List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions explained

In Puerto Rico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced more amateur and professional world champions than any other sport in its history.[1] Puerto Rico ranks 5th worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions in history (only behind USA, Mexico, UK and Japan).[2] Also, in year 2004, became the first country to have had, at least, one world champion in every single one of the 17 current boxing weight divisions throughout the history (Provided that John Ruiz is considered as Puerto Rican and not counting Bridgerweight division).[3] [4] Puerto Rico ranks first in champions per capita with an astonishing 16 in every one million people.[3] February 9, 2008 was the first time that boxers from Puerto Rico had held three of the four major welterweights titles (World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization) when Carlos Quintana defeated Paul Williams to join Miguel Cotto, and Kermit Cintron as champions in the division.[5]

Individually, Puerto Rican world champions have earned numerous achievements. These include, Wilfredo Gómez's record for most defenses in the super bantamweight division and for most successive knockouts by a titleholder. On March 6, 1976, at age 17, Wilfred Benítez became the youngest world champion in the history of the sport. On September 3, 1994, Daniel Jiménez established a world record for the quickest knockout in a championship fight, defeating Harald Geier in 17 seconds (currently the second fastest).[6] Juan Manuel López is sixth in this category, having defeated César Figueroa in 47 seconds during his first defense.[6] Ossie Ocasio was the first World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight champion, winning it on February 13, 1982. This accomplishment was mimicked in other organizations: José de Jesús, José Ruíz Matos, John John Molina and Héctor Camacho did it in their respective divisions in the World Boxing Organization (WBO). On June 7, 2014, Miguel Cotto made history by becoming Puerto Rico's first four-division world champion.[7] In women's boxing, Amanda Serrano was the first IBF super featherweight champion and the first Puerto Rican boxer (male or female) to win major world titles in seven different weight classes (Camacho made it first, but four of his titles were considered minor world titles). Also, in 2023, Serrano was the first Puerto Rican to be Undisputed world champion in a single division (featherweight), having won the four belts on each of the major boxing organizations (WBO,WBC,IBF and later WBA).[8]

Boxing in Puerto Rico

See main article: Boxing in Puerto Rico.

Boxing was introduced and practiced in a clandestine manner in Puerto Rico while the archipelago was still a Spanish colony.[9] Fights were organized in haciendas among the workers of the sugar and coffee plantations, and the objective was to determine the best fighter among the employees. Following the culmination of the Puerto Rican Campaign and Spanish–American War, American soldiers who were stationed in the main island practiced the sport. During World War I, a championship known as Campeonato Las Casas was held as training for military personnel.[9] Nero Chen, the first Puerto Rican boxer to gain recognition, began his career in these tournaments. The Combat Maneuver Training Center followed this example and organized boxing activities, which they named Los Campeones del Campamento. These were received with enthusiasm by the young recruits. Most of these events were celebrated without restriction due to military jurisdictional limits, although prohibitions were put in place for the civilian population.[9] Illegal matches were organized on the rooftops of residences in Old San Juan, empty terrain's in El Condado and in hippodromes.[9]

Outside of the island, legendary opera tenor Antonio Paoli, fell on economic hardship due to the closing of European opera houses during the first world war. He decided to change careers and entered a period of training making his boxing debut in London in 1916. Paoli won his first 5 fights but injured his wrist in his 6th bout, deciding to retire.The fact that a celebrity of his stature, who had been bestowed honors for his musical prowess by the pope, the Spanish monarchs and the Russian czar, would so quickly choose boxing as an alternate career shows how popular and deeply embedded in the culture of the island boxing was, even during its clandestine era.

