Hilario Zapata
Career, Record, Stats
Hilario Zapata (Bujía) is a 66-year-old retired Panamanian professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 3 months, and 30 days, Zapata amassed a record of 43-10-1, which includes 14 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2016.
Hilario Zapata's Boxing Career
Hilario Zapata was born in Panama City, Panama on August 19, 1958. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on October 28, 1977 against Victor Lopez. Zapata defeated Lopez via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Zapata became a world champion at the age of 21 after 11 professional fights. He challenged Shigeo Nakajima for the WBC light-flyweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the flyweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Zapata's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Moon Sung-kil at age 34, on February 27, 1993, in which he was fighting for the WBC super-flyweight title.
Some of Hilario Zapata's best fights have been against Tadashi Tomori, Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh, Shigeo Nakajima, Alonzo Gonzalez, and Joey Olivo. For a complete list of Zapata's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Hilario Zapata".
Zapata has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Hilario Zapata Losses".
Hilario Zapata's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Feb 27, 1993 | 34 |  Moon Sung-kil | loss | TKO 1 |
53 | Nov 28, 1992 | 34 | Noel Cogollo | win | UD 12 |
52 | Oct 31, 1992 | 34 | Eduardo Lopez | win | UD 10 |
51 | Sep 19, 1992 | 34 | David Merchant | loss | TD 7 |
50 | Aug 15, 1992 | 33 | Guillermo Salcedo | win | TKO 7 |
49 | Aug 01, 1992 | 33 | Juan Rios | win | UD 10 |
48 | Feb 21, 1991 | 32 | Emilio Diaz | win | KO 2 |
47 | Oct 26, 1990 | 32 | Genaro Manjarres | win | UD 10 |
46 | Sep 13, 1990 | 32 | Orlando Legal | win | KO 6 |
45 | Aug 30, 1990 | 32 | Agustin Garcia | win | UD 10 |
44 | Apr 22, 1989 | 30 | Pedro Romero | loss | SD 10 |
43 | Dec 03, 1988 | 30 | Julio Gudino | loss | UD 10 |
42 | Aug 15, 1987 | 28 | Fidel Bassa | draw | SD 15 |
41 | Feb 13, 1987 | 28 | Fidel Bassa | loss | UD 15 |
40 | Dec 07, 1986 | 28 | Claudemir Carvalho Dias | win | UD 15 |
39 | Sep 13, 1986 | 28 | Alberto Castro | win | SD 15 |
38 | Jul 05, 1986 | 27 | Dodie Boy Peñalosa | win | UD 15 |
37 | Apr 07, 1986 | 27 | Shuichi Hozumi | win | UD 15 |
36 | Jan 31, 1986 | 27 | Javier Lucas | win | UD 15 |
35 | Oct 05, 1985 | 27 | Alonzo Gonzalez | win | UD 15 |
34 | Mar 29, 1985 | 26 | Alonzo Gonzalez | win | PTS 10 |
33 | Feb 02, 1985 | 26 | Ramon E. Espinal | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Dec 28, 1984 | 26 | Rafael Cabrera | win | UD 10 |
31 | Dec 08, 1984 | 26 | Santos Laciar | loss | UD 15 |
30 | Oct 10, 1984 | 26 | Alberto Castro | win | PTS 10 |
29 | Sep 01, 1984 | 26 | Alex Miranda | win | TKO 9 |
28 | Jul 14, 1984 | 25 | Ramon Antonio Nery | win | UD 10 |
27 | Jun 23, 1984 | 25 | Juan Polo Perez | win | UD 10 |
26 | Nov 09, 1983 | 25 | Harold Petty | loss | TKO 10 |
25 | Mar 26, 1983 | 24 | Chang Jung-koo | loss | TKO 3 |
24 | Nov 30, 1982 | 24 | Tadashi Tomori | win | TKO 8 |
23 | Sep 18, 1982 | 24 | Chang Jung-koo | win | SD 15 |
22 | Jul 20, 1982 | 23 | Tadashi Tomori | win | SD 15 |
21 | Feb 06, 1982 | 23 | Amado Ursua | loss | KO 2 |
20 | Nov 05, 1981 | 23 | Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh | win | TKO 10 |
19 | Aug 15, 1981 | 22 | Germán Torres | win | UD 15 |
18 | Apr 24, 1981 | 22 | Rudy Crawford | win | UD 15 |
17 | Feb 08, 1981 | 22 | Joey Olivo | win | RTD 13 |
16 | Dec 01, 1980 | 22 | Reinaldo Jose Becerra | win | MD 15 |
15 | Sep 17, 1980 | 22 | Shigeo Nakajima | win | TKO 11 |
14 | Aug 04, 1980 | 21 | Hector Melendez | win | UD 15 |
13 | Jun 07, 1980 | 21 | Chi Bok Kim | win | UD 15 |
12 | Mar 24, 1980 | 21 | Shigeo Nakajima | win | UD 15 |
11 | Oct 06, 1979 | 21 | Jose Ricard | win | TKO 7 |
10 | Jun 23, 1979 | 20 | Freddy Castillo | win | UD 12 |
9 | Apr 07, 1979 | 20 | Nestor Obregon | win | UD 10 |
8 | Jan 14, 1979 | 20 | Ramon L. Perez | win | TKO 9 |
7 | Nov 01, 1978 | 20 | Alfonso López | loss | SD 12 |
6 | Aug 19, 1978 | 20 | Young Hwan Kim | win | PTS 10 |
5 | Jul 02, 1978 | 19 | Juan Guzman | win | UD 10 |
4 | Apr 15, 1978 | 19 | Alfredo Thomas | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Mar 04, 1978 | 19 | Humberto Mayorga | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Nov 26, 1977 | 19 | Cesar Becerra | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Oct 28, 1977 | 19 | Victor Lopez | win | TKO 2 |