Alfonso Zamora

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Alfonso Zamora
Zamora (left) vs. Soo-Hwan Hong in 1976
Statistics
Real name	Alfonso Zamora Quiroz
Nickname(s)	El Toro
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Super Bantamweight Featherweight
Height	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Reach	70 in (180 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1954-02-09) February 9, 1954 (age 68) Mexico City, Mexican Federal District, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	38
Wins	33
Wins by KO	32
Losses	5
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Mexico Olympic Games 1972 Munich Bantamweight

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]

Amateur career[]

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

• Defeated Ricardo Fortaleza (Philippines) KO 2
• Defeated Stefan Forster (West Germany) points
• Defeated Juan Francisco Rodríguez (Spain) KO 3
• Defeated Ricardo Carreras (United States) points
• Lost to Orlando Martinez (Cuba) points

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 Gómez, 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[]

• List of bantamweight boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Alfonso Zamora from BoxRec
• Alfonso Zamora - CBZ Profile