By 1924, several young men were being taught to box by Gregario Rosa, a boxer who had won the featherweight championship of the Atlantic Fleet while serving in the Navy.[9] Rosa established "Jack Dempsey Physical Culture and Boxing Club", a gym where he continued instructing more pugilists; however, the local police department would go in and arrest any boxer that participated in a card (organized boxing match). At times they were surprised to discover that several members of the law enforcement agencies and government were involved. In one case they discovered a group of police officers, including a colonel, two members of the governor's cabinet, numerous legislators and a judge at an event.[9] The charges were archived; the decision was justified with a statement that said: "How will we have a boxing world champion if we don't let the boys learn how to box?"[9]

In 1926, a boxing venue was opened in a military facility known as Cuartel de Ballajá; a fight card was organized weekly. Legislator Lorenzo Coballes Gandía redacted a proposal to legalize boxing, which was signed by governor Horace Mann Towner in May 1927.[10] Consequently, the Primera Comisión Atlética de Boxeo (The First Athletic Boxing Commission) was created; this became the first organization dedicated to sanctioned boxing in Puerto Rico.[10] Estadio Universal (Universal Stadium) became the first venue to organize legal boxing cards. The first event featured a fight between Enrique Chaffardet and Al Clemens as the main event, which was declared a draw by the judges.[10] New stadiums were built in Bayamón, Caguas, Mayagüez, Ponce, Aguadilla and San Juan.[10] The first Puerto Rican to win a world championship was Sixto Escobar, who won it on June 26, 1934. During the 1960s and 1970s, there was an increase in the number of pugilists who achieved this recognition.[11] Including Wilfred Benítez who on March 6, 1976, became the youngest world champion in history at 17 years old. This tendency continued during the following two decades, reaching its peak between the 1980s and 1990s. There was a slight decline in the 1990s. Félix Trinidad was Puerto Rico's most notable champion during this period.[12] The 2000s brought another increase, as over a dozen boxers won world championships.

Héctor García, Dommys Delgado Berty, Francisco Varcárcel and José Peñagaricano have served as presidents of the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission. This organization gained more prominence in 1985 when it received full control as the sanctioning body in any professional fight organized in Puerto Rico.[13] In 2000, the commission's regulation was revised to exclude professional wrestling, which up to that point had been under its scope. This was Peñagaricano's first proposal on taking office, since he considered professional wrestling "a spectacle instead of a sport like boxing".[13] 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] In 2007, David Bernier, then Secretary of Recreation and Sports, approved a new rule in the boxing organization's regulation that prohibited the signing of any pugilist younger than 18 years old as a professional.[16] In 2011, women's boxing saw an increase in popularity, gaining mainstream attention. This was fueled by the championships won by Ada Veléz and Amanda Serrano, as well as Kiria Tapia becoming the first Pan American champion in her division.

