Kid Azteca
| Kid Azteca | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Luis Villanueva Paramo |
| Nickname(s) | Kid Azteca |
| Rated at | Welterweight |
| Nationality |
 Mexican |
| Born |
June 21, 1913 Mexico City |
| Died | March 16, 2002 (aged 88) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 252 |
| Wins | 192 |
| Wins by KO | 114 |
| Losses | 47 |
| Draws | 11 |
| No contests | 2 |
Luis Villanueva Paramo (June 21, 1913 – March 16, 2002) was a Mexican boxer best known as Kid Azteca. Villanueva boxed professionally from 1932 to 1961, making him one of a small number of fighters that fought during four decades. Archie Moore, George Foreman and Roberto Durán are three other fighters in that exclusive group.
Background
Luis Villanueva was a native of "The Tough Neighborhood" of Tepito, one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Mexico City, famous among other things because several international famous Mexican boxers and wrestlers were born at that place, (hence the reason why it is called "Tough Neighborhood".
There's not much information available about of his personal life or his beginnings in before he became a pro. In fact, there's some discrepancy about the exact date of his debut. Some sources indicates he became Pro in 1926, other sources indicates his pro debut was July 25, 1930, but officially, it is recorded at 1932. The San Antonio Express reported in 1944 that Villanueva's passport's birth date was June 21, 1917, and not June 21, 1913. If this is true, he was only 13 when started his career.
He was a right-handed boxer. Luis Villanueva began fighting as "Kid Chino" in Laredo, Texas. "Chino" is a Mexican slang for "curly", and an allusion to his curled hair. It is not clear when his nickname changed, but it is possible it was due to his nationality, when fighting in Texas, in an effort to attract more attention over him. By 1927 he was widely known as Kid Azteca. His trainer at that date was James Fitten.
Boxing career
Kid Azteca began boxing on January 1, 1932. He knocked Carlos Garcia out in the first round, in Laredo, Texas. On March 3, and fighting only in his third fight, he beat former world champion Battling Shaw by a decision in ten, also in Laredo.
On June 15, Azteca made his Mexican debut, beating Luis Arizona by a ten round decision in Mexico City. However, on his next bout, lost for the first time, being knocked out in eight rounds by Tommy White on July 1.
On October 23, Azteca, having reeled off four straight victories, fought for a title for the first time. He beat David Velasco by a twelve round decision to obtain the national Welterweight title in Mexico City. Kid Azteca had eleven additional wins in a row, including a victory over Joe Glick, before he fought the future world Middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia on July 11, 1933 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. He beat Garcia, who would hold Henry Armstrong to a tie as world Middleweight champion, by a ten round decision. Azteca and Garcia held a rematch exactly fourteen days later, at the same location. On rematch, Kid Azteca knocked Garcia out in round eight.
On June 5, 1934, Azteca fought Young Peter Jackson (named after a Puerto Rican Heavyweight contender of the 19th century), beating Jackson on points after ten rounds. On July 21, he confronted Baby Joe Gans, another popular fighter of that time, outpointing Gans over ten rounds.
Azteca gradually became a national hero in Mexico after his victory over Garcia. By the time he beat Gans, he was widely regarded as Mexico's most popular fighter of his time. He fought Herbert "Cocoa Kid" Lewis Hardwick, a top rated challenger twice in one week at the beginning of 1935: On January 19, the pair would tie over ten rounds. On January 26, Azteca prevailed on points. On his next bout, he defeated Izzy Jannazzo, another ranked fighter of the time, by a decision in ten on March 2.
Kid Azteca had twelve more bouts, including a successful defense of his Mexican Welterweight title, before he met Rodolfo Casanova (who had lost to Sixto Escobar for the world's Bantamweight title) on May 16, 1936. Azteca lost to Casanova by a ten round decision. In his next fight, July 17 of that year, Kid Azteca faced Ceferino Garcia for the third time, losing by knockout in round five.
