Kid Azteca Explained

Kid Azteca
Realname:Luis Villanueva Páramo
Nickname:Kid Azteca
Weight:Welterweight
Birth Date:21 June 1913
Birth Place:Mexico City
Total:255
Wins:193
Ko:114
Losses:49
Draws:11
No Contests:2

Luis Villanueva Páramo (June 21, 1913 – March 16, 2002) was a Mexican boxer best known as Kid Azteca. Villanueva boxed professionally from 1932 to 1961, making him one of a small number of fighters that fought during four decades. Archie Moore, George Foreman, Roberto Durán and Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. (nearly 5 decades) are five other fighters in that exclusive group.

Background

Luis Villanueva was a native of "The Tough Neighborhood" of Tepito, one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Mexico City, famous among other things because several international famous Mexican boxers and wrestlers were born at that place, (hence the reason why it is called "Tough Neighborhood").

There's not much information available about of his personal life or his beginnings in before he became a pro. In fact, there's some discrepancy about the exact date of his debut. Some sources indicates he became Pro in 1926, other sources indicates his pro debut was July 25, 1930, but officially, it is recorded at 1932. The San Antonio Express reported in 1944 that Villanueva's passport's birth date was June 21, 1917, and not June 21, 1913. If this is true, he was only 13 when started his career.

He was a right-handed boxer. Luis Villanueva began fighting as "Kid Chino" in Laredo, Texas. "Chino" is a Mexican slang for "curly", and an allusion to his curled hair. It is not clear when his nickname changed, but it is possible it was due to his nationality, when fighting in Texas, in an effort to attract more attention over him. By 1927 he was widely known as Kid Azteca. His trainer at that date was Macario Azocar.

Boxing career

Kid Azteca began boxing on January 1, 1932. He knocked Carlos Garcia out in the first round, in Laredo, Texas. On March 3, and fighting only in his third fight, he beat former world champion Battling Shaw by a decision in ten, also in Laredo.

On June 15, Azteca made his Mexican debut, beating Luis Arizona by a ten round decision in Mexico City. However, on his next bout, lost for the first time, being knocked out in eight rounds by Tommy White on July 1.

On October 23, Azteca, having reeled off four straight victories, fought for a title for the first time. He beat David Velasco by a twelve round decision to obtain the national Welterweight title in Mexico City. Kid Azteca had eleven additional wins in a row, including a victory over Joe Glick, before he fought the future world Middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia on July 11, 1933 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. He beat Garcia, who would hold Henry Armstrong to a tie as world Middleweight champion, by a ten round decision. Azteca and Garcia held a rematch exactly fourteen days later, at the same location. On rematch, Kid Azteca knocked Garcia out in round eight.

On June 5, 1934, Azteca fought Young Peter Jackson (named after an Australian Heavyweight contender of the 19th century), beating Jackson on points after ten rounds. On July 21, he confronted Baby Joe Gans, another popular fighter of that time, outpointing Gans over ten rounds.

Azteca gradually became a national hero in Mexico after his victory over Garcia. By the time he beat Gans, he was widely regarded as Mexico's most popular fighter of his time. He fought Herbert "Cocoa Kid" Lewis Hardwick, a top rated challenger twice in one week at the beginning of 1935: On January 19, the pair would tie over ten rounds. On January 26, Azteca prevailed on points. On his next bout, he defeated Izzy Jannazzo, another ranked fighter of the time, by a decision in ten on March 2.

Kid Azteca had twelve more bouts, including a successful defense of his Mexican Welterweight title, before he met Rodolfo Casanova (who had lost to Sixto Escobar for the world's Bantamweight title) on May 16, 1936. Azteca lost to Casanova by a ten round decision. In his next fight, July 17 of that year, Kid Azteca faced Ceferino Garcia for the third time, losing by knockout in round five.

Azteca proceeded to win twenty seven of his next thirty one bouts, before meeting future world Welterweight champion Fritzie Zivic on November 24, 1939, losing a decision over ten rounds to Zivic in Houston, Texas.

On December 13, 1940, Azteca and Bobby Pacho, who challenged for a world championship one time, fought to a ten round tie in San Antonio, Texas. Next came two more bouts with Cocoa Kid. These bouts once again took place ten days apart from each other. On January 1, 1941, Azteca won by ten round decision, and on January 11, the two rivals fought to a 10 round no contest.

Azteca lived for a year in Argentina, where he made six fights, five of them in Buenos Aires. Azteca's debut in that South American country came on April 11, 1943, when he knocked Sebastian Romanos out in round nine.

On November 6, 1944, Azteca had a fourth fight with Ceferino Garcia, being defeated by decision in ten at Mexico City. Despite having a five fight losing streak and having lived in Argentina for a year, however, Azteca still held the Mexican Welterweight championship.

Azteca lost to Zivic two more times, both by decision, before actually beating him in their fourth encounter. This took place on February 15, 1947 in Mexico City, and Azteca was able to knock Zivic out in the fifth round. On March 19, Azteca fought Vincente Villavincencio in an unsuccessful bid to conquer the Mexican Middleweight title, being knocked out in round six. He beat Villavincencio in two subsequent fights, both times by decision over ten rounds.

On June 26, 1950, Azteca fought former world Lightweight champion Sammy Angott, losing to the American boxer by points after ten rounds.

With the advent of the television era during the 1950s, Azteca's popularity in Mexico grew more than ever before. Most of his fights were televised, and boxing fans across the country could then watch him fight from their family rooms. Although Kid Azteca spent the rest of his career fighting mostly unknown fighters, his fights drew high ratings for Televisa, Mexico's only public television company at the time.

On February 3, 1961, Azteca knocked out Alfonso Macalara in the first round at Veracruz. This would turn out to be his last professional fight.

Azteca was able to reach a milestone as he became a member of the exclusive group to fight at least two hundred bouts. He also became a member of the also exclusive group of fighters that boxed during four decades, when he knocked Adrian Medieta in three rounds on July 12, 1960 in Pachuca. He retired a little after this date.

