mendez from BoxRec (registration required)
LXII^ :Boxing record for Shakur Stevenson from BoxRec (registration required)
LXIII^ :Boxing record for McWilliams Arroyo from BoxRec (registration required)
LXIV^ :Boxing record for Jonathan Gonzalez from BoxRec (registration required)

Women's titlists

A^ :Boxing record for Melissa Del Valle from BoxRec (registration required)
B^ :Boxing record for Ada Velez from BoxRec (registration required)
C^ :Boxing record for Melissa Hernandez from BoxRec (registration required)
D^ :Boxing record for Amanda Serrano from BoxRec (registration required)

External links

  • Yahoo! Sports – Boxing
  • International Boxing Hall of Fame

January 06, 2023
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In Puerto Rico boxing is considered a major sport having produced more amateur and professional world champions than any other sport in its history 1 Puerto Rico ranks 5th worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions in history only behind USA Mexico UK and Japan 2 Also in year 2004 became the first country to have at least one world champion in every single one of the 17 current boxing weight divisions throughout the history Provided that John Ruiz is considered as Puerto Rican and not counting Bridgerweight division 3 4 Puerto Rico ranks first in champions per capita with an astonishing 16 in every one million people 3 February 9 2008 was the first time that boxers from Puerto Rico had held three of the four major welterweights titles World Boxing Association International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization when Carlos Quintana defeated Paul Williams to join Miguel Cotto and Kermit Cintron as champions in the division 5 A statue of Sixto Escobar found in the Estadio Sixto Escobar venue Individually Puerto Rican world champions have earned numerous achievements These include Wilfredo Gomez s record for most defenses in the super bantamweight division and for most successive knockouts by a titleholder On March 6 1976 at age 17 Wilfred Benitez became the youngest world champion in the history of the sport On September 3 1994 Daniel Jimenez established a world record for the quickest knockout in a championship fight defeating Harald Geier in 17 seconds currently the second fastest 6 Juan Manuel Lopez is sixth in this category having defeated Cesar Figueroa in 47 seconds during his first defense 6 Ossie Ocasio was the first World Boxing Association WBA cruiserweight champion winning it on February 13 1982 This accomplishment was mimicked in other organizations Jose de Jesus Jose Ruiz Matos John John Molina and Hector Camacho did it in their respective divisions in the World Boxing Organization WBO On June 7 2014 Miguel Cotto made history by becoming Puerto Rico s first four division world champion 7 In women s boxing Amanda Serrano was the first IBF super featherweight champion and the first Puerto Rican boxer male or female to win major world titles in seven different weight classes Camacho made it first but four of his titles were considered minor world titles 8 Contents 1 Boxing in Puerto Rico 2 List of male world champions 3 List of female world champions 4 Current titleholders 4 1 Men 4 1 1 World champions 4 2 Women 5 International Boxing Hall of Fame 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Footnotes 7 2 Sources 8 Notes 8 1 Men s titlists 8 2 Women s titlists 9 External linksBoxing in Puerto Rico EditBoxing was introduced and practiced in a clandestine manner in Puerto Rico while the archipelago was still a Spanish colony 9 Fights were organized in haciendas among the workers of the sugar and coffee plantations and the objective was to determine the best fighter among the employees Following the culmination of the Puerto Rican Campaign and Spanish American War American soldiers who were stationed in the main island practiced the sport During World War I a championship known as Campeonato Las Casas was held as training for military personnel 9 Nero Chen the first Puerto Rican boxer to gain recognition began his career in these tournaments The Combat Maneuver Training Center followed this example and organized boxing activities which they named Los Campeones del Campamento These were received with enthusiasm by the young recruits