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Ernesto Espana

3428 KOs

83 KOs

0Draws

Last six: L-L-L-W-L-L

Career

division

Lightweight

status

inactive

bouts

42

rounds

205

KO %

82.4%

KO wins

28

KO losses

3

career

1975–1988

debut

1975-03-17

last fight

1988-08-29

Profile

birth name

Ernesto España

sex

M

height

5′ 11″ / 180cm

origin

La Flor

dob

1954-11-07

age

71

Latest news

Kenty takes challenge

2006-01-17 · Detroit Free Press,United States

Joe Louis Arena was rocking March 2, 1980, when Hilmer Kenty became the first boxer from Kronk gym to win a world title. Joe Louis was among the more than 14,000 fans who watched Kenty win a ninth-round TKO over Ernesto Espana for the WBA lightweight crown.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Michael Benjamin

12 1 0

L-UD

National Park, Georgetown, Guyana

WBC Continental Americas Lightweight Title

12 of 12 · 134 / 135 lbs

20 2 0

L-UD

Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

10 of 10 · 135 / 134 lbs

Referee: John Wheeler

Junel Rodriguez

3 2 0

W-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

WBC Fecarbox Lightweight Title

12 of 12

Rafael Williams

20 1 0

L-MD

Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City, Panama

10 of 10 · 140 / 139 lbs

22 1 0

L-TKO

Mollenkopf Stadium, Warren, Ohio, USA

WBA World lightweight title

6 of 15 · 134 / 135 lbs · 2:59

Judges: Les Muller 50-45 | Yong-Soo Chung 50-46

Referee: Stanley Christodoulou (50-45)

23 1 0

L-TD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

WBA World lightweight title

9 of 15 · 135 / 135 lbs · 0:26

Eduardo Iriarte

6 5 0

W-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10

0 0 0

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

5

10 7 1

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

3 of 10

0 4 0

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

6

20 0 0

W-MD

Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10 · 137 / 135 lbs

1 3 0

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

2 of 10 · 137 / 136 lbs

1 1 0

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

5

Eduardo Iriarte

4 4 0

W-PTS

El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10

18 0 0

L-TKO

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBA World lightweight title

4 of 15 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:57

16 0 0

L-TKO

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States

WBA World lightweight title

9 of 15 · 135 / 134 lbs · 2:53

17 0 1

W-TKO

Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA

WBA World lightweight title

9 of 15 · 135 / 134 lbs

Judges: Rodolfo Hill | Wiso Fernandez

Referee: Roque Nova

16 2 0

W-KO

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

vacant WBA World lightweight title

13 of 15

2 3 0

W-KO

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

1

Fernando Jiminez

0 0 0

W-TKO

San Juan, Puerto Rico

6

5 4 0

W-KO

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 of 10

Bienvenido Quinto

0 0 0

W-TKO

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

1

0 2 0

W-KO

Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela

1

7 2 1

W-KO

Maracay, Venezuela

1

12 1 0

W-KO

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 of 10

5 5 0

W-TKO

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 of 10

Salvador Torres

13 5 0

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

1

3 8 1

W-KO

Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela

1

34 20 1

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

5

Andrew Fernandez

0 0 0

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

1

Rolando Martinez

2 2 1

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

1

3 2 0

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

1

2 1 0

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

3

1 0 0

W-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10

0 0 0

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

2

1 2 1

W-KO

Maturin, Venezuela

2

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

1

0 0 0

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

2

0 0 0

L-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

6 of 6

0 0 0

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

3

0 0 0

W-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

4 of 4

Hernan Rodriguez

0 0 0

W-TKO

Caracas, Venezuela

1