Azteca proceeded to win twenty seven of his next thirty one bouts, before meeting future world Welterweight champion Fritzie Zivic on November 24, 1939, losing a decision over ten rounds to Zivic in Houston, Texas.
On December 13, 1940, Azteca and Bobby Pacho, who challenged for a world championship one time, fought to a ten round tie in San Antonio, Texas. Next came two more bouts with Cocoa Kid. These bouts once again took place ten days apart from each other. On January 1, 1941, Azteca won by ten round decision, and on January 11, the two rivals fought to a 10 round no contest.
Azteca lived for a year in Argentina, where he made six fights, five of them in Buenos Aires. Azteca's debut in that South American country came on April 11, 1943, when he knocked Sebastian Romanos out in round nine.
On November 6, 1944, Azteca had a fourth fight with Ceferino Garcia, being defeated by decision in ten at Mexico City. Despite having a five fight losing streak and having lived in Argentina for a year, however, Azteca still held the Mexican Welterweight championship.
Azteca lost to Zivic two more times, both by decision, before actually beating him in their fourth encounter. This took place on February 15, 1947 in Mexico City, and Azteca was able to knock Zivic out in the fifth round. On March 19, Azteca fought Vincente Villavincencio in an unsuccessful bid to conquer the Mexican Middleweight title, being knocked out in round six. He beat Villavincencio in two subsequent fights, both times by decision over ten rounds.
On June 26, 1950, Azteca fought former world Lightweight champion Sammy Angott, losing to the American boxer by points after ten rounds.
With the advent of the television era during the 1950s, Azteca's popularity in Mexico grew more than ever before. Most of his fights were televised, and boxing fans across the country could then watch him fight from their family rooms. Although Kid Azteca spent the rest of his career fighting mostly unknown fighters, his fights drew high ratings for Televisa, Mexico's only public television company at the time.
On February 3, 1961, Azteca knocked out Alfonso Macalara in the first round at Veracruz. This would turn out to be his last professional fight, and Azteca was able to reach a milestone in this bout: making his 200th professional fight, he became a member of the exclusive group to fight at least two hundred bouts. He had already become a member of the also exclusive group of fighters that boxed during four decades, when he knocked Adrian Medieta in three rounds on July 12, 1960 in Pachuca. He retired a little after this date.
He died on March 16, 2002.
Professional boxing record
| 192 Wins (114 knockouts, 77 decisions, 1 disqualification), 47 Losses, 11 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 192-47-11 | Alfonso Malacara |
KO | 1 (8) | 1961-02-03 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
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| Win | 191-47-11 | Adrian Medieta |
KO | 3 (10) | 1960-07-12 | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico |
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| Draw | 190-47-11 | Kid Filipino |
SD | 6 | 1959-08-22 | San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
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| Win | 190-47-10 | Guillermo Moreno |
KO | 6 (10) | 1958-11-08 | Zitacuaro, Michoacán, Mexico |
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| Win | 189-47-10 |  Willie Risko |
KO | 4 (10) | 1958-10-25 | Texcoco, State of Mexico, Mexico |
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| Win | 188-47-10 | Willie Risko |
KO | 4 (10) | 1957-04-07 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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| Win | 187-47-10 | Willie Risko |
KO | 6 (10) | 1956-07-28 | Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 186-47-10 | Arturo Cardenas |
KO | 3 (10) | 1956-07-07 | Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico |
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| Loss | 185-47-10 |  Joe Borrell |
KO | 5 (10) | 1956-03-18 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 185-46-10 | Roberto Rodriguez |
KO | 4 (10) | 1955-04-09 | Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico |
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| Win | 184-46-10 | Jorge Castro |
KO | 4 (10) | 1955-03-26 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
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| Win | 183-46-10 | Sandy Baxter |
KO | 9 (10) | 1955-03-10 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 182-46-10 | Gabriel Diaz |
