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Antonio Esparragoza
(Antonio Jose Esparragoza Betancourt)

BORN   September 2 1959; Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela
WEIGHT 125-126 lbs

Esparragoza was an explosive hitter who moved well; He possessed long arms and was dangerous at any moment; During his career, he won the WBA Featherweight Championship of the World

Antonio defeated such men as Stevie Cruz, Jean-Marc Renard, Johnny DeLaRosa, Mitsuru Sugiya, Bernardo Checa, Pascual Aranda, Eduardo Montoya and Jose Marmolejo

*** AN AMATEUR BOUT (83-15) ***

1980
       Peter Hanlon               Moscow, Russia                     L  3
          -This bout was part of the Olympic Games Featherweight Boxing Competition


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1981
Feb 24 Anthony Wanza              Cumaná, Venezuela                 KO  2
Oct  1 Ramon Bolivar              Maracay, Venezuela                KO  2
Oct 31 Luis Solorzano             Maracay, Venezuela                KO  2

1982
Jan 25 David Siso                 Barquisimeto, Venezuela           KO  3
Feb  1 Angel Torres               Caracas, Venezuela                LK  6
May 10 Francisco Leta             Cumaná, Venezuela                 KO  5
May 24 Alejandro Garcia           Cumaná, Venezuela                 KO  2
Jun 21 Tito Roque                 Cumaná, Venezuela                 KO  2
Jul 26 Angel Torres               Cumaná, Venezuela                 KO  9
Oct  4 Bernardo Piñango           Caracas, Venezuela                 D 10
Nov  6 Freddy Pitalua             Caracas, Venezuela                 W 10

1983
Feb 19 Antonio Rodriguez          Cumaná, Venezuela                 KO  3
Mar 26 Jose Mosqueda              Catia La Mar, Venezuela           KO  7
May 13 Alberto Parra              Porlamar, Venezuela               KO  3
Oct  1 Fabio Mosqueda             Caracas, Venezuela                KO  3
Dec 16 Ruben Veliz                Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela         KO  3

1984
May 15 Jose DeJesus               Oranjestad, Aruba                 KO  5
Jul  7 Eduardo Laguna             Maracaibo, Venezuela              KO  4
Aug 11 Jose Guerrero              Oranjestad, Aruba                  W 10
Oct 10 Bernardo Checa             Isla Margarita, Venezuela          D 10

1985
Feb  2 Jeff Roberts               San Juan, Puerto Rico             KO  7
Feb 23 Joe Rivera                 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic KO  2
Apr 21 Johnny DeLaRosa            Oranjestad, Aruba                 KO  5

1986
Feb 17 Jose Ortiz                 Turmero, Venezula                 KO  2
Mar 22 Bernardo Checa             Turmero, Venezuela                KO  2
May 19 Nelson Rodriguez           San Juan, Puerto Rico              D 10

1987
Jan 16 Octavio Quinones           Phoenix, Az                       TK  3
Mar  6 Stevie Cruz                Fort Worth, Tx                    TK 12
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World
Jul 26 Pascual Aranda             Houston, Tx                       KO 10
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World

1988
Jun 23 Marcos Villasana           Los Angeles, Ca                    D 12
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World
Nov  5 Jose Marmolejo             Marsala, Italy                    KO  8
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World

1989
Mar 26 Mitsuru Sugiya             Kawasaki, Japan                   KO 10
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World
Jun  2 Jean-Marc Renard           Namur, Belgium                    KO  6
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World
Sep 22 Eduardo Fili Montoya       Mexicali, Mexico                  KO  5
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World

1990
May 12 Chan-Mok Park              Seoul, South Korea                 W 12
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World

1991
Mar 30 Yong-Kyun Park             Kwangju, South Korea               L 12
          -WBA Featherweight Championship of the World


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

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