René Arredondo

René Arredondo (born 1961) is a former WBC world Jr. Welterweight champion

For Mexican judoka (born 1944), see René Arredondo (judoka).
René Arredondo
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Light Welterweight
Nationality Mexican
Born (1961-06-15) June 15, 1961
Apatzingan, Mexico
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins46
Wins by KO40
Losses12
Draws0

Early life

Arredondo was born June 15, 1961 in Apatzingan, Mexico. He is the younger brother of former World Champion Ricardo Arredondo, and Roberto Arredondo who fought under the name of "Chiba Arredondo" in Japan.

Career

Arredondo turned professional in 1979. He mainly fought in Mexico for first three years, then moved the main battlefield to the United States since 1983, and won the World Boxing Council (WBC) junior welterweight title by beating Lonnie Smith via the fifth round on a technical knockout (TKO) in 1986. He lost the title in his first defense against Tsuyoshi Hamada on a first-round KO.

In 1987 he rematched Hamada and regained the title in the sixth round on a TKO. In his first defense, he again lost the title to Roger Mayweather via the sixth round on a TKO. However, Arredondo continued to fight, capturing the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) light middleweight title via the 10th-round TKO in Tijuana, Baja California in August 1995, Mexico.[1]

Arredondo retired in 1997. He is currently working in Los Angeles at several boxing gyms, where he has a thriving personal training business. He is also married with two grown children.

See also

References
  1. "Rene Arredondo vs. Jeff Leggett". boxrec.com. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
Preceded by
Lonnie Smith		 WBC Junior Welterweight Champion
5 May 1986–24 July 1986		 Succeeded by
Tsuyoshi Hamada
Preceded by
Tsuyoshi Hamada		 WBC Junior Welterweight Champion
22 July 1987–12 November 1987		 Succeeded by
Roger Mayweather
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