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Luis Alberto "Lumumba" Estaba

Born: August 13, 1938, Guiria (Macuro), Sucre, Venezuela
Pro Record: 41-9-2 (27 KO)

Factoids: Estaba was born in Macuro, the landing spot of Columbus on the South American continent. Nicknamed "Lumumba" because of his resemblance to Congolese revolutionary Patricio Lumumba, he handed Venezuelan idol and future Olympic Gold Medallist Francisco "Morochito" Rodriguez his first defeat at the 1964 Venezuealan National Amateur Championships, held in Cumana, 1964.

1967
Feb-28	Pedro Garcia			Caracas, VEN		KO 1
Mar-17	Enrique Calatayud		Maracay, VEN		W 4
Apr-15	Luis Sanchez			Maracaibo, VEN		KO 1
Sep-29	Fernando Cuevas			Caracas, VEN		W 6
Nov-18	Enrique Calatayud		Cumana, VEN		KO 1

1968
Jan-22	Jesus Ferrera			Caracas, VEN		KO 2
Sep-13	Fernando Cuevas			Caracas, VEN		W 8
Oct-10	Romeo Diaz			Maracaibo, VEN		KO 3
Nov-18	Natalio Jimenez			Caracas, VEN		L 10
Dec-20	Natalio Jimenez			Caracas, VEN		W 10

1969
Mar-7	Mario Garcia			Caracas, VEN		KO 5
Jun-6	Hilario Diaz			Caracas, VEN		W 10
Jun-16	Natalio Jimenez			Santo Domingo, D.R. 	L 10
Jul-21	Carlos Zayas			San Juan (Caracas?, 6/21?)W 10

1970
Feb-9	Ricardo Delgado			Tijuana, Mexico 	LK 9
Apr-20	Chico Ortega ("Chilo?")		Tijuana, Mexico 	KO 1
Jun-1	Alejandro Lopez			Tijuana, Mexico 	LK 6
Jul-30	Henry Williams			Caracas, VEN		KO 4
Sep-18	Raul Noria			Caracas, VEN		KO 5

1971
May-28	Pablito Jimenez			Caracas, VEN(San. Domingo?)	W 10
Jul-10	Gerardo Ferrat(Andres Hernandez?) Valencia, VEN		W 10
Aug 21	Santos Rivera			Caracas, VEN		D 10
Sep-18	Orlando Amores			Panama City, PAN 	L 10
Oct 16	Fernando Cuevas			Pto. La Cruz, VEN	KO 5

1972
Aug-26	Pablito Jimenez			San Domingo 		L 10

1973
Apr-13	Carlos Osorio			Caracas, VEN		KO 8
Jun-8	Gonzalo Cruz			Guayaquil, Ecuador 	KO 5
Jun 18	Carlos Rebanacos		Caracas, VEN		KO 4
Sep-28	Cesar Gonzalez			Guayaquil, Ecuador 	KO 8

1974
Jul-8	Calixto Perez			Maracaibo, VEN		D 10
Sep 6	Roger Buchelli			Ecuador			L 10

1975
Jan-31	Arturo Patino			Caracas, VEN		KO 6
Mar-1	Javier Valdes			Caracas, VEN		KO 8
Mar-22	Jose Luis Luna			Caracas, VEN		KO 3
Apr-12	Orlando Hernandez		Caracas, VEN		KO 10
Jul-16	Orlando Quijada			Caracas, VEN		KO 2
Aug-2	Calixto Perez			Caracas, VEN		KO 8
Sep-13	Rafael Lovera			Caracas, VEN		KO 4
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Dec-17	Takenobu Shimabukuro		Naha, Japan 		TKO 10
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)

1976
Feb-14	Leo Palacios			Caracas, VEN		W 15
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
May-2	Juan Alvarez			Caracas, VEN		W 15
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Jul-18	Franco Udella			Caracas, VEN		KO 3
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Sep-26	Rodolfo Rodriguez		Caracas, VEN		TKO 11
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Nov-21	Valentin Martinez		Caracas, VEN		TKO 11
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)

1977
May-15	Rafael Pedroza			Caracas, VEN		W 15
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Jul-17	Ricardo Estupinan		Puerto La Cruz, VEN	W 15
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Aug-21	Juan Alvarez			Puerto La Cruz, VEN	TKO 10
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Sep-18	Orlando Hernandez		Caracas, VEN		TKO 15
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
Oct-30	Netrnoi Vorasingh		Puerto La Cruz, VEN	W 15
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
--	Named Venezuelan Athelete of the Year, 1977

1978
Feb-19	Freddy Castillo			Puerto La Cruz, VEN	LK 14
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)
May-14	Ricardo Estupinan		Caracas, VEN		W 15
	(Central American Jr. Flyweight Title)
Jul-29	Netrnoi Vorasingh		Caracas, VEN		LK 5
	(WBC Jr. Flyweight Title)

Aug 13	Venezuelan law requires fighters to retire at age 40

1980
Jan 25	Jose Rodriquez			Puerto Cabello, VEN	Exh
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