He died on March 16, 2002.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[1] unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes
255Win192–47–11 Alfonso MalacaraKO1 (6)Feb 3, 1961
254Win191–47–11 Adrian MedietaKO3 (10)Jul 12, 1960
253Draw190–47–11 Kid FilipinoPTS6Aug 22, 1959
252Win190–47–10 Guillermo MorenoKO6 (10)Nov 8, 1958
251Win189–47–10 Willie RiskoKO4 (10)Oct 25, 1958
250Win188–47–10 Willie RiskoKO4 (10)Apr 7, 1957
249Win187–47–10 Willie RiskoKO6 (10)Jul 28, 1956
248Win186–47–10 Arturo CardenasKO3 (10)Jul 7, 1956
247Loss185–47–10 Joe BorrellKO5 (10)Mar 18, 1956
246Win185–46–10 Roberto RodriguezKO4 (10)Apr 9, 1955
245Win184–46–10 Jorge CastroKO4 (10)Mar 26, 1955
244Win183–46–10 Sandy BaxterKO9 (10)Mar 10, 1955
243Win182–46–10 Gabriel DiazPTS10Feb 12, 1955
242Win181–46–10 El ConscriptoPTS10Nov 27, 1954
241Win180–46–10 Jorge CastroKO6 (10)Sep 25, 1954
240Win179–46–10 Little PalmaUD10Aug 10, 1954
239Win178–46–10 Vicente CantuTKO7 (10)Jul 24, 1954
238Win177–46–10 Ray ZavaletaKO4 (10)May 22, 1954
237Win176–46–10 Carlos MartinezKO5 (10)Mar 13, 1954
236Win175–46–10 Jesse RoblesKO5 (10)Feb 26, 1954
235Win174–46–10 Rudy JimenezKO4 (10)Feb 21, 1954
234Win173–46–10 Kid FilipinoKO4 (10)Feb 11, 1954
233Win172–46–10 Lucio MorenoKO4 (10)Jan 15, 1954
232Draw171–46–10 Perrin VegaPTS10Dec 3, 1953
231Win171–46–9 Salvador DavilaKO5 (10)Nov 17, 1953
230Win170–46–9 Joe BorrellKO5 (10)Sep 15, 1953
229Win169–46–9 Jorge CastroTKO7 (10)Aug 4, 1953
228Win168–46–9 Carlos MartinezKO5 (10)Jul 7, 1953
227Loss167–46–9 Machete GarciaPTS10Aug 28, 1952
226Loss167–45–9 Juan PadillaPTS10Aug 20, 1952
225Win167–44–9 Andres BalderasTKO3 (10)Aug 2, 1952
224Win166–44–9 Dennis WoodburyPTS10May 29, 1952
223Win165–44–9 Vicente CantuTKO5 (10)Sep 4, 1951
222Loss164–44–9 Charley SalasTKO7 (10)Aug 21, 1951
221Loss164–43–9 Eusebio HernandezPTS10Jan 19, 1951
220Win164–42–9 Rafael GutierrezKO9 (10)Jan 10, 1951
219Win163–42–9 Octavio RomoKO6 (10)Nov 14, 1950
218Win162–42–9 Tommy RamirezKO6 (10)Jul 19, 1950
217Loss161–42–9 Buddy HolderfieldKO4 (10)Jul 1, 1950
216Loss161–41–9 Sammy AngottUD10Jun 26, 1950
215Win161–40–9 Joe DanosKO10 (10)May 3, 1950
214Win160–40–9 Eusebio HernandezKO7 (10)Mar 31, 1950
213Win159–40–9 Andres BalderasTKO10 (12)Mar 26, 1950
212Loss158–40–9 El ConscriptoTKO10 (12)Jan 28, 1950
211Win158–39–9 Baby YucatanKO4 (10)Jan 23, 1950
210Win157–39–9 Jack BreesonKO4 (10)Oct 13, 1949
209Win156–39–9 Manuel LuevanoKO5 (10)Jul 14, 1949
208Win155–39–9 Art HardyKO5 (10)May 20, 1949
207Draw154–39–9 El ConscriptoPTS10Oct 24, 1948
206Win154–39–8 Nick MoranPTS10Sep 19, 1948
205Draw153–39–8 Kid FilipinoPTS10Aug 22, 1948
204Win153–39–7 Simon LucasPTS10Jun 12, 1948
203Win152–39–7 El ConscriptoPTS10May 1, 1948
202Win151–39–7 El ConscriptoKO11 (12)Apr 10, 1948
201Win150–39–7 Nick MoranPTS12Jan 31, 1948
200Win149–39–7 Johnny MillsKO2 (10)Oct 26, 1947
199Win148–39–7 Melvin JohnsonKO3 (10)Oct 13, 1947
198Loss147–39–7 Bert LinamUD10Sep 30, 1947
197Win147–38–7 Kid FilipinoKO5 (10)Aug 31, 1947
