José Legrá

José Legrá
José Legrá c. 1973
Statistics
Real name	José Legrá
Nickname(s)	Pocket Cassius Clay
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Reach	160 cm (63 in)
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1943-04-19)19 April 1943 Baracoa, Cuba
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	144
Wins	129
Wins by KO	49
Losses	11
Draws	4
No contests	0

José Legrá (born 19 April 1943) is a retired professional featherweight boxer. He is a former two time WBC World Featherweight Champion.^[1]

Professional career[]

In June 1960, Legrá turned professional in Cuba winning his first fight against Pedro Pinera which he won with a points decision over four rounds. Legrá drew his next fight and lost two after that and fought a total of 34 fights in Mexico and Cuba before departing for Spain in 1963 with a record of 27–5–2.^[1]

Move to Spain[]

His first fight in Spain was in October 1963 against Moroccan Lazaro ben Layachi, which he won by KO in the sixth of eight rounds. Legrá then went on a run of over sixty wins between 1963 and 1967 with just one defeat on points against Welshman Howard Winstone at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool in England.^[1]

European title[]

Legrá won his first title belt, the vacant European Featherweight title, in December 1967 with a third-round knockout win over France's Yves Desmarets. Legrá subsequently relinquished the title without a defence.^[1]

WBC World title[]

Legrá first opportunity to fight for a recognised world title belt came in July 1968 when he challenged Howard Winstone again, this time for his WBC Featherweight title. Legrá floored Winstone twice in the first round of the fight. The bout was subsequently halted because Winstone had a badly swollen left eye.^[1]

Legra lost his WBC featherweight title on 21 January 1969 after being defeated by French-Australian Johnny Famechon on points at the Albert Hall in London.^[1]

After Famechon[]

Legrá won two matches before losing by UD to Vicente Saldivar. Seven matches later Legrá would regain the EBU Featherweight title after beating Tommaso Galli on points. Legra would defend it five times before vacating it in 1972.^[1]

Regaining the WBC title and retirement[]

On 16 December 1972. Legrá fought Clemente Sanchez for the vacant Featherweight title, Sanchez was stripped of the title before the fight but the title was still on the line for Legrá. Legrá would TKO Sanchez in the tenth round to win.^[1]

Legrá lost the title in his very next fight to Brazilian Éder Jofre by Majority Decision. He would fight 3 matches after that, beating Jimmy Bell by points, losing to Alexis Arguello by KO and beating Daniel Valdez by points.^[1]

