Pedro Rubén Décima

Pedro Décima
Statistics
Real name Pedro Rubén Décima
Weight(s) Super bantamweight
Height 5 ft. 6 in. (168 cm.)
Reach 65 in (165 cm)
Nationality Argentina Argentine
Born (1964-03-10) March 10, 1964
Tucumán Province, Argentina
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 36
Wins 31
Wins by KO 21
Losses 4
Draws 0
No contests 1

Pedro Rubén Décima (born March 10, 1964 in Villa Benjamín Aráoz, Tucuman) is a former professional boxer from Argentina.

Amateur career

As an amateur Decima represented Argentina as a bantamweight at the 1984 Olympic Games. His results were:

  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Tshoza Mukuta (Zaire) 5-0
  • Defeated Çemal Öner (Turkey) 4-1
  • Lost to Dale Walters (Canada) 0-5

Pro Boxing Career

Decima turned pro in 1984 and captured the WBC super bantamweight title with an upset TKO win over Paul Banke in 1990, a fight in which Banke was knocked down three times in the 4th round. He lost the belt in his first defense to Kiyoshi Hatanaka in 1991 and retired in 1993.

At his age, he works as a public boxer trainer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
36 fights 31 wins 4 losses
By knockout 21 3
By decision 10 1
No contests 1
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 31-4 (1) Brazil Almir Fernandes de Oliveira TKO 5 (10) 1993-10-23 Argentina Buenos Aires
Win 30-4 (1) Panama Luis Alberto Vargas PTS 8 (8) 1993-07-10 Argentina Club Defensores de Villa Luján, Tucumán
NC 29-4 (1) Argentina Sergio Atilio Martinez NC 3 (10) 1993-04-10 Argentina Estadio Super Domo, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Loss 29-4 United States Rudy Zavala TKO 6 (10) 1992-06-19 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win 29-3 Argentina Roberto Schonning TKO 4 (10) 1992-05-23 Argentina Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal
Win 28-3 Argentina Cirilo Ramon Figueredo DQ 4 (10) 1992-01-31 Argentina Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 27-3 Argentina Hugo Escudero KO 3 (8) 1991-12-21 Argentina Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Loss 26-3 Japan Kiyoshi Hatanaka TKO 8 (12) 1991-02-03 Japan Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Loss WBC Super Bantamweight title
Win 26-2 United States Paul Banke TKO 4 (12) 1990-11-05 United States Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, USA Won WBC Super Bantamweight title
Win 25-2 Chile Pedro Villegas MD 10 1990-05-18 Argentina Buenos Aires
Win 24-2 Argentina Hugo Roberto Villarruel KO 6 (10) 1990-01-19 Argentina Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win 23-2 United States Joe Orewa UD 10 1989-07-14 United States Riviera Club, Chicago, Illinois
Win 22-2 United States Tony Pruitt TKO 1 (10) 1989-03-10 United States Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida
Win 21-2 Puerto Rico Julian Solis UD 10 1989-01-17 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 20-2 United States Robert Shannon RTD 4 (10) 1988-12-09 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss 19-2 United States Louie Espinoza TKO 8 (10) 1988-09-16 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 19-1 United States Jesse Benavides TKO 3 (10) 1988-07-28 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 18-1 United States Allan Makitoki KO 2 (10) 1988-05-27 United States Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 17-1 Argentina Carlos Alberto Laciar RTD 8 (12) 1987-10-03 Argentina Buenos Aires Retained Argentina super bantamweight title
Win 16-1 Argentina Raúl Gómez PTS 10 1987-08-15 Argentina Estadio F.A.B, Buenos Aires
Win 15-1 Argentina Ramón Antonio Domínguez TKO 3 (12) 1987-01-16 Argentina Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Won Argentina super bantamweight title
Loss 14-1 Argentina Ramón Balbino Soria UD 10 1986-11-14 Argentina Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win 14-0 Argentina Raul Gomez PTS 10 1986-09-19 Argentina Mar del Plata
Win 13-0 Argentina Ramon Balbino Soria KO 2 1986-07-19 Argentina Mar del Plata
Win 12-0 Argentina Antonio Pascual Ibanez PTS 10 1986-02-14 Argentina Mar del Plata
Win 11-0 Argentina Julio Roberto Ramirez KO 7 1985-12-13 Argentina Mar del Plata
Win 10-0 Argentina Jose Antonio Gomez KO 3 1985-11-15 Argentina Mar del Plata
Win 9-0 Argentina Raul Gomez KO 10 1985-10-04 Argentina Mar del Plata
Win 8-0 Argentina Miguel Angel Francia KO 3 1985-09-18 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 7-0 Argentina Cesar Alfredo Villarruel PTS 10 1985-08-23 Argentina Olavarria
Win 6-0 Argentina Daniel Ignacio Aguero KO 2 1985-08-07 Argentina Buenos Aires
Win 5-0 Argentina Armando Eugenio Cancio TKO 7 1985-06-07 Argentina San Miguel
Win 4-0 Argentina Ramon Alcides Maciel TKO 2 1985-05-04 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 3-0 Argentina Elbio Raul Ramirez TKO 5 1985-04-06 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 2-0 Argentina Gustavo Luis Villarruel PTS 6 1985-03-01 Argentina Mar del Plata
Win 1-0 Argentina Diego Humberto Ferrero TKO 4 1984-11-17 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires

See also

Achievements
Preceded by
Paul Banke		 WBC super bantamweight champion
November 5, 1990 - February 3, 1991		 Succeeded by
Kiyoshi Hatanaka
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