196Win146–38–7 Bobby YaegerKO4 (10)Aug 23, 1947
195Win145–38–7 Vicente VillavicencioPTS10Jun 28, 1947
194Loss144–38–7 Vicente VillavicencioTKO8 (12)Mar 19, 1947
193Win144–37–7 Fritzie ZivicKO5 (10)Feb 1, 1947
192Win143–37–7 Cosby LinsonKO4 (10)Nov 9, 1946
191Loss142–37–7 Cosby LinsonSD10Oct 2, 1946
190Win142–36–7 Carlos MalacaraTKO4 (10)Sep 7, 1946
189Win141–36–7 Lige DrewPTS10Aug 13, 1946
188Win140–36–7 Joe KeyesKO4 (10)Jul 13, 1946
187Win139–36–7 Lige DrewKO8 (10)Jul 3, 1946
186Win138–36–7 Baby ZavalaKO2 (10)Jun 15, 1946
185Loss137–36–7 Joe LegonPTS10May 11, 1946
184Win137–35–7 Kid FilipinoKO4 (10)Apr 17, 1946
183Win136–35–7 Melvin JohnsonKO7 (10)Apr 6, 1946
182Win135–35–7 Joe LegonKO3 (10)Mar 23, 1946
181Win134–35–7 Howell SteenUD10Feb 12, 1946
180Win133–35–7 Frankie VallejoKO5 (10)Feb 7, 1946
179Win132–35–7 Kid FilipinoKO8 (12)Jan 12, 1946
178Win131–35–7 Baby ZavalaKO9 (10)Nov 11, 1945
177Win130–35–7 Baby OrizabaKO3 (10)Oct 24, 1945
176Win129–35–7 Artie DorrellSD10Oct 9, 1945
175Win128–35–7 Paul AltmanKO5 (10)Jul 21, 1945
174Loss127–35–7 Paul AltmanSD10Jun 18, 1945
173Win127–34–7 Benny WilliamsPTS10May 26, 1945
172Loss126–34–7 Fritzie ZivicMD10May 7, 1945
171Win126–33–7 Eddie CerdaKO6 (10)Mar 25, 1945
170Win125–33–7 Rodolfo RamirezTKO10 (12)Jan 13, 1945
169Loss124–33–7 Fritzie ZivicMD10Dec 12, 1944
168Win124–32–7 Paul AltmanPTS10Nov 28, 1944
167Win123–32–7 Chino RodriguezKO6 (10)Nov 18, 1944
166Loss122–32–7 Ceferino GarciaPTS10Oct 6, 1944
165Loss122–31–7 Atilio CarauneKO11 (12)Apr 15, 1944
164Loss122–30–7 Raúl RodríguezPTS12Dec 1, 1943
163Loss122–29–7 Amelio PicedaPTS12Jul 3, 1943
162Loss122–28–7 Guillermo LopezPTS10Jun 20, 1943
161Win122–27–7 Alfredo PastorizaPTS10Apr 25, 1943
160Win121–27–7 Sebastian RomanosTKO9 (10)Apr 11, 1943
159Win120–27–7 Rodolfo RamirezPTS12Jan 16, 1943
158Loss119–27–7 Baby ZavalaPTS4Dec 19, 1942
157Win119–26–7 Ramiro Orejitas AlmagroPTS10Oct 17, 1942
156Loss118–26–7 Joe LegonPTS10Sep 26, 1942
155Win118–25–7 Battling Kid AmbrosioKO4 (10)Jun 26, 1942
154Loss117–25–7 Raul CarabantesPTS10May 24, 1942
153Loss117–24–7 Fabio HurtadoPTS10May 10, 1942
152Win117–23–7 Ramiro Orejitas AlmagroKO4 (10)Mar 8, 1942
151Win116–23–7 Tony MarPTS10Feb 28, 1942
150Win115–23–7 Manuel Villa IIPTS10Feb 14, 1942
149Loss114–23–7 California Jackie WilsonTKO6 (10), Oct 24, 1941
148Loss114–22–7 Rodolfo RamirezPTS10Jun 7, 1941
147Win114–21–7 Raul CarabantesPTS10Feb 15, 1941
146NC113–21–7 Herbert Lewis HardwickNC10Jan 11, 1941
145Win113–21–7 Herbert Lewis HardwickPTS10Jan 1, 1941
144Draw112–21–7 Bobby PachoPTS10Dec 13, 1940
143Win112–21–6 Casanovita de AhomeKO5 (10)Oct 14, 1940
142Win111–21–6 Benny BrittKO1 (10)Sep 22, 1940
141Win110–21–6 Manuel Villa IKO7 (12)Sep 10, 1940
140Win109–21–6 Manuel Villa IKO5 (12)Sep 4, 1940
139Win108–21–6 Pedro OrtegaKO4 (10)Jun 8, 1940
138Loss107–21–6 Pedro OrtegaPTS10Apr 27, 1940
137Loss107–20–6 Willie NeylandPTS10Apr 6, 1940
136Win107–19–6 Jackie TaylorKO3 (10)Mar 11, 1940
135Win106–19–6 Cuban LuisKO4 (10)Mar 2, 1940