List of male world champions

width=07%Numberwidth=15%Namewidth=15%Date of first title winwidth=39%Divisionswidth=17%Successful defenseswidth=07%References
1align=left Sixto EscobarJune 6, 1934Bantamweight (U & L 2)5 [17]
2align=left Carlos OrtizJune 12, 1959Light welterweight (U & L 2) and Lightweight (U & L 2)2 and 9 [18]
3align=left José TorresMarch 30, 1965Light heavyweight (U, M, M & L)3 [19]
4align=left Ángel EspadaJune 28, 1975Welterweight (M)1 [20]
5align=left Alfredo EscaleraJuly 5, 1975Super featherweight (M)10 [21]
6align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Wilfred BenítezMarch 6, 1976Light welterweight (M & L), welterweight (M & L) and light middleweight (M)2, 1 and 2 [22]
7align=left Esteban De JesúsMay 8, 1976Lightweight (M)3 [23]
8align=left Samuel SerranoOctober 16, 1976Super featherweight (M 2 & L 2)14 [24]
9align=left Wilfredo GómezMay 21, 1977Super bantamweight (M & L), featherweight (M) and super featherweight (M)17, 0 and 0 [25]
10align=left Julian SolísAugust 29, 1980Bantamweight (M & L)0 [26]
11align=left Carlos De LeónNovember 25, 1980Cruiserweight (M 4 & L 2)8 [27]
12align=left Ossie OcasioFebruary 13, 1982Cruiserweight (M)3 [28]
13align=left Juan LaporteSeptember 15, 1982Featherweight (M)2 [29]
14align=left Edwin RosarioMay 1, 1983Lightweight (M & M 2) and light welterweight (M)3 and 0 [30]
15align=left Héctor CamachoAugust 7, 1983Super featherweight (M), lightweight (M), light welterweight (M2)1, 2 and 2 [31]
16align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Mark MedalMarch 11, 1984Light middleweight (M)0 [32]
17align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Harry ArroyoApril 15, 1984Lightweight (M)2 [33]
18align=left Victor CallejasMay 26, 1984Super bantamweight (M)2 [34]
19align=left Carlos SantosNovember 2, 1984Light middleweight (M)1 [35]
20align=left Antonio RiveraAugust 30, 1986Featherweight (M)0 [36]
21align=left Wilfredo VázquezOctober 4, 1987Bantamweight (M), super bantamweight (M) and featherweight (M)1, 9 and 4 [37]
22align=left José Ruíz MatosApril 29, 1989Super flyweight (M)4 [38]
23align=left John John MolinaApril 29, 1989Super featherweight (M & M 2)7 and 0 [39]
24align=left José de JesúsMay 19, 1989Light flyweight (M)3 [40]
25align=left Juan NazarioApril 4, 1990Lightweight (M)0 [41]
26align=left Orlando FernandezMay 12, 1990Super bantamweight (M)1
27align=left Rafael del ValleMay 13, 1992Bantamweight (M)2
28align=left Josué CamachoJuly 31, 1992Light flyweight (M)1
29align=left Daniel JiménezJune 9, 1993Bantamweight (M) and super bantamweight (M)4 and 0
30align=left Félix TrinidadJune 19, 1993Welterweight (M, M) and (L) light middleweight (M & M) and middleweight (M)17, 2 and 0 [42]
31align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Kevin KelleyDecember 4, 1993Featherweight (M)7 [43]
32align=left Alex SánchezDecember 22, 1993Minimumweight (M)6
33align=left Jake RodríguezFebruary 13, 1994Light welterweight (M)2
34align=left Sammy FuentesJune 10, 1995Light welterweight (M)2
35align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Lou Del ValleSeptember 20, 1997Light heavyweight (M)0
36align=left Daniel SantosMay 6, 2000Welterweight (M), light middleweight (M & M)2 and 4
37align=left Nelson DieppaJuly 22, 2000Light flyweight (M)5 [44]
38align=left Eric MorelAugust 5, 2000Flyweight (M)5
39align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"John RuizMarch 3, 2001Heavyweight (M 2)4
40align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Frank ToledoApril 6, 2001Featherweight (M)0
41align=left Iván CalderónMay 3, 2003Mini flyweight (M) and light flyweight (M & L)12 and 6 [45] [46]
42align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"José Antonio RiveraSeptember 13, 2003Welterweight M) and light middleweight (M)0
43align=left Manny SiacaMay 5, 2004Super middleweight (M)0 [47]
44align=left Miguel CottoSeptember 11, 2004Light welterweight (M), welterweight (M & M) light middleweight (M, M & M) & Middleweight (M & L)5, 5, 2 and 1 [48] [49]
45align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Luis CollazoApril 2, 2005Welterweight (M)1 [50]
46align=left Kermit CintrónOctober 28, 2006Welterweight (M)2 [51]
47align=left Carlos QuintanaFebruary 9, 2008Welterweight (M)0 [52]
48align=left Juan Manuel LópezJune 7, 2008Super bantamweight (M) and featherweight (M)5 and 2 [53]
49align=left Román MartínezMarch 14, 2009Super featherweight (M 3)5 [54]
50align=left José LópezMarch 28, 2009Super flyweight (M)0 [55]
51align=left Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr.February 27, 2010Super bantamweight (M)2 [56]
52align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Danny GarcíaJuly 30, 2010Light welterweight (M, M & L) and welterweight (M)5 and 0 [57]
53align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Rico RamosJuly 9, 2011Super bantamweight (M)0 [58] [59]
54align=left José PedrazaMarch 22, 2014Super featherweight (M) and lightweight (M)2 and 0 [60]
55align=left McJoe ArroyoJuly 18, 2015Super flyweight (M)0 [61]
56align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Jason SosaJune 24, 2016Super featherweight (M)1 [62]
57Jesús RojasSeptember 15, 2017Featherweight (M)0
58Alberto MachadoOctober 21, 2017Super featherweight (M)2 [63]
59Ángel AcostaDecember 2, 2017Light flyweight (M)3 [64]
60Emmanuel RodríguezMay 5, 2018Bantamweight (M2)1
61Wilfredo MéndezAugust 24, 2019Mini flyweight (M)2
(*)align=left bgcolor="#CCFF99"McWilliams ArroyoFebruary 27, 2021Flyweight (IM)0
62Jonathan GonzalezOctober 16, 2021Light flyweight (M)3
63Subriel MatíasFebruary 25, 2023 Junior welterweight (M)1
64Oscar CollazoMay 27, 2023 Mini flyweight (M)4
(*)align=left bgcolor="#CCFF99"René SantiagoOctober 27, 2023Light flyweight (IM)0

