Antonio Esparragoza

Name: Antonio Esparragoza
Birth Name: Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt
Hometown: Cumana, Venezuela
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 170cm
Reach: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Amilcar Brusa

Olympic results

Antonio Esparragoza represented Venezuela as a Featherweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. His results were:

• 1st round bye
• Lost to Peter Hanlon (Great Britain) 1-4

Other Amateur Highlights

• 1978 and 1980 Box Am Tournament Gold medallist in Spain.
• 1978 World Championships Bronze medallist at Featherweight, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
  • Defeated Peter Palfalvi (Hungary) 3-2
  • Defeated John Munduga (Uganda) Walk Over
  • Defeated Carlo Russollilo (Italy) RSC-Injury 2
  • Lost to Bratislav Ristic (Yugoslavia) 0-5

Professional record

Championship record

• 7 opponents (6 by KO) beaten for the World Featherweight Title.

Preceded by: Steve Cruz

WBA Featherweight Champion 1987 Mar 6 – 1991 Mar 30

Succeeded by: Yong-Kyun Park