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 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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49 | Nov 21, 1992 | 36 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
48 | Mar 14, 1992 | 36 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
47 | Dec 15, 1991 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
46 | Oct 25, 1991 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
45 | Aug 09, 1986 | 30 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
44 | Jun 08, 1985 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
43 | Feb 02, 1985 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
42 | Jun 23, 1984 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
41 | May 27, 1984 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
40 | Oct 24, 1983 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
39 | Apr 24, 1983 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
38 | Oct 16, 1982 | 26 | ![]() | draw | SD 15 |
37 | Jul 17, 1982 | 26 | ![]() | nc | NA
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36 | Jan 24, 1982 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
35 | Dec 05, 1981 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
34 | Aug 01, 1981 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
33 | Feb 14, 1981 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 13 |
32 | Jan 17, 1981 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
31 | Oct 04, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
30 | Jul 20, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
29 | Mar 29, 1980 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
28 | Jan 22, 1980 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
27 | Nov 17, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
26 | Jul 21, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
25 | Apr 07, 1979 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
24 | Jan 09, 1979 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 13 |
23 | Nov 27, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
22 | Jul 02, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
21 | Apr 15, 1978 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 13 |
20 | Nov 26, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
19 | May 14, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
18 | Apr 02, 1977 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jul 11, 1976 | 20 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
16 | Apr 03, 1976 | 20 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
15 | Nov 15, 1975 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
14 | Jul 19, 1975 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Apr 26, 1975 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
12 | Mar 21, 1975 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
11 | Feb 22, 1975 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jan 18, 1975 | 18 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
9 | Sep 14, 1974 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
8 | Jul 20, 1974 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
7 | Jun 14, 1974 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | May 04, 1974 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Mar 30, 1974 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Mar 02, 1974 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Feb 08, 1974 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Dec 22, 1973 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
1 | Dec 01, 1973 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |