Carlos Zárate Record & Stats

Carlos Zárate Record & Stats

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In a career spanning 18 years, Carlos Zárate fought 70 times with 66 wins and 4 losses. By his last professional fight on February 29, 1988, Zárate's boxing record stood at 66-4 (63 KO wins, 2 KO losses).

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CARLOSZÁRATE
Tepito, Mexico City, Mexico
“Cañas”
Born
May 23, 1951
Age
71
Debut
Feb 2, 1970
Record
66-4
Rounds
298
KOs
63 (90%)
Height
178 cm
Reach
183 cm
Ape Index
5 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
WBC
BT
w1
d9
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Carlos Zárate's record and stats
Carlos Zárate's Record

      Carlos Zárate (Cañas) is a retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Tepito, Mexico City, Mexico on May 23, 1951. Zárate made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 on February 2, 1970. He is a former bantamweight world champion. He is 71 years old, and will be turning 72 in 3 months and 19 days. Zárate is a Hall of Famer.

      Boxing Record

      Total Fights70
      Wins66
      Losses4
      Draws0
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins63
      Total Title Wins1
      Title Defenses9
      Title-Fight KO Wins10
      Losses via KO2
      #DateAgeOpponentResultVia
      70Feb 29, 198836 Daniel Zaragoza LossTKO10
      69Oct 16, 198736 Jeff Fenech LossTD
      68Aug 15, 198736Richard SavageWinTKO5
      67Jun 19, 198736Tony MontoyaWinTKO3
      66May 5, 198735John BoydWinTKO5
      65Feb 20, 198735Francis ChildsWinKO4
      64Dec 13, 198635Alex GalvánWinTKO7
      63Nov 21, 198635Edward RodriquezWinTKO3
      62Sep 13, 198635Gerardo EsparzaWinKO5
      61Jul 19, 198635Alejandro GarcíaWinKO2
      60May 23, 198635Jesus MuñizWinUD
      59May 5, 198634Héctor NápolesWinKO2
      58Apr 12, 198634Jose de la DoraWinKO3
      57Feb 25, 198634Adam GarcíaWinMD
      56Jun 3, 197928 Lupe Pintor LossSD
      55May 1, 197927Celso ChairezWinTKO5
      54Mar 10, 197927John Mensah Kpalongo WinKO3
      53Oct 28, 197827 Wilfredo Gómez LossTKO5
      52Sep 30, 197827Rudy GonzálezWinTKO4
      51Jun 9, 197827Emilio Hernández WinKO4
      50Apr 22, 197826Andres Hernández WinTKO13
      49Feb 25, 197826Alberto Dávila WinTKO8
      48Dec 2, 197726Juan Francisco Rodríguez WinTKO5
      47Oct 29, 197726Danilo Batista WinKO6
      46Apr 23, 197725 Alfonso ZamoraWinTKO4
      45Feb 5, 197725Fernando Cabanela WinTKO3
      44Nov 13, 197625Waruinge Nakayama WinKO4
      43Aug 28, 197625Paul Ferreri WinTKO12
      42Aug 2, 197625Antonio ParedesWinTKO2
      41Jun 26, 197625Félix LlanosWinKO2
      40May 8, 197624Rodolfo Martínez WinKO9
      39Mar 27, 197624César DecigaWinTKO4
      38Dec 7, 197524Néstor JiménezWinKO2
      37Oct 11, 197524Jorge TorresWinTKO8
      36Sep 20, 197524Benicio Segundo SosaWinTKO4
      35Aug 16, 197524José SánchezWinTKO3
      34Jun 20, 197524Orlando AmoresWinKO3
      33Mar 14, 197523Joe GuevaraWinRTD3
      32Feb 4, 197523Alberto CabanigWinTKO4
      31Nov 23, 197423James MartinezWinTKO7
      30Oct 27, 197423Francisco CruzWinTKO2
      29Aug 3, 197423Magallo LozadaWinTKO5
      28May 25, 197423Juan OrdoñezWinKO3
      27May 3, 197422Chamaco LimónWinKO3
      26Apr 9, 197422Alfonso IbarraWinKO2
      25Feb 22, 197422Carlos ArmentaWinKO1
      24Jan 30, 197422Víctor RamírezWinUD
      23Dec 11, 197322Sixto PérezWinKO2
      22Nov 1, 197322Eduardo MirandaWinKO5
      21Oct 2, 197322Antonio CastañedaWinTKO9
      20Aug 21, 197322Alberto TorresWinTKO5
      19Jul 12, 197322Francisco PinoWinKO2
      18Jun 2, 197322Juan Ramón PérezWinKO2
      17Dec 3, 197221Juan Ramón PérezWinKO2
      16Oct 31, 197221Armando CarrascoWinKO2
      15Oct 8, 197221Arturo PatiñoWinKO2
      14Aug 19, 197221Jesús EscobedoWinKO2
      13Mar 19, 197220José Luis MoralesWinTKO2
      12Feb 7, 197220José GonzálezWinKO2
      11Jan 28, 197220Emiliano MayoralWinTKO3
      10Nov 26, 197120Victor NavaWinKO3
      9Aug 7, 197120Julio MartínezWinKO2
      8May 5, 197119Ramón PinedoWinKO2
      7Mar 20, 197119Fermín RamosWinKO2
      6Feb 15, 197119Antonio LucasWinKO3
      5Dec 18, 197019Alfredo PérezWinKO2
      4Nov 17, 197019Nuno TemixWinTKO3
      3Apr 1, 197018Costeñito SoteloWinKO2
      2Mar 2, 197018José PavónWinKO1
      1Feb 2, 197018Luis CastañedaWinKO3

