Hilario Zapata (43-10-1, 14) was born in Panama City, Panama on August 19, 1958. At the age of 19 years on October 28, 1977, he made his professional boxing debut against Victor Lopez, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 12th career fight at 21 years old, Zapata became a light-flyweight world champion on March 24, 1980 after defeating Shigeo Nakajima via 15-round unanimous decision to win the WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at the flyweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Tadashi Tomori via 15-round split decision on July 20, 1982.
Zapata's last fight was a super-flyweight world-title fight against Moon Sung-kil for Sung-kil's WBC title on February 27, 1993. He lost the fight via 1st-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Zapata has 10 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Hilario Zapata Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Feb 27, 1993 34 years, 6 months 43-10-1 (14) | Moon Sung-kil | SFL | 1 | TKO | Loss For WBC |
53 | Nov 28, 1992 34 years, 3 months 43-9-1 (14) | Noel Cogollo | SFL | 12 | UD | Win |
52 | Oct 31, 1992 34 years, 2 months 42-9-1 (14) | Eduardo Lopez | 10 | UD | Win | |
51 | Sep 19, 1992 34 years, 1 months 41-9-1 (14) | David Merchant | SFL | 7 | TD | Loss |
50 | Aug 15, 1992 33 years, 11 months 41-8-1 (14) | Guillermo Salcedo | 7 | TKO | Win | |
49 | Aug 1, 1992 33 years, 11 months 40-8-1 (13) | Juan Rios | 10 | UD | Win | |
48 | Feb 21, 1991 32 years, 6 months 39-8-1 (13) | Emilio Diaz | 2 | KO | Win | |
47 | Oct 26, 1990 32 years, 2 months 38-8-1 (12) | Genaro Manjarres | 10 | UD | Win | |
46 | Sep 13, 1990 32 years 37-8-1 (12) | Orlando Legal | 6 | KO | Win | |
45 | Aug 30, 1990 32 years 36-8-1 (11) | Agustin Garcia | 10 | UD | Win | |
44 | Apr 22, 1989 30 years, 8 months 35-8-1 (11) | Pedro Romero | 10 | SD | Loss | |
43 | Dec 3, 1988 30 years, 3 months 35-7-1 (11) | Julio Gudino | 10 | UD | Loss | |
42 | Aug 15, 1987 28 years, 11 months 35-6-1 (11) | Fidel Bassa | FL | 15 | SD | Draw For WBA |
41 | Feb 13, 1987 28 years, 5 months 35-6 (11) | Fidel Bassa | FL | 15 | UD | Loss Lost WBA |
40 | Dec 7, 1986 28 years, 3 months 35-5 (11) | Claudemir Carvalho Dias | FL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
39 | Sep 13, 1986 28 years 34-5 (11) | Alberto Castro | FL | 15 | SD | Win Defended WBA |
38 | Jul 5, 1986 27 years, 10 months 33-5 (11) | Dodie Boy Peñalosa | FL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
37 | Apr 7, 1986 27 years, 7 months 32-5 (11) | Shuichi Hozumi | FL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
36 | Jan 31, 1986 27 years, 5 months 31-5 (11) | Javier Lucas | FL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
35 | Oct 5, 1985 27 years, 1 months 30-5 (11) | Alonzo Gonzalez | FL | 15 | UD | Win Won WBA Vacant |
34 | Mar 29, 1985 26 years, 7 months 29-5 (11) | Alonzo Gonzalez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
33 | Feb 2, 1985 26 years, 5 months 28-5 (11) | Ramon E. Espinal | 1 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Dec 28, 1984 26 years, 4 months 27-5 (10) | Rafael Cabrera | 10 | UD | Win | |
31 | Dec 8, 1984 26 years, 3 months 26-5 (10) | Santos Laciar | FL | 15 | UD | Loss For WBA |
30 | Oct 10, 1984 26 years, 1 months 26-4 (10) | Alberto Castro | 10 | PTS | Win | |
29 | Sep 1, 1984 26 years 25-4 (10) | Alex Miranda | 9 | TKO | Win | |
28 | Jul 14, 1984 25 years, 10 months 24-4 (9) | Ramon Antonio Nery | 10 | UD | Win | |
27 | Jun 23, 1984 25 years, 10 months 23-4 (9) | Juan Polo Perez | 10 | UD | Win | |
26 | Nov 9, 1983 25 years, 2 months 22-4 (9) | Harold Petty | BT | 10 | TKO | Loss |
25 | Mar 26, 1983 24 years, 7 months 22-3 (9) | Chang Jung-koo | LFL | 3 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC |
24 | Nov 30, 1982 24 years, 3 months 22-2 (9) | Tadashi Tomori | LFL | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
23 | Sep 18, 1982 24 years 21-2 (8) | Chang Jung-koo | LFL | 15 | SD | Win Defended WBC |
22 | Jul 20, 1982 23 years, 11 months 20-2 (8) | Tadashi Tomori | LFL | 15 | SD | Win Won WBC |
21 | Feb 6, 1982 23 years, 5 months 19-2 (8) | Amado Ursua | LFL | 2 | KO | Loss Lost WBC |
20 | Nov 5, 1981 23 years, 2 months 19-1 (8) | Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh | LFL | 10 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
19 | Aug 15, 1981 22 years, 11 months 18-1 (7) | Germán Torres | LFL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
18 | Apr 24, 1981 22 years, 8 months 17-1 (7) | Rudy Crawford | LFL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
17 | Feb 8, 1981 22 years, 5 months 16-1 (7) | Joey Olivo | LFL | 13 | RTD | Win Defended WBC |
16 | Dec 1, 1980 22 years, 3 months 15-1 (6) | Reinaldo Jose Becerra | LFL | 15 | MD | Win Defended WBC |
15 | Sep 17, 1980 22 years 14-1 (6) | Shigeo Nakajima | LFL | 11 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
14 | Aug 4, 1980 21 years, 11 months 13-1 (5) | Hector Melendez | LFL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
13 | Jun 7, 1980 21 years, 9 months 12-1 (5) | Chi Bok Kim | LFL | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
12 | Mar 24, 1980 21 years, 7 months 11-1 (5) | Shigeo Nakajima | LFL | 15 | UD | Win Won WBC |
11 | Oct 6, 1979 21 years, 1 months 10-1 (5) | Jose Ricard | 7 | TKO | Win | |
10 | Jun 23, 1979 20 years, 10 months 9-1 (4) | Freddy Castillo | 12 | UD | Win | |
9 | Apr 7, 1979 20 years, 7 months 8-1 (4) | Nestor Obregon | 10 | UD | Win | |
8 | Jan 14, 1979 20 years, 4 months 7-1 (4) | Ramon L. Perez | 9 | TKO | Win | |
7 | Nov 1, 1978 20 years, 2 months 6-1 (3) | Alfonso López | 12 | SD | Loss | |
6 | Aug 19, 1978 20 years 6-0 (3) | Young Hwan Kim | 10 | PTS | Win | |
5 | Jul 2, 1978 19 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | Juan Guzman | 10 | UD | Win | |
4 | Apr 15, 1978 19 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Alfredo Thomas | 3 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Mar 4, 1978 19 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Humberto Mayorga | 6 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Nov 26, 1977 19 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Cesar Becerra | 3 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Oct 28, 1977 19 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Victor Lopez | 2 | TKO | Win |