UD | 10 | 1955-02-12 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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| Win | 181-46-10 | El Conscripto |
UD | 10 | 1954-11-27 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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| Win | 180-46-10 | Jorge Castro |
KO | 6 (10) | 1954-09-25 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 179-46-10 | Little Palma |
UD | 10 | 1954-08-10 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 178-46-10 | Vicente Cantu |
TKO | 7 (10) | 1954-07-24 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 177-46-10 | Ray Zavaleta |
KO | 4 (10) | 1954-05-22 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 176-46-10 | Carlos Martinez |
KO | 5 (10) | 1954-03-13 | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
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| Win | 175-46-10 | Jesse Robles |
KO | 5 (10) | 1954-02-26 | Pueblo, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Win | 174-46-10 | Rudy Jimenez |
KO | 4 (10) | 1954-02-21 | Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico |
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| Win | 173-46-10 | Kid Filipino |
KO | 4 (10) | 1954-02-11 | Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico |
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| Win | 172-46-10 | Lucio Moreno |
KO | 4 (10) | 1954-01-15 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico |
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| Draw | 171-46-10 | Perrin Vega |
MD | 10 | 1953-12-03 | Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico |
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| Win | 171-46-9 | Salvador Davila |
KO | 5 (10) | 1953-11-17 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico |
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| Win | 170-46-9 | Joe Borrell |
KO | 5 (10) | 1953-09-15 | Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico |
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| Win | 169-46-9 | Jorge Castro |
TKO | 7 (10) | 1953-08-04 | Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico |
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| Win | 168-46-9 | Carlos Martinez |
KO | 5 (10) | 1953-07-07 | Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico |
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| Loss | 167-46-9 | Machete Garcia |
UD | 10 | 1952-08-28 | Robstown, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 167-45-9 | Juan Padilla |
SD | 10 | 1952-08-20 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 167-44-9 | Andres Balderas |
KO | 3 (10) | 1952-08-02 | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 166-44-9 | Dennis Woodbury |
UD | 10 | 1952-05-29 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 165-44-9 | Vicente Cantu |
TKO | 5 (10) | 1951-09-04 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico |
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| Loss | 164-44-9 | Charley Salas |
TKO | 7 (10) | 1951-08-21 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Loss | 164-43-9 | Eusebio Hernandez |
SD | 10 | 1951-01-19 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 164-42-9 | Rafael Gutierrez |
KO | 9 (10) | 1951-01-10 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
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| Win | 163-42-9 | Octavio Romo |
KO | 6 (10) | 1950-11-14 | Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Win | 162-42-9 | Tommy Ramirez |
KO | 6 (10) | 1950-07-19 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Loss | 161-42-9 | Buddy Holderfield |
KO | 4 (10) | 1950-07-01 | Camden, Arkansas, United States |
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| Loss | 161-41-9 | Sammy Angott |
UD | 10 | 1950-06-26 | Dudley Field, El Paso, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 161-40-9 | Joe Danos |
KO | 10 (10) | 1950-05-03 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 160-40-9 | Eusebio Hernandez |
KO | 7 (10) | 1950-03-31 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 159-40-9 | Andres Balderas |
UD | 10 | 1950-03-26 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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| Loss | 158-40-9 | El Conscripto |
TKO | 10 (12) | 1950-01-28 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Lost Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 158-39-9 | Baby Yucatan |
KO | 4 (10) | 1950-01-23 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 157-39-9 | Jack Breeson |
KO | 4 (10) | 1949-10-13 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 156-39-9 | Manuel Luevano |