134Win105–19–6 Carlos MalacaraPTS10Feb 17, 1940
133Win104–19–6 Kid HermosilloPTS12Nov 25, 1939
132Win103–19–6 Cuban LuisTKO2 (10)Nov 18, 1939
131Loss102–19–6 Fritzie ZivicUD10Oct 24, 1939
130Win102–18–6 Cuban LuisKO4 (10)Sep 17, 1939
129Win101–18–6 Kid HermosilloPTS10Jul 22, 1939
128Win100–18–6 Manuel Villa IKO5 (12)Jun 10, 1939
127Loss99–18–6 Leon ZorritaPTS10May 23, 1939
126Win99–17–6 Eddie CerdaKO5 (10)Mar 18, 1939
125Win98–17–6 Eddie McGeeverKO8 (15), Feb 3, 1939
124Win97–17–6 Bill McDowellPTS10Jan 30, 1939
123Win96–17–6 Eddie McGeeverPTS10Jan 20, 1939
122Win95–17–6 Kenny LaSalleUD10Dec 16, 1938
121Win94–17–6 Jimmy ScaramoziKO2 (10)Dec 11, 1938
120Win93–17–6 Billy DeegPTS10Nov 28, 1938
119Win92–17–6 Bill McDowellKO7 (10)Nov 14, 1938
118Win91–17–6 Baby La PazPTS10Oct 29, 1938
117Loss90–17–6 Kid HermosilloPTS10Sep 17, 1938
116Loss90–16–6 Bill McDowellPTS10Aug 24, 1938
115Win90–15–6 Tracy CoxPTS10Aug 17, 1938
114Loss89–15–6 Saverio TurielloPTS10Mar 8, 1938
113Win89–14–6 Saverio TurielloPTS10Jan 1, 1938
112Win88–14–6 Pee Wee JarrellKO2 (10)Sep 25, 1937
111Win87–14–6 Mario RamonKO5 (10)Aug 28, 1937
110Win86–14–6 Manuel Villa IKO5 (10)Aug 21, 1937
109Win85–14–6 Willard BrownPTS10Jun 18, 1937
108Win84–14–6 Roy CalamariKO3 (10)Jun 15, 1937
107Win83–14–6 Jack EtheridgeKO2 (10)May 28, 1937
106Win82–14–6 Kenny LaSallePTS10May 18, 1937
105Win81–14–6 Midget MexicoTKO4 (10)May 14, 1937
104Win80–14–6 Ventura AranaKO2 (10)Apr 28, 1937
103Win79–14–6 Eddie CerdaPTS10Mar 3, 1937
102Win78–14–6 Gallito RamirezKO9 (10)Feb 14, 1937
101Win77–14–6 Al ManfredoPTS10Jan 1, 1937
100Win76–14–6 Tracy CoxPTS10Dec 14, 1936
99Win75–14–6 Manuel Villa IPTS12Nov 7, 1936
98Win74–14–6 Kid HermosilloKO9 (10)Aug 8, 1936
97Loss73–14–6 Ceferino GarciaKO5 (10), Jul 17, 1936
96Loss73–13–6 Rodolfo CasanovaPTS10May 16, 1936
95Win73–12–6 Pepe SaldanaPTS10Apr 7, 1936
94Win72–12–6 German RicoPTS10Mar 29, 1936
93Win71–12–6 Eddie CerdaPTS12Mar 14, 1936
92Win70–12–6 Pancho LawlerPTS10Jan 3, 1936
91Win69–12–6 Chief ParrisPTS10Nov 23, 1935
90Win68–12–6 Tommy CollinsKO7 (10)Sep 6, 1935
89Loss67–12–6 Chief ParrisPTS10Sep 3, 1935
88Win67–11–6 Chief ParrisPTS10Aug 30, 1935
87Win66–11–6 Al ChavezKO2 (10)Jul 4, 1935
86Win65–11–6 Renato TorresKO3 (10)Jun 12, 1935
85Loss64–11–6 Bep van KlaverenPTS10May 24, 1935
84Win64–10–6 Morrie ShermanPTS10Apr 6, 1935
83Win63–10–6 Izzy JannazzoPTS10Mar 2, 1935
82Win62–10–6 Herbert Lewis HardwickPTS10Jan 26, 1935
81Draw61–10–6 Herbert Lewis HardwickPTS10Jan 19, 1935
80Win61–10–5 Kenny LaSallePTS10Nov 10, 1934
79Win60–10–5 Kenny LaSallePTS10Oct 27, 1934
78Win59–10–5 Joe KingKO1 (10)Sep 29, 1934
77Win58–10–5 Eddie WolfePTS10Sep 22, 1934
76Win57–10–5 Benny LevineKO4 (10)Aug 30, 1934
75Win56–10–5 Pat MurphyKO5 (10)Aug 4, 1934
74Win55–10–5 Baby Joe GansPTS10Jul 22, 1934
73Win54–10–5 Young Peter JacksonPTS10Jun 5, 1934
72Draw53–10–5 Ritchie MackPTS10May 16, 1934
71Loss53–10–4 Ritchie MackMD10Apr 3, 1934
70Win53–9–4 Cowboy Eddie AndersonPTS10Mar 15, 1934