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      Statistics

      Carlos Zárate is 178 cm tall (5' 10.08") with a reach of 183 cm (6' 0.05"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 5 cm (1.97"). Zárate has a 90% KO rate.

      Career Summary

      Carlos Zárate's professional boxing career spanned more than 18 years — from 1970 to 1988.

      Zárate made his debut against Luis Castañeda at the age of 18 on February 2, 1970, defeating Castañeda via 3rd round KO. He went on to win 51 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 50 wins via stoppage.

      Zárate had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on May 8, 1976 after 39 professional fights, against Rodolfo Martínez for the bantamweight WBC title. He defeated Martínez via 9th round KO to become the bantamweight champion of the world.

      Zárate has won one world title at bantamweight. For all the details about Zárate's world title wins and defenses refer to "Carlos Zárate World Titles".

      Some of Zárate's best fights and notable victories include wins over Alfonso Zamora, Emilio Hernández, John Mensah Kpalongo, Juan Francisco Rodríguez, Alberto Dávila, Danilo Batista, and Fernando Cabanela.

      Carlos Zárate had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career — all of them in title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Wilfredo Gómez via 5th round TKO on October 28, 1978, which ended his 52-fight win streak. He has been stopped two times and lost two times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Carlos Zárate's losses".

      His last professional fight was a super-bantamweight bout against fellow Mexican boxer Daniel Zaragoza on February 29, 1988 for the vacant super-bantamweight WBC title. Zárate lost the fight via 10th round TKO. It's been 34 years, 11 months, and 7 days since this fight.

      Zárate retired from professional boxing with a record of 66-4, which included 63 knockout wins and 2 losses via knockout, and 1 title win. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1994.

      Career Highlights

      Carlos Zárate fought a total of 70 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Rodolfo Martínez

        A 24-year old Carlos Zárate (39-0, 38 KO) had his first world title fight against Rodolfo Martínez for Martínez' WBC bantamweight belt.

        Zárate defeated Martínez via 9th round KO to win the WBC bantamweight title.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Waruinge Nakayama

        A 25-year old Carlos Zárate (43-0, 42 KO) faced Waruinge Nakayama in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Zárate defeated Nakayama via 4th round KO to retain the WBC bantamweight title.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Fernando Cabanela

        A 25-year old Carlos Zárate (44-0, 43 KO) faced Fernando Cabanela in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Zárate defeated Cabanela via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBC bantamweight title.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Alfonso Zamora

        A 25-year old Carlos Zárate (45-0, 44 KO) faced an undefeated Alfonso Zamora, who was 23 years old with a record of 29-0. Zamora was on a 29-fight win streak with 29 KO wins. Zárate was the taller of the two by 16 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage.

        Zárate defeated Zamora via 4th round TKO. He handed Zamora the first loss of his career, and put an end to Zamora's 29-fight win streak.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Danilo Batista

        A 26-year old Carlos Zárate (46-0, 45 KO) faced Danilo Batista in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Zárate defeated Batista via 6th round KO to retain the WBC bantamweight title.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Juan Francisco Rodríguez

        A 26-year old Carlos Zárate (47-0, 46 KO) faced Juan Francisco Rodríguez in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Zárate defeated Rodríguez via 5th round TKO to retain the WBC bantamweight title.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Alberto Dávila

        A 26-year old Carlos Zárate (48-0, 47 KO) faced Alberto Dávila in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Zárate defeated Dávila via 8th round TKO to retain the WBC bantamweight title.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. Emilio Hernández

        A 27-year old Carlos Zárate (50-0, 49 KO) faced Emilio Hernández in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Zárate defeated Hernández via 4th round KO to retain the WBC bantamweight title.

      • Carlos Zárate vs. John Mensah Kpalongo

        A 27-year old Carlos Zárate (52-1, 51 KO) faced John Mensah Kpalongo in a bantamweight title defense fight.

        Zárate defeated Kpalongo via 3rd round KO to retain the WBC bantamweight title.

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