Most of these events were celebrated without restriction due to military jurisdictional limits although prohibitions were put in place for the civilian population 9 Illegal matches were organized on the rooftops of residences in Old San Juan empty terrain s in El Condado and in hippodromes 9 Outside of the island legendary opera tenor Antonio Paoli fell on economic hardship due to the closing of european opera houses during the first world war He decided to change careers and entered a period of training making his boxing debut in London in 1916 Paoli won his first 5 fights but injured his wrist in his 6th bout deciding to retire The fact that a celebrity of his stature who had been bestowed honors for his musical prowess by the pope the spanish monarchs and the russian czar would so quickly choose boxing as an alternate career shows how popular and deeply embedded in the culture of the island boxing was even during its clandestine era https en m wikipedia org wiki Antonio PaoliBy 1924 several young men were being taught to box by Gregario Rosa a boxer who had won the featherweight championship of the Atlantic Fleet while serving in the Navy 9 Rosa established Jack Dempsey Physical Culture and Boxing Club a gym where he continued instructing more pugilists however the local police department would go in and arrest any boxer that participated in a card organized boxing match At times they were surprised to discover that several members of the law enforcement agencies and government were involved In one case they discovered a group of police officers including a colonel two members of the governor s cabinet numerous legislators and a judge at an event 9 The charges were archived the decision was justified with a statement that said How will we have a boxing world champion if we don t let the boys learn how to box 9 Carlos Ortiz is considered among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time In 1926 a boxing venue was opened in a military facility known as Cuartel de Ballaja a fight card was organized weekly Legislator Lorenzo Coballes Gandia redacted a proposal to legalize boxing which was signed by governor Horace Mann Towner in May 1927 10 Consequently the Primera Comision Atletica de Boxeo The First Athletic Boxing Commission was created this became the first organization dedicated to sanctioned boxing in Puerto Rico 10 Estadio Universal Universal Stadium became the first venue to organize legal boxing cards The first event featured a fight between Enrique Chaffardet and Al Clemens as the main event which was declared a draw by the judges 10 New stadiums were built in Bayamon Caguas Mayaguez Ponce Aguadilla and San Juan 10 The first Puerto Rican to win a world championship was Sixto Escobar who won it on June 26 1934 During the 1960s and 1970s there was an increase in the number of pugilists who achieved this recognition 11 Including Wilfred Benitez who on March 6 1976 became the youngest world champion in history at 17 years old This tendency continued during the following two decades reaching its peak between the 1980s and 1990s There was a slight decline in the 1990s Felix Trinidad was Puerto Rico s most notable champion during this period 12 The 2000s brought another increase as over a dozen boxers won world championships Hector Garcia Dommys Delgado Berty Francisco Varcarcel and Jose Penagaricano have served as presidents of the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission This organization gained more prominence in 1985 when it received full control as the sanctioning body in any professional fight organized in Puerto Rico 13 In 2000 the commission s regulation was revised to exclude professional wrestling which up to that point had been under its scope This was Penagaricano s first proposal on taking office since he considered professional wrestling a spectacle instead of a sport like boxing 13 During the following decades the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission became the first governing body to have a female president when Delgado Berty served from 1986 to 1988 14 It became the first commission to require pre fight weigh ins a measure that was at first criticized but was later adopted by other boxing organizations 15 In 2007 David Bernier then Secretary of