On April 25, 2020, it was announced that Legra, aged 77, was battling the coronavirus.^[2]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
144	Loss	129–11–4	Alexis Argüello	TKO	1 (10)	Nov 24, 1973	Estadio Roberto Clemente, Masaya, Nicaragua
143	Win	129–10–4	Jimmy Bell	PTS	10	Aug 1, 1973	Plaza de Toros del Coliseo Balear, Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain
142	Loss	128–10–4	Éder Jofre	MD	15	May 5, 1973	Ginasio Presidente Medici, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Lost WBC featherweight title
141	Win	128–9–4	Clemente Sánchez	TKO	10 (15)	Dec 16, 1972	Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico	Won WBC featherweight title
140	Win	127–9–4	Daniel Vermandere	UD	15	Oct 6, 1972	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain	Retained EBU featherweight title
139	Loss	126–9–4	Jonathan Dele	PTS	10	Jun 21, 1972	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
138	Win	126–8–4	Tommy Glencross	SD	15	May 17, 1972	Princes Hall, Birmingham, West Midlands, England	Retained EBU featherweight title
137	Win	125–8–4	Evan Armstrong	UD	15	Feb 15, 1972	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England	Retained EBU featherweight title
136	Win	124–8–4	Ben Salah Abdesselem	KO	1 (10)	Jan 15, 1972	Plaza de Toros, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
135	Win	123–8–4	Marius Cordier	TKO	3 (10)	Aug 26, 1971	Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
134	Win	122–8–4	Giovanni Girgenti	KO	9 (15)	Aug 14, 1971	Plaza de Toros, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain	Retained EBU featherweight title
133	Loss	121–8–4	Tahar Ben Hassen	KO	4 (10)	May 21, 1971	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
132	Win	121–7–4	David Pesenti	TKO	8 (10)	May 8, 1971	Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain
131	Win	120–7–4	Marius Cordier	TKO	3 (10)	Apr 15, 1971	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
130	Win	119–7–4	Jimmy Revie	UD	15	Jan 25, 1971	Anglo-American Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, England	Retained EBU featherweight title
129	Win	118–7–4	Renato Galli	PTS	10	Dec 26, 1970	Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
128	Win	117–7–4	Abel Cesar Almaraz	KO	4 (8)	Dec 12, 1970	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
127	Win	116–7–4	Bruno Melissano	PTS	10	Nov 14, 1970	Madrid, Spain
126	Win	115–7–4	Ugo Poli	PTS	10	Oct 24, 1970	Pabellón Polideportivo del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
125	Win	114–7–4	Tommaso Galli	PTS	15	Jun 26, 1970	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain	Won EBU featherweight title
124	Win	113–7–4	Domenico Chiloiro	TKO	7 (10)	May 22, 1970	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
123	Win	112–7–4	Rolf Kersten	TKO	1 (10)	Apr 11, 1970	Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
122	Win	111–7–4	Jimmy Bell	PTS	10	Mar 5, 1970	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
121	Win	110–7–4	Evan Armstrong	PTS	10	Feb 5, 1970	Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
120	Win	109–7–4	Miguel Herrera	TKO	2 (10)	Dec 11, 1969	Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
119	Win	108–7–4	Rey Miller	KO	2 (10)	Oct 24, 1969	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
118	Loss	107–7–4	Vicente Saldivar	UD	10	Jul 18, 1969	Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
117	Win	107–6–4	Domenico Scalco	TKO	1 (8)	Jun 13, 1969	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
116	Win	106–6–4	Vicente Pina	KO	4 (10)	May 30, 1969	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
115	Loss	105–6–4	Johnny Famechon	PTS	15	Jan 21, 1969	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England	Lost WBC featherweight title
114	Win	105–5–4	Felix Said Brami	KO	1 (10)	Oct 28, 1968	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
113	Win	104–5–4	Bob Allotey	PTS	10	Oct 5, 1968	Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain
112	Win	103–5–4	Howard Winstone	TKO	5 (15)	Jul 24, 1968	Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl, Wales	Won WBC featherweight title
111	Win	102–5–4	Fernando Tavares	KO	2 (10)	Jun 10, 1968	Plaza de Toros La Manzanera, Logrono, La Rioja, Spain
110	Win	101–5–4	Klaus Jacoby	KO	6 (10)	May 10, 1968	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
109	Win	100–5–4	Joe Tetteh	PTS	10	Apr 25, 1968	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
108	Win	99–5–4	Ernesto Miranda	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 14, 1968	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
107	Win	98–5–4	Ernesto Miranda	PTS	10	Feb 2, 1968	Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain
106	Win	97–5–4	Yves Desmarets	TKO	3 (15)	Dec 22, 1967	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain	Won vacant EBU featherweight title
105	Win	96–5–4	Benito Gallardo	TKO	3 (10)	Nov 9, 1967	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
104	Win	95–5–4	Paul Rourre	PTS	10	Sep 30, 1967	Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
103	Win	94–5–4	Fernando Tavares	TKO	7 (10)	Sep 2, 1967	Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
102	Win	93–5–4	Don Johnson	PTS	10	Jun 30, 1967	Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
