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Sixto Escobar

4320 KOs

230 KOs

4Draws

Last six: L-L-L-L-D-L

Career

division

Bantamweight

status

inactive

bouts

70

rounds

606

KO %

46.5%

KO wins

20

KO losses

0

career

1930–1940

debut

1930-07-17

last fight

1940-12-02

Profile

alias

El Gallito

manager

Tony Rojas/Lou Brix

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 3″ / 160cm

nationality

Puerto Rico

origin

Barceloneta Puerto Rico

city / state / zip

Barceloneta,, Puerto

dob

1913-03-23

age

113

Latest news

Izenberg: Boxer Miguel Cotto will carry Puerto Rico's pride into ring against ... - The Star-Ledger

2011-03-12 · NJ.com

He is to them ?family? much in the way of their best: Sixto Escobar, the first Puerto Rican to win a title, in 1936, and the first boxer anywhere in the world to have a statue unveiled in his name. ? Alfredo Escalera, the junior lightweight champion,…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

64 7 1

L-PTS

Carlin's Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

10 of 10 · 127 / 127 lbs

13 10 1

D-PTS

Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10 · 122 / 124 lbs

Referee: Jack Dempsey

Frankie Covelli

92 37 22

L-PTS

Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

10 of 10 · 123 / 126 lbs

32 0 5

L-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

NBA title

10 of 10 · 123 / 120 lbs

44 5 6

L-UD

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

10 of 10 · 123 / 125 lbs

Referee: Walter Rogers

4 4 0

L-PTS

Garfield, New Jersey, USA

8 of 8 · 121 / 124 lbs

Referee: Johnny King

8 12 1

W-PTS

Mount Freedom, New Jersey, USA

8 of 8 · 122 / 124 lbs

87 10 0

W-UD

Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico

National Boxing Association World bantamweight title

15 of 15 · 118 / 118 lbs

22 3 2

L-UD

Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

10 of 10 · 124 / 124 lbs

79 45 8

L-PTS

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 122 / 120 lbs

Referee: Ray N. Smillie

Lou Transparenti

19 3 0

W-UD

Carlin's Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

10 of 10 · 122 / 120 lbs

57 17 4

L-SD

Hippodrome, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 122 / 122 lbs

Referee: Eddie Joseph

81 10 0

L-UD

Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, USA

10 of 10 · 124 / 120 lbs

50 4 1

W-UD

Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico

World Bantamweight Title

15 of 15 · 118 / 118 lbs

23 19 9

D-PTS

Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 123 / 126 lbs

45 3 1

L-UD

Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA

George LeCron World Bantamweight Title

15 of 15 · 117 / 117 lbs

Judges: ? Lynch | George LeCron

Referee: Frank Fullam

24 11 1

W-KO

South Park Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

8 of 10 · 122 / 123 lbs

12 11 2

W-TKO

Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, New York, USA

3 of 8 · 121 / 122 lbs

12 7 4

W-TKO

Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA

8 of 10 · 122 / 124 lbs

23 9 4

W-TKO

Hippodrome, New York, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 123 / 123 lbs · 1:26

Referee: Young Otto

32 6 6

W-UD

Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Jack Dempsey World Bantamweight Title

15 of 15 · 118 / 117 lbs

Referee: Jack Dempsey

35 3 1

L-MD

Hippodrome, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 121 / 120 lbs

Indian Quintana

39 10 1

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

Arthur Donovan World Bantamweight Title

1 of 15 · 118 / 117 lbs · 1:49

Referee: Arthur Donovan

33 3 1

L-SD

Carlin's Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

10 of 10 · 122 / 121 lbs

24 11 2

W-TKO

Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, New York, USA

NYSAC World bantamweight title

13 of 15 · 118 / 115 lbs

Indian Quintana

36 10 1

L-UD

Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 120 / 120 lbs

14 36 9

W-TKO

Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 of 10 · 125 / 123 lbs · 1:13

26 2 3

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

George LeCron National Boxing Association World bantamweight title

15 of 15 · 118 / 117 lbs

Judges: Charley Lynch | George LeCron

Referee: Billy Kavanaugh

25 2 3

L-MD

Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, New York, USA

National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title

15 of 15 · 117 / 117 lbs

95 5 8

W-UD

Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title

12 of 12 · 118 / 118 lbs

Referee: Mickey McGowan

4 3 1

W-KO

Luna Park Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA

5 of 10 · 120 / 121 lbs

23 6 3

W-TKO

Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA

6 of 8 · 119 / 119 lbs

32 5 0

L-PTS

El Toreo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

10 of 10 · 121 / 123 lbs

52 27 5

W-UD

Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Benubien Montreal Athletic Commission World Bantamweight Title

15 of 15 · 117 / 117 lbs

Judges: Jack Long | Andre Benubien

Referee: Mickey McGowan

Rodolfo Casanova

19 3 0

W-KO

Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal Athletic Commission World Bantamweight Title

9 of 15 · 117 / 118 lbs · 2:36

38 18 9

W-TKO

Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

5 of 10 · 116 / 120 lbs

Referee: Mickey McGowan

16 3 1

W-UD

Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

10 of 10 · 121 / 117 lbs

38 17 9

W-TKO

Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

7 of 10 · 120 / 118 lbs

Referee: Jack Dekkers

0 0 0

W-KO

Puerto Rico

8

0 0 0

W-PTS

Puerto Rico

10 of 10

0 1 0

W-KO

Puerto Rico

10

9 0 3

D-PTS

Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

0 1 0

W-PTS

Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

8 of 8

—

W-PTS

Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

8 of 8 · 122 / 126 lbs

—

W-TKO

Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 of 8

0 0 0

L-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

8 of 8

—

W-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10

—

W-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

8 of 8

Enrique Chaffardet

15 6 3

L-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10

Enrique Chaffardet

14 6 2

D-PTS

Caracas, Venezuela

10 of 10