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 (1962-12-23) 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

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


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