Recreation and Sports approved a new rule in the boxing organization s regulation that prohibited the signing of any pugilist younger than 18 years old as a professional 16 In 2011 women s boxing saw an increase in popularity gaining mainstream attention This was fueled by the championships won by Ada Velez and Amanda Serrano as well as Kiria Tapia becoming the first Pan American champion in her division List of male world champions Edit M Major Sanctioning Body U Undisputed World Championship L Lineal World ChampionshipNote Interim titlists are included Only minor titles are excluded Number Name Date of first title win Divisions Successful defenses References1 Sixto Escobar June 6 1934 Bantamweight U amp L 2 5 I 17 2 Carlos Ortiz June 12 1959 Light welterweight U amp L 2 2 and 9 II 18 3 Jose Torres March 30 1965 Light heavyweight U M M amp L 3 III 19 4 Angel Espada June 28 1975 Welterweight M 1 IV 20 5 Alfredo Escalera July 5 1975 Super featherweight M 10 V 21 6 Wilfred Benitez March 6 1976 Light welterweight M amp L welterweight M amp L and light middleweight M 2 1 and 2 VI 22 7 Esteban De Jesus May 8 1976 Lightweight M 3 VII 23 8 Samuel Serrano October 16 1976 Super featherweight M 2 amp L 2 14 VIII 24 9 Wilfredo Gomez May 21 1977 Super bantamweight M amp L featherweight M and super featherweight M 17 0 and 0 IX 25 10 Julian Solis August 29 1980 Bantamweight M amp L 0 X 26 11 Carlos De Leon November 25 1980 Cruiserweight M 4 amp L 2 8 XI 27 12 Ossie Ocasio February 13 1982 Cruiserweight M 3 XII 28 13 Juan Laporte September 15 1982 Featherweight M 2 XIII 29 14 Edwin Rosario May 1 1983 Lightweight M amp M 2 and light welterweight M 3 and 0 XIV 30 15 Hector Camacho August 7 1983 Super featherweight M lightweight M light welterweight M 1 2 and 2 XV 31 16 Mark Medal March 11 1984 Light middleweight M 0 XVI 32 17 Harry Arroyo April 15 1984 Lightweight M 2 XVII 33 18 Victor Callejas May 26 1984 Super bantamweight M 2 XVIII 34 19 Carlos Santos November 2 1984 Light middleweight M 1 XIX 35 20 Antonio Rivera August 30 1986 Featherweight M 0 XX 36 21 Wilfredo Vazquez October 4 1987 Bantamweight M super bantamweight M and featherweight M 1 9 and 4 XXI 37 22 Jose Ruiz Matos April 29 1989 Super flyweight M 4 XXII 38 23 John John Molina April 29 1989 Super featherweight M amp M 2 7 and 0 XXIII 39 24 Jose de Jesus May 19 1989 Light flyweight M 3 XXIV 40 25 Juan Nazario April 4 1990 Lightweight M 0 XXV 41 26 Orlando Fernandez May 12 1990 Super bantamweight M 1 XXVI 41 27 Rafael del Valle May 13 1992 Bantamweight M 2 XXVII 41 28 Josue Camacho July 31 1992 Light flyweight M 1 XXVIII 41 29 Daniel Jimenez June 9 1993 Bantamweight M and super bantamweight M 4 and 0 XXIX 41 30 Felix Trinidad June 19 1993 Welterweight M M and L light middleweight M amp M and middleweight M 17 2 and 0 XXX 42 31 Kevin Kelley December 4 1993 Featherweight M 7 XXXI 43 32 Alex Sanchez December 22 1993 Minimumweight M 6 XXXII 41 33 Jake Rodriguez February 13 1994 Light welterweight M 2 XXXIII 41 34 Sammy Fuentes June 10 1995 Light welterweight M 2 XXXIV 41 35 Lou Del Valle September 20 1997 Light heavyweight M 0 XXXV 41 36 Daniel Santos May 6 2000 Welterweight M light middleweight M amp M 2 and 4 XXXVI 41 37 Nelson Dieppa July 22 2000 Light flyweight M 5 XXXVII 44 38 Eric Morel August 5 2000 Flyweight M 5 XXXVIII 41 39 John Ruiz March 3 2001 Heavyweight M 2 4 XXXIX 41 40 Frank Toledo April 6 2001 Featherweight M 0 XL 41 41 Ivan Calderon May 3 2003 Mini flyweight M and light flyweight M amp L 12 and 6 XLI 45 46 42 Jose Antonio Rivera September 13 2003 Welterweight M and light middleweight M 0 XLII 41 43 Manny Siaca May 5 2004 Super middleweight M 0 XLIII 47 44 Miguel Cotto September 11 2004 Light welterweight M welterweight M amp M light middleweight M M amp M amp Middleweight M amp L 5 5 2 and 1 XLIV 48 49 45 Luis Collazo April 2 2005 Welterweight M 1 XLV 50 46 Kermit Cintron October 28 2006 Welterweight M 2 XLVI 51 47 Carlos Quintana February 9 2008 Welterweight M 0 XLVII 52 48 Juan Manuel Lopez June 7 2008 Super bantamweight M and featherweight M 5 and 2 XLVIII 53 49 Roman Martinez March 14 2009 Super featherweight M 3 5 XLIX 54 50 Jose Lopez March 28 2009 Super flyweight M 0 L 55 51 Wilfredo Vazquez Jr February 27 2010 Super bantamweight M 2 LI 56 52 