Robert Quiroga
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Robert Quiroga (10 October 1969 in San Antonio, Texas - 16 August 2004 in San Antonio) was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995. He finished with 20-2 with 11 KO's.
On 15 June 1991, at the Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio, Quiroga defended his IBF Super Flyweight Title with a brutal and bloody twelve-round unanimous decision over "Kid" Akeem Anifowoshe. Anifowoshe collapsed after the fight with a blood clot on the brain, and never fought again. The fight was named 1991 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
On 16 August 2004, a passer-by on Interstate 10 flagged down an officer after finding Quiroga lying next to his car. Quiroga had been stabbed multiple times. Ricky Merla, a former member of the motorcycle club The Bandidos, is being sought by police in connection with Quiroga's death.
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