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Daniel Zaragoza Record

55-8-3
Total Fights66
Wins55
Losses8
Draws3
No-Contests0
Title Wins4
Title Defenses11
Title-Fight KOs5
KO Wins28
KO Losses2
Daniel Zaragoza Record & Stats
Mexico City, Mexico
“El Zurdo de Tacubaya”
Born
Dec 11, 1957
Age
66
Debut
Oct 17, 1980
Record
55-8-3
Title Fights
22
KOs
28 (42.4%)
Height
170 cm
Reach
173 cm
Ape Index
3 cm
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
WBC
sBT
w3
d11
BT
w1
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      What is Daniel Zaragoza's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 16 years and 10 months, Daniel Zaragoza fought 66 times with 55 wins, 8 losses, and 3 draws.

      Zaragoza retired from professional boxing with a record of 55-8-3, which included four world-title wins and 11 successful title defense fights at the super-bantamweight weight division. He had a 42.4% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 28 of his total 66 fights being knockout wins, five of which were in title fights. Zaragoza lost twice via knockout, both of them in title fights.

      His last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision defeat to Érik Morales on September 6, 1997. Zaragoza lost the super-bantamweight WBC title to Morales in this fight.

      Some of Zaragoza's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Carlos Zárate Serna, Valerio Nati, Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Park Chan-yong, Kiyoshi Hatanaka, Hector Acero Sánchez, Frankie Duarte, and Joon Huh.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      66Sep 6, 199739Érik MoralesLoss *UD
      65Apr 14, 199739Joichiro TatsuyoshiWin *UD
      64Jan 11, 199739Wayne McCulloughWin *SD
      63Jul 20, 199638Tsuyoshi HaradaWin *TKO7
      62Mar 3, 199638Joichiro TatsuyoshiWin *TKO11
      61Nov 6, 199537Hector Acero SánchezWin *SD
      60Jun 2, 199537Hector Acero SánchezDraw *MD
      59Feb 11, 199537José SanabriaWinUD
      58Oct 22, 199436Wilfredo VargasWinKO7
      57Aug 11, 199436Nino RuizWinTKO4
      56Jul 1, 199436Wilfredo UrbinaWinTKO5
      55Jun 11, 199436Juan Francisco SotoWinUD
      54Dec 4, 199335Alejandro BatistaWinRTD2
      53Sep 25, 199335Tracy Harris PattersonLoss *TKO7
      52Dec 5, 199234Tracy Harris PattersonDraw *SD
      51Mar 20, 199234Thierry JacobLoss *UD
      50Dec 9, 199133Paul BankeWin *UD
      49Aug 24, 199133Joon HuhWin *UD
      48Jun 14, 199133Kiyoshi HatanakaWin *SD
      47Apr 5, 199133Moi HernandezWinPTS
      46Apr 23, 199032Paul BankeLoss *TKO9
      45Dec 3, 198931Park Chan-yongWin *SD
      44Aug 31, 198931Frankie DuarteWin *TKO10
      43Jun 22, 198931Paul BankeWin *SD
      42Nov 26, 198830Valerio NatiWin *KO5
      41May 29, 198830Seung Hoon LeeDraw *SD
      40Feb 29, 198830Carlos Zárate SernaWin *TKO10
      39Dec 17, 198730Noe GonzalezWinKO7
      38Jul 31, 198729Darryl ThigpenWinPTS
      37Jun 28, 198729Ramiro AdamesWinTKO5
      36Apr 3, 198729Aaron LopezWinUD
      35Dec 6, 198628Mike AyalaWinKO7
      34Aug 29, 198628Raul NegreteWinTKO7
      33Jul 4, 198628Antonio GonzalezWinPTS
      32Apr 11, 198628Jeff FenechLossUD
      31Aug 9, 198527Miguel LoraLoss *UD
      30May 4, 198527Jorge RamirezWin *DQ
      29Nov 30, 198426Jorge RamirezWinPTS
      28Sep 21, 198426Jorge RamirezWinDQ
      27May 21, 198426Mario GomezWinTKO3
      26Mar 16, 198426Patrick YoungWinTKO4
      25Feb 18, 198426Javier MarquezWinTKO5
      24Dec 16, 198326Rigoberto EstradaWinPTS
      23Oct 29, 198325Rodolfo MartĂ­nezWinTKO11
      22Sep 26, 198325Martin TorresWinTKO5
      21Aug 8, 198325Harold PettyLossUD
      20May 27, 198325Jesus LopezWinPTS
      19Mar 18, 198325Rigoberto EstradaWinPTS
      18Jan 29, 198325Lorenzo RamirezWinPTS
      17Nov 29, 198224Jesus LopezWinPTS
      16Sep 4, 198224Jorge RamirezWinPTS
      15Jul 29, 198224Harold PettyLossUD
      14Apr 23, 198224Ramon ConchaWinTKO2
      13Mar 5, 198224Francisco Paco MayoWinTKO5
      12Feb 12, 198224Miguel JuarezWinPTS
      11Nov 21, 198123Mario ChavezWinPTS
      10Oct 30, 198123Julio AvendanoWinKO4
      9Sep 16, 198123Javier MarquezWinTKO8
      8Aug 28, 198123Rayito GonzalezWinTKO4
      7Jul 22, 198123Alonzo GonzalezWinPTS
      6Jun 27, 198123Roque GuillenWinTKO3
      5May 15, 198123Jose ZapataWinPTS
      4Mar 29, 198123Jesus MaravillaWinKO2
      3Feb 21, 198123Joel SeguraWinKO10
      2Dec 19, 198023Porfirio UrrutiaWinTKO3
      1Oct 17, 198022Mario Ernesto GutierrezWinKO4