69Win52–9–4 Ritchie MackPTS10Mar 10, 1934
68Win51–9–4 Bernardo PenaKO3 (10)Feb 20, 1934
67Win50–9–4 Manuel Villa IKO9 (10)Feb 17, 1934
66Draw49–9–4 Paulie WalkerPTS10Dec 2, 1933
65Win49–9–3 Al SchaffTKO5 (10)Nov 18, 1933
64Win48–9–3 Martin BarbotteuxPTS10Nov, 1933N/A
63Win47–9–3 Elias AlvarezKO? (10)Oct 28, 1933
62Win46–9–3 Leonard BennettPTS10Oct, 1933N/A
61Loss45–9–3 Leonard BennettDQ6 (10)Sep 23, 1933
60Win45–8–3 Meyer GraceKO4 (10)Aug 19, 1933
59Win44–8–3 Ceferino GarciaTKO8 (10)Jul 25, 1933
58Win43–8–3 Ceferino GarciaPTS10Jul 11, 1933
57Loss42–8–3 Eddie FriscoPTS10Jun, 1933N/A
56Win42–7–3 Relampago SagueroPTS10May 27, 1933
55Win41–7–3 Eddie FriscoPTS10May 13, 1933
54Win40–7–3 Harry GalfundKO2 (10)Apr 2, 1933
53Win39–7–3 David VelascoPTS10Mar, 1933N/A
52Win38–7–3 Tommy WhitePTS10Mar 11, 1933
51Win37–7–3 Joe GlickPTS10Feb 18, 1933
50Win36–7–3 Luis AlvaradoPTS10Jan, 1933N/A
49Win35–7–3 Eddie CerdaPTS10Jan, 1933N/A
48Win34–7–3 Armando AguilarPTS10Dec, 1932N/A
47Win33–7–3 Martin BarbotteuxPTS10Nov, 1932N/A
46Win32–7–3 David VelascoPTS12Oct 23, 1932
45Win31–7–3 Manuel LunaKO6 (10)Oct 9, 1932
44Win30–7–3 Loncho PerezKO2 (10)Sep 16, 1932
43Win29–7–3 Ray MaciasPTS10Sep 10, 1932
42Win28–7–3 Felipe OrozcoTKO7 (10)Aug 28, 1932
41Win27–7–3 Luis PortelaKO9 (10)Aug 13, 1932
40Loss26–7–3 Raúl TalánPTS10Jul 30, 1932
39Win26–6–3 Alfredo GaonaPTS10Jul, 1932N/A
38Loss25–6–3 Tommy WhiteKO8 (10)Jun 27, 1932
37Win25–5–3 Luis ArizonaDQ7 (10)May 28, 1932
36Win24–5–3 Carlos GarciaPTS10Mar 23, 1932
35Win23–5–3 Carlos GarciaPTS10Feb 17, 1932
34Win22–5–3 Battling ShawPTS10Jan 31, 1932
3321–5–3 Manuel CermenoNC5 (10)Jan 28, 1932
32Win21–5–3 Paul WangleyKO5 (10)Jan, 1932N/A
31Draw20–5–3 Armando AguilarPTS10Dec 20, 1931
30Win20–5–2 Antonio EscarenoTKO6 (10)Nov 12, 1931
29Win19–5–2 Battling VegaTKO3 (10)Oct 26, 1931
28Loss18–5–2 Battling ShawPTS10Oct 18, 1931
27Win18–4–2 Jorge MonzonTKO2 (10)Aug 5, 1931
26Win17–4–2 Bearcat Joe BarreraKO3 (8)Jul 8, 1931
25Win16–4–2 Johnson HarperKO3 (8)Jun 24, 1931
24Win15–4–2 Chato FloresKO6 (8)May 20, 1931
23Win14–4–2 Guero PenaPTS8May 5, 1931
22Win13–4–2 Tommy K.O. MahavierKO4 (8)Apr 26, 1931
21Win12–4–2 Bearcat Joe BarreraPTS8Apr 8, 1931
20Win11–4–2 Newsboy Eddie LopezNWS10Mar 24, 1931
19Draw11–4–2 Bearcat Joe BarreraPTS6Mar 22, 1931
18Win11–4–1 Kid ChocolateTKO? (10)Feb 18, 1931
17Win10–4–1 Battling WardTKO5 (10)Jan 20, 1931
16Loss9–4–1 Brooks HooperNWS10Jan 13, 1931
15Loss9–4–1 Fausto VelascoNWS10Dec 30, 1930
14Win9–4–1Fausto VelascoTKO3 (10)Dec 12, 1930
13Draw8–4–1Kid ChocolatePTS6Nov 5, 1930
12Loss8–4Enrique SadaPTS6Oct 1, 1930
11Win8–3Texas KidKO1 (6)Aug 20, 1930
10Win7–3Kid FloresKO1 (6)Jul 30, 1930
9Win6–3Kid CortinasKO? (6)Jul 30, 1930
8Loss5–3Santos DelgadoPTS6Jul 4, 1930
7Win5–2Jimmy HarwellPTS6Jun 29, 1930
6Win4–2Texas KidPTS6Jun 6, 1930
5Win3–2Jesus GaitanPTS6May 18, 1930
4Win2–2Jimmy HarwellKO3 (6)Apr 20, 1930
3Win1–2Cipriano CastilloPTS4Mar 23, 1930
2Loss0–2Pancho ArandaPTS6Oct 20, 1929
1Loss0–1Pancho ArandaPTS6Sep 1, 1929