Danny Garcia July 30 2010 Light welterweight M M amp L and welterweight M 5 and 0 LII 57 53 Rico Ramos July 9 2011 Super bantamweight M 0 LIII 58 59 54 Jose Pedraza March 22 2014 Super featherweight M and lightweight M 2 and 0 LIV 60 55 McJoe Arroyo July 18 2015 Super flyweight M 0 LV 61 56 Jason Sosa June 24 2016 Super featherweight M 0 LVI 62 57 Jesus Rojas September 15 2017 Featherweight M 0 LVII 58 Alberto Machado October 21 2017 Super featherweight M 2 LVIII 63 59 Angel Acosta December 2 2017 Light flyweight M 3 LIX 64 60 Emmanuel Rodriguez May 5 2018 Bantamweight M 0 LX 61 Wilfredo Mendez August 24 2019 Mini flyweight M 2 LXI 62 Shakur Stevenson October 26 2019 Featherweight M and super featherweight M 0 and 1 LXII 63 McWilliams Arroyo February 27 2021 Flyweight IM 0 LXIII 64 Jonathan Gonzalez October 16 2021 Light flyweight M 1 LXIV 65 Xander Yarob Zayas Castro October 26 2019 indicates boxer of Puerto Rican heritage that is recognized by the commission due to parent s nationality residence or other circumstances indicates this is an Interim World Championship List of female world champions EditNumber Name Date of first title win Divisions Successful defenses References1 Melissa Del Valle September 12 1998 Super featherweight M and super bantamweight M 1 0 and 0 A 65 2 Ada Velez January 19 2001 Bantamweight M 2 and super bantamweight M 2 amp M 1 and 1 B 66 3 Melissa Hernandez November 4 2006 Super bantamweight M amp M super featherweight M and featherweight M 0 0 0 and 0 C 67 4 Amanda Serrano September 10 2011 Super featherweight M lightweight M featherweight M junior featherweight M bantamweight M junior welterweight M and junior bantamweight M 0 0 1 0 0 0 and 2 D 68 5 Cindy Serrano December 10 2016 Featherweight M 1Current titleholders EditMen Edit World champions Edit Name Organization Division Date won Record DefensesMcWilliams Arroyo Interim World Boxing Council Flyweight February 27 2021 21 4 0 16 KO 0Jonathan Gonzalez World Boxing Organization Junior flyweight October 16 2021 30 3 1 14 KO 2Women Edit Name Organization Division Date won DefensesAmanda Serrano WBO WBC IBF Featherweight September 13 2019 4International Boxing Hall of Fame Edit Puerto Ricans in the International Boxing Hall of FameNumber Name Year inducted Notes1 Carlos Ortiz 1991 World Jr Welterweight Champion 1959 June 12 1960 September 1 WBA Lightweight Champion 1962 Apr 21 1965 Apr 10 WBC Lightweight Champion 1963 Apr 7 1965 Apr 10 WBC Lightweight Champion 1965 Nov 13 1968 Jun 29 2 Wilfred Benitez 1994 The youngest world champion in boxing history WBA Light Welterweight Champion 1976 Mar 6 1977 WBC Welterweight Champion 1979 Jan 14 1979 Nov 30 WBC Light Middleweight Champion 3 Wilfredo Gomez 1995 WBC Super Bantamweight Champion 1977 May 21 1983 WBC Featherweight Champion 1984 Mar 31 1984 Dec 8 WBA Super Featherweight Champion 1985 May 19 1986 May 24 4 Jose Chegui Torres 1997 Won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Olympic Games Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion 1965 Mar 30 1966 Dec 165 Sixto Escobar 2002 Puerto Rico s first boxing champion World Bantamweight Champion 15 Nov 1935 23 Sep 1937 World Bantamweight Champion 20 Feb 1938 Oct 19396 Edwin Rosario 2006 Ranks 36 on the list of 100 Greatest Punchers of All Time according to Ring Magazine WBC Lightweight Champion 1983 May 1 1984 Nov 3 WBA Lightweight Champion 1986 Sep 26 1987 Nov 21 WBA Lightweight Champion 199 Jul 9 1990 Apr 4 WBA Light Welterweight Champion 1991 Jun 14 1992 Apr 10 7 Pedro Montanez 2007 92 wins out of 103 fights Never held a title 8 Joe Cortez 2011 The first Puerto Rican boxing referee to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame9 Herbert Cocoa Kid Hardwick 2012 Member of boxing s Black Murderers Row World Colored Welterweight Championship June 11 1937 to August 22 1938 World Colored Middleweight Championship January 11 1940 until the title went extinct in the 1940s World Colored Middleweight Championship January 15 1943 until the title went extinct in the 1940s10 Felix Tito Trinidad 2014 Captured the IBF welterweight crown in his 20th pro bout Won the WBA light middleweight title from David Reid in March 2000 and later that year unified titles with a 12th round knockout against IBF champ Fernando Vargas In 2001 