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Daniel Zaragoza (El Zurdo de Tacubaya) is a 66-year old retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico on December 11, 1957. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. Zaragoza was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2004. His professional boxing career spanned more than 16 years — from 1980 to 1997.

      Zaragoza made his professional boxing debut against Mario Ernesto Gutierrez at the age of 22 on October 17, 1980, defeating Gutierrez via 4th round KO. He went on to win 13 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 9 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 27 on May 4, 1985 after 29 professional fights, against Jorge Ramirez for the bantamweight WBC (vacant) title. He defeated Ramirez via 7 round undefined to become the bantamweight champion of the world.

      Zaragoza has won four world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Zaragoza's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Zaragoza had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a super-bantamweight title defense bout against fellow Mexican boxer Érik Morales on September 6, 1997. Zaragoza lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision — and lost his WBC title. It's been 26 years, 6 months, and 22 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Zaragoza had a total of 22 world-title fights, which includes winning four world titles and 11 successful title defenses. He won 14 of these fights, lost five, and drew in three.

      Title Wins

      Daniel Zaragoza fought for world titles in seven fights and won four of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won four belts across two weight classes.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Nov 6, 1995Hector Acero SánchezSuper-bantamweightWBCSD
      Jun 14, 1991Kiyoshi HatanakaSuper-bantamweightWBCSD
      Feb 29, 1988Carlos Zárate SernaSuper-bantamweightWBC*TKO
      May 4, 1985Jorge RamirezBantamweightWBC*DQ
      * Vacant title

      Title Defenses

      Daniel Zaragoza had 15 world-title defense fights across two weight classes — bantamweight and super-bantamweight (x14). He won 11 of them and lost four times.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Apr 14, 1997Joichiro TatsuyoshiSuper-bantamweightWBCUD
      Jan 11, 1997Wayne McCulloughSuper-bantamweightWBCSD
      Jul 20, 1996Tsuyoshi HaradaSuper-bantamweightWBCTKO
      Mar 3, 1996Joichiro TatsuyoshiSuper-bantamweightWBCTKO
      Dec 9, 1991Paul BankeSuper-bantamweightWBCUD
      Aug 24, 1991Joon HuhSuper-bantamweightWBCUD
      Dec 3, 1989Park Chan-yongSuper-bantamweightWBCSD
      Aug 31, 1989Frankie DuarteSuper-bantamweightWBCTKO
      Jun 22, 1989Paul BankeSuper-bantamweightWBCSD
      Nov 26, 1988Valerio NatiSuper-bantamweightWBCKO
      May 29, 1988Seung Hoon LeeSuper-bantamweightWBCSD (draw)

      Title Losses

      Daniel Zaragoza lost four world-title defense fights, and lost a total of four titles in these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Sep 6, 1997Érik MoralesSuper-bantamweightWBCUD
      Mar 20, 1992Thierry JacobSuper-bantamweightWBCUD
      Apr 23, 1990Paul BankeSuper-bantamweightWBCTKO
      Aug 9, 1985Miguel LoraBantamweightWBCUD

      Highlights

      Zaragoza fought a total of 66 times during his professional career, which includes 22 world-title fights at two weight divisions. These two fights are the highlight of his career.

      • May 4, 1985: Zaragoza wins his first world title by defeating Jorge Ramirez via 7 round disqualification. He is now the WBC bantamweight world champion.

      • November 26, 1988: Zaragoza successfully defends the WBC super-bantamweight title against Valerio Nati, winning the fight via 5th round KO.

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