Mauricio Aceves was a Mexican

Mexican people

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 boxer

Boxing

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 in the Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

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 division. He was the first ever WBO

World Boxing Organization

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 Lightweight

Lightweight

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 Champion.

Professional career

Mauricio has fought many undefeated boxers, including Shane Mosley

Shane Mosley

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, Dingaan Thobela

Dingaan Thobela

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, Todd Foster

Todd Foster

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, Dennis Holbæk Pedersen, Billy Schwer

Billy Schwer

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 and Rene Arredondo

Rene Arredondo

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WBO Lightweight Championship

Aceves won the WBO

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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...

 Lightweight

Lightweight

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 Championship by upsetting the veteran Amancio Castro in Santa Ana, California

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He almost lost his championship in his first defense, when his opponent Bejines had won every round before being knocked out with a single short left hook by Mauricio. He had to survive cuts over both eyes.

One of his last fights was a loss to boxing legend Jorge Páez

Jorge Paez

Jorge Adolfo Febles Páez is a Mexican boxer, actor and circus performer. Páez is the former WBO and IBF Featherweight champion. Paez is nicknamed " El Maromero", in honor of the acts he performs at the circus. Paez has been a circus performer in his northwest Mexico hometown since he was very young...

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See also

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of lightweight boxing champions

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