KO | 5 (10) | 1949-07-14 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 155-39-9 | Art Hardy |
KO | 5 (10) | 1949-05-20 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Draw | 154-39-9 | El Conscripto |
SD | 10 | 1948-10-24 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 154-39-8 | Nick Moran |
UD | 10 | 1948-09-19 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Draw | 153-39-8 | Kid Filipino |
MD | 10 | 1948-08-22 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 153-39-7 |  Simon Lucas |
UD | 10 | 1948-06-12 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 152-39-7 | El Conscripto |
UD | 10 | 1948-05-01 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 151-39-7 | El Conscripto |
KO | 11 (12) | 1948-04-10 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 150-39-7 | Nick Moran |
UD | 12 | 1948-01-31 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 149-39-7 | Johnny Mills |
KO | 2 (10) | 1947-10-26 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 148-39-7 | Melvin Johnson |
KO | 3 (10) | 1947-10-13 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Loss | 147-39-7 | Bert Linam |
UD | 10 | 1947-09-30 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 147-38-7 | Kid Filipino |
KO | 5 (10) | 1947-08-31 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 146-38-7 | Bobby Yaeger |
KO | 4 (10) | 1947-08-23 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 145-38-7 | Vicente Villavicencio |
UD | 10 | 1947-06-28 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 144-38-7 | Vicente Villavicencio |
TKO | 8 (12) | 1947-03-19 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
For Mexico middleweight title. |
| Win | 144-37-7 | Fritzie Zivic |
KO | 5 (10) | 1947-02-04 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 143-37-7 | Cosby Linson |
KO | 4 (10) | 1946-11-09 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 142-37-7 | Cosby Linson |
SD | 10 | 1946-10-02 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 142-36-7 | Carlos Malacara |
TKO | 4 (10) | 1946-09-07 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 141-36-7 | Lige Drew |
UD | 10 | 1946-08-13 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 140-36-7 | Joe Keyes |
KO | 4 (10) | 1946-07-13 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 139-36-7 | Lige Drew |
KO | 8 (10) | 1946-07-03 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 138-36-7 | Baby Zavala |
KO | 2 (10) | 1946-06-15 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 137-36-7 |  Joe Legon |
SD | 10 | 1946-05-11 | Havana, Cuba |
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| Win | 137-35-7 | Kid Filipino |
KO | 4 (10) | 1946-04-17 | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
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| Win | 136-35-7 | Melvin Johnson |
KO | 7 (10) | 1946-04-06 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 135-35-7 | Joe Legon |
KO | 3 (10) | 1946-03-23 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 134-35-7 | Howell Steen |
UD | 10 | 1946-02-12 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 133-35-7 | Frankie Vallejo |
KO | 5 (10) | 1946-02-07 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
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| Win | 132-35-7 | Kid Filipino |
KO | 8 (12) | 1946-01-12 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 131-35-7 | Baby Zavala |
KO | 9 (10) | 1945-11-11 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 130-35-7 | Baby Orizaba |
KO | 3 (10) | 1945-10-24 | Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico |
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| Win | 129-35-7 | Artie Dorrell |
SD | 10 | 1945-10-09 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 128-35-7 | Paul Altman |
KO | 5 (10) | 1945-07-21 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 127-35-7 | Paul Altman |
SD | 10 | 1945-06-18 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 127-34-7 | Benny Williams |
UD | 10 | 1945-05-26 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 126-34-7 | Fritzie Zivic |
MD | 10 | 1945-05-07 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 126-33-7 | Eddie Cerda |
KO | 6 (10) | 1945-03-25 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 125-33-7 | Rodolfo Ramirez |
TKO | 10 (12) | 1945-01-13 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Loss | 124-33-7 | Fritzie Zivic |
MD | 10 | 1944-12-12 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 124-32-7 | Paul Altman |
UD | 10 | 1944-11-28 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 123-32-7 | Chino Rodriguez |
