Juan José Estrada (boxer)

Juan José Estrada
Statistics
Real name Juan José Estrada
Nickname(s) Dinamita
Weight(s) Light Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (180 cm)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Nationality Mexican
Born (1963-11-28)November 28, 1963
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Died June 21, 2015(2015-06-21) (aged 51)
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 47
Wins 36
Wins by KO 30
Losses 11
Draws 0
No contests 0

Juan José Estrada (November 28, 1963 – June 21, 2015) was a Mexican boxer in the Super Bantamweight division. He was a onetime WBC International and the WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion.[1]

Professional career

In December 1987, Estrada won the WBC International Championship by stopping veteran Raul Payo Valdez in the tenth round.[2]

WBA Super Bantamweight Championship

On May 28, 1988, Estrada won the WBA Super Bantamweight Championship by upsetting Bernardo Piñango over twelve rounds in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.[3]

Death

Estrada was stabbed to death on June 21, 2015 in what is believed to be a family dispute.[4] He was 51.

Preceded by
Bernardo Piñango
WBA Bantamweight Champion
28 May 1988 11 December 1989
Succeeded by
Jesus Salud

See also

References

  1. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Juan_Jose_Estrada
  2. http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=24482
  3. http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=1080
  4. "Former world champ boxer stabbed to death". AFP via Sportsfan.


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