Antonio Esparragoza boxer
- bouts
- 36
- won
- 30
- lost
- 2
- draw
- 4
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- featherweight
- Debut
- 1981-02-24
- Height
- 5′ 7″/170cm
- Reach
- -
- Age
- -
- Born
- 1959-09-02
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- Venezuela
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Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (born September 2, 1959) is the former WBA Featherweight Champion of the World, from Venezuela.Esparragoza represented Venezuela as a Featherweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Below are the results from that tournament:Esparragoza turned pro in 1981 and after largely fighting unproven fighters in his native Venezuela was granted a shot at Lineal & WBA Featherweight Titles holder Steve Cruz in 1987. Esparragoza pulled off an upset with a TKO in the 12th round. Esparragoza defended the titles against seven contenders before losing the belts to Yong-Kyun Park in 1991 via unanimous decision. He retired after the loss.Due to his incredible knockout power, Esparragoza is ranked at 75 in Ring Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Punchers.This biographical article related to a Venezuelan boxer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
| Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-03-30 | Young Kyun Park | WWWWWW | Mudeungsan Hotel, Gwangju City | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1990-05-12 | Chan-Mok Park | DWWWWD | Hilton Hotel, Seoul | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1989-09-22 | Eduardo Montoya | WDLWLW | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali | WIN KO |
| 1989-06-02 | Jean-Marc Renard | WWWWWW | Palais des Expositions, Namur | WIN KO |
| 1989-03-26 | Mitsuru Sugiya | WWWWWW | Municipal Gymnasium, Kawasaki | WIN KO |
| 1988-11-05 | Jose Marmolejo | WWWWWW | Palazzo Dello Sport, Marsala | WIN KO |
| 1988-06-23 | Marcos Villasana | LDWWLW | Sports Arena, Los Angeles | DRAW Points |
| 1987-07-26 | Pascual Aranda | DWWWWW | Las Americas Arena, Houston | WIN KO |
| 1987-03-06 | Steve Cruz | WWWWWW | Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1987-01-16 | Octavio Quinones | LWLLL | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1986-05-19 | Nelson Rodriguez | LDWWLL | San Juan | DRAW Points |
| 1986-03-22 | Bernardo Checa | WWWLLW | Turmero | WIN KO |
| 1986-02-17 | Jose M Ortiz | LL | Turmero | WIN KO |
| 1985-05-04 | Johnny De La Rosa | WWLWWW | Concorde Boxing Arena, Oranjestad | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1985-02-23 | Jose Rivera | LLWWLL | Santo Domingo | WIN KO |
| 1985-02-02 | Jeff Roberts | LLLLWL | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan | WIN KO |
| 1984-10-10 | Bernardo Checa | WWWDLW | Porlamar | DRAW Points |
| 1984-08-11 | Jose Guerrero | LLLL | Concorde Boxing Arena, Oranjestad | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1984-07-07 | Eduardo Laguna | W | Maracaibo | WIN KO |
| 1984-05-15 | Jose de Jesus Acosta | L | Elias Mansur Stadion, Oranjestad | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1983-12-16 | Ruben Veliz | WWLLLL | Ciudad Bolivar | WIN KO |
| 1983-10-01 | Fabio Mosquera | L | Caracas | WIN KO |
| 1983-05-13 | Alberto Parra | L | Porlamar | WIN KO |
| 1983-03-26 | Jose Mosqueda | WLWWW | Catia La Mar | WIN KO |
| 1983-02-19 | Antonio Rodriguez | LLLW | Cumana | WIN KO |
| 1982-11-06 | Freddy Pitalua | LLL | Caracas | WIN Points |
| 1982-10-04 | Bernardo Pinango | WWWWW | Caracas | DRAW Points |
| 1982-07-26 | Angel Torres | LDLLW | Cumana | WIN KO |
| 1982-06-21 | Tito Roque | WWLLLW | Cumana | WIN KO |
| 1982-05-24 | Alejandro Garcia | LLLLL | Cumana | WIN KO |
| 1982-05-10 | Francisco Leta | L | Cumana | WIN KO |
| 1982-02-01 | Angel Torres | LDLL | Caracas | LOST KO |
| 1982-01-25 | David Siso | LL | Barquisimeto | WIN KO |
| 1981-10-31 | Luis Solorzano | WWW | Maracay | WIN KO |
| 1981-10-01 | Ramon Bolivar | L | Maracay | WIN KO |
| 1981-02-24 | Anthony Wanza | debut | Cumana | WIN KO |