KO | 6 (10) | 1944-11-18 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 122-32-7 |  Ceferino Garcia |
SD | 10 | 1944-10-06 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 122-31-7 |  Atilio Natalio Caraune |
KO | 11 (12) | 1944-04-15 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Loss | 122-30-7 | Raul Rodriguez |
UD | 12 | 1943-12-01 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Loss | 122-29-7 | Amelio Constantino Piceda |
UD | 12 | 1943-07-03 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Loss | 122-28-7 | Guillermo Lopez |
SD | 10 | 1943-06-20 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Win | 122-27-7 |  Alfredo Pastoriza |
UD | 10 | 1943-04-25 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Win | 121-27-7 | Sebastian Romanos |
TKO | 9 (10) | 1943-04-11 | La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
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| Win | 120-27-7 | Rodolfo Ramirez |
UD | 12 | 1943-01-16 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Loss | 119-27-7 | Baby Zavala |
SD | 8 | 1942-12-19 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 119-26-7 | Ramiro Almagro |
UD | 10 | 1942-10-17 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
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| Loss | 118-26-7 | Joe Legon |
UD | 10 | 1942-09-26 | Havana, Cuba |
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| Win | 118-25-7 |  Battling Kid Ambrosio |
KO | 4 (10) | 1942-06-26 | Colón, Panama |
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| Loss | 117-25-7 |  Raul Carabantes |
MD | 10 | 1942-05-24 | Panama City, Panama |
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| Loss | 117-24-7 | Fabio Hurtado |
SD | 10 | 1942-05-10 | Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama |
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| Win | 117-23-7 | Ramiro Almagro |
KO | 4 (10) | 1942-03-08 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Win | 116-23-7 | Tony Mar |
UD | 10 | 1942-02-28 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 115-23-7 | Manuel Villa II |
UD | 10 | 1942-02-14 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 114-23-7 | California Jackie Wilson |
TKO | 6 (10) | 1941-10-24 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Loss | 114-22-7 | Rodolfo Ramirez |
SD | 10 | 1941-06-07 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 114-21-7 | Raul Carabantes |
UD | 10 | 1941-02-15 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| NC | 112-21-7 |  Cocoa Kid |
NC | 10 | 1941-01-11 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 113-21-7 | Cocoa Kid |
SD | 10 | 1941-01-01 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Draw | 112-21-7 | Bobby Pacho |
SD | 10 | 1940-12-13 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 112-21-6 | Casanovita de Ahome |
KO | 5 (10) | 1940-10-14 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 111-21-6 | Benny Britt |
KO | 1 (10) | 1940-09-22 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 110-21-6 | Manuel Villa I |
KO | 7 (12) | 1940-09-10 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 109-21-6 | Manuel Villa I |
KO | 5 (12) | 1940-09-04 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 108-21-6 | Pedro Ortega |
KO | 4 (10) | 1940-06-08 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 107-21-6 | Pedro Ortega |
SD | 10 | 1940-04-27 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 107-20-6 | Willie Neyland |
SD | 10 | 1940-04-06 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 107-19-6 | Jackie Taylor |
KO | 3 (10) | 1940-03-11 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 106-19-6 | Cuban Luis |
KO | 4 (10) | 1940-03-02 | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
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| Win | 105-19-6 | Carlos Malacara |
UD | 10 | 1940-02-17 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 104-19-6 | Kid Hermosillo |
UD | 12 | 1939-11-25 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 103-19-6 | Cuban Luis |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1939-11-18 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Loss | 102-19-6 | Fritzie Zivic |
UD | 10 | 1939-10-24 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 102-18-6 | Cuban Luis |
KO | 4 (10) | 1939-09-17 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 101-18-6 | Kid Hermosillo |
UD | 10 | 1939-07-22 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 100-18-6 | Manuel Villa I |
KO | 5 (12) | 1939-06-10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Loss | 99-18-6 | Leon Zorrita |
UD | 10 | 1939-05-23 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Win | 99-17-6 | Eddie Cerda |
KO | 5 (10) | 1939-03-18 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 98-17-6 | Eddie McGeever |
KO | 8 (12) | 1939-02-03 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
Won USA Texas State welterweight title. |
| Win | 97-17-6 | Bill McDowell |
UD | 10 | 1939-01-30 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 96-17-6 | Eddie McGeever |
MD | 10 | 1939-01-20 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 95-17-6 | Kenny LaSalle |
UD | 10 | 1938-12-16 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 94-17-6 | Jimmy Scaramozi |
KO | 2 (10) | 1938-12-11 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 93-17-6 | Billy Deeg |
UD | 10 | 1938-11-28 | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 92-17-6 | Bill McDowell |
KO | 7 (10) | 1938-11-14 | Laredo, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 91-17-6 | Baby La Paz |
UD | 10 | 1938-10-29 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 90-17-6 | Kid Hermosillo |
SD | 10 | 1938-09-17 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Loss | 90-16-6 | Bill McDowell |
UD | 10 | 1938-08-24 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 90-15-6 | Tracy Cox |
UD | 10 | 1938-08-17 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 89-15-6 | Kenny LaSalle |
UD | 10 | 1938-03-08 | Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 89-14-6 |  Saverio Turiello |
UD | 10 | 1938-01-01 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 88-14-6 | Pee Wee Jarrell |
KO | 2 (10) | 1937-09-25 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 87-14-6 | Mario Ramon |
KO | 5 (10) | 1937-08-28 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 86-14-6 | Manuel Villa I |
KO | 5 (10) | 1937-08-21 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
|
| Win | 85-14-6 | Willard Brown |
UD | 10 | 1937-06-18 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 84-14-6 | Roy Calamari |
KO | 3 (10) | 1937-06-15 | Houston, Texas, United States |
|
| Win | 83-14-6 | Jack Etheridge |
KO | 2 (10) | 1937-05-28 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 82-14-6 | Kenny LaSalle |
UD | 10 | 1937-05-18 | Houston, Texas, United States |
|
| Win | 81-14-6 | Midget Mexico |
TKO | 4 (10) | 1937-05-14 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 80-14-6 | Ventura Arana |
KO | 2 (10) | 1937-04-28 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
|
| Win | 79-14-6 | Eddie Cerda |
UD | 10 | 1937-03-03 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
|
| Win | 78-14-6 | Gallito Ramirez |
KO | 9 (10) | 1937-02-24 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
|
| Win | 77-14-6 | Al Manfredo |
UD | 10 | 1937-01-01 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 76-14-6 | Tracy Cox |
UD | 10 | 1936-12-14 | San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States |
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| Win | 75-14-6 | Manuel Villa I |
UD | 12 | 1936-11-07 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 74-14-6 | Kid Hermosillo |
KO | 9 (10) | 1936-08-08 | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 73-14-6 | Ceferino Garcia |
KO | 5 (10) | 1936-07-17 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Loss | 73-13-6 | Rodolfo Casanova |
SD | 10 | 1936-05-16 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 73-12-6 | Pepe Saldana |
UD | 10 | 1936-04-07 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 72-12-6 | German Rico |
UD | 10 | 1936-03-29 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 71-12-6 | Eddie Cerda |
UD | 12 | 1936-03-14 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Retained Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 70-12-6 | Pancho Lawler |
KO | 3 (10) | 1936-01-03 | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico |
|
| Win | 69-12-6 | Chief Parris |
UD | 10 | 1935-11-23 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 68-12-6 | Tommy Collins |
KO | 7 (10) | 1935-09-06 | American Legion Arena, Harlingen, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 67-12-6 | Chief Parris |
SD | 10 | 1935-09-03 | Guest Arena, Houston, Texas, United States |
|
| Win | 67-11-6 | Chief Parris |
MD | 10 | 1935-08-30 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 66-11-6 | Al Chavez |
KO | 2 (10) | 1935-07-04 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
|
| Win | 65-11-6 |  Renato Torres |
KO | 3 (10) | 1935-06-12 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|