became a three division champion 11 Hector Macho Camacho 2016 First boxer to be recognized as a septuple champion in history counting championships from minor sanctioning bodies WBC Super Featherweight Championship August 7 1983 1984 WBC Lightweight Championship August 10 1985 1987 WBO Light Welterweight Champion March 6 1989 February 23 1991 WBO Light Welterweight Champion May 18 1991 1992 12 Mario Rivera Martino 2019 First Puerto Rican boxing sports writer to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame He served Puerto Rican boxing for more than 50 years as a writer and eventual commissioner 13 Miguel Cotto 2022 He is a multiple time world champion and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes from light welterweight to middleweight In 2007 and 2009 Indicates the person is no longer aliveSee also Edit Puerto Rico portal Martial arts portalSport in Puerto Rico List of current world boxing champions List of boxing triple champions List of boxing quadruple champions List of boxing quintuple champions List of boxing sextuple champions List of WBC world champions List of WBA world champions List of IBF world champions List of WBO world champions List of IBO world champions Septuple ChampionReferences EditFootnotes Edit Puerto Rico pais de tradicion boxistica in Spanish Univision 2007 09 13 Archived from the original on 2009 05 22 Retrieved 2008 10 08 World Champions By Nationality BoxRec Archived from the original on 2018 11 22 Retrieved 2017 04 23 a b Jose Torres 2004 12 15 Fabrica de campeones in Spanish ESPN Deportes Archived from the original on 2009 05 23 Retrieved 2008 10 06 El Consejo Mundial de Boxeo rinde un homenaje a Penagaricano y Chade in Spanish Yahoo 2008 07 31 Retrieved 2008 10 08 Sebastian Contursi 2008 06 08 La epoca dorada in Spanish ESPN Deportes Retrieved 2008 08 15 a b Jose A Sanchez Fournier 2008 10 06 Deportes En un dos por tres in Spanish Puerto Rico El Nuevo Dia p 97 Miguel Cotto listened to the game plan to beat Sergio Martinez The National Amanda Serrano ties Cotto demolishes Lazar for WBO title BoxingScene a b c d e f g Fonseca et al p 314 a b c d Fonseca et al p 315 Fonseca et al pp 14 16 Fonseca et al p 17 a b Fonseca et al p 317 Fonseca et al p 320 Fonseca et al p 326 Fonseca et al p 328 Fonseca et al p 20 Fonseca et al p 31 Fonseca et al p 39 Fonseca et al p 50 Fonseca et al p 59 Fonseca et al p 70 Fonseca et al p 86 Fonseca et al p 95 Fonseca et al p 104 Fonseca et al p 122 Fonseca et al p 134 Fonseca et al p 151 Fonseca et al p 164 Fonseca et al p 180 Fonseca et al p 198 Fonseca et al p 210 Fonseca et al p 220 Fonseca et al p 224 Fonseca et al p 240 Fonseca et al p 252 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12 02 Cotto crushes Quintana in five ESPN Archived from the original on 2008 12 06 Retrieved 2008 12 27 Clifton Brown 2007 02 10 BOXING Every Picture Tells a Story The New York Times Retrieved 2008 12 27 Dan Rafael 2006 10 30 Scorecard Cintron gets title Julio wins but loses luster ESPN Archived from the original on 2009 05 22 Retrieved 2008 10 07 Carlos Gonzalez 2008 02 13 El Indio Quintana Gane por mi y por mi familia Primera Hora in Spanish Archived from the original on 2014 04 21 Retrieved 2014 04 21 Carlos Gonzalez 2008 06 07 Fulminante Juanma Primera Hora in Spanish Archived from the original on 2014 04 20 Mark Vester 2009 03 14 Martinez Knocks Cook Out in Four Captures WBO title BoxingScene com Retrieved 2009 03 14 Esteban Pagan Rivera 2009 03 29 Carita Lopez logro su ansiado titulo mundial Primera Hora in Spanish Archived from the original on 2014 04 21 Retrieved 2009 03 29 Mark Vester 2010 02 27 Wilfredo Vazquez Jr Knocks Out Marvin Sonsona in Four BoxingScene com Retrieved 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12 08 Retrieved 2017 12 07 Women s Boxing Melissa Del Valle Biography Women Boxing Archive Network Archived from the original on 2011 11 03 Retrieved 2011 09 11 Women s Boxing Ada Velez Biography Women Boxing Archive Network Archived from the original on 2011 10 10 Retrieved 2011 09 11 Ken Hissner 2011 07 20 Melissa Hernandez 4 Time World Champion Doghouseboxing com Archived from the original on 2011 12 06 Retrieved 2011 12 17 Amanda Serrano Boxrec Archived from the original on 2016 08 31 Retrieved 2016 10 21 