Wilfredo Vázquez
Career, Record, Stats
Wilfredo Vázquez (Wil) is a 64-year-old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a three-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 21 years, 8 months, and 12 days, Vázquez amassed a record of 56-9-2, which includes 41 wins via KO, 9 of which were in world-title fights.
Wilfredo Vázquez' Boxing Career
Wilfredo Vázquez was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on August 2, 1960. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on January 29, 1981 against William Ramos. Vázquez lost to Ramos via 4 round points decision. Not a good start!
Vázquez got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 24 professional fights. On February 8, 1986 Vázquez challenged Miguel Lora's WBC bantamweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on October 4, 1987 at the age of 27 years, after by defeating Park Chan-young, the then-reining WBA bantamweight champion, via 10th round TKO. This was his 31st fight as a professional.
Vázquez then went on to successfully conquer the super-bantamweight (WBA) and featherweight (WBA) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Vázquez' last fight was a 2nd-round KO victory over Eddy Saenz at age 42, on October 11, 2002.
Some of Wilfredo Vázquez' best fights have been against Orlando Canizales (HOFer). For a complete list of Vázquez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Wilfredo Vázquez".
Vázquez has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Wilfredo Vázquez Losses".
Wilfredo Vázquez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | Oct 11, 2002 | 42 |  Eddy Saenz | win | KO 2 |
67 | Jun 28, 2002 | 41 | Eddy Saenz | win | TKO 4 |
66 | Apr 12, 2002 | 41 | Julio Cesar Cardona | win | TKO 2 |
65 | Feb 22, 2002 | 41 | Juan Alfonso Rodriguez | win | UD 8 |
64 | Jun 16, 2000 | 39 | Juan Lazcano | loss | TKO 9 |
63 | Apr 15, 2000 | 39 | Russell Mosley | win | KO 3 |
62 | Mar 11, 2000 | 39 | Antonio Oscar Salas | win | UD 8 |
61 | Apr 18, 1998 | 37 | 
Naseem Hamed 24 29-0  | loss | TKO 7 |
60 | Nov 08, 1997 | 37 | Genaro Rios | win | UD 12 |
59 | Jun 04, 1997 | 36 | Roque Cassiani | win | UD 12 |
58 | Mar 30, 1997 | 36 | Yuji Watanabe | win | KO 5 |
57 | Dec 07, 1996 | 36 | Bernardo Mendoza | win | KO 5 |
56 | May 18, 1996 | 35 | Eloy Rojas | win | TKO 11 |
55 | Dec 09, 1995 | 35 | Jose Luis Velazquez | win | TKO 3 |
54 | Oct 26, 1995 | 35 | Carlos Rocha | win | KO 1 |
53 | Aug 26, 1995 | 35 | Pablo Valenzuela | win | UD 12 |
52 | May 13, 1995 | 34 | Antonio Cermeño | loss | UD 12 |
51 | Jan 07, 1995 | 34 | 
Orlando Canizales 29 38-1-1 | win | SD 12 |
50 | Oct 13, 1994 | 34 | Juan Polo Perez | win | UD 12 |
49 | Jul 07, 1994 | 33 | Jae-Won Choi | win | TKO 2 |
48 | Mar 02, 1994 | 33 | Yuichi Kasai | win | TKO 1 |
47 | Nov 18, 1993 | 33 | Hiroaki Yokota | win | UD 12 |
46 | Jun 24, 1993 | 32 | Thierry Jacob | win | KO 10 |
45 | Mar 06, 1993 | 32 | Luis Mendoza | win | UD 12 |
44 | Dec 05, 1992 | 32 | Thierry Jacob | win | TKO 8 |
43 | Jun 27, 1992 | 31 | Freddy Cruz | win | MD 12 |
42 | May 01, 1992 | 31 | Juan Batista Bisono | win | TKO 3 |
41 | Mar 27, 1992 | 31 | Raúl Pérez | win | TKO 3 |
40 | Apr 08, 1991 | 30 | Paquito Openo | win | KO 7 |
39 | Nov 14, 1990 | 30 | Atenor Solar | win | TKO 2 |
38 | Sep 10, 1990 | 30 | Joe Orewa | win | TKO 12 |
37 | Jun 19, 1990 | 29 | Israel Contreras | loss | KO 1 |
36 | Feb 09, 1990 | 29 | Patrick Kamy | win | KO 1 |
35 | Oct 26, 1989 | 29 | Fernie Morales | win | SD 12 |
34 | Aug 01, 1988 | 27 | Raúl Pérez | loss | UD 10 |
33 | May 09, 1988 | 27 | Khaokor Galaxy | loss | SD 12 |
32 | Jan 17, 1988 | 27 | Takuya Muguruma | draw | MD 12 |
31 | Oct 04, 1987 | 27 | Park Chan-young | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Apr 11, 1987 | 26 | Lee Cargle | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Mar 14, 1987 | 26 | Juan Carazo | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Oct 04, 1986 | 26 | Jesus Muniz | win | KO 8 |
27 | May 30, 1986 | 25 | Antonio Avelar | loss | TKO 8 |
26 | May 24, 1986 | 25 | Jose Cervantes | win | KO 3 |
25 | Feb 08, 1986 | 25 | Miguel Lora | loss | UD 12 |
24 | Aug 09, 1985 | 25 | Osvaldo Acevedo | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Mar 13, 1985 | 24 | Jeff Whaley | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Nov 03, 1984 | 24 | Norgie Castro | win | KO 2 |
21 | Sep 19, 1984 | 24 | Javier Barajas | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Jun 23, 1984 | 23 | Julio Guerrero | nc | NA
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19 | Mar 17, 1984 | 23 | Juan Torres | win | KO 4 |
18 | Nov 25, 1983 | 23 | Pedro Rodriguez | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Oct 22, 1983 | 23 | Ramon Cruz | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jul 22, 1983 | 22 | Robert Mullins | win | KO 3 |
15 | May 01, 1983 | 22 | Andres Torres | win | KO 8 |
14 | Feb 04, 1983 | 22 | Euginio Paulino | win | TKO 5 |
13 | Oct 09, 1982 | 22 | Rudy Perez | win | KO 2 |
12 | Aug 06, 1982 | 22 | Sonny Long | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Jun 26, 1982 | 21 | Jose Luis Martinez | win | KO 2 |
10 | May 30, 1982 | 21 | Ion Trian | win | KO 2 |
9 | Mar 21, 1982 | 21 | Rudy Perez | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Mar 03, 1982 | 21 | Orlando Perez | win | KO 7 |
7 | Aug 29, 1981 | 21 | Pedro Alindato | win | KO 6 |
6 | Aug 08, 1981 | 21 | Herminio Adorno | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Jun 13, 1981 | 20 | Reinaldo Roque | win | KO 2 |
4 | Apr 30, 1981 | 20 | Eusebio Espinal | draw | PTS 6 |
3 | Mar 26, 1981 | 20 | Roberto Mercedes | win | KO 3 |
2 | Feb 26, 1981 | 20 | Felix Cortez | win | KO 2 |
1 | Jan 29, 1981 | 20 | William Ramos | loss | PTS 4 |