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Jose Becerra
(Jose Becerra Covarrubias)

BORN   April 15 1936; Guadalajara, Mexico
HEIGHT 5-5
WEIGHT 117 1/2-124 lbs
MANAGER Pancho Rosales

Becerra was a talented boxer who moved well, had "savvy" and hit effectively; He lost only five bouts in 79 contests and scored 43 knockouts; During his career, he won the Bantamweight Championship of the World

He defeated such men as Alphonse Halimi, Mario D'Agata, Billy Peacock, Dwight Hawkins, Jose Medel, Miguel Lazu, Raul Perez, German Ohm Gomez and Jorge Valverde Gomez

Herb Goldman ranked Becerra as the #19 All-Time Bantamweight; Jose was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005

1953
Aug 30 Ray Gomez                  Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  4
Sep  6 Miguel Estrada             Atemajac, Mexico                   KO  5
Oct  3 Roberto Gonzalez           Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  4
Oct 24 Raul Salazar               Atemajac, Mexico                    W  6

1954
Mar 13 Juan Plascencia            Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  4
Apr 24 Marcelino Garcia           Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  4
May  2 Ruben Espinosa             Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  6
May 15 Kid Pompeyo                Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  4
May 23 Al Escalante               Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  6
Jun  5 Joe Mariscal               Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  4
Jun 12 Raul Perez                 Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  2
Jul  3 Kid Pompeyo                Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  4
Jul 19 Al Escalante               Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  6
Aug  2 Kid Pichilingo             Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  6
Aug 23 Jose Luis Navarro          Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  6
Sep  6 Mario Leon                 Guadalajara, Mexico                TK  2
Sep 12 Jesus Plascencia           Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  6
Sep 20 Tomas Cervantes            Guadalajara, Mexico                TK  3
Oct  3 Luis Ibarra                Guadalajara, Mexico                 L  6
Oct 18 Jose Luis Navarro          Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  6
Dec  4 Kid Senorito               Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  4

1955
Feb 12 Miguel Gonzalez            Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  8
Mar  5 Chucho Guerrero            Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  4
May 28 Joe Chamaco                Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  5
Jun 11 Danny Bedolla              Morelia, Mexico                     D 10
Jun 25 Chava Santiago             Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  6
Jul  2 Fili Presa                 Leon, Mexico                       KO  4
Jul 16 Felix Gaytan               Guadalajara, Mexico                 W 10
Oct  4 Pepe Villa                 Pala, Mexico                       TK  7
Oct  8 Antonio Guevara            Leon, Mexico                       KO 10
Oct 15 Ruben Garcia               Guadalajara, Mexico                 W 10

1956
Feb 11 Antonio Guevara            Leon, Mexico                       KO 10
Feb 18 Claudio Martinez           Guadalajara, Mexico                 L 10
Mar 22 German Ohm Gomez           Gomez Palacio, Mexico              TK  6
May 11 Jorge Valverde Gomez       Gomez Palacio, Mexico              KO  7
May 31 Rogelio Saucedo            Gomez Palacio, Mexico               W 10
Jun 21 Mario Ruiz                 Gomez Palacio, Mexico               W 10
Aug  9 Jorge Gabino Gomez         Gomez Palacio, Mexico              KO  5
Sep  6 Memo Sanchez               Gomez Palacio, Mexico               W 10
Oct 18 German Ohm Gomez           Gomez Palacio, Mexico               L 10
Nov  7 Chuy Guerrero              Torreon, Mexico                     W 10

1957
Jan  1 Jorge Herrera              Torreon, Mexico                    TK  7
Jan 12 Manuel Armenteros          Monterrey, Mexico                   W 10
Feb  9 Jose Medel                 Monterrey, Mexico                   W 10
Mar  2 Jose Medel                 Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Apr  2 Juan "Lefty" Perez         Juarez, Mexico                     TK  4
Apr 27 Jesse "Chuy" Rodriguez     Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
May 25 Jose Luis Mora             Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Jun 15 Johnny Ortega              San Francisco, Ca                  KO  4
Jul  1 Kid Irapuato               Tijuana, Mexico                    TK  8
Aug 17 Raul Leanos                Monterrey, Mexico                   D 10
Oct 12 Ramon Calatayud            Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Nov  6 Dwight Hawkins             Los Angeles, Ca                    LK  4

1958
Jan 25 Jorge Herrera              in Mexico                          KO  4
Feb  8 Jose Medel                 Mexico City, Mexico                 W 10
Mar  8 Dwight Hawkins             Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  9
Mar 31 Hector Agundez             Tapachula, Mexico                   W 10
Apr 12 Miguel Lazu                Mexico City, Mexico                TK  7
May 24 Charlie DeBow              Mexico City, Mexico                KO  2
          -Some sources report 5/25/58
Jun 28 Gaetano Annaloro           Guadalajara, Mexico                KO 10
Jul 21 Joey Augustin              Tijuana, Mexico                    KO  5
Aug 14 Willie Parker              Los Angeles, Ca                    KO  2
Sep  5 Little Cezar               Los Angeles, Ca                    TK  4
Oct 25 Jose Luis Mora             Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  3
Nov 30 Ross Padilla               Mexicali, Mexico                   KO  1

1959
Feb  5 Mario D'Agata              Los Angeles, Ca                    TK 10
Mar 19 Jesse "Chuy" Rodriguez     Guadalajara, Mexico                KO  5
Apr 20 Billy Peacock              Tijuana, Mexico                    KO  1
Jul  8 Alphonse Halimi            Los Angeles, Ca                    KO  8
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Oct 24 Walt Ingram                Guadalajara, Mexico                TK  9
Dec 12 Frankie Duran              Nogales, Mexico                     W 10
Dec 18 Hector Ceballos            Obregon, Mexico                    KO  3

1960
Feb  4 Alphonse Halimi            Los Angeles, Ca                    KO  9
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Mar 15 Ward Yee                   San Antonio, Tx                     W 10
Apr 10 Pimi Barajas               Torreon, Mexico                    TK  7
May 23 Kenji Yonekura             Tokyo, Japan                        W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Aug 12 Jesse "Chuy" Rodriguez     Tampico, Mexico                    TK  4
Aug 30 Eloy Sanchez               Juarez, Mexico                     LT  8
          -Becerra announced his retirement from the ring (only to return later)

1962
Oct 13 Alberto Martinez           Guadalajara, Mexico                 W  6


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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