Daniel Zaragoza
Career, Record, Stats
Daniel Zaragoza (El Zurdo de Tacubaya) is a 67-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 10 months, and 20 days, Zaragoza amassed a record of 55-8-3, which includes 28 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2004.
Daniel Zaragoza's Boxing Career
Daniel Zaragoza was born in Mexico City, Mexico on December 11, 1957. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on October 17, 1980 against Mario Ernesto Gutierrez. Zaragoza defeated Gutierrez via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Zaragoza became a world champion at the age of 27 after 29 professional fights. He challenged Jorge Ramirez for the vacant WBC bantamweight title and defeated Ramirez via 7th round disqualification, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-bantamweight (WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Zaragoza's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Érik Morales at age 39, on September 6, 1997, in which he lost his WBC super-bantamweight title.
Some of Daniel Zaragoza's best fights have been against Carlos Zárate (HOFer). For a complete list of Zaragoza's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Daniel Zaragoza".
Zaragoza has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Daniel Zaragoza Losses".
Daniel Zaragoza's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Sep 06, 1997 | 39 | 
Érik Morales 21 26-0 | loss | UD 12 |
65 | Apr 14, 1997 | 39 |  Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | win | UD 12 |
64 | Jan 11, 1997 | 39 | Wayne McCullough | win | SD 12 |
63 | Jul 20, 1996 | 38 | Tsuyoshi Harada | win | TKO 7 |
62 | Mar 03, 1996 | 38 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | win | TKO 11 |
61 | Nov 06, 1995 | 37 | Hector Acero Sánchez | win | SD 12 |
60 | Jun 02, 1995 | 37 | Hector Acero Sánchez | draw | MD 12 |
59 | Feb 11, 1995 | 37 | José Sanabria | win | UD 10 |
58 | Oct 22, 1994 | 36 | Wilfredo Vargas | win | KO 7 |
57 | Aug 11, 1994 | 36 | Nino Ruiz | win | TKO 4 |
56 | Jul 01, 1994 | 36 | Wilfredo Urbina | win | TKO 5 |
55 | Jun 11, 1994 | 36 | Juan Francisco Soto | win | UD 10 |
54 | Dec 04, 1993 | 35 | Alejandro Batista | win | RTD 2 |
53 | Sep 25, 1993 | 35 | Tracy Harris Patterson | loss | TKO 7 |
52 | Dec 05, 1992 | 34 | Tracy Harris Patterson | draw | SD 12 |
51 | Mar 20, 1992 | 34 | Thierry Jacob | loss | UD 12 |
50 | Dec 09, 1991 | 33 | Paul Banke | win | UD 12 |
49 | Aug 24, 1991 | 33 | Joon Huh | win | UD 12 |
48 | Jun 14, 1991 | 33 | Kiyoshi Hatanaka | win | SD 12 |
47 | Apr 05, 1991 | 33 | Moi Hernandez | win | PTS 10 |
46 | Apr 23, 1990 | 32 | Paul Banke | loss | TKO 9 |
45 | Dec 03, 1989 | 31 | Park Chan-yong | win | SD 12 |
44 | Aug 31, 1989 | 31 | Frankie Duarte | win | TKO 10 |
43 | Jun 22, 1989 | 31 | Paul Banke | win | SD 12 |
42 | Nov 26, 1988 | 30 | Valerio Nati | win | KO 5 |
41 | May 29, 1988 | 30 | Seung Hoon Lee | draw | SD 12 |
40 | Feb 29, 1988 | 30 | 
Carlos Zárate Serna 36 66-3 | win | TKO 10 |
39 | Dec 17, 1987 | 30 | Noe Gonzalez | win | KO 7 |
38 | Jul 31, 1987 | 29 | Darryl Thigpen | win | PTS 12 |
37 | Jun 28, 1987 | 29 | Ramiro Adames | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Apr 03, 1987 | 29 | Aaron Lopez | win | UD 12 |
35 | Dec 06, 1986 | 28 | Mike Ayala | win | KO 7 |
34 | Aug 29, 1986 | 28 | Raul Negrete | win | TKO 7 |
33 | Jul 04, 1986 | 28 | Antonio Gonzalez | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Apr 11, 1986 | 28 | 
Jeff Fenech 21 12-0 | loss | UD 10 |
31 | Aug 09, 1985 | 27 | Miguel Lora | loss | UD 12 |
30 | May 04, 1985 | 27 | Jorge Ramirez | win | DQ 7 |
29 | Nov 30, 1984 | 26 | Jorge Ramirez | win | PTS 12 |
28 | Sep 21, 1984 | 26 | Jorge Ramirez | win | DQ 11 |
27 | May 21, 1984 | 26 | Mario Gomez | win | TKO 3 |
26 | Mar 16, 1984 | 26 | Patrick Young | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Feb 18, 1984 | 26 | Javier Marquez | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Dec 16, 1983 | 26 | Rigoberto Estrada | win | PTS 12 |
23 | Oct 29, 1983 | 25 | Rodolfo Martínez | win | TKO 11 |
22 | Sep 26, 1983 | 25 | Martin Torres | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Aug 08, 1983 | 25 | Harold Petty | loss | UD 12 |
20 | May 27, 1983 | 25 | Jesus Lopez | win | PTS 12 |
19 | Mar 18, 1983 | 25 | Rigoberto Estrada | win | PTS 12 |
18 | Jan 29, 1983 | 25 | Lorenzo Ramirez | win | PTS 10 |
17 | Nov 29, 1982 | 24 | Jesus Lopez | win | PTS 12 |
16 | Sep 04, 1982 | 24 | Jorge Ramirez | win | PTS 12 |
15 | Jul 29, 1982 | 24 | Harold Petty | loss | UD 10 |
14 | Apr 23, 1982 | 24 | Ramon Concha | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Mar 05, 1982 | 24 | Francisco Paco Mayo | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Feb 12, 1982 | 24 | Miguel Juarez | win | PTS 10 |
11 | Nov 21, 1981 | 23 | Mario Chavez | win | PTS 10 |
10 | Oct 30, 1981 | 23 | Julio Avendano | win | KO 4 |
9 | Sep 16, 1981 | 23 | Javier Marquez | win | TKO 8 |
8 | Aug 28, 1981 | 23 | Rayito Gonzalez | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Jul 22, 1981 | 23 | Alonzo Gonzalez | win | PTS 10 |
6 | Jun 27, 1981 | 23 | Roque Guillen | win | TKO 3 |
5 | May 15, 1981 | 23 | Jose Zapata | win | PTS 10 |
4 | Mar 29, 1981 | 23 | Jesus Maravilla | win | KO 2 |
3 | Feb 21, 1981 | 23 | Joel Segura | win | KO 10 |
2 | Dec 19, 1980 | 23 | Porfirio Urrutia | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Oct 17, 1980 | 22 | Mario Ernesto Gutierrez | win | KO 4 |