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Jose Legra
(the "Pocket Cassius Clay")

BORN   April 19 1943; Baracoa, Cuba
HEIGHT 5-8
WEIGHT 119-130 lbs
MANAGER Kid Tunero

Legra was a scrappy battler who engaged in 150 bouts and lost only 12; Blessed with nice reflexes, he punched well too; His most famous bouts were the contests against Eder Jofre, Alexis Arguello, Vicente Saldivar and Howard Winstone

He won the WBC Featherweight Championship of the World and the EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe during his career

Jose defeated such men as Howard Winstone, Clemente Sanchez, Jimmy Bell, Ernesto Miranda, Yves Desmarets, Don Johnson, Jose Luis Torcida, Maurice Tavant, Refiu King, Love Allotey, Joe Tetteh, Daniel Vermandere, Tommy Glencross, Evan Armstrong, Jimmy Revie, Ugo Poli, Tommaso Galli, Felix Said Brami and Bob Allotey

1960
Jun 16 Pedro Pinera               in Cuba                            W  4
Jun 28 Victor "Baby" Recio        in Cuba                           KO  3
       Julian Perez               in Cuba                            W  6
       Julian Perez               in Cuba                            W  8
Aug 20 Jose Ramon Ferrer          Havana, Cuba                       D  4

1961
Jan  7 Agustin Carmona            Havana, Cuba                       L  8
Jan 12 Pedro Pinera               in Cuba                            W  8
Jan 19 Baby Luis                  in Cuba                            L 10
Feb 12 Baby Luis                  in Cuba                            L 10
       Indio Iguamo               in Cuba                           KO  2
Apr 15 Angel Ray                  Mexico City, Mexico               LK  6
          -Some sources report "LK 3"
May 22 Jimmy Hightower            Miami, Fl                         TK  5
       Eugenio Gimenez            in Cuba                           KO  3
       Huracan Diaz               in Cuba                           KO  3
       Tomas Perez                in Mexico                          W  6
       Tomas Martinez             in Mexico                          W  6

1962
       Indio Del Sur              in Mexico                          W  8
       Luis Odio                  in Mexico                          W  8
       Raul Nunez                 in Mexico                          W  8
       Leopoldo Galvez            in Mexico                          W  8
       Oribazo                    in Mexico                          W  8
       Esteban Castillo           in Mexico                          W 10
       Raimondo Pellegrini        in Mexico                          W  8
       Vicente Nunez              in Mexico                          W 10
       Miguel Oliva               in Mexico                          W  8
       Pedro Soto                 in Mexico                          W 10
       Andres Perez               in Mexico                          W 10

1963
       Miguel Oliva               in Mexico                          W  8
       Jimmy Escudero             in Mexico                          W 10
       Juan Fernandez             in Mexico                          W 10
       Enrique Yamuri             in Mexico                          W  8
       Juan Fernandez             in Mexico                          D  8
       Vicente Nunez              in Mexico                          W  8
       Vicente Nunez              in Mexico                          L  8
Oct 26 Lazaro Ben Layachi         Madrid, Spain                     TK  6
Nov  2 Baldomero Arroyo           Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Dec  4 Luis Aisa                  Barcelona, Spain                   W  8
Dec 12 Juan Aguilera              Barcelona, Spain                   W  8

1964
Jan 11 Jose Luis Martinez         Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Feb  5 Jose Luis Biescas          Barcelona, Spain                   W  8
Feb 15 Tony Alonso                Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Feb 26 Jose Luis Beiscas          Bilbao, Spain                      W  8
Mar 14 Jose Luis Martinez         Bilbao, Spain                      W  8
Mar 31 Kid Tano                   Santa Cruz, Spain                  D  8
May  7 Miguel Kimbo Calderin      Madrid, Spain                      W  8
May 23 Kid Tano                   Las Palmas, Spain                  W 10
Jul  2 Angel Rodriguez Aguado     Valencia, Spain                   KO  1
Jul 18 Rafael Gayo                La Coruna, Spain                   W  8
Aug  8 Miguel Kimbo Calderin      Valencia, Spain                    W 10
Aug 23 Kid Tano                   Las Palmas, Spain                  W  8
Sep  5 Luis Aisa                  Madrid, Spain                      W 10
Sep 18 Vincenzo Pitardi           Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Oct 10 Antoine Licausi            Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Oct 31 Luis Aisa                  Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Nov 14 Jose Sanchez Merayo        Madrid, Spain                     KO  2
Nov 26 Renato Galli               Barcelona, Spain                   W  8
Dec  4 Tony Alonso                Madrid, Spain                      W  8