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes
255Win193–49–11 Alfonso MalacaraKO1 (6)Feb 3, 1961
254Win192–49–11 Adrian MedietaKO3 (10)Jul 12, 1960
253Draw191–49–11 Kid FilipinoPTS6Aug 22, 1959
252Win191–49–10 Guillermo MorenoKO6 (10)Nov 8, 1958
251Win190–49–10 Willie RiskoKO4 (10)Oct 25, 1958
250Win189–49–10 Willie RiskoKO4 (10)Apr 7, 1957
249Win188–49–10 Willie RiskoKO6 (10)Jul 28, 1956
248Win187–49–10 Arturo CardenasKO3 (10)Jul 7, 1956
247Loss186–49–10 Joe BorrellKO5 (10)Mar 18, 1956
246Win186–48–10 Roberto RodriguezKO4 (10)Apr 9, 1955
245Win185–48–10 Jorge CastroKO4 (10)Mar 26, 1955
244Win184–48–10 Sandy BaxterKO9 (10)Mar 10, 1955
243Win183–48–10 Gabriel DiazPTS10Feb 12, 1955
242Win182–48–10 El ConscriptoPTS10Nov 27, 1954
241Win181–48–10 Jorge CastroKO6 (10)Sep 25, 1954
240Win180–48–10 Little PalmaUD10Aug 10, 1954
239Win179–48–10 Vicente CantuTKO7 (10)Jul 24, 1954
238Win178–48–10 Ray ZavaletaKO4 (10)May 22, 1954
237Win177–48–10 Carlos MartinezKO5 (10)Mar 13, 1954
236Win176–48–10 Jesse RoblesKO5 (10)Feb 26, 1954
235Win175–48–10 Rudy JimenezKO4 (10)Feb 21, 1954
234Win174–48–10 Kid FilipinoKO4 (10)Feb 11, 1954
233Win173–48–10 Lucio MorenoKO4 (10)Jan 15, 1954
232Draw172–48–10 Perrin VegaPTS10Dec 3, 1953
231Win172–48–9 Salvador DavilaKO5 (10)Nov 17, 1953
230Win171–48–9 Joe BorrellKO5 (10)Sep 15, 1953
229Win170–48–9 Jorge CastroTKO7 (10)Aug 4, 1953
228Win169–48–9 Carlos MartinezKO5 (10)Jul 7, 1953
227Loss168–48–9 Machete GarciaPTS10Aug 28, 1952
226Loss168–47–9 Juan PadillaPTS10Aug 20, 1952
225Win168–46–9 Andres BalderasTKO3 (10)Aug 2, 1952
224Win167–46–9 Dennis WoodburyPTS10May 29, 1952
223Win166–46–9 Vicente CantuTKO5 (10)Sep 4, 1951
222Loss165–46–9 Charley SalasTKO7 (10)Aug 21, 1951
221Loss165–45–9 Eusebio HernandezPTS10Jan 19, 1951
220Win165–44–9 Rafael GutierrezKO9 (10)Jan 10, 1951
219Win164–44–9 Octavio RomoKO6 (10)Nov 14, 1950
218Win163–44–9 Tommy RamirezKO6 (10)Jul 19, 1950
217Loss162–44–9 Buddy HolderfieldKO4 (10)Jul 1, 1950
216Loss162–43–9 Sammy AngottUD10Jun 26, 1950
215Win162–42–9 Joe DanosKO10 (10)May 3, 1950
214Win161–42–9 Eusebio HernandezKO7 (10)Mar 31, 1950
213Win160–42–9 Andres BalderasTKO10 (12)Mar 26, 1950
212Loss159–42–9 El ConscriptoTKO10 (12)Jan 28, 1950
211Win159–41–9 Baby YucatanKO4 (10)Jan 23, 1950
210Win158–41–9 Jack BreesonKO4 (10)Oct 13, 1949
209Win157–41–9 Manuel LuevanoKO5 (10)Jul 14, 1949
208Win156–41–9 Art HardyKO5 (10)May 20, 1949
207Draw155–41–9 El ConscriptoPTS10Oct 24, 1948
206Win155–41–8 Nick MoranPTS10Sep 19, 1948
205Draw154–41–8 Kid FilipinoPTS10Aug 22, 1948
204Win154–41–7 Simon LucasPTS10Jun 12, 1948
203Win153–41–7 El ConscriptoPTS10May 1, 1948
202Win152–41–7 El ConscriptoKO11 (12)Apr 10, 1948
201Win151–41–7 Nick MoranPTS12Jan 31, 1948
200Win150–41–7 Johnny MillsKO2 (10)Oct 26, 1947
199Win149–41–7 Melvin JohnsonKO3 (10)Oct 13, 1947
198Loss148–41–7 Bert LinamUD10Sep 30, 1947
197Win148–40–7 Kid FilipinoKO5 (10)Aug 31, 1947
196Win147–40–7 Bobby YaegerKO4 (10)Aug 23, 1947
195Win146–40–7 Vicente VillavicencioPTS10Jun 28, 1947
194Loss145–40–7 Vicente VillavicencioTKO8 (12)Mar 19, 1947
193Win145–39–7 Fritzie ZivicKO5 (10)Feb 1, 1947
192Win144–39–7 Cosby LinsonKO4 (10)Nov 9, 1946
191Loss143–39–7 Cosby LinsonSD10Oct 2, 1946
190Win143–38–7 Carlos MalacaraTKO4 (10)Sep 7, 1946
189Win142–38–7 Lige DrewPTS10Aug 13, 1946
188Win141–38–7 Joe KeyesKO4 (10)Jul 13, 1946
187Win140–38–7 Lige DrewKO8 (10)Jul 3, 1946
186Win139–38–7 Baby ZavalaKO2 (10)Jun 15, 1946
185Loss138–38–7 Joe LegonPTS10May 11, 1946
184Win138–37–7 Kid FilipinoKO4 (10)Apr 17, 1946
183Win137–37–7 Melvin JohnsonKO7 (10)Apr 6, 1946
182Win136–37–7 Joe LegonKO3 (10)Mar 23, 1946
181Win135–37–7 Howell SteenUD10Feb 12, 1946
180Win134–37–7 Frankie VallejoKO5 (10)Feb 7, 1946
179Win133–37–7 Kid FilipinoKO8 (12)Jan 12, 1946
178Win132–37–7 Baby ZavalaKO9 (10)Nov 11, 1945
177Win131–37–7 Baby OrizabaKO3 (10)Oct 24, 1945
176Win130–37–7 Artie DorrellSD10Oct 9, 1945
175Win129–37–7 Paul AltmanKO5 (10)Jul 21, 1945
174Loss128–37–7 Paul AltmanSD10Jun 18, 1945
