Isaac Cruz received the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) tremendous light-weight belt final week after defeating Rolando Romero by technical knockout. The “Pitbull” achieved an vital feat with this victory in Las Vegas by turning into the primary Mexican WBA champion on this class since 1933.
Since Jose “Battling Shaw” Perez in 1933, the world’s oldest group’s 140 lbs, weight division had not had a Mexican because the title holder. Perez, a local of Nuevo Laredo, defeated Johnny Jadick by majority resolution on February 20, 1933 and received the title of the Nationwide Boxing Affiliation (NBA).
Within the fashionable period, counting from 1962 when the group modified its identify to World Boxing Affiliation (WBA), no Mexican native had ever been the group’s 140-pound champion till Cruz’s victory.
Mexico has had seven tremendous light-weight world champions in its historical past however solely the primary (Perez) and the newest (Cruz) have been topped with the WBA. Rene Arredondo, Julio Vesar Chavez, Carlos “Bolillo” Gonzalez, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez are the opposite champions of the division within the historical past of their nation, however they’ve achieved it with different organizations.
The WBA is proud to have a Mexican champion at this weight after so lengthy and to be a part of the historical past of one of the crucial vital nations for this sport.
