Alfonso Zamora

Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1980. He was the Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion, and made five title defenses. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the bantamweight event at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Amateur career

Bantamweight silver medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Results were:

• Defeated Ricardo Fortaleza (Philippines) KO 2
• Defeated Stefan Forster (West Germany) points
• Defeated Juan Francisco Rodríguez (Spain) KO 3
• Defeated Ricardo Carreras (U.S.) points
• Lost to Orlando Martinez (Cuba) points

Professional career

World Bantamweight Championship

He won the Lineal and WBA Bantamweight title on 14 March 1975 when he knocked out Soo-Hwan Hong in four rounds, two years after turning pro.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Zamora defended his title twice that year via knockout, against Thanomchit Sukhothai and Socrates Batoto. On 3 April 1976, he knocked out future hall-of-famer Eusebio Pedroza in the second round. Later that year, he successfully defended his title via knockout against Gilberto Illueca and a rematch with Soo-Hwan Hong.

Zamora vs. Zarate

Template:Main article Fighting contemporaneously, and holding the WBC crown, was the fellow-Mexican legend, Carlos Zárate Serna. A showdown between the two was inevitable and they met in a non-title match on 23 April 1977. Zamora went into the bout sporting a record of 29 wins in 29 fights, all by knockout. Zarate's record was an equally impressive 45 fights, 45 wins, with 44 KOs. In a largely anticipated fight Zarate scored a technical knockout over Zamora in the fourth round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Zamora never seemed to recover from this loss. In his next fight he lost his Lineal and WBA Bantamweight titles to Jorge Luján by knockout in the tenth round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His record thereafter was spotty, and he even was stopped on 16 November 1979 by Eddie Logan, who sported a record of 5 wins and 7 losses. He retired after losing, again by knockout, to Rigoberto Estrada on 19 September 1980. In 1983, Zamora was to fight Wilfredo Gómez, the fight ultimately was canceled.

Zamora was a knockout seeker, but he seemed to lose confidence after his devastating loss to Zarate. Nevertheless, he was selected at Number 47 on The RingTemplate:'s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. His final career record included 33 wins, with 32 KOs, and 5 losses.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
38	Template:No2Loss	33–5	Template:Flagicon Rigoberto Estrada	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	33–4	Template:Flagicon Melvin Johnson	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Template:No2Loss	32–4	Template:Flagicon Eddie Logan	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:No2Loss	32–3	Template:Flagicon Juan Alvarez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	32–2	Template:Flagicon Luis Rosario	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	31–2	Template:Flagicon Alberto Sandoval	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	30–2	Template:Flagicon Hector Medina	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:No2Loss	29–2	Template:Flagicon Jorge Luján	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Lost WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
30	Template:No2Loss	29–1	Template:Flagicon Carlos Zárate Serna	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	29–0	Template:Flagicon Alejandro Orejel	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	28–0	Template:Flagicon Hong Soo-hwan	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
27	Template:Yes2Win	27–0	Template:Flagicon Candido Sandoval	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	26–0	Template:Flagicon Gilberto Illueca	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
25	Template:Yes2Win	25–0	Template:Flagicon Eusebio Pedroza	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
24	Template:Yes2Win	24–0	Template:Flagicon Socrates Batoto	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
23	Template:Yes2Win	23–0	Template:Flagicon Thanomchit Sukhothai	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
22	Template:Yes2Win	22–0	Template:Flagicon Jorge Torres	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	21–0	Template:Flagicon Hong Soo-hwan	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Won WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
20	Template:Yes2Win	20–0	Template:Flagicon Tanny Amancio	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	19–0	Template:Flagicon Jose Antonio Rosa	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	Template:Flagicon Francisco Villegas	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Template:Flagicon Adrian Zapanta	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Template:Flagicon Shintaro Uchiyama	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Template:Flagicon Raul Tirado	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Template:Flagicon Cesar Ordonez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Template:Flagicon Pedro Ibanez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Template:Flagicon Tetsuro Kawakami	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Template:Flagicon Felix Castro	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Template:Flagicon Jose Manuel Lara	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Template:Flagicon Salvador Lozano	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Template:Flagicon Julio Romero	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Template:Flagicon Tortillo Armenta	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Template:Flagicon Cruz Vega	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Template:Flagicon Victor Plascencia	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Template:Flagicon Sixto Esqueda	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Template:Flagicon Juan Ramon Perez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Template:Flagicon Antonio Enriquez	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Template:Flagicon Heraclio Amaya	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small

See also

• List of world bantamweight boxing champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions

External links

• Template:Boxrec
• Template:Olympedia
• Alfonso Zamora - CBZ Profile