Kid Azteca

Luis Villanueva Paramo (June 21, 1913 – March 16, 2002) was a Mexican boxer best known as Kid Azteca. Villanueva boxed professionally from 1932 to 1961, making him one of a small number of fighters that fought during four decades. Archie Moore, George Foreman, Roberto Durán and Bernard Hopkins are four other fighters in that exclusive group.

Kid Azteca
Statistics
Real nameLuis Villanueva Paramo
Nickname(s)Kid Azteca
Weight(s)Welterweight
Nationality Mexican
Born(1913-06-21)June 21, 1913
Mexico City
DiedMarch 16, 2002(2002-03-16) (aged 88)
Boxing record
Total fights252
Wins192
Wins by KO114
Losses47
Draws11
No contests2

Background

Luis Villanueva was a native of "The Tough Neighborhood" of Tepito, one of the most notorious neighborhoods in Mexico City, famous among other things because several international famous Mexican boxers and wrestlers were born at that place, (hence the reason why it is called "Tough Neighborhood").

There's not much information available about of his personal life or his beginnings in before he became a pro. In fact, there's some discrepancy about the exact date of his debut. Some sources indicates he became Pro in 1926, other sources indicates his pro debut was July 25, 1930, but officially, it is recorded at 1932. The San Antonio Express reported in 1944 that Villanueva's passport's birth date was June 21, 1917, and not June 21, 1913. If this is true, he was only 13 when started his career.

He was a right-handed boxer. Luis Villanueva began fighting as "Kid Chino" in Laredo, Texas. "Chino" is a Mexican slang for "curly", and an allusion to his curled hair. It is not clear when his nickname changed, but it is possible it was due to his nationality, when fighting in Texas, in an effort to attract more attention over him. By 1927 he was widely known as Kid Azteca. His trainer at that date was Macario Azocar.

Boxing career

Kid Azteca began boxing on January 1, 1932. He knocked Carlos Garcia out in the first round, in Laredo, Texas. On March 3, and fighting only in his third fight, he beat former world champion Battling Shaw by a decision in ten, also in Laredo.

On June 15, Azteca made his Mexican debut, beating Luis Arizona by a ten round decision in Mexico City. However, on his next bout, lost for the first time, being knocked out in eight rounds by Tommy White on July 1.

On October 23, Azteca, having reeled off four straight victories, fought for a title for the first time. He beat David Velasco by a twelve round decision to obtain the national Welterweight title in Mexico City. Kid Azteca had eleven additional wins in a row, including a victory over Joe Glick, before he fought the future world Middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia on July 11, 1933 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. He beat Garcia, who would hold Henry Armstrong to a tie as world Middleweight champion, by a ten round decision. Azteca and Garcia held a rematch exactly fourteen days later, at the same location. On rematch, Kid Azteca knocked Garcia out in round eight.

On June 5, 1934, Azteca fought Young Peter Jackson (named after a Puerto Rican Heavyweight contender of the 19th century), beating Jackson on points after ten rounds. On July 21, he confronted Baby Joe Gans, another popular fighter of that time, outpointing Gans over ten rounds.

Azteca gradually became a national hero in Mexico after his victory over Garcia. By the time he beat Gans, he was widely regarded as Mexico's most popular fighter of his time. He fought Herbert "Cocoa Kid" Lewis Hardwick, a top rated challenger twice in one week at the beginning of 1935: On January 19, the pair would tie over ten rounds. On January 26, Azteca prevailed on points. On his next bout, he defeated Izzy Jannazzo, another ranked fighter of the time, by a decision in ten on March 2.

Kid Azteca had twelve more bouts, including a successful defense of his Mexican Welterweight title, before he met Rodolfo Casanova (who had lost to Sixto Escobar for the world's Bantamweight title) on May 16, 1936. Azteca lost to Casanova by a ten round decision. In his next fight, July 17 of that year, Kid Azteca faced Ceferino Garcia for the third time, losing by knockout in round five.

