Daniel Zaragoza (55-8-3, 28) was born in Mexico City, Mexico on December 11, 1957. At the age of 22 years on October 17, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Mario Ernesto Gutierrez, winning the fight via 4th-round KO.
On his 30th career fight at 27 years old, Zaragoza became a bantamweight world champion on May 4, 1985 after defeating Jorge Ramirez via 7-round disqualification to win the vacant WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-bantamweight weight class as well, winning the WBC title against Carlos Zárate Serna via 10th-round TKO on February 29, 1988.
Zaragoza's last fight was a super-bantamweight (WBC) world-title defense against Érik Morales on September 6, 1997. He lost the fight via 12th-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Daniel Zaragoza's best fights have been against Carlos Zárate Serna.
Zaragoza has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66  | Sep 6, 1997 39 years, 8 months 55-8-3 (28) | 21 years 26-0 (20) | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
65 | Apr 14, 1997 39 years, 4 months 55-7-3 (28) | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
64 | Jan 11, 1997 39 years, 1 months 54-7-3 (28) | Wayne McCullough | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
63 | Jul 20, 1996 38 years, 7 months 53-7-3 (28) | Tsuyoshi Harada | SBT | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
62 | Mar 3, 1996 38 years, 2 months 52-7-3 (27) | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | SBT | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
61 | Nov 6, 1995 37 years, 10 months 51-7-3 (26) | Hector Acero Sánchez | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBC |
60 | Jun 2, 1995 37 years, 5 months 50-7-3 (26) | Hector Acero Sánchez | SBT | 12 | MD | DRAW For WBC |
59 | Feb 11, 1995 37 years, 2 months 50-7-2 (26) | José Sanabria | 10 | UD | WIN | |
58 | Oct 22, 1994 36 years, 10 months 49-7-2 (26) | Wilfredo Vargas | 7 | KO | WIN | |
57 | Aug 11, 1994 36 years, 8 months 48-7-2 (25) | Nino Ruiz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
56 | Jul 1, 1994 36 years, 6 months 47-7-2 (24) | Wilfredo Urbina | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
55 | Jun 11, 1994 36 years, 6 months 46-7-2 (23) | Juan Francisco Soto | 10 | UD | WIN | |
54 | Dec 4, 1993 35 years, 11 months 45-7-2 (23) | Alejandro Batista | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
53 | Sep 25, 1993 35 years, 9 months 44-7-2 (22) | Tracy Harris Patterson | SBT | 7 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
52 | Dec 5, 1992 34 years, 11 months 44-6-2 (22) | Tracy Harris Patterson | SBT | 12 | SD | DRAW For WBC |
51 | Mar 20, 1992 34 years, 3 months 44-6-1 (22) | Thierry Jacob | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
50 | Dec 9, 1991 33 years, 11 months 44-5-1 (22) | Paul Banke | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
49 | Aug 24, 1991 33 years, 8 months 43-5-1 (22) | Joon Huh | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
48 | Jun 14, 1991 33 years, 6 months 42-5-1 (22) | Kiyoshi Hatanaka | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBC |
47 | Apr 5, 1991 33 years, 3 months 41-5-1 (22) | Moi Hernandez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
46 | Apr 23, 1990 32 years, 4 months 40-5-1 (22) | Paul Banke | SBT | 9 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
45 | Dec 3, 1989 31 years, 11 months 40-4-1 (22) | Park Chan-yong | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
44 | Aug 31, 1989 31 years, 8 months 39-4-1 (22) | Frankie Duarte | SBT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
43 | Jun 22, 1989 31 years, 6 months 38-4-1 (21) | Paul Banke | SBT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
42 | Nov 26, 1988 30 years, 11 months 37-4-1 (21) | Valerio Nati | SBT | 5 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
41 | May 29, 1988 30 years, 5 months 36-4-1 (20) | Seung Hoon Lee | SBT | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBC |
40  | Feb 29, 1988 30 years, 2 months 36-4 (20) | 36 years, 9 months 66-3 (63) | SBT | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
39 | Dec 17, 1987 30 years 35-4 (19) | Noe Gonzalez | 7 | KO | WIN | |
38 | Jul 31, 1987 29 years, 7 months 34-4 (18) | Darryl Thigpen | 12 | PTS | WIN | |