List of female world champions

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1align=left bgcolor="#FFFF99"Melissa Del ValleSeptember 12, 1998Super featherweight (M) and super bantamweight (M)3, 0 and 0 [65]
2align=left Ada VélezJanuary 19, 2001Bantamweight (M 2) and super bantamweight (M 2 & M)1 and 1 [66]
3align=left Melissa HernándezNovember 4, 2006Super bantamweight (M) & M), super featherweight (M) and featherweight (M)0, 0, 0 and 0 [67]
4align=left Amanda SerranoSeptember 10, 2011Super featherweight (M), lightweight (M), featherweight (M), junior featherweight (M), bantamweight (M), junior welterweight (M) and junior bantamweight (M)0, 0, 7, 2, 0, 0 and 0 [68]
5align=left Cindy SerranoDecember 10, 2016Featherweight (M) 1

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Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Fábrica de campeones. José Torres. ESPN Deportes. es. 2004-12-15. 2008-10-06. 2009-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090523005231/http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=286871. live.
  4. Web site: El Consejo Mundial de Boxeo rinde un homenaje a Peñagarícano y Chade. Yahoo!. es. 2008-07-31. 2008-10-08.
  5. Web site: La época dorada. Sebastián Contursi. ESPN Deportes. es. 2008-06-08. 2008-08-15. 2008-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20080814175815/http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=686423&s=box&type=column. live.
  6. Book: En un dos por tres. José A. Sánchez Fournier. El Nuevo Día. es. Deportes. Puerto Rico. 2008-10-06. p.97
  7. Web site: Miguel Cotto 'listened to the game plan' to beat Sergio Martinez. The National. 8 June 2014. 25 October 2021. 25 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160931/https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/miguel-cotto-listened-to-the-game-plan-to-beat-sergio-martinez-1.457448. live.
  8. Web site: Amanda-Serrano ties Cotto, demolishes Lazar for WBO title. 19 October 2016 . BoxingScene.
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  25. Fonseca et al., p.104
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  43. Book: 'Carita' López en la lista de campeones boricuas. Rey Colón. El Vocero. es. 2009-03-31.
  44. Web site: A defender en casa. ESPN Deportes. es. 2003-08-28. 2008-12-27. 2009-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522035039/http://espndeportes-assets.espn.go.com/news/story?id=181324. live.
  45. Web site: Ivan Calderon: Puerto Rico's New World Champion. Fiona Manning. La Prensa San Diego. 2003-05-09. 2008-10-07. 2008-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20080313105841/http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/may09-03/ivan.htm. live.
  46. Book: es. Calderón vs Cázares: Doble Correa para el boricua. El Nuevo Día. José A. Sánchez Fournier. 118–119. 2007-08-26.
  47. Web site: Siaca takes Mundine's crown. BBC. 2004-05-05. 2008-10-07. 2004-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20040509141031/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3687215.stm. live.
  48. Web site: Las peleas más importantes. Don Steinberg. ESPN Deportes. es. 2008-07-25. 2008-12-27. 2008-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080830110206/http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=704059&s=box&type=story. live.
  49. Web site: Cotto crushes Quintana in five. ESPN. Dan Rafael. 2006-12-02. 2008-12-27. 2008-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20081206160637/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2684310&type=story. live.
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  51. Web site: Scorecard: Cintron gets title; Julio wins but loses luster. Dan Rafael. ESPN. 2006-10-30. 2008-10-07. 2009-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20090522035425/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2643297&campaign=rss&source=BOXINGHeadlines. live.