Azteca proceeded to win twenty seven of his next thirty one bouts, before meeting future world Welterweight champion Fritzie Zivic on November 24, 1939, losing a decision over ten rounds to Zivic in Houston, Texas.

On December 13, 1940, Azteca and Bobby Pacho, who challenged for a world championship one time, fought to a ten round tie in San Antonio, Texas. Next came two more bouts with Cocoa Kid. These bouts once again took place ten days apart from each other. On January 1, 1941, Azteca won by ten round decision, and on January 11, the two rivals fought to a 10 round no contest.

Azteca lived for a year in Argentina, where he made six fights, five of them in Buenos Aires. Azteca's debut in that South American country came on April 11, 1943, when he knocked Sebastian Romanos out in round nine.

On November 6, 1944, Azteca had a fourth fight with Ceferino Garcia, being defeated by decision in ten at Mexico City. Despite having a five fight losing streak and having lived in Argentina for a year, however, Azteca still held the Mexican Welterweight championship.

Azteca lost to Zivic two more times, both by decision, before actually beating him in their fourth encounter. This took place on February 15, 1947 in Mexico City, and Azteca was able to knock Zivic out in the fifth round. On March 19, Azteca fought Vincente Villavincencio in an unsuccessful bid to conquer the Mexican Middleweight title, being knocked out in round six. He beat Villavincencio in two subsequent fights, both times by decision over ten rounds.

On June 26, 1950, Azteca fought former world Lightweight champion Sammy Angott, losing to the American boxer by points after ten rounds.

With the advent of the television era during the 1950s, Azteca's popularity in Mexico grew more than ever before. Most of his fights were televised, and boxing fans across the country could then watch him fight from their family rooms. Although Kid Azteca spent the rest of his career fighting mostly unknown fighters, his fights drew high ratings for Televisa, Mexico's only public television company at the time.

On February 3, 1961, Azteca knocked out Alfonso Macalara in the first round at Veracruz. This would turn out to be his last professional fight.

Azteca was able to reach a milestone as he became a member of the exclusive group to fight at least two hundred bouts. He also became a member of the also exclusive group of fighters that boxed during four decades, when he knocked Adrian Medieta in three rounds on July 12, 1960 in Pachuca. He retired a little after this date.

He died on March 16, 2002.

Professional boxing record

192 Wins (114 knockouts, 77 decisions, 1 disqualification), 47 Losses, 11 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 192-47-11 Alfonso Malacara KO 1 (8) 1961-02-03 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Win 191-47-11 Adrian Medieta KO 3 (10) 1960-07-12 Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Draw 190-47-11 Kid Filipino SD 6 1959-08-22 San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Win 190-47-10 Guillermo Moreno KO 6 (10) 1958-11-08 Zitacuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Win 189-47-10 Willie Risko KO 4 (10) 1958-10-25 Texcoco, State of Mexico, Mexico
Win 188-47-10 Willie Risko KO 4 (10) 1957-04-07 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 187-47-10 Willie Risko KO 6 (10) 1956-07-28 Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 186-47-10 Arturo Cardenas KO 3 (10) 1956-07-07 Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
Loss 185-47-10 Joe Borrell KO 5 (10) 1956-03-18 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 185-46-10 Roberto Rodriguez KO 4 (10) 1955-04-09 Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico
Win 184-46-10 Jorge Castro KO 4 (10) 1955-03-26 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Win 183-46-10 Sandy Baxter KO 9 (10) 1955-03-10 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 182-46-10 Gabriel Diaz UD 10 1955-02-12 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 181-46-10 El Conscripto UD 10 1954-11-27 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 180-46-10 Jorge Castro KO 6 (10) 1954-09-25 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 179-46-10 Little Palma UD 10 1954-08-10 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 178-46-10 Vicente Cantu TKO 7 (10) 1954-07-24 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 177-46-10 Ray Zavaleta KO 4 (10) 1954-05-22 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 176-46-10 Carlos Martinez KO 5 (10) 1954-03-13 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Win 175-46-10 Jesse Robles KO 5 (10) 1954-02-26 Pueblo, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win 174-46-10 Rudy Jimenez KO 4 (10) 1954-02-21 Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 173-46-10 Kid Filipino KO 4 (10) 1954-02-11 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Win 172-46-10 Lucio Moreno KO 4 (10) 1954-01-15 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Draw 171-46-10 Perrin Vega MD 10 1953-12-03 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Win 171-46-9 Salvador Davila KO 5 (10) 1953-11-17 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 170-46-9 Joe Borrell KO 5 (10) 1953-09-15 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Win 169-46-9 Jorge Castro TKO 7 (10) 1953-08-04 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Win 168-46-9 Carlos Martinez KO 5 (10) 1953-07-07 Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Loss 167-46-9 Machete Garcia UD 10 1952-08-28 Robstown, Texas, United States
Loss 167-45-9 Juan Padilla SD 10 1952-08-20 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 167-44-9 Andres Balderas KO 3 (10) 1952-08-02 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 166-44-9 Dennis Woodbury UD 10 1952-05-29 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 165-44-9 Vicente Cantu TKO 5 (10) 1951-09-04 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Loss 164-44-9 Charley Salas TKO 7 (10) 1951-08-21 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Loss 164-43-9 Eusebio Hernandez SD 10 1951-01-19 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 164-42-9 Rafael Gutierrez KO 9 (10) 1951-01-10 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Win 163-42-9 Octavio Romo KO 6 (10) 1950-11-14 Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win 162-42-9 Tommy Ramirez KO 6 (10) 1950-07-19 Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Loss 161-42-9 Buddy Holderfield KO 4 (10) 1950-07-01 Camden, Arkansas, United States
Loss 161-41-9 Sammy Angott UD 10 1950-06-26 Dudley Field, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win 161-40-9 Joe Danos KO 10 (10) 1950-05-03 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 160-40-9 Eusebio Hernandez KO 7 (10) 1950-03-31 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 159-40-9 Andres Balderas UD 10 1950-03-26 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Loss 158-40-9 El Conscripto TKO 10 (12) 1950-01-28 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Lost Mexico welterweight title.