101	Win	92–5–4	Jose Luis Torcida	PTS	10	Jun 24, 1967	Leon, Castilla y León, Spain
100	Win	91–5–4	Paul Rourre	PTS	10	Jun 10, 1967	Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, País Vasco, Spain
99	Win	90–5–4	Maurice Tavant	PTS	10	Jun 2, 1967	Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
98	Win	89–5–4	Mohamed Ben Saouita	TKO	1 (10)	Apr 27, 1967	Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
97	Win	88–5–4	Ameur Lamine	PTS	10	Mar 18, 1967	Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
96	Win	87–5–4	Rafiu King	PTS	10	Mar 10, 1967	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
95	Win	86–5–4	Salvatore Gennatiempo	TKO	6 (10)	Feb 12, 1967	Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
94	Win	85–5–4	Julian Gonzalez	PTS	10	Jan 21, 1967	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
93	Win	84–5–4	Roger Younsi	PTS	10	Jan 14, 1967	Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
92	Win	83–5–4	Mohamed Halimi Laroussi	TKO	3 (10)	Jan 8, 1967	Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain
91	Win	82–5–4	Love Allotey	PTS	12	Dec 23, 1966	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
90	Win	81–5–4	Jean De Keers	KO	1 (10)	Dec 2, 1966	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
89	Win	80–5–4	Hector Omar Oliva	TKO	9 (10)	Nov 24, 1966	Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
88	Win	79–5–4	Manuel Carvajal	PTS	10	Nov 12, 1966	Pabellón Municipal de Deportes, Gijon, Principado de Asturias, Spain
87	Win	78–5–4	Roberto Marthon	TKO	2 (10)	Oct 27, 1966	Pabellón de la Feria de Muestras, Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain
86	Win	77–5–4	Luis Segura	TKO	2 (8)	Oct 15, 1966	Gimnasio Polideportivo, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
85	Win	76–5–4	Raul Tejera	TKO	2 (10)	Oct 1, 1966	Pabellón Municipal de Deportes, Gijon, Principado de Asturias, Spain
84	Win	75–5–4	Julian Gonzalez	TKO	7 (8)	Sep 2, 1966	Campo del Gas, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
83	Win	74–5–4	Tommy Thompson	TKO	1 (10)	Aug 20, 1966	Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, País Vasco, Spain
82	Win	73–5–4	Vincenzo Pitardi	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 12, 1966	Campo del Gas, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
81	Win	72–5–4	Celmiro Rios	TKO	3 (8)	Jul 29, 1966	Plaza de Toros de Las Arenas, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
80	Win	71–5–4	Jose Riveiro	KO	7 (10)	Jul 2, 1966	Plaza de Toros de Buenavista, Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Spain
79	Win	70–5–4	Jose Luis Torcida	PTS	10	Jun 4, 1966	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
78	Win	69–5–4	Angel Chinea	PTS	8	May 21, 1966	Pabellón Velódromo, Mataro, Cataluña, Spain
77	Win	68–5–4	Dris ben Amar	TKO	5 (10)	May 7, 1966	Frontón de Anoeta, San Sebastian, País Vasco, Spain
76	Win	67–5–4	Cristobal Gomez	PTS	8	Apr 30, 1966	Plaza de Toros de La Malagueta, Malaga, Andalucía, Spain
75	Win	66–5–4	Hector Omar Oliva	PTS	8	Apr 15, 1966	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
74	Win	65–5–4	Jesus Zarco	PTS	10	Apr 3, 1966	Santander, Cantabria, Spain
73	Win	64–5–4	Oye Turpin	TKO	2 (8)	Mar 17, 1966	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
72	Win	63–5–4	Antonio Paiva	TKO	7 (8)	Mar 3, 1966	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
71	Win	62–5–4	Cristobal Gomez	PTS	8	Feb 13, 1966	Almeria, Andalucía, Spain
70	Win	61–5–4	Juan Rodriguez	PTS	8	Jan 6, 1966	Terraza Albéniz, Almeria, Andalucía, Spain
69	Win	60–5–4	Manuel Calvo	PTS	8	Dec 18, 1965	Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain
68	Win	59–5–4	Manuel Calvo	PTS	8	Nov 26, 1965	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
67	Win	58–5–4	Ramon Casal	PTS	8	Nov 12, 1965	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
66	Win	57–5–4	Jose Bisbal	PTS	8	Oct 30, 1965	Frontón de Anoeta, San Sebastian, País Vasco, Spain
65	Win	56–5–4	Luis Segura	PTS	8	Sep 25, 1965	Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain
64	Win	55–5–4	Juan de Leon	KO	4 (8)	Sep 19, 1965	Frontón de Anoeta, San Sebastian, País Vasco, Spain
63	Win	54–5–4	Tristano Tartarini	TKO	1 (8)	Sep 5, 1965	Campo de Futbol de Pedras Brancas, Carballo, Galicia, Spain	Stopped on cuts
62	Win	53–5–4	Lope de Pablo	PTS	8	Aug 31, 1965	Estudios de Prado del Rey, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
61	Loss	52–5–4	Howard Winstone	PTS	10	Jun 22, 1965	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire, England
60	Win	52–4–4	Jose Caetano dos Santos	PTS	8	Jun 2, 1965	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
59	Win	51–4–4	Antonio Paiva	PTS	8	Apr 2, 1965	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
58	Win	50–4–4	Miguel Calderin	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1965	Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
57	Win	49–4–4	Domingo Cabrera	TKO	8 (8)	Mar 6, 1965	Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
56	Win	48–4–4	Mario Sitri	PTS	8	Feb 26, 1965	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
55	Draw	47–4–4	Angel Neches	PTS	8	Jan 30, 1965	Frontón del Club Deportivo, Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain
54	Win	47–4–3	Juan Pinto	PTS	8	Jan 22, 1965	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
53	Win	46–4–3	Renato Galli	PTS	8	Nov 26, 1964	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
52	Win	45–4–3	Jose Sanchez Merayo	TKO	2 (8)	Nov 14, 1964	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
51	Win	44–4–3	Luis Aisa	PTS	8	Oct 31, 1964	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
50	Win	43–4–3	Antoine Licausi	PTS	8	Oct 10, 1964	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
49	Win	42–4–3	Vincenzo Pitardi	PTS	8	Sep 18, 1964	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
48	Win	41–4–3	Luis Aisa	PTS	10	Sep 5, 1964	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
47	Win	40–4–3	Miguel Calderin	PTS	10	Aug 8, 1964	Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
46	Win	39–4–3	Rafael Gayo	PTS	8	Jul 18, 1964	Campo de Futbol de Pedras Brancas, Carballo, Galicia, Spain
45	Win	38–4–3	Angel Rodriguez	KO	1 (8)	Jul 2, 1964	Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
44	Win	37–4–3	Kid Tano	PTS	8	Jun 4, 1964	Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain
43	Win	36–4–3	Kid Tano	PTS	10	May 23, 1964	Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain
42	Win	35–4–3	Miguel Calderin	PTS	8	May 7, 1964	Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
41	Draw	34–4–3	Kid Tano	PTS	8	Mar 31, 1964	Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
40	Win	34–4–2	Jose Luis Martinez	PTS	8	Mar 14, 1964	Frontón del Club Deportivo, Bilbao, País Vasco, Spain
39	Win	33–4–2	Toni Alonso	PTS	8	Feb 15, 1964	Frontón Fiesta Alegre, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
38	Win	32–4–2	José Luis Biescas	PTS	8	Feb 5, 1964	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
37	Win	31–4–2	Jose Luis Martinez	PTS	8	Jan 11, 1964	Frontón Fiesta Alegre, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
36	Win	30–4–2	Luis Aisa	PTS	8	Dec 4, 1963	Gran Price, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
35	Win	29–4–2	Baldomero Arroyo	PTS	8	Nov 2, 1963	Frontón Fiesta Alegre, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
34	Win	28–4–2	Lazaro ben Layachi	TKO	6 (8)	Oct 26, 1963	Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
33	Loss	27–4–2	Vicente Nunez	PTS	8	Oct 1, 1963	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
32	Win	27–3–2	Vicente Nunez	PTS	8	Jul 1, 1963	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
31	Draw	26–3–2	Juan Fernandez	PTS	8	Jun 1, 1963	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
30	Win	26–3–1	Enrique Yamuri	PTS	8	May 1, 1963	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
29	Win	25–3–1	Juan Fernandez	PTS	10	Apr 1, 1963	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
28	Win	24–3–1	Jimmy Escudero	PTS	10	Mar 1, 1963	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
27	Win	23–3–1	Pedro Soto	PTS	10	Oct 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
26	Win	22–3–1	Vicente Nunez	PTS	10	Aug 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
25	Win	21–3–1	Raimundo Pellegrino	PTS	8	Jul 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
24	Win	20–3–1	Esteban Castillo	PTS	10	Jun 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
23	Win	19–3–1	Oribazo	PTS	8	May 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
22	Win	18–3–1	Leopoldo Galvez	PTS	8	Apr 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
21	Win	17–3–1	Raul Nunez	PTS	8	Mar 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
20	Win	16–3–1	Luis Odio	PTS	8	Feb 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
19	Win	15–3–1	Indio del Sur	PTS	8	Jan 1, 1962	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
18	Loss	14–3–1	Baby Luis	PTS	10	Oct 6, 1961	Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
17	Win	14–2–1	Tomas Martinez	PTS	6	Oct 1, 1961	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
16	Win	13–2–1	Tomas Perez	PTS	6	Sep 1, 1961	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
15	Win	12–2–1	Huracan Diaz	KO	3 (6)	Jul 1, 1961	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
14	Win	11–2–1	Eugenio Gimenez	KO	3 (6)	Jun 1, 1961	Mexico	Exact month & date unknown
13	Win	10–2–1	Jimmy Hightower	RTD	4 (6)	May 22, 1961	Sir John Club, Miami, Florida, U.S.
12	Loss	9–2–1	Angel Ley	KO	6 (8)	Apr 15, 1961	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
11	Win	9–1–1	Indio Iguamo	KO	2 (8)	Mar 1, 1961	Cuba	Exact month & date unknown
10	Win	8–1–1	Pedro Pinera	PTS	8	Jan 12, 1961	Cuba	Exact month & date unknown
9	Loss	7–1–1	Agustin Carmona	PTS	8	Jan 7, 1961	Havana, Cuba
8	Win	7–0–1	Miguel Oliva	PTS	6	Dec 17, 1960	Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba
7	Win	6–0–1	Victor Recio	TKO	3 (?)	Nov 26, 1960	Havana, Cuba
6	Win	5–0–1	Miguel Oliva	PTS	4	Oct 22, 1960	Havana, Cuba
5	Win	4–0–1	Andres Perez	TKO	2 (6)	Sep 24, 1960	Havana, Cuba
4	Win	3–0–1	Julian Perez	PTS	6	Sep 1, 1960	Cuba	Exact month & date unknown
3	Draw	2–0–1	Jose Ramon Ferrer	PTS	4	Aug 20, 1960	Havana, Cuba
2	Win	2–0	Julian Perez	PTS	6 (?)	Aug 1, 1960	Havana, Cuba	Exact month & date unknown
1	Win	1–0	Pedro Pinera	PTS	4	Jul 16, 1960	Havana, Cuba

See also[]

• Lineal championship
• List of WBC world champions

References[]

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