Loreto Garza
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Loreto Garza is a former American
boxer
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Garza started boxing amateur at 18 years old and did it for three years. He won the Golden Gloves all three years and was also on the US boxing team.
Garza turned pro in 1983 at the age of 21. In 1988, he won the WBC Americas light welterweight championship with a spectacular first-round knockout of former world champion Harry Arroyo
. Later that year Garza knocked out former world champion Charlie Brown (boxer)
(other wise known as "Choo Choo" Brown) in four rounds. In 1989, Garza, with a single right hand in the 7th round, knocked former world champion Joe Manley
out cold. Later that year Garza won a unanimous decision in a 12-round battle to win the USBA championship over #1 ranked contender Frankie Warren; Garza fought the last 5 rounds with his left eye swelled shut. Many boxing annals argue that Garza vs. Warren should have been the fight of the year. Then on August 17, 1990, with only two weeks' notice Garza flew to Nice, France and won the WBA light welterweight world title by majority decision over Juan Coggi, Garza with a beautiful display of counter punching. He came back to his hometown of Sacramento and defended his world title against former world champion Vinny Pazienza. Garza out-smarted and out-boxed Pazienza and had his face battered, Pazienza was being a dirty fighter and was frustrated throughout the fight and in the 11th round Pazienza picks up Garza and tried to slam him in the ring, so the referee disqualified Pazienza. The following year Garza lost the belt to Edwin Rosario
via 3rd round TKO. In the fight, Garza was knocked down twice in the 1st and twice in the 3rd. Garza had fight 3 more times after that and won them by knockout, and was promised another world title shot, but it seemed like all the world champions would duck when it came to Garza. He retired in 1993.
Record: 32 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw, 28 knockouts
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Garza started boxing amateur at 18 years old and did it for three years. He won the Golden Gloves all three years and was also on the US boxing team.
Garza turned pro in 1983 at the age of 21. In 1988, he won the WBC Americas light welterweight championship with a spectacular first-round knockout of former world champion Harry Arroyo
Harry Arroyo
Harry Arroyo is a former American boxer who gained international recognition as the IBF Lightweight Champion of the World from 1984 to 1985.- Early years :...
. Later that year Garza knocked out former world champion Charlie Brown (boxer)
Charlie Brown (boxer)
Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown is a former professional boxer in the lightweight division.- Pro career :...
(other wise known as "Choo Choo" Brown) in four rounds. In 1989, Garza, with a single right hand in the 7th round, knocked former world champion Joe Manley
Joe Manley
Joe Louis Manley Jr. was an American boxer at light welterweight.-Amateur career:Manley qualified as a lightweight for the 1980 United States Olympic team, defeating Frankie Randall on his way to earning his berth. Manley did not compete, however, due to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics...
out cold. Later that year Garza won a unanimous decision in a 12-round battle to win the USBA championship over #1 ranked contender Frankie Warren; Garza fought the last 5 rounds with his left eye swelled shut. Many boxing annals argue that Garza vs. Warren should have been the fight of the year. Then on August 17, 1990, with only two weeks' notice Garza flew to Nice, France and won the WBA light welterweight world title by majority decision over Juan Coggi, Garza with a beautiful display of counter punching. He came back to his hometown of Sacramento and defended his world title against former world champion Vinny Pazienza. Garza out-smarted and out-boxed Pazienza and had his face battered, Pazienza was being a dirty fighter and was frustrated throughout the fight and in the 11th round Pazienza picks up Garza and tried to slam him in the ring, so the referee disqualified Pazienza. The following year Garza lost the belt to Edwin Rosario
Edwin Rosario
Edwin "El Chapo" Rosario was a Puerto Rican boxer. He was the WBC world lightweight champion from 1983–84 and the WBA world champion in 1986–87 and again in 1989–90...
via 3rd round TKO. In the fight, Garza was knocked down twice in the 1st and twice in the 3rd. Garza had fight 3 more times after that and won them by knockout, and was promised another world title shot, but it seemed like all the world champions would duck when it came to Garza. He retired in 1993.
Record: 32 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw, 28 knockouts