Win 158-39-9 Baby Yucatan KO 4 (10) 1950-01-23 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 157-39-9 Jack Breeson KO 4 (10) 1949-10-13 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 156-39-9 Manuel Luevano KO 5 (10) 1949-07-14 Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 155-39-9 Art Hardy KO 5 (10) 1949-05-20 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Draw 154-39-9 El Conscripto SD 10 1948-10-24 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 154-39-8 Nick Moran UD 10 1948-09-19 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Draw 153-39-8 Kid Filipino MD 10 1948-08-22 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 153-39-7 Simon Lucas UD 10 1948-06-12 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 152-39-7 El Conscripto UD 10 1948-05-01 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 151-39-7 El Conscripto KO 11 (12) 1948-04-10 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 150-39-7 Nick Moran UD 12 1948-01-31 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 149-39-7 Johnny Mills KO 2 (10) 1947-10-26 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 148-39-7 Melvin Johnson KO 3 (10) 1947-10-13 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Loss 147-39-7 Bert Linam UD 10 1947-09-30 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 147-38-7 Kid Filipino KO 5 (10) 1947-08-31 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 146-38-7 Bobby Yaeger KO 4 (10) 1947-08-23 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 145-38-7 Vicente Villavicencio UD 10 1947-06-28 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 144-38-7 Vicente Villavicencio TKO 8 (12) 1947-03-19 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico For Mexico middleweight title.
Win 144-37-7 Fritzie Zivic KO 5 (10) 1947-02-04 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 143-37-7 Cosby Linson KO 4 (10) 1946-11-09 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 142-37-7 Cosby Linson SD 10 1946-10-02 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 142-36-7 Carlos Malacara TKO 4 (10) 1946-09-07 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 141-36-7 Lige Drew UD 10 1946-08-13 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 140-36-7 Joe Keyes KO 4 (10) 1946-07-13 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 139-36-7 Lige Drew KO 8 (10) 1946-07-03 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 138-36-7 Baby Zavala KO 2 (10) 1946-06-15 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 137-36-7 Joe Legon SD 10 1946-05-11 Havana, Cuba
Win 137-35-7 Kid Filipino KO 4 (10) 1946-04-17 Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Win 136-35-7 Melvin Johnson KO 7 (10) 1946-04-06 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 135-35-7 Joe Legon KO 3 (10) 1946-03-23 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 134-35-7 Howell Steen UD 10 1946-02-12 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 133-35-7 Frankie Vallejo KO 5 (10) 1946-02-07 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Win 132-35-7 Kid Filipino KO 8 (12) 1946-01-12 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 131-35-7 Baby Zavala KO 9 (10) 1945-11-11 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 130-35-7 Baby Orizaba KO 3 (10) 1945-10-24 Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Win 129-35-7 Artie Dorrell SD 10 1945-10-09 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 128-35-7 Paul Altman KO 5 (10) 1945-07-21 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 127-35-7 Paul Altman SD 10 1945-06-18 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 127-34-7 Benny Williams UD 10 1945-05-26 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 126-34-7 Fritzie Zivic MD 10 1945-05-07 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 126-33-7 Eddie Cerda KO 6 (10) 1945-03-25 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 125-33-7 Rodolfo Ramirez TKO 10 (12) 1945-01-13 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Loss 124-33-7 Fritzie Zivic MD 10 1944-12-12 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 124-32-7 Paul Altman UD 10 1944-11-28 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 123-32-7 Chino Rodriguez KO 6 (10) 1944-11-18 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 122-32-7 Ceferino Garcia SD 10 1944-10-06 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 122-31-7 Atilio Natalio Caraune KO 11 (12) 1944-04-15 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss 122-30-7 Raul Rodriguez UD 12 1943-12-01 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss 122-29-7 Amelio Constantino Piceda UD 12 1943-07-03 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss 122-28-7 Guillermo Lopez SD 10 1943-06-20 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 122-27-7 Alfredo Pastoriza UD 10 1943-04-25 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 121-27-7 Sebastian Romanos TKO 9 (10) 1943-04-11 La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Win 120-27-7 Rodolfo Ramirez UD 12 1943-01-16 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Loss 119-27-7 Baby Zavala SD 8 1942-12-19 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 119-26-7 Ramiro Almagro UD 10 1942-10-17 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Loss 118-26-7 Joe Legon UD 10 1942-09-26 Havana, Cuba
Win 118-25-7 Battling Kid Ambrosio KO 4 (10) 1942-06-26 Colón, Panama
Loss 117-25-7 Raul Carabantes MD 10 1942-05-24 Panama City, Panama
Loss 117-24-7 Fabio Hurtado SD 10 1942-05-10 Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama
Win 117-23-7 Ramiro Almagro KO 4 (10) 1942-03-08 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 116-23-7 Tony Mar UD 10 1942-02-28 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 115-23-7 Manuel Villa II UD 10 1942-02-14 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 114-23-7 California Jackie Wilson TKO 6 (10) 1941-10-24 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 114-22-7 Rodolfo Ramirez SD 10 1941-06-07 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 114-21-7 Raul Carabantes UD 10 1941-02-15 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
NC 112-21-7 Cocoa Kid NC 10 1941-01-11 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 113-21-7 Cocoa Kid SD 10 1941-01-01 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Draw 112-21-7 Bobby Pacho SD 10 1940-12-13 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 112-21-6 Casanovita de Ahome KO 5 (10) 1940-10-14 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 111-21-6 Benny Britt KO 1 (10) 1940-09-22 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 110-21-6 Manuel Villa I KO 7 (12) 1940-09-10 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 109-21-6 Manuel Villa I KO 5 (12) 1940-09-04 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 108-21-6 Pedro Ortega KO 4 (10) 1940-06-08 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 107-21-6 Pedro Ortega SD 10 1940-04-27 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 107-20-6 Willie Neyland SD 10 1940-04-06 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 107-19-6 Jackie Taylor KO 3 (10) 1940-03-11 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 106-19-6 Cuban Luis KO 4 (10) 1940-03-02 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Win 105-19-6 Carlos Malacara UD 10 1940-02-17 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 104-19-6 Kid Hermosillo UD 12 1939-11-25 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 103-19-6 Cuban Luis TKO 2 (10) 1939-11-18 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Loss 102-19-6 Fritzie Zivic UD 10 1939-10-24 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 102-18-6 Cuban Luis KO 4 (10) 1939-09-17 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 101-18-6 Kid Hermosillo UD 10 1939-07-22 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 100-18-6 Manuel Villa I KO 5 (12) 1939-06-10 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Loss 99-18-6 Leon Zorrita UD 10 1939-05-23 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Win 99-17-6 Eddie Cerda KO 5 (10) 1939-03-18 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 98-17-6 Eddie McGeever KO 8 (12) 1939-02-03 San Antonio, Texas, United States Won USA Texas State welterweight title.
Win 97-17-6 Bill McDowell UD 10 1939-01-30 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win 96-17-6 Eddie McGeever MD 10 1939-01-20 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 95-17-6 Kenny LaSalle UD 10 1938-12-16 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 94-17-6 Jimmy Scaramozi KO 2 (10) 1938-12-11 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 93-17-6 Billy Deeg UD 10 1938-11-28 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 92-17-6 Bill McDowell KO 7 (10) 1938-11-14 Laredo, Texas, United States
Win 91-17-6 Baby La Paz UD 10 1938-10-29 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 90-17-6 Kid Hermosillo SD 10 1938-09-17 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 90-16-6 Bill McDowell UD 10 1938-08-24 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win 90-15-6 Tracy Cox UD 10 1938-08-17 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Loss 89-15-6 Kenny LaSalle UD 10 1938-03-08 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 89-14-6 Saverio Turiello UD 10 1938-01-01 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 88-14-6 Pee Wee Jarrell KO 2 (10) 1937-09-25 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 87-14-6 Mario Ramon KO 5 (10) 1937-08-28 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 86-14-6 Manuel Villa I KO 5 (10) 1937-08-21 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 85-14-6 Willard Brown UD 10 1937-06-18 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 84-14-6 Roy Calamari KO 3 (10) 1937-06-15 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 83-14-6 Jack Etheridge KO 2 (10) 1937-05-28 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 82-14-6 Kenny LaSalle UD 10 1937-05-18 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 81-14-6 Midget Mexico TKO 4 (10) 1937-05-14 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 80-14-6 Ventura Arana KO 2 (10) 1937-04-28 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 79-14-6 Eddie Cerda UD 10 1937-03-03 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Win 78-14-6 Gallito Ramirez KO 9 (10) 1937-02-24 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Win 77-14-6 Al Manfredo UD 10 1937-01-01 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 76-14-6 Tracy Cox UD 10 1936-12-14 San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 75-14-6 Manuel Villa I UD 12 1936-11-07 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 74-14-6 Kid Hermosillo KO 9 (10) 1936-08-08 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Loss 73-14-6 Ceferino Garcia KO 5 (10) 1936-07-17 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 73-13-6 Rodolfo Casanova SD 10 1936-05-16 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 73-12-6 Pepe Saldana UD 10 1936-04-07 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 72-12-6 German Rico UD 10 1936-03-29 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 71-12-6 Eddie Cerda UD 12 1936-03-14 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Retained Mexico welterweight title.
Win 70-12-6 Pancho Lawler KO 3 (10) 1936-01-03 Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Win 69-12-6 Chief Parris UD 10 1935-11-23 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 68-12-6 Tommy Collins KO 7 (10) 1935-09-06 American Legion Arena, Harlingen, Texas, United States
Loss 67-12-6 Chief Parris SD 10 1935-09-03 Guest Arena, Houston, Texas, United States
Win 67-11-6 Chief Parris MD 10 1935-08-30 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 66-11-6 Al Chavez KO 2 (10) 1935-07-04 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Win 65-11-6 Renato Torres KO 3 (10) 1935-06-12 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Loss 64-11-6 Bep van Klaveren UD 10 1935-05-24 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Win 64-10-6 Morrie Sherman UD 10 1935-04-06 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 63-10-6 Izzy Jannazzo UD 10 1935-03-02 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 62-10-6 Cocoa Kid SD 10 1935-01-26 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Draw 61-10-6 Cocoa Kid SD 10 1935-01-19 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 61-10-5 Kenny LaSalle UD 10 1934-11-10 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 60-10-5 Kenny LaSalle UD 10 1934-10-27 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 59-10-5 Joe King KO 1 (10) 1934-09-29 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 58-10-5 Eddie Wolfe UD 10 1934-09-22 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 57-10-5 Benny Levine KO 4 (10) 1934-08-30 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 56-10-5 Pat Murphy KO 5 (10) 1934-08-04 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 55-10-5 Joe Gans UD 10 1934-07-22 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 54-10-5 Young Peter Jackson UD 10 1934-06-05 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Draw 53-10-5 Ritchie Mack MD 10 1934-05-16 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 53-10-4 Ritchie Mack MD 10 1934-04-03 Steer Stadium, Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 53-9-4 Cowboy Eddie Anderson UD 10 1934-03-15 Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win 52-9-4 Ritchie Mack UD 10 1934-03-10 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 51-9-4 Bernardo Pena KO 3 (10) 1934-02-20 Cordova, Sonora, Mexico
Win 50-9-4 Manuel Villa I KO 9 (10) 1934-02-17 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Draw 49-9-4 Paulie Walker MD 10 1933-12-02 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 49-9-3 Al Schaaf TKO 5 (10) 1933-11-18 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 48-9-3 Martin Barbotteux UD 10 1933-11-01 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 47-9-3 Elias Alvarez KO 2 (10) 1933-10-28 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Win 46-9-3 Leonard Bennett UD 10 1933-10-14 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 45-9-3 Leonard Bennett DQ 6 (10) 1933-09-23 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 45-8-3 Meyer Grace KO 4 (10) 1933-08-19 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 44-8-3 Ceferino Garcia TKO 8 (10) 1933-07-25 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 43-8-3 Ceferino Garcia UD 10 1933-07-11 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 42-8-3 Eddie Frisco SD 10 1933-06-10 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Win 42-7-3 Relampago Saguero UD 10 1933-05-27 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 41-7-3 Eddie Frisco UD 10 1933-05-13 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 40-7-3 Harry Galfund KO 2 (10) 1933-04-02 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 39-7-3 David Velasco UD 10 1933-03-25 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 38-7-3 Tommy White UD 10 1933-03-11 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 37-7-3 Joe Glick UD 10 1933-02-18 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 36-7-3 Luis Alvarado UD 10 1933-01-27 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Win 35-7-3 Eddie Cerda UD 10 1933-01-06 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Win 34-7-3 Armando Aguilar UD 10 1932-12-01 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
Win 33-7-3 Martin Barbotteux UD 10 1932-11-05 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 32-7-3 David Velasco UD 12 1932-10-23 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Won Mexico welterweight title.
