Alfonso Zamora

Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954 in Mexico City, Mexican Federal District, Mexico) is a former Mexican boxer who fought from 1973 to 1980. Zamora was the silver medalist at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He enjoyed a meteoric rise in his professional career. He was the Lineal and WBA Bantamweight champion of the world, and made six title defenses.[1]

Alfonso Zamora
Zamora (left) vs. Soo-Hwan Hong in 1976
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Real nameAlfonso Zamora Quiroz
Nickname(s)El Toro
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Super Bantamweight
Featherweight
Height5 ft 4 12 in (164 cm)
Reach70 in (180 cm)
NationalityMexican
Born (1954-02-09) February 9, 1954
Mexico City, Mexican Federal District, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights38
Wins33
Wins by KO32
Losses5
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

Bantamweight silver medalist at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.[2] Results were:

Professional career

World Bantamweight Championship

He won the Lineal and WBA Bantamweight championship on 14 March 1975 when he knocked out Soo-Hwan Hong in four rounds, two years after turning pro.[3] Zamora defended his title twice that year via knockout, against Thanomchit Sukhothai and Socrates Batoto. On April 3, 1976, he knocked out future hall-of-famer Eusebio Pedroza in the second round. Later that year, he successfully defended his title via knockout against Gilberto Illueca and a rematch with Soo-Hwan Hong.

Zamora vs. Zarate

Fighting contemporaneously, and holding the WBC crown, was the fellow-Mexican legend, Carlos Zárate Serna. A showdown between the two was inevitable and they met in a non-title match on 23 April 1977. Zamora went into the bout sporting a record of 29 wins in 29 fights, all by knockout. Zarate's record was an equally impressive 45 fights, 45 wins, with 44 KOs. In a largely anticipated fight Zarate scored a technical knockout over Zamora in the fourth round.

Zamora never seemed to recover from this loss. In his next fight he lost his Lineal and WBA Bantamweight titles to Jorge Luján by knockout in the tenth round. His record thereafter was spotty, and he even was stopped on 16 November 1979 by Eddie Logan, who sported a record of 5 wins and 7 losses. He retired after losing, again by knockout, to Rigoberto Estrada on 19 September 1980. In 1983, Zamora was to fight Wilfredo Gomez, the fight ultimately was canceled.

Zamora was a knockout seeker, but he seemed to lose confidence after his devastating loss to Zarate. Nevertheless, he was selected at Number 47 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. His final career record included 33 wins, with 32 KOs, and 5 losses.

Professional Record

33 Wins (32 Knockouts, 1 Decision), 5 Losses, 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 33–5 Rigoberto Estrada TKO 3 (10) 1980-09-19 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 33–4 Melvin Johnson KO 3 (10) 1980-07-17 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 32–4 Eddie Logan TKO 7 (10) 1979-11-16 The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Loss 32–3 Juan Alvarez DQ 5 (10) 1979-07-22 San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Win 32–2 Luis Rosario SD 10 1979-01-18 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 31–2 Alberto Sandoval TKO 8 (10) 1978-10-26 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 30–2 Hector Medina KO 6 (10) 1978-06-23 Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
Loss 29–2 Jorge Luján KO 10 (15) 1977-11-19 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States Lost WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Loss 29–1 Carlos Zárate Serna TKO 4 (10) 1977-04-23 The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 29–0 Alejandro Orejel KO 2 (10) 1977-02-12 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 28–0 Soo-Hwan Hong TKO 12 (15) 1976-10-16 Sunin Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 27–0 Candido Sandoval KO 3 (10) 1976-09-05 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 26–0 Gilberto Illueca KO 3 (15) 1976-07-10 Plaza De Toros Monumental, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 25–0 Eusebio Pedroza KO 2 (15) 1976-04-03 Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 24–0 Socrates Batoto KO 2 (15) 1975-12-06 Monumental Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 23–0 Thanomchit Sukhothai TKO 4 (15) 1975-08-30 Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 22–0 Jorge Torres TKO 9 (10) 1975-06-02 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 21–0 Soo-Hwan Hong KO 4 (15) 1975-03-14 The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Won WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 20–0 Tanny Amancio KO 4 (10) 1975-02-04 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 19–0 Jose Antonio Rosa TKO 3 (10) 1974-11-23 The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 18–0 Francisco Villegas KO 2 (10) 1974-10-05 Plaza De Toros Monumental, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 17–0 Adrian Zapanta KO 1 (10) 1974-08-31 Plaza De Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 16–0 Shintaro Uchiyama KO 6 (10) 1974-07-09 The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 15–0 Raul Tirado TKO 2 (10) 1974-05-25 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 14–0 Cesar Ordonez KO 3 (10) 1974-05-07 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 13–0 Pedro Ibanez KO 2 (10) 1974-04-17 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 12–0 Tetsuro Kawakami KO 3 (10) 1974-03-31 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Win 11–0 Felix Castro TKO 3 (10) 1974-02-24 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Win 10–0 Pedro Lara KO 2 (8) 1974-01-23 Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
Win 9–0 Salvador Lozano KO 9 (10) 1973-12-11 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 8–0 Julio Romero KO 2 (8) 1973-10-30 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 7–0 Tortillo Armenta KO 2 (8) 1973-10-10 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 6–0 Cruz Vega KO 3 (8) 1973-09-15 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 5–0 Victor Plascencia KO 1 (8) 1973-08-21 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win 4–0 Sixto Esqueda KO 1 (6) 1973-07-08 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 3–0 Juan Ramon Perez KO 2 (6) 1973-06-25 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 2–0 Antonio Enriquez TKO 3 (10) 1973-06-02 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 1–0 Heraclio Amaya KO 2 (6) 1973-04-16 San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Professional Debut.

See also

References

  1. "Alfonso Zamora". boxrec.com.
  2. "Alfonso Zamora". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "Alfonso Zamora - Lineal Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
Achievements
Preceded by
Soo-Hwan Hong
WBA bantamweight champion
March 14, 1975 - November 19, 1977
Succeeded by
Jorge Luján
The Ring bantamweight champion
March 14, 1975 - November 19, 1977
Lineal Bantamweight Champion
March 14, 1975 - November 19, 1977
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