Victor Rabanales
| Victor Rabanales | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Victor Manuel Rabanales |
| Nickname(s) | El Chiapas |
| Rated at |
Lightweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (173 cm) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Nationality |
 Mexican |
| Born |
December 23, 1962 Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 73 |
| Wins | 49 |
| Wins by KO | 26 |
| Losses | 21 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 0 |
Victor Manuel Rabanales (born December 23, 1962 in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico) was a Mexican boxer in the Featherweight division. He is a former WBC FECARBOX and the WBC Bantamweight Champion.[1] He was trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristáin.[2]
Professional career
In August 1983, Rabanales won his pro debut by knocking out veteran Mario Asteaga in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.[3]
WBC Bantamweight Championship
His first shot at a WBC Bantamweight Championship was against Greg Richardson, but he lost a disputed decision.[4] In Inglewood, California he upset Yong-Hoon Lee to win the Interim WBC Bantamweight Championship.[5] On September 17, 1992 he won the WBC Bantamweight Championship by beating an undefeated Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in Japan.[6] He would lose his title to Jung-Il Byun in another very disputed decision in South Korea.[7] He also had close decision losses to an undefeated Wayne McCullough and Sirimongkol Singwancha.
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of bantamweight boxing champions
References
- ↑ "Victor Rabanales - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ↑ Montoya, Gabriel (2011-09-01). "A Conversation with Nacho Beristain". MaxBoxing. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ↑ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1972-06-30. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ↑ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1991-05-20. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ↑ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1992-03-30. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ↑ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1992-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ↑ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1993-03-28. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
External links
| Preceded by Joichiro Tatsuyoshi |
WBC Bantamweight Champion 17 September 1992– 28 March 1993 |
Succeeded by Jung-Il Byun |