Win 31-7-3 Manuel Luna KO 6 (10) 1932-10-09 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 30-7-3 Loncho Perez KO 2 (10) 1932-09-16 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 29-7-3 Ray Macias UD 10 1932-09-10 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 28-7-3 Felipe Orozco TKO 7 (10) 1932-08-28 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 27-7-3 Luis Portela KO 9 (10) 1932-08-13 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 26-7-3 Raul Talan UD 10 1932-07-30 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 26-6-3 Alfredo Gaona UD 10 1932-07-09 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Loss 25-6-3 Tommy White KO 8 (10) 1932-06-27 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 25-5-3 Luis Arizona DQ 7 (10) 1932-05-28 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 24-5-3 Carlos Garcia UD 10 1932-03-23 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 23-5-3 Carlos Garcia UD 10 1932-02-17 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 22-5-3 Battling Shaw UD 10 1932-01-31 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
NC 21-5-3 Manuel Cermeño NC 5 (10) 1932-01-28 Colombia, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 21-5-3 Paul Wangley KO 5 (10) 1932-01-15 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Draw 20-5-3 Armando Aguilar MD 10 1931-12-20 Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 20-5-2 Antonio Escareno TKO 6 (10) 1931-11-12 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Win 19-5-2 Battling Vega TKO 3 (10) 1931-10-26 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Loss 18-5-2 Battling Shaw UD 10 1931-10-18 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win 18-4-2 Jorge Monzon TKO 2 (10) 1931-08-05 Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 17-4-2 Bearcat Joe Barrera KO 3 (8) 1931-07-08 Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 16-4-2 Johnson Harper KO 3 (8) 1931-06-24 Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 15-4-2 Chato Flores KO 6 (8) 1931-05-20 Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 14-4-2 Guero Pena UD 8 1931-05-05 Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 13-4-2 KO Mahavier KO 4 (8) 1931-04-26 Square Garden Ring, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 12-4-2 Bearcat Joe Barrera UD 8 1931-04-08 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Draw 11-4-2 Bearcat Joe Barrera MD 6 1931-03-22 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 11-4-1 Kid Chocolate TKO 2 (10) 1931-02-18 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 10-4-1 Battling Ward TKO 5 (10) 1931-01-20 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 9-4-1 Fausto Velasco TKO 3 (10) 1930-12-12 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Draw 8-4-1 Kid Chocolate MD 6 1930-11-05 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Loss 8-4 Enrique Sada MD 6 1930-10-01 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 8-3 Texas Kid KO 2 (6) 1930-08-20 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 7-3 Kid Flores KO 1 (6) 1930-07-30 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 6-3 Kid Cortinas KO 2 (6) 1930-07-30 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Loss 5-3 Battling Delgado MD 6 1930-07-04 Riverside Square Garden, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 5-2 Jimmy Harwell UD 6 1930-06-29 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 4-2 Texas Kid UD 6 1930-06-06 Escuela Hidalgo Arena, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 3-2 Jesus Gaitan UD 6 1930-05-18 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 2-2 Jimmy Harwell KO 3 (6) 1930-04-20 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 1-2 Cipriano Castillo UD 6 1930-03-23 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Loss 0-2 Pancho Aranda UD 6 1929-10-20 Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Loss 0-1 Pancho Aranda UD 6 1929-09-01 Salon Montecarlo, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico Professional Debut

Success

  • In 1933, Kid Azteca obtained the Mexican Welterweight title.
  • Azteca was still remembered by his fans some twenty years after his last fight, the Spanish boxing publication Ring En Español featuring him many times on magazine articles.
  • Azteca had 192 wins, 46 losses and 12 ties as a professional boxer, with 114 knockout wins. His knockouts made him a member of the exclusive group of fighters that won 50 or more fights by knockout through their careers, and it also constituted a knockout record for Hispanic fighters.
gollark: Arguably lots of things are *sort of* infohazards, but eh.
gollark: Infohazards are a closely related thing - hazardous *information*. I guess you could argue that infohazards are a subset of cognitohazards which are transmitted informationally.
gollark: If there were things like that it would be hard to notice, because it would look like people randomly becoming dead.
gollark: It's not like a cognitohazard has to instantly kill you in order to be considered one.
gollark: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCollough_effect
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