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During the following decades, the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission became the first governing body to have a female president when Delgado Berty served from 1986 to 1988. [14] It became the first commission to require pre-fight weigh-ins, a measure that was at first criticized, but was later adopted by other boxing organizations. [ 15 ]
Televised in the United States by HBO Boxing and in Puerto Rico by WAPA-TV (and to several other countries), the fight garnered wide media attention, especially in Puerto Rico: It was the fourth time that two Puerto Ricans battled for a world boxing title, and, at that time, it was also the world title fight that pitted the two boxers who hailed from the closest birth-places in boxing history ...
Edwin "Chapo" Rosario Rivera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðwin roˈsaɾjo]; March 15, 1963 – December 1, 1997) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1997. He was a world champion in two weight classes , having held the WBC lightweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBA lightweight title twice between 1986 and 1990, and ...
The Boxing Tournament at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Santiago de los Caballeros, ... Puerto Rico (PUR) 0: 1: 6: 7: 5 Guyana ...
On June 13, 1986, a fight that divided Puerto Ricans, both in Puerto Rico and elsewhere, and also international boxing fans, took place at the Madison Square Garden in New York, as the main event of a program that also included a world title defense by Julio Cesar Chavez and an early career Mike Tyson contest. Televised on HBO Boxing, the fight ...
Wilfredo Vázquez Olivera (born August 2, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 2002. He held world championships in three weight classes, including the WBA bantamweight title from 1987 to 1988, the WBA super bantamweight title from 1992 to 1995, and the WBA and lineal featherweight titles from 1996 to 1998.
Héctor Luís Camacho Matías (May 24, 1962 – November 24, 2012), commonly known by his nickname "Macho" Camacho, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer. . Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, [2] Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a world champion in three weight clas
Gamalier "Baby Bird" Rodríguez (Born December 3, 1986 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Rodriguez won the World Boxing Organization North American Boxing Organization featherweight title when he defeated Alicio Castaneda. [1] Rodriguez had multiple defenses of this title, including one over Orlando Cruz. [2]