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British boxer Michael Gomez adapted his last name from Armstrong to Gomez as a homage to Wilfredo, who was his childhood idol. [24] A biographical book about Gómez, written by author Christian Giudice and named "A Fire Burns Within", was released May 9, 2016. [25]
Contested at the Caesars Palace hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, it pitted Wilfredo Gómez, a Puerto Rican who had a record of 32 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw, and all his wins by knockout, and who was the world's Jr. Featherweight champion, against the lesser known Salvador Sánchez, who hailed from Mexico with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw, and 30 wins by knockout.
Wilfredo Gómez was born on October 29, 1956, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As a teenager, he represented his home country at the 1972 summer Olympics flyweight competition in Munich, Germany, getting eliminated in the second round after getting a bye in the first round. He won, however, the world amateur championship in 1974 at Havana, Cuba.
Wilfredo Gómez: 1995 WBC Super Bantamweight Champion 1977 May 21 – 1983, WBC Featherweight Champion 1984 Mar 31 – 1984 Dec 8, WBA Super Featherweight Champion ...
He held title defense victories over the next three fighters (LaPorte, Gomez, and Nelson) who won the WBC title after his death. He went 4–0, all by knockout, against fellow members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (Danny Lopez twice-KO 13, KO 14-Wilfredo Gomez-KO 8-and Azumah Nelson-KO 15) and defeated four future or former world ...
Wilfredo Gómez [13] WBC Super bantamweight: May 21, 1977 Yum Dong-Kyun: KO 12/15 The Ring Super bantamweight: Mar 9, 1979 Néstor Carlos Jiménez KO 5/15 WBC Featherweight: Mar 31, 1984 Juan Laporte: UD 12/12 WBA Super featherweight: May 19, 1985: Rocky Lockridge: MD 15/15 The Ring Super featherweight: 10 Sugar Ray Leonard [14] WBC ...
Layne, who began fighting professionally in 1981, fought in his first world title fight on May 24, 1986, as he travelled to San Juan to challenge the Puerto Rican world champion Wilfredo Gómez. Layne won the fight with a ninth round technical knockout to become the new WBA and Lineal champion. [ 1 ]
During the 1990s he also became a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame, and in 2003, he and Wilfredo Gómez met at a boxing undercard in Puerto Rico to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their boxing bout. [10] He had a record of 66 wins and 4 losses as a professional boxer, with 63 wins by knockout.