37 | Jun 28, 1987 29 years, 6 months 33-4 (18) | Ramiro Adames | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Apr 3, 1987 29 years, 3 months 32-4 (17) | Aaron Lopez | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
35 | Dec 6, 1986 28 years, 11 months 31-4 (17) | Mike Ayala | SBT | 7 | KO | WIN |
34 | Aug 29, 1986 28 years, 8 months 30-4 (16) | Raul Negrete | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Jul 4, 1986 28 years, 6 months 29-4 (15) | Antonio Gonzalez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
32  | Apr 11, 1986 28 years, 4 months 28-4 (15) | 21 years, 10 months 12-0 (11) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
31 | Aug 9, 1985 27 years, 7 months 28-3 (15) | Miguel Lora | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
30 | May 4, 1985 27 years, 4 months 28-2 (15) | Jorge Ramirez | BT | 7 | DQ | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
29 | Nov 30, 1984 26 years, 11 months 27-2 (15) | Jorge Ramirez | BT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
28 | Sep 21, 1984 26 years, 9 months 26-2 (15) | Jorge Ramirez | BT | 11 | DQ | WIN |
27 | May 21, 1984 26 years, 5 months 25-2 (15) | Mario Gomez | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Mar 16, 1984 26 years, 3 months 24-2 (14) | Patrick Young | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Feb 18, 1984 26 years, 2 months 23-2 (13) | Javier Marquez | BT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Dec 16, 1983 26 years 22-2 (12) | Rigoberto Estrada | BT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
23 | Oct 29, 1983 25 years, 10 months 21-2 (12) | Rodolfo MartĂnez | BT | 11 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Sep 26, 1983 25 years, 9 months 20-2 (11) | Martin Torres | BT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Aug 8, 1983 25 years, 7 months 19-2 (10) | Harold Petty | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
20 | May 27, 1983 25 years, 5 months 19-1 (10) | Jesus Lopez | BT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
19 | Mar 18, 1983 25 years, 3 months 18-1 (10) | Rigoberto Estrada | BT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
18 | Jan 29, 1983 25 years, 1 months 17-1 (10) | Lorenzo Ramirez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
17 | Nov 29, 1982 24 years, 11 months 16-1 (10) | Jesus Lopez | BT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
16 | Sep 4, 1982 24 years, 8 months 15-1 (10) | Jorge Ramirez | BT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
15 | Jul 29, 1982 24 years, 7 months 14-1 (10) | Harold Petty | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
14 | Apr 23, 1982 24 years, 4 months 14-0 (10) | Ramon Concha | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Mar 5, 1982 24 years, 2 months 13-0 (9) | Francisco Paco Mayo | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Feb 12, 1982 24 years, 2 months 12-0 (8) | Miguel Juarez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Nov 21, 1981 23 years, 11 months 11-0 (8) | Mario Chavez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Oct 30, 1981 23 years, 10 months 10-0 (8) | Julio Avendano | 4 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 16, 1981 23 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | Javier Marquez | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 28, 1981 23 years, 8 months 8-0 (6) | Rayito Gonzalez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jul 22, 1981 23 years, 7 months 7-0 (5) | Alonzo Gonzalez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Jun 27, 1981 23 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Roque Guillen | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 15, 1981 23 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Jose Zapata | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Mar 29, 1981 23 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Jesus Maravilla | 2 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 21, 1981 23 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Joel Segura | 10 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 19, 1980 23 years 2-0 (2) | Porfirio Urrutia | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 17, 1980 22 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Mario Ernesto Gutierrez | 4 | KO | WIN |
