Eusebio Pedroza
Career, Record, Stats
Eusebio Pedroza (El Alacrán) was a Panamanian professional boxer. He was a featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years, 11 months, and 20 days, Pedroza amassed a record of 41-6-1, which includes 25 wins via KO, 11 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1999.
Eusebio Pedroza's Boxing Career
Eusebio Pedroza was born in Panama City, Panama on March 2, 1956. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on December 1, 1973 against Julio Garcia. Pedroza defeated Garcia via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Pedroza got his first shot at a world title at the age of 20 after 15 professional fights. On April 3, 1976 Pedroza challenged Alfonso Zamora's WBA bantamweight title but lost via 2nd round KO.
He became a world champion on April 15, 1978 at the age of 22 years, after by defeating Cecilio Lastra, the then-reining WBA featherweight champion, via 13th round TKO. This was his 21st fight as a professional.
Pedroza then went on to successfully win the The Ring featherweight world title as well.
Pedroza's last fight was a split decision loss to Mauro Gutierrez at age 36, on November 21, 1992.
Some of Eusebio Pedroza's best fights were against Juan Laporte, Rick Lockridge, and Rubén Olivares (HOFer). For a complete list of Pedroza's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Eusebio Pedroza".
Pedroza has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Eusebio Pedroza Losses".
Eusebio Pedroza's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Nov 21, 1992 | 36 |  Mauro Gutierrez | loss | SD 10 |
48 | Mar 14, 1992 | 36 | Tomas Quinones | win | KO 3 |
47 | Dec 15, 1991 | 35 | Jorge Romero | win | UD 10 |
46 | Oct 25, 1991 | 35 | Tomas Rodriguez | win | UD 10 |
45 | Aug 09, 1986 | 30 | Edgar Castro | loss | SD 10 |
44 | Jun 08, 1985 | 29 | 
Barry McGuigan 24 26-1  | loss | UD 15 |
43 | Feb 02, 1985 | 28 | Jorge Lujan | win | UD 15 |
42 | Jun 23, 1984 | 28 | Gerald Hayes | win | TKO 10 |
41 | May 27, 1984 | 28 | Angel Mayor | win | UD 15 |
40 | Oct 24, 1983 | 27 | Jose Caba | win | UD 15 |
39 | Apr 24, 1983 | 27 | 
Rocky Lockridge 24 29-2 | win | UD 15 |
38 | Oct 16, 1982 | 26 | Bernard Taylor | draw | SD 15 |
37 | Jul 17, 1982 | 26 | Rudy Alpizar | nc | NA
|
36 | Jan 24, 1982 | 25 | 
Juan Laporte 22 19-2 | win | UD 15 |
35 | Dec 05, 1981 | 25 | Bashew Sibaca | win | KO 5 |
34 | Aug 01, 1981 | 25 | Carlos Pinango | win | KO 7 |
33 | Feb 14, 1981 | 24 | Pat Ford | win | KO 13 |
32 | Jan 17, 1981 | 24 | Raul Silva | win | KO 5 |
31 | Oct 04, 1980 | 24 |
Rocky Lockridge 21 16-0 | win | SD 15 |
30 | Jul 20, 1980 | 24 | Sa Wang Kim | win | KO 8 |
29 | Mar 29, 1980 | 24 | Juan Domingo Malvarez | win | KO 9 |
28 | Jan 22, 1980 | 23 | Spider Nemoto | win | UD 15 |
27 | Nov 17, 1979 | 23 | Johnny Aba | win | TKO 11 |
26 | Jul 21, 1979 | 23 | 
Rubén Olivares 32 87-9-2 | win | TKO 12 |
25 | Apr 07, 1979 | 23 | Hector Carrasquilla | win | TKO 11 |
24 | Jan 09, 1979 | 22 | Royal Kobayashi | win | RTD 13 |
23 | Nov 27, 1978 | 22 | Enrique Solis | win | UD 15 |
22 | Jul 02, 1978 | 22 | Ernesto Herrera | win | TKO 12 |
21 | Apr 15, 1978 | 22 | Cecilio Lastra | win | TKO 13 |
20 | Nov 26, 1977 | 21 | Rodolfo Francis | win | TKO 7 |
19 | May 14, 1977 | 21 | Reynaldo Hidalgo | win | TKO 9 |
18 | Apr 02, 1977 | 21 | Jose Santana | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jul 11, 1976 | 20 | Oscar Arnal | loss | KO 6 |
16 | Apr 03, 1976 | 20 | 
Alfonso Zamora 22 24-0 | loss | KO 2 |
15 | Nov 15, 1975 | 19 | Orlando Amores | win | TKO 9 |
14 | Jul 19, 1975 | 19 | Guillermo Almengot | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Apr 26, 1975 | 19 | Marcos Britton | win | KO 4 |
12 | Mar 21, 1975 | 19 | Benicio Sosa | win | UD 10 |
11 | Feb 22, 1975 | 18 | Ernesto Mathias | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jan 18, 1975 | 18 | Alfonso Pérez | loss | KO 3 |
9 | Sep 14, 1974 | 18 | Senen Rios | win | TKO 6 |
8 | Jul 20, 1974 | 18 | Vicente Worrel Jr | win | KO 1 |
7 | Jun 14, 1974 | 18 | Ernesto Davis | win | KO 1 |
6 | May 04, 1974 | 18 | Ricardo Vega | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Mar 30, 1974 | 18 | Jacinto Fuentes | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Mar 02, 1974 | 18 | Loitolier Chacon | win | KO 1 |
3 | Feb 08, 1974 | 17 | Jorge Bernal | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Dec 22, 1973 | 17 | Jose Santana | win | UD 4 |
1 | Dec 01, 1973 | 17 | Julio Garcia | win | TKO 4 |