1965
Jan 22 Juan Pinto                 Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Jan 30 Angel Neches               Bilbao, Spain                      D  8
Feb 26 Mario Sitri                Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Mar  6 Domingo Cabrera            Santa Cruz, Spain                 KO  6
Mar 13 Miguel Kimbo Calderin      Santa Cruz, Spain                  W 10
Apr  2 Antonio Paiva              Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Jun  2 Jose Gaetano Dos Santos    Madrid, Spain                      W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Jun 22 Howard Winstone            Blackpool, England                 L 10
Aug 17 Lope De Pablo              Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Sep  5 Tritsano Tartarini         La Coruna, Spain                  KO  1
Sep 19 Juan Leon Barreto          San Sebastian, Spain              KO  4
Sep 25 Luis Segura                Valladolid, Spain                  W  8
Oct 30 Jose Bisbal                San Sebastian, Spain               W  8
Nov 12 Ramon Casal                Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Nov 26 Manuel Calvo               Madrid, Spain                      W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Dec 18 Manuel Calvo               Salamanca, Spain                   W  8

1966
Jan  6 Juan Rodriguez Herrada     Almeria, Spain                     W  8
Feb 13 Cristobal Gomez            Almeria, Spain                     W  8
Mar  3 Antonio Paiva              Barcelona, Spain                  TK  8
Mar 17 Oye Turpin                 Barcelona, Spain                  KO  2
Apr  2 Jesus Zarco Garbis         Santander, Spain                   W 10
Apr 15 Hector Omar Oliva          Madrid, Spain                      W  8
Apr 30 Cristobal Gomez            Malaga, Spain                      W  8
May  7 Ben Amar Bellifa           San Sebastian, Spain              TK  5
May 21 Angel Chinea               Mataro, Spain                      W  8
Jun  4 Jose Luis Torcida          Santander, Spain                   W 10
Jul  9 Jose Gonzalez Riveiro      Oviedo, Spain                     KO  7
Jul 29 Celmiro Rios               Barcelona, Spain                  KO  3
Aug 12 Vincenzo Pitardi           Madrid, Spain                     TK  5
Aug 20 Tommy Thompson             San Sebastian, Spain              KO  1
Sep  2 Julio "Chico" Gonzalez Morales Madrid, Spain                 TK  7
Oct  1 Raul Tejera                Gijon, Spain                      TK  2
Oct 16 Cristobal Gomez            Zaragoza, Spain                   TK  2
Oct 27 Roberto Marthon            Bilbao, Spain                     KO  2
Oct 29 Luis Segura                Zaragoza, Spain                   TK  2
Nov 12 Manuel Carvajal            Gijon, Spain                       W  8
Nov 24 Hector Omar Oliva          Barcelona, Spain                  TK  9
Dec  2 Jean De Keers              Madrid, Spain                     KO  1
Dec 23 Love Allotey               Madrid, Spain                      W 12