  52. News: "El Indio" Quintana: "Gané por mí y por mi familia". Carlos González . Primera Hora. es. 2008-02-13. 2014-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421001823/http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/elindioquintanaganepormiypormifamilia-157705/ . 2014-04-21 . live.
  53. News: Fulminante Juanma. Carlos González. Primera Hora. es. 2008-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140420050917/http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/fulminantejuanma-198487/ . 2014-04-20 . live.
  54. Web site: Martinez Knocks Cook Out in Four, Captures WBO title. Mark Vester. BoxingScene.com. 2009-03-14. 2009-03-14.
  55. News: "Carita López" logró su ansiado título mundial. Esteban Pagán Rivera. Primera Hora. es. 2009-03-29. 2009-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421002045/http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/caritalopezlogrosuansiadotitulomundial-286978/ . 2014-04-21 . live.
  56. Web site: Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. Knocks Out Marvin Sonsona in Four. Mark Vester. BoxingScene.com. 2010-02-27. 2010-02-27.
  57. Web site: Garcia outlasts Erik Morales to win title . Dan Rafael . . 2012-03-25 . 2012-03-25 . 2012-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326035136/http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7733298/danny-garcia-outlasts-erik-morales-win-junior-welterweight-title . live .
  58. Web site: Ready Rico Preps For First World Title Shot With Shimoda . Thomas Gerbasi . BoxingScene.com . 2011-06-10 . 2011-07-10.
  59. Web site: Rico Ramos Knocks Out Akifumi Shimoda, Wins Title . Lem Satterfield . BoxingScene.com . 2011-07-09 . 2011-07-10.
  60. Web site: Pedraza wins IBO super featherweight belt. FightNews.com. 2014-03-22. 2014-06-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529102421/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/pedraza-wins-ibo-super-featherweight-belt-239724. 2014-05-29.
  61. Web site: McJoe Arroyo se corona campeón de las 115 libras de la FIB. 2015-07-19. 2017-12-07. 2017-12-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003711/https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/mcjoearroyosecoronacampeondelas115librasdelafib-2075330/. live.
  62. Web site: "El Canito"Jason Sosa es el nuevo campeón mundial de la AMB. 2016-06-25. 2017-12-07. 2021-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025003212/https://www.wfmz.com/espanol/deportes/el-canitojason-sosa-es-el-nuevo-campe-n-mundial-de-la-amb/article_ab4975e8-fe14-5018-830b-e21df3d26714.html. live.
  63. Web site: El boxeador Alberto Machado se coronó campeón mundial en las 130 libras. 2017-10-22. 2017-12-07. 2017-12-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003926/https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/elboxeadoralbertomachadosecoronocampeonmundialenlas130libras-2368008/. live.
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  65. Web site: Women's Boxing: Melissa Del Valle Biography . Women Boxing Archive Network . 2011-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111103114805/http://www.wban.org/biog/mdelvalle.htm . 2011-11-03 .
  66. Web site: Women's Boxing: Ada Velez Biography . Women Boxing Archive Network . 2011-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111010063550/http://www.wban.org/biog/avelez.htm . 2011-10-10 .
  67. Web site: Melissa Hernandez – 4 Time World Champion! . Ken Hissner . Doghouseboxing.com . 2011-07-20 . 2011-12-17 . 2011-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111206002303/http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Ken/Hissner072011.htm . live .
  68. Web site: Amanda Serrano. Boxrec. 2016-10-21. 2016-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160831202934/http://boxrec.com/boxer/488530. live.

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