Alfonso Zamora Record
| Total Fights | 38 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 33 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 5 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 6 |
| KO Wins | 32 |
| KO Losses | 4 |
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What is Alfonso Zamora's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning seven years and five months, Alfonso Zamora fought 38 times with 33 wins and 5 losses.
Zamora retired from professional boxing with a record of 33-5, which included two bantamweight world-title wins and five successful title defense fights. He had a 84.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 32 of his total 38 fights being knockout wins, six of which were in title fights. Zamora suffered four knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Jorge Luján in a bantamweight title fight.
His last fight was a 3rd round TKO defeat to Rigoberto Estrada on September 19, 1980.
Some of Zamora's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Eusebio Pedroza, Gilberto Illueca, Socrates Batoto, Thanomchit Sukhothai, Soo-Hwan Hong, Alejandro Orejel, Candido Sandoval, and Alberto Sandoval.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Sep 19, 1980 | 26 | Rigoberto Estrada | Loss | TKO3 |
| 37 | Jul 17, 1980 | 26 | Melvin Johnson | Win | KO3 |
| 36 | Nov 16, 1979 | 25 | Eddie Logan | Loss | TKO7 |
| 35 | Jul 22, 1979 | 25 | Juan Alvarez | Loss | DQ |
| 34 | Jan 18, 1979 | 24 | Luis Rosario | Win | SD |
| 33 | Oct 26, 1978 | 24 | Alberto Sandoval | Win | TKO8 |
| 32 | Jun 23, 1978 | 24 | Hector Medina | Win | KO6 |
| 31 | Nov 19, 1977 | 23 | Jorge Luján | Loss * | KO10 |
| 30 | Apr 23, 1977 | 23 | Carlos Zárate Serna | Loss | TKO4 |
| 29 | Feb 12, 1977 | 23 | Alejandro Orejel | Win | KO2 |
| 28 | Oct 16, 1976 | 22 | Soo-Hwan Hong | Win * | TKO12 |
| 27 | Sep 5, 1976 | 22 | Candido Sandoval | Win | KO3 |
| 26 | Jul 10, 1976 | 22 | Gilberto Illueca | Win * | KO3 |
| 25 | Apr 3, 1976 | 22 | Eusebio Pedroza | Win * | KO2 |
| 24 | Dec 6, 1975 | 21 | Socrates Batoto | Win * | KO2 |
| 23 | Aug 30, 1975 | 21 | Thanomchit Sukhothai | Win * | TKO4 |
| 22 | Jun 2, 1975 | 21 | Jorge Torres | Win | TKO9 |
| 21 | Mar 14, 1975 | 21 | Soo-Hwan Hong | Win * | KO4 |
| 20 | Feb 4, 1975 | 20 | Tanny Amancio | Win | KO4 |
| 19 | Nov 23, 1974 | 20 | Jose Antonio Rosa | Win | TKO3 |
| 18 | Oct 5, 1974 | 20 | Francisco Villegas | Win | KO2 |
| 17 | Aug 31, 1974 | 20 | Adrian Zapanta | Win | KO1 |
| 16 | Jul 9, 1974 | 20 | Shintaro Uchiyama | Win | KO6 |
| 15 | May 25, 1974 | 20 | Raul Tirado | Win | TKO2 |
| 14 | May 7, 1974 | 20 | Cesar Ordonez | Win | KO3 |
| 13 | Apr 17, 1974 | 20 | Pedro Ibanez | Win | KO2 |
| 12 | Mar 31, 1974 | 20 | Tetsuro Kawakami | Win | KO3 |
| 11 | Feb 24, 1974 | 20 | Felix Castro | Win | TKO3 |
| 10 | Jan 23, 1974 | 19 | Pedro Lara | Win | KO2 |
| 9 | Dec 11, 1973 | 19 | Salvador Lozano | Win | KO9 |
| 8 | Oct 30, 1973 | 19 | Julio Romero | Win | KO2 |
| 7 | Oct 10, 1973 | 19 | Tortillo Armenta | Win | KO2 |
| 6 | Sep 15, 1973 | 19 | Cruz Vega | Win | KO3 |
| 5 | Aug 21, 1973 | 19 | Victor Plascencia | Win | KO1 |
| 4 | Jul 8, 1973 | 19 | Sixto Esqueda | Win | KO1 |
| 3 | Jun 25, 1973 | 19 | Juan Ramon Perez | Win | KO2 |
| 2 | Jun 2, 1973 | 19 | Antonio Enriquez | Win | TKO3 |
| 1 | Apr 16, 1973 | 19 | Heraclio Amaya | Win | KO2 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Alfonso Zamora (El Toro) is a 70-year old retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico on February 9, 1954. He is a former bantamweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 7 years — from 1973 to 1980.
Zamora made his professional boxing debut against Heraclio Amaya at the age of 19 on April 16, 1973, defeating Amaya via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 28 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 28 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on March 14, 1975 after 20 professional fights, against Soo-Hwan Hong for the bantamweight WBA and The Ring titles. He defeated Hong via 4th round KO to become the bantamweight champion of the world.
Zamora has won two world titles at bantamweight. For all the details about Zamora's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Zamora had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Rigoberto Estrada on September 19, 1980. Zamora lost the fight via 3rd round TKO. It's been 43 years and 7 months since this fight.
Championships
Zamora had a total of seven world-title fights, which includes winning two world titles and five successful title defenses. He won six of these fights and lost one.
Title Wins
Alfonso Zamora fought for bantamweight world titles once, which he won via KO. In total, he won two bantamweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1975 | Soo-Hwan Hong | Bantamweight | WBA, The Ring | KO |
Title Defenses
Alfonso Zamora had six bantamweight world-title defense fights. He won five of them and lost only once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1976 | Soo-Hwan Hong | Bantamweight | WBA, The Ring | TKO |
| Jul 10, 1976 | Gilberto Illueca | Bantamweight | WBA, The Ring | KO |
| Apr 3, 1976 | Eusebio Pedroza | Bantamweight | WBA, The Ring | KO |
| Dec 6, 1975 | Socrates Batoto | Bantamweight | WBA, The Ring | KO |
| Aug 30, 1975 | Thanomchit Sukhothai | Bantamweight | WBA, The Ring | TKO |
Title Losses
Alfonso Zamora lost one world-title defense fight, and lost two titles in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1977 | Jorge Luján | Bantamweight | WBA, The Ring | KO |
Highlights
Zamora fought a total of 38 times during his professional career, which includes 7 world-title fights at the bantamweight division. He was among the top boxers of his generation and put on some great performances in his fights. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
March 14, 1975: Zamora wins his first world titles by defeating Soo-Hwan Hong via 4th round KO. He is now the WBA and The Ring bantamweight world champion.
August 30, 1975: Zamora successfully defends the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles against Thanomchit Sukhothai, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
December 6, 1975: Zamora successfully defends the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles against Socrates Batoto, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
July 10, 1976: Zamora successfully defends the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles against Gilberto Illueca, winning the fight via 3rd round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Alfonso Zamora have on his record?
Zamora knocked out 32 of his 38 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 84.2%. Of his total 33 wins, 32 of them were via KO (97%).
What was Alfonso Zamora's first world title win?
Zamora's first world-title win were the WBA and The Ring belts at bantamweight. He defeated Soo-Hwan Hong via 4 round KO to win the titles.
How many world titles did Alfonso Zamora win?
Zamora won two world titles at bantamweight.
How many title defenses did Alfonso Zamora make?
Zamora had a total of six title defense fights. He was successful five times and lost one time.