Julio César Borboa
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Julio César Borboa García (born August 12, 1969 in Sonora
, Mexico
) was a Mexican
boxer
in the Super Flyweight
division. He is a former NABF and the IBF
Super Flyweight
Champion.
Bantamweight Champion, African Alfred Kotey
to earn his first title shot.
Super Flyweight
Championship by upsetting the undefeated Robert Quiroga
by T.K.O. in the twelfth round. His second defense was against another undefeated fighter Joel Luna Zárate
, Borboa won a twelve round decision.
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) was a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Super Flyweight
Super Flyweight
Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...
division. He is a former NABF and the IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Super Flyweight
Super Flyweight
Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...
Champion.
Professional career
In November of 1992, Borboa beat an undefeated and WBOWorld Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Bantamweight Champion, African Alfred Kotey
Alfred Kotey
Alfred Kotey is a Ghanaian boxer. Born in Bukom, Kotey represented Ghana at the 1988 Summer Olympics and held the WBO Bantamweight Championship.-Amateur career:Kotey represented Ghana as a Flyweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...
to earn his first title shot.
IBF Super Flyweight Championship
On May 31, 1997 Julio César won the IBFInternational Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Super Flyweight
Super Flyweight
Super flyweight is a weight division in professional boxing. It is alternatively referred to as junior bantamweight and light bantamweight...
Championship by upsetting the undefeated Robert Quiroga
Robert Quiroga
Robert Quiroga was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995...
by T.K.O. in the twelfth round. His second defense was against another undefeated fighter Joel Luna Zárate
Joel Luna Zárate
Joel Luna Zárate was a Mexican professional boxer in the Super Flyweight division...
, Borboa won a twelve round decision.
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of super flyweight boxing champions