| Loss | 64-11-6 |  Bep van Klaveren |
UD | 10 | 1935-05-24 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
|
| Win | 64-10-6 | Morrie Sherman |
UD | 10 | 1935-04-06 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 63-10-6 | Izzy Jannazzo |
UD | 10 | 1935-03-02 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 62-10-6 | Cocoa Kid |
SD | 10 | 1935-01-26 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Draw | 61-10-6 | Cocoa Kid |
SD | 10 | 1935-01-19 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 61-10-5 | Kenny LaSalle |
UD | 10 | 1934-11-10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 60-10-5 | Kenny LaSalle |
UD | 10 | 1934-10-27 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 59-10-5 | Joe King |
KO | 1 (10) | 1934-09-29 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
|
| Win | 58-10-5 | Eddie Wolfe |
UD | 10 | 1934-09-22 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 57-10-5 | Benny Levine |
KO | 4 (10) | 1934-08-30 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 56-10-5 | Pat Murphy |
KO | 5 (10) | 1934-08-04 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 55-10-5 | Joe Gans |
UD | 10 | 1934-07-22 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 54-10-5 | Young Peter Jackson |
UD | 10 | 1934-06-05 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
| Draw | 53-10-5 | Ritchie Mack |
MD | 10 | 1934-05-16 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 53-10-4 | Ritchie Mack |
MD | 10 | 1934-04-03 | Steer Stadium, Dallas, Texas, United States |
|
| Win | 53-9-4 | Cowboy Eddie Anderson |
UD | 10 | 1934-03-15 | Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, United States |
|
| Win | 52-9-4 | Ritchie Mack |
UD | 10 | 1934-03-10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 51-9-4 | Bernardo Pena |
KO | 3 (10) | 1934-02-20 | Cordova, Sonora, Mexico |
|
| Win | 50-9-4 | Manuel Villa I |
KO | 9 (10) | 1934-02-17 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Draw | 49-9-4 | Paulie Walker |
MD | 10 | 1933-12-02 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 49-9-3 | Al Schaaf |
TKO | 5 (10) | 1933-11-18 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 48-9-3 |  Martin Barbotteux |
UD | 10 | 1933-11-01 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
|
| Win | 47-9-3 | Elias Alvarez |
KO | 2 (10) | 1933-10-28 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
|
| Win | 46-9-3 | Leonard Bennett |
UD | 10 | 1933-10-14 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 45-9-3 | Leonard Bennett |
DQ | 6 (10) | 1933-09-23 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 45-8-3 | Meyer Grace |
KO | 4 (10) | 1933-08-19 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 44-8-3 | Ceferino Garcia |
TKO | 8 (10) | 1933-07-25 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
| Win | 43-8-3 | Ceferino Garcia |
UD | 10 | 1933-07-11 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
| Loss | 42-8-3 | Eddie Frisco |
SD | 10 | 1933-06-10 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
|
| Win | 42-7-3 | Relampago Saguero |
UD | 10 | 1933-05-27 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 41-7-3 | Eddie Frisco |
UD | 10 | 1933-05-13 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 40-7-3 | Harry Galfund |
KO | 2 (10) | 1933-04-02 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 39-7-3 | David Velasco |
UD | 10 | 1933-03-25 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 38-7-3 | Tommy White |
UD | 10 | 1933-03-11 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 37-7-3 | Joe Glick |
UD | 10 | 1933-02-18 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 36-7-3 | Luis Alvarado |
UD | 10 | 1933-01-27 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
|
| Win | 35-7-3 | Eddie Cerda |
UD | 10 | 1933-01-06 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
|
| Win | 34-7-3 | Armando Aguilar |
UD | 10 | 1932-12-01 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico |
|
| Win | 33-7-3 | Martin Barbotteux |
UD | 10 | 1932-11-05 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 32-7-3 | David Velasco |
UD | 12 | 1932-10-23 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Won Mexico welterweight title. |
| Win | 31-7-3 | Manuel Luna |
KO | 6 (10) | 1932-10-09 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 30-7-3 | Loncho Perez |
KO | 2 (10) | 1932-09-16 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 29-7-3 | Ray Macias |
UD | 10 | 1932-09-10 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 28-7-3 | Felipe Orozco |
TKO | 7 (10) | 1932-08-28 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 27-7-3 |  Luis Portela |