1967
Jan  7 Mohammed Laroussi          Las Palmas, Spain                 TK  3
Jan 14 Roger Younsy               Santa Cruz, Spain                  W 10
Jan 21 Julio "Chico" Gonzalez Morales Tenerife, Spain                W 10
Feb 12 Salvatore Gennatiempo      Malaga, Spain                     TK  6
Mar 10 Rafiu King                 Madrid, Spain                      W 10
Mar 18 Ameur Lamine               Valencia, Spain                    W 10
Apr 27 Ben Said Saouita           Barcelona, Spain                  TK  1
Jun  2 Maurice Tavant             Madrid, Spain                      W 10
Jun 10 Paul Rouree                San Sebastian, Spain               W 10
Jun 24 Jose Luis Torcida          Leon, Spain                        W 10
Jun 30 Don Johnson                Madrid, Spain                      W 10
Sep  2 Fernand Tavarez            Santa Cruz, Spain                 TK  7
Sep 30 Paul Rourre                Tenerife, Spain                    W 10
Nov  9 Benito Gallardo Yanclo     Barcelona, Spain                  TK  3
Dec 22 Yves Desmarets             Madrid, Spain                     TK  3
          -EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe

1968
Feb  2 Ernesto Miranda            Bilbao, Spain                      W 10
Mar 14 Ernesto Miranda            Barcelona, Spain                  TK  4
Apr 25 Joe Tetteh                 Barcelona, Spain                   W 10
May 10 Klaus Jacobi               Madrid, Spain                     KO  6
Jun 16 Fernand Tavarez            Logrono, Spain                    KO  2
Jul 24 Howard Winstone            Porthcawl, Wales                  TK  5
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World
Oct  5 Bob Allotey                Bilbao, Spain                      W 10
Oct 28 Felix Said Brami           Paris, France                     KO  1

1969
Jan 21 Johnny Famechon            London, England                    L 15
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World
May 31 Vicente Pina               Madrid, Spain                     KO  4
Jun 14 Domenico Scalco            Madrid, Spain                     KO  1
Jul 18 Vicente Saldivar           Inglewood, Ca                      L 10
          -Some sources report 11/17/69
Oct 25 Ray Miller                 Madrid, Spain                     KO  2
Dec 11 Miguel Herrera             Barcelona, Spain                  TK  2

1970
Feb  5 Evan Armstrong             Barcelona, Spain                   W 10
Mar  5 Jimmy Bell                 Barcelona, Spain                   W 10
Apr 11 Rolf Kestern               Santa Cruz, Spain                 TK  1
May 23 Domenico Antonio Chiloiro  Madrid, Spain                     TK  7
Jun 26 Tommaso Galli              Madrid, Spain                      W 15
          -EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe
Oct 24 Ugo Poli                   Madrid, Spain                      W 10
Nov 14 Bruno Melissano            Madrid, Spain                      W 10
Dec 12 Abel Cesar Almarez         Santa Cruz, Spain                 KO  4
Dec 26 Renato Galli               Alicante, Spain                    W 10

1971
Jan 25 Jimmy Revie                London, England                    W 15
          -EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe
Apr 15 Marius Cordier             Barcelona, Spain                  KO  3
May  8 David Pesenti              Bilbao, Spain                     TK  8
May 21 Tahar Ben Hassen           Madrid, Spain                     LK  4
Aug 14 Giovanni Girgenti          Alicante, Spain                   KO  9
          -EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe
Aug 26 Marius Cordier             Alicante, Spain                   TK  3


1972
Jan 15 Abdesselem Ben Salah       Alicante, Spain                   KO  1
Feb 15 Evan Armstrong             London, England                    W 15
          -EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe
May 17 Tommy Glencross            Birmingham, England                W 15
          -EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe
Jun 21 Jonathan Dele              Barcelona, Spain                   L 10
Oct  6 Daniel Vermandere          Madrid, Spain                      W 15
          -EBU Featherweight Championship of Europe
Dec 16 Clemente Sanchez           Monterrey, Mexico                 TK 10
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World

1973
May  5 Eder Jofre                 Brasilia, Brazil                   L 15
          -WBC Featherweight Championship of the World
Aug  1 Jimmy Bell                 Palma de Mallorca, Spain           W 10
Nov 24 Alexis Arguello            Managua, Nicaragua                LK  1
          -Some sources report 11/27/73

1975
Nov 10 Daniel Valdez              Los Angeles, Ca                    W 10


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

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