Eusebio Pedroza boxer

Eusebio Pedroza boxer
bouts
49
won
41
lost
6
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
featherweight
Debut
1973-12-01
Height
5′ 8″/173cm
Reach
68½″/174cm
Age
62
Born
1956-03-02
Death
2019-03-01
Nationality
Panama

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Eusebio Pedroza (March 2, 1956 – March 1, 2019) was a Panamanian boxer who held the WBA and lineal featherweight championship from 1978 to 1985, having defended the title against 18 different contenders, more than any other boxer in featherweight history. His cousin, Rafael Pedroza, was a world champion also, in the junior bantamweight division, although Rafael's reign as world champion was short-lived. Eusebio Pedroza died one day before his 63rd birthday.Pedroza started out as a professional boxer on December 1, 1973, with a four-round knockout win over Julio Garcia. His first 15 bouts were all in Panama. He went 14-1 over that span of fights, including a win over Jacinto Fuentes, a boxer who would later draw and lose to Wilfredo Gómez. His one defeat over that period of his career came to Alfonso Pérez by a knockout in three.For fight number 16, Pedroza went to Mexicali, Mexico, in the last week of March 1976 to challenge WBA world bantamweight champion Alfonso Zamora for the world title. In his first championship try, Pedroza suffered his second loss, being knocked out in two rounds. After returning to Panama, he beat Pablo Jimenez by a decision in ten, then lost to Oscar Arnal in Venezuela by a knockout in six. He would not lose again for nine years.Pedroza won three fights in 1977, two by knockout, and then, in April 1978, the WBA featherweight champion, Cecilio Lastra of Spain, travelled to Panama to defend his title on April 18 against Pedroza, who knocked him out in round 13 to become the new WBA featherweight champion.Pedroza, during the next seven years, travelled the world to defend his title. Among 18 fighters Pedroza defended the title against were Enrique Solis in Puerto Rico, in a 15-round decision win, former world champion Royal Kobayashi (in Japan), knocked out in 14, Sa Wang Kim (in South Korea), knocked out in 8, former three-time world champion and fellow Hall of Famer Rubén Olivares, who lasted 12, Johnny Aba (in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), who lost in 11, future world junior lightweight champion Rocky Lockridge, who went the distance with Pedroza in New Jersey and in Italy but lost by decision both times, Carlos Piñango (in Venezuela), knocked out in seven, Juan Laporte by decision, Jose Caba in Italy, also by decision, and Bernard Taylor in North Carolina by the way of draw. He also defended in his home country many times during that span, including a decision win over countryman and former WBA world Bantamweight champion Jorge Lujan, and became a household name in Latin America, his face appearing on the cover and posters of Ring En Español and Guantes magazines multiple times. Pedroza finally lost his title in England, being defeated by Ireland's Barry McGuigan in London in a 15-round decision.During Pedroza's reign, talks surfaced of a unification bout against World Boxing Council and lineal featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez. These hopes were dashed when Sanchez died in an automobile accident in 1982. By virtue of his win over LaPorte, who succeeded Sanchez as WBC champion, Pedroza was recognized as the new lineal featherweight champion.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1992-11-21 Mauro Gutierrez WLWLL Holy Redeemer HS Gymnasium, Detroit LOST
Split-decision
1992-03-14 Tomas Quinones LLLLLL Espace Piscine, Antibes WIN
KO
1991-12-15 Jorge Romero WLWLWW Miami WIN
Points
1991-10-25 Tomas Rodriguez WLLWWL Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami WIN
Unanimous decision
1986-08-09 Edgar Castro WWWWWL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City LOST
Split-decision
1985-06-08 Barry McGuigan WWWWWW Loftus Road Stadium, Shepherd's Bush LOST
Unanimous decision
1985-02-02 Jorge Lujan LWWWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Unanimous decision
1984-06-23 Gerald Hayes LWWLWW Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1984-05-27 Angel Mayor WWWWDW Hotel del Lago Casino, Maracaibo WIN
Unanimous decision
1983-10-24 Jose Caba WWWWWW Palasport, Saint-Vincent WIN
Unanimous decision
1983-04-24 Rocky Lockridge WWWWWW San Remo WIN
Unanimous decision
1982-10-16 Bernard Taylor WWWWWW Coliseum, Charlotte DRAW
Points
1982-07-17 Rudy Alpizar WLWLWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City NC
No Contest
1982-01-24 Juan Laporte WLWWWW Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Unanimous decision
1981-12-05 Bashew Sibaca WLWWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
KO
1981-08-01 Carlos Pinango WWWWWW El Poliedro, Caracas WIN
KO
1981-02-14 Pat Ford WWWWWL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
KO
1981-01-17 Raul Silva WWWDLL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
KO
1980-10-04 Rocky Lockridge WWWWWW Great Gorge Resort, McAfee WIN
Split-decision
1980-07-20 Sa-Wang Kim WWWWWW Seoul WIN
KO
1980-03-29 Juan Domingo Malvarez DWWWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
KO
1980-01-22 Spider Nemoto WLWWWW Korakuen Hall WIN
Unanimous decision
1979-11-17 Johnny Aba WWWWWW Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby WIN
Technical knockout
1979-07-21 Ruben Olivares WWWWDW Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
Technical knockout
1979-04-07 Hector Carrasquilla WWLWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1979-01-09 Royal Kobayashi WWWLWW Korakuen Hall WIN
Corner retirement
1978-11-27 Enrique Solis WWLLWW Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan WIN
Unanimous decision
1978-07-02 Ernesto Herrera WLWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1978-04-15 Cecilio Lastra WWWLWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1977-11-26 Rodolfo Francis WWWWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1977-05-14 Reynaldo Hidalgo WWWLLW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1977-04-02 Jose Santana WWWWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-07-11 Oscar Arnal WWWWWW Caracas LOST
KO
1976-04-03 Alfonso Zamora WWWWWW Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali LOST
KO
1975-11-15 Orlando Amores WWWWLL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1975-07-19 Guillermo Almengot debut Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1975-04-26 Marcos Britton WDWLLL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
KO
1975-03-21 Benicio Sosa WWWWWW Feria de San Jose, David WIN
Unanimous decision
1975-02-22 Ernesto Mathias WWWWWL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Unanimous decision
1975-01-18 Alfonso Perez WWWWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City LOST
KO
1974-09-14 Senen Rios WWWLLL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1974-07-20 Vicente Worrel Jr WLLLLL Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
KO
1974-06-14 Ernesto Davis WWWLW Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City WIN
KO
1974-05-04 Ricardo Vega LLLLDL Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City WIN
Technical knockout
1974-03-30 Jacinto Fuentes WW Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City WIN
Points
1974-03-02 Loitolier Chacon D Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City WIN
KO
1974-02-08 Jorge Bernal WLLLLL Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City WIN
Points
1973-12-22 Jose Santana debut Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City WIN
Unanimous decision
1973-12-01 Julio Garcia WDDLD Gimnasio Escuela Normal, Santiago de Veraguas WIN
Technical knockout

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