KO | 9 (10) | 1932-08-13 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 26-7-3 | Raul Talan |
UD | 10 | 1932-07-30 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 26-6-3 | Alfredo Gaona |
UD | 10 | 1932-07-09 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 25-6-3 | Tommy White |
KO | 8 (10) | 1932-06-27 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 25-5-3 | Luis Arizona |
DQ | 7 (10) | 1932-05-28 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 24-5-3 | Carlos Garcia |
UD | 10 | 1932-03-23 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 23-5-3 | Carlos Garcia |
UD | 10 | 1932-02-17 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 22-5-3 | Battling Shaw |
UD | 10 | 1932-01-31 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| NC | 21-5-3 | Manuel Cermeño |
NC | 5 (10) | 1932-01-28 | Colombia, Nuevo León, Mexico |
|
| Win | 21-5-3 | Paul Wangley |
KO | 5 (10) | 1932-01-15 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
|
| Draw | 20-5-3 | Armando Aguilar |
MD | 10 | 1931-12-20 | Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 20-5-2 | Antonio Escareno |
TKO | 6 (10) | 1931-11-12 | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
|
| Win | 19-5-2 | Battling Vega |
TKO | 3 (10) | 1931-10-26 | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 18-5-2 | Battling Shaw |
UD | 10 | 1931-10-18 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
|
| Win | 18-4-2 | Jorge Monzon |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1931-08-05 | Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 17-4-2 | Bearcat Joe Barrera |
KO | 3 (8) | 1931-07-08 | Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 16-4-2 | Johnson Harper |
KO | 3 (8) | 1931-06-24 | Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 15-4-2 | Chato Flores |
KO | 6 (8) | 1931-05-20 | Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 14-4-2 | Guero Pena |
UD | 8 | 1931-05-05 | Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 13-4-2 | KO Mahavier |
KO | 4 (8) | 1931-04-26 | Square Garden Ring, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 12-4-2 | Bearcat Joe Barrera |
UD | 8 | 1931-04-08 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Draw | 11-4-2 | Bearcat Joe Barrera |
MD | 6 | 1931-03-22 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 11-4-1 | Kid Chocolate |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1931-02-18 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 10-4-1 | Battling Ward |
TKO | 5 (10) | 1931-01-20 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 9-4-1 | Fausto Velasco |
TKO | 3 (10) | 1930-12-12 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Draw | 8-4-1 | Kid Chocolate |
MD | 6 | 1930-11-05 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 8-4 | Enrique Sada |
MD | 6 | 1930-10-01 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 8-3 | Texas Kid |
KO | 2 (6) | 1930-08-20 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 7-3 | Kid Flores |
KO | 1 (6) | 1930-07-30 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 6-3 | Kid Cortinas |
KO | 2 (6) | 1930-07-30 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 5-3 | Battling Delgado |
MD | 6 | 1930-07-04 | Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 5-2 | Jimmy Harwell |
UD | 6 | 1930-06-29 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 4-2 | Texas Kid |
UD | 6 | 1930-06-06 | Escuela Hidalgo Arena, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 3-2 | Jesus Gaitan |
UD | 6 | 1930-05-18 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 2-2 | Jimmy Harwell |
KO | 3 (6) | 1930-04-20 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Win | 1-2 | Cipriano Castillo |
UD | 6 | 1930-03-23 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 0-2 | Pancho Aranda |
UD | 6 | 1929-10-20 | Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 0-1 | Pancho Aranda |
UD | 6 | 1929-09-01 | Salon Montecarlo, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
Professional Debut |
Success
- In 1933, Kid Azteca obtained the Mexican Welterweight title.
- Azteca was still remembered by his fans some twenty years after his last fight, the Spanish boxing publication Ring En Español featuring him many times on magazine articles.
- Azteca had 192 wins, 46 losses and 12 ties as a professional boxer, with 114 knockout wins. His knockouts made him a member of the exclusive group of fighters that won 50 or more fights by knockout through their careers, and it also constituted a knockout record for Hispanic fighters, until Julio César Chávez broke it forty years later.