173Win128–36–7 Benny WilliamsPTS10May 26, 1945
172Loss127–36–7 Fritzie ZivicMD10May 7, 1945
171Win127–35–7 Eddie CerdaKO6 (10)Mar 25, 1945
170Win126–35–7 Rodolfo RamirezTKO10 (12)Jan 13, 1945
169Loss125–35–7 Fritzie ZivicMD10Dec 12, 1944
168Win125–34–7 Paul AltmanPTS10Nov 28, 1944
167Win124–34–7 Chino RodriguezKO6 (10)Nov 18, 1944
166Loss123–34–7 Ceferino GarciaPTS10Oct 6, 1944
165Loss123–33–7 Atilio CarauneKO11 (12)Apr 15, 1944
164Loss123–32–7 Raúl RodríguezPTS12Dec 1, 1943
163Loss123–31–7 Amelio PicedaPTS12Jul 3, 1943
162Loss123–30–7 Guillermo LopezPTS10Jun 20, 1943
161Win123–29–7 Alfredo PastorizaPTS10Apr 25, 1943
160Win122–29–7 Sebastian RomanosTKO9 (10)Apr 11, 1943
159Win121–29–7 Rodolfo RamirezPTS12Jan 16, 1943
158Loss120–29–7 Baby ZavalaPTS4Dec 19, 1942
157Win120–28–7 Ramiro Orejitas AlmagroPTS10Oct 17, 1942
156Loss119–28–7 Joe LegonPTS10Sep 26, 1942
155Win119–27–7 Battling Kid AmbrosioKO4 (10)Jun 26, 1942
154Loss118–27–7 Raul CarabantesPTS10May 24, 1942
153Loss118–26–7 Fabio HurtadoPTS10May 10, 1942
152Win118–25–7 Ramiro Orejitas AlmagroKO4 (10)Mar 8, 1942
151Win117–25–7 Tony MarPTS10Feb 28, 1942
150Win116–25–7 Manuel Villa IIPTS10Feb 14, 1942
149Loss115–25–7 California Jackie WilsonTKO6 (10), Oct 24, 1941
148Loss115–24–7 Rodolfo RamirezPTS10Jun 7, 1941
147Win115–23–7 Raul CarabantesPTS10Feb 15, 1941
146NC114–23–7 Herbert Lewis HardwickNC10Jan 11, 1941
145Win114–23–7 Herbert Lewis HardwickPTS10Jan 1, 1941
144Draw113–23–7 Bobby PachoPTS10Dec 13, 1940
143Win113–23–6 Casanovita de AhomeKO5 (10)Oct 14, 1940
142Win112–23–6 Benny BrittKO1 (10)Sep 22, 1940
141Win111–23–6 Manuel Villa IKO7 (12)Sep 10, 1940
140Win110–23–6 Manuel Villa IKO5 (12)Sep 4, 1940
139Win109–23–6 Pedro OrtegaKO4 (10)Jun 8, 1940
138Loss108–23–6 Pedro OrtegaPTS10Apr 27, 1940
137Loss108–22–6 Willie NeylandPTS10Apr 6, 1940
136Win108–21–6 Jackie TaylorKO3 (10)Mar 11, 1940
135Win107–21–6 Cuban LuisKO4 (10)Mar 2, 1940
134Win106–21–6 Carlos MalacaraPTS10Feb 17, 1940
133Win105–21–6 Kid HermosilloPTS12Nov 25, 1939
132Win104–21–6 Cuban LuisTKO2 (10)Nov 18, 1939
131Loss103–21–6 Fritzie ZivicUD10Oct 24, 1939
130Win103–20–6 Cuban LuisKO4 (10)Sep 17, 1939
129Win102–20–6 Kid HermosilloPTS10Jul 22, 1939
128Win101–20–6 Manuel Villa IKO5 (12)Jun 10, 1939
127Loss100–20–6 Leon ZorritaPTS10May 23, 1939
126Win100–19–6 Eddie CerdaKO5 (10)Mar 18, 1939
125Win99–19–6 Eddie McGeeverKO8 (15), Feb 3, 1939
124Win98–19–6 Bill McDowellPTS10Jan 30, 1939
123Win97–19–6 Eddie McGeeverPTS10Jan 20, 1939
122Win96–19–6 Kenny LaSalleUD10Dec 16, 1938
121Win95–19–6 Jimmy ScaramoziKO2 (10)Dec 11, 1938
120Win94–19–6 Billy DeegPTS10Nov 28, 1938
119Win93–19–6 Bill McDowellKO7 (10)Nov 14, 1938
118Win92–19–6 Baby La PazPTS10Oct 29, 1938
117Loss91–19–6 Kid HermosilloPTS10Sep 17, 1938
116Loss91–18–6 Bill McDowellPTS10Aug 24, 1938
115Win91–17–6 Tracy CoxPTS10Aug 17, 1938
114Loss90–17–6 Saverio TurielloPTS10Mar 8, 1938
113Win90–16–6 Saverio TurielloPTS10Jan 1, 1938
112Win89–16–6 Pee Wee JarrellKO2 (10)Sep 25, 1937
111Win88–16–6 Mario RamonKO5 (10)Aug 28, 1937
110Win87–16–6 Manuel Villa IKO5 (10)Aug 21, 1937
109Win86–16–6 Willard BrownPTS10Jun 18, 1937
108Win85–16–6 Roy CalamariKO3 (10)Jun 15, 1937
107Win84–16–6 Jack EtheridgeKO2 (10)May 28, 1937
106Win83–16–6 Kenny LaSallePTS10May 18, 1937
105Win82–16–6 Midget MexicoTKO4 (10)May 14, 1937
104Win81–16–6 Ventura AranaKO2 (10)Apr 28, 1937
103Win80–16–6 Eddie CerdaPTS10Mar 3, 1937
102Win79–16–6 Gallito RamirezKO9 (10)Feb 14, 1937
101Win78–16–6 Al ManfredoPTS10Jan 1, 1937
100Win77–16–6 Tracy CoxPTS10Dec 14, 1936
99Win76–16–6 Manuel Villa IPTS12Nov 7, 1936
98Win75–16–6 Kid HermosilloKO9 (10)Aug 8, 1936
97Loss74–16–6 Ceferino GarciaKO5 (10), Jul 17, 1936
96Loss74–15–6 Rodolfo CasanovaPTS10May 16, 1936
95Win74–14–6 Pepe SaldanaPTS10Apr 7, 1936
94Win73–14–6 German RicoPTS10Mar 29, 1936
93Win72–14–6 Eddie CerdaPTS12Mar 14, 1936
92Win71–14–6 Pancho LawlerPTS10Jan 3, 1936
91Win70–14–6 Chief ParrisPTS10Nov 23, 1935
90Win69–14–6 Tommy CollinsKO7 (10)Sep 6, 1935