Sources Edit Marvin Fonseca Barahona 2007 Puerto Rico Cuna de Campeones in Spanish 1st ed Puerto Rico ISBN 978 1 60643 254 9 Notes EditMen s titlists Edit I Boxing record for Sixto Escobar from BoxRec registration required II Boxing record for Carlos Ortiz from BoxRec registration required III Boxing record for Jose Torres from BoxRec registration required IV Boxing record for Angel Espada from BoxRec registration required V Boxing record for Alfredo Escalera from BoxRec registration required VI Boxing record for Wilfred Benitez from BoxRec registration required VII Boxing record for Esteban De Jesus from BoxRec registration required VIII Boxing record for Samuel Serrano from BoxRec registration required IX Boxing record for Wilfredo Gomez from BoxRec registration required X Boxing record for Julian Solis from BoxRec registration required XI Boxing record for Carlos De Leon from BoxRec registration required XII Boxing record for Ossie Ocasio from BoxRec registration required XIII Boxing record for Juan La Porte from BoxRec registration required XIV Boxing record for Edwin Rosario from BoxRec registration required XV Boxing record for Hector Camacho from BoxRec registration required XVI Boxing record for Mark Medal from BoxRec registration required XVII Boxing record for Harry Arroyo from BoxRec registration required XVIII Boxing record for Victor Callejas from BoxRec registration required XIX Boxing record for Carlos Santos from BoxRec registration required XX Boxing record for Antonio Rivera from BoxRec registration required XXI Boxing record for Wilfredo Vazquez from BoxRec registration required XXII Boxing record for Jose Ruiz from BoxRec registration required XXIII Boxing record for John John Molina from BoxRec registration required XXIV Boxing record for Jose De Jesus from BoxRec registration required XXV Boxing record for Juan Nazario from BoxRec registration required XXVI Boxing record for Orlando Fernandez from BoxRec registration required XXVII Boxing record for Rafael Del Valle from BoxRec registration required XXVIII Boxing record for Josue Camacho from BoxRec registration required XXIX Boxing record for Daniel Jimenez from BoxRec registration required XXX Boxing record for Felix Trinidad from BoxRec registration required XXXI Boxing record for Kevin Kelley from BoxRec registration required XXXII Boxing record for Alex Sanchez from BoxRec registration required XXXIII Boxing record for Jake Rodriguez from BoxRec 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registration required XLVIII Boxing record for Juan Manuel Lopez from BoxRec registration required XLIX Boxing record for Roman Martinez from BoxRec registration required L Boxing record for Jose Lopez from BoxRec registration required LI Boxing record for Wilfredo Vazquez Jr from BoxRec registration required LII Boxing record for Danny Garcia from BoxRec registration required LIII Boxing record for Rico Ramos from BoxRec registration required LIV Boxing record for Jose Pedraza from BoxRec registration required LV Boxing record for McJoe Arroyo from BoxRec registration required LVI Boxing record for Jason Sosa from BoxRec registration required LVII Boxing record for Jesus Rojas from BoxRec registration required LVIII Boxing record for Alberto Machado from BoxRec registration required LIX Boxing record for Angel Acosta from BoxRec registration required LX Boxing record for Emmanuel Rodriguez from BoxRec registration required LXI Boxing record for Wilfredo Mendez from BoxRec registration required LXII Boxing record for Shakur Stevenson from BoxRec registration required LXIII Boxing record for McWilliams Arroyo from BoxRec registration required LXIV Boxing record for Jonathan Gonzalez from BoxRec registration required Women s titlists Edit A Boxing record for Melissa Del Valle from BoxRec registration required B Boxing record for Ada Velez from BoxRec registration required C Boxing record for Melissa Hernandez from BoxRec registration required D Boxing record for Amanda Serrano from BoxRec registration required External links EditYahoo Sports Boxing International Boxing Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions amp oldid 1124837124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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