Oscar León Explained

Oscar León
Realname:Oscar León Navas
Nickname:El Artista
Weight:
Reach:72 in (182 cm)
Nationality:Colombian
Birth Date:4 April 1974
Birth Place:Cartagena, Colombia
Style:Southpaw
Total:42
Wins:28
Ko:18
Losses:14

Oscar León Navas (born April 4, 1974) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2011. He challenged for the WBA featherweight title in 2003, as the WBA and WBC interim featherweight titles in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

Pro career

WBA Featherweight Championship

In 2003 Oscar lost two very disputed twelve round split-decisions to Derrick Gainer and Chris John for the WBA World Featherweight championship.[1]

Interim WBC Featherweight Championship

On February 17, 2006, León was knocked out by Humberto Soto in the ninth round, for the WBC Featherweight championship.[2]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
42Loss28–14Francisco FuentesKO4 (8), 19 Aug 2011
41Loss28–13Pablo César CanoSD1025 Jun 2010
40Loss28–12Vernon ParisUD627 Mar 2010
39Loss28–11Ed ParedesKO4 (10), 4 Dec 2009
38Loss28–10Danny GarcíaTKO3 (6), 22 Aug 2009

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pablo Cesar Cano Squeaks by Oscar Leon. 26 June 2010 .
  2. Web site: BoxRec Boxing Records . boxrec.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326214435/http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=481935 . 2015-03-26.