Larry Cisneros

Name: Larry Cisneros
Alias: The Rock of New Mexico
Birth Name: Laureano J. Cisneros
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: Questa, New Mexico, USA
Died: 2017-06-01 (Age:99)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 166cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Manager Gus Wilson

According to the May 23, 1946 Oakland Tribune, Cisneros had been mistakenly reported as killed in action in Africa three years before, and had received a ten count in his memory by mistake in a fight at the Oakland Auditorium. He was awarded a Purple Heart during his service in World War II.

Larry Cisneros and Marcel Cerdan boxed together before G.I.'s in North Africa.

Source

• April 6, 1946 Los Angeles Times, mention of Purple Heart award