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 Mexico 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 diputed decision in South Korea.[7] He also had close decision losses to an undefeated Wayne McCullough and Sirimongkol Singwancha.

See also

References

  1. "Victor Rabanales - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  2. Montoya, Gabriel (2011-09-01). "A Conversation with Nacho Beristain". MaxBoxing. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  3. "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1972-06-30. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  4. "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1991-05-20. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  5. "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1992-03-30. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  6. "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1992-09-17. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  7. "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1993-03-28. Retrieved 2011-04-18.

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Preceded by
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
WBC Bantamweight Champion
17 September 1992 28 March 1993
Succeeded by
Jung-Il Byun