89Loss68–14–6 Chief ParrisPTS10Sep 3, 1935
88Win68–13–6 Chief ParrisPTS10Aug 30, 1935
87Win67–13–6 Al ChavezKO2 (10)Jul 4, 1935
86Win66–13–6 Renato TorresKO3 (10)Jun 12, 1935
85Loss65–13–6 Bep van KlaverenPTS10May 24, 1935
84Win65–12–6 Morrie ShermanPTS10Apr 6, 1935
83Win64–12–6 Izzy JannazzoPTS10Mar 2, 1935
82Win63–12–6 Herbert Lewis HardwickPTS10Jan 26, 1935
81Draw62–12–6 Herbert Lewis HardwickPTS10Jan 19, 1935
80Win62–12–5 Kenny LaSallePTS10Nov 10, 1934
79Win61–12–5 Kenny LaSallePTS10Oct 27, 1934
78Win60–12–5 Joe KingKO1 (10)Sep 29, 1934
77Win59–12–5 Eddie WolfePTS10Sep 22, 1934
76Win58–12–5 Benny LevineKO4 (10)Aug 30, 1934
75Win57–12–5 Pat MurphyKO5 (10)Aug 4, 1934
74Win56–12–5 Baby Joe GansPTS10Jul 22, 1934
73Win55–12–5 Young Peter JacksonPTS10Jun 5, 1934
72Draw54–12–5 Ritchie MackPTS10May 16, 1934
71Loss54–12–4 Ritchie MackMD10Apr 3, 1934
70Win54–11–4 Cowboy Eddie AndersonPTS10Mar 15, 1934
69Win53–11–4 Ritchie MackPTS10Mar 10, 1934
68Win52–11–4 Bernardo PenaKO3 (10)Feb 20, 1934
67Win51–11–4 Manuel Villa IKO9 (10)Feb 17, 1934
66Draw50–11–4 Paulie WalkerPTS10Dec 2, 1933
65Win50–11–3 Al SchaffTKO5 (10)Nov 18, 1933
64Win49–11–3 Martin BarbotteuxPTS10Nov, 1933N/A
63Win48–11–3 Elias AlvarezKO? (10)Oct 28, 1933
62Win47–11–3 Leonard BennettPTS10Oct, 1933N/A
61Loss46–11–3 Leonard BennettDQ6 (10)Sep 23, 1933
60Win46–10–3 Meyer GraceKO4 (10)Aug 19, 1933
59Win45–10–3 Ceferino GarciaTKO8 (10)Jul 25, 1933
58Win44–10–3 Ceferino GarciaPTS10Jul 11, 1933
57Loss43–10–3 Eddie FriscoPTS10Jun, 1933N/A
56Win43–9–3 Relampago SagueroPTS10May 27, 1933
55Win42–9–3 Eddie FriscoPTS10May 13, 1933
54Win41–9–3 Harry GalfundKO2 (10)Apr 2, 1933
53Win40–9–3 David VelascoPTS10Mar, 1933N/A
52Win39–9–3 Tommy WhitePTS10Mar 11, 1933
51Win38–9–3 Joe GlickPTS10Feb 18, 1933
50Win37–9–3 Luis AlvaradoPTS10Jan, 1933N/A
49Win36–7–3 Eddie CerdaPTS10Jan, 1933N/A
48Win35–9–3 Armando AguilarPTS10Dec, 1932N/A
47Win34–9–3 Martin BarbotteuxPTS10Nov, 1932N/A
46Win33–9–3 David VelascoPTS12Oct 23, 1932
45Win32–9–3 Manuel LunaKO6 (10)Oct 9, 1932
44Win31–9–3 Loncho PerezKO2 (10)Sep 16, 1932
43Win30–9–3 Ray MaciasPTS10Sep 10, 1932
42Win29–9–3 Felipe OrozcoTKO7 (10)Aug 28, 1932
41Win28–9–3 Luis PortelaKO9 (10)Aug 13, 1932
40Loss27–9–3 Raúl TalánPTS10Jul 30, 1932
39Win27–8–3 Alfredo GaonaPTS10Jul, 1932N/A
38Loss26–8–3 Tommy WhiteKO8 (10)Jun 27, 1932
37Win26–7–3 Luis ArizonaDQ7 (10)May 28, 1932
36Win25–7–3 Carlos GarciaPTS10Mar 23, 1932
35Win24–7–3 Carlos GarciaPTS10Feb 17, 1932
34Win23–7–3 Battling ShawPTS10Jan 31, 1932
3322–7–3 Manuel CermenoNC5 (10)Jan 28, 1932
32Win22–7–3Paul WangleyKO5 (10)Jan, 1932N/A
31Draw21–7–3Armando AguilarPTS10Dec 20, 1931
30Win21–7–2Antonio EscarenoTKO6 (10)Nov 12, 1931
29Win20–7–2Battling VegaTKO3 (10)Oct 26, 1931
28Loss19–7–2Battling ShawPTS10Oct 18, 1931
27Win19–6–2Jorge MonzonTKO2 (10)Aug 5, 1931
26Win18–6–2Bearcat Joe BarreraKO3 (8)Jul 8, 1931
25Win17–6–2Johnson HarperKO3 (8)Jun 24, 1931
24Win16–6–2Chato FloresKO6 (8)May 20, 1931
23Win15–6–2Guero PenaPTS8May 5, 1931
22Win14–6–2Tommy K.O. MahavierKO4 (8)Apr 26, 1931
21Win13–6–2Bearcat Joe BarreraPTS8Apr 8, 1931
20Win12–6–2Newsboy Eddie LopezNWS10Mar 24, 1931
19Draw11–6–2Bearcat Joe BarreraPTS6Mar 22, 1931
18Win11–6–1Kid ChocolateTKO? (10)Feb 18, 1931
17Win10–6–1Battling WardTKO5 (10)Jan 20, 1931
16Loss9–6–1Brooks HooperNWS10Jan 13, 1931
15Loss9–5–1Fausto VelascoNWS10Dec 30, 1930
14Win9–4–1Fausto VelascoTKO3 (10)Dec 12, 1930
13Draw8–4–1Kid ChocolatePTS6Nov 5, 1930
12Loss8–4Enrique SadaPTS6Oct 1, 1930
11Win8–3Texas KidKO1 (6)Aug 20, 1930
10Win7–3Kid FloresKO1 (6)Jul 30, 1930
9Win6–3Kid CortinasKO? (6)Jul 30, 1930
8Loss5–3Santos DelgadoPTS6Jul 4, 1930
7Win5–2Jimmy HarwellPTS6Jun 29, 1930
6Win4–2Texas KidPTS6Jun 6, 1930
5Win3–2Jesus GaitanPTS6May 18, 1930
4Win2–2Jimmy HarwellKO3 (6)Apr 20, 1930
3Win1–2Cipriano CastilloPTS4Mar 23, 1930
2Loss0–2Pancho ArandaPTS6Oct 20, 1929
1Loss0–1Pancho ArandaPTS6Sep 1, 1929

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Kid Azteca.