Daniel Zaragoza

Class of 2004
Modern Category
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Name: Daniel Zaragoza
Alias: El Raton
Hometown: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Birthplace: Mexico
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 169cm
Reach: 173cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Ignacio Beristain

Amateur Career

• 1979 Represented Mexico as a Bantamweight at the Pan-American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Results were:
  • Defeated Alfonso Abata (Ecuador)
  • Lost to Jackie Beard (United States) points
• Represented Mexico as a Bantamweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Results were:
  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Philip Sutcliffe (Ireland) 5-0
  • Defeated Ray Gilbody (Great Britian) 4-1
  • Lost to Michael Parris (Guyana) TKO by 2

Professional Career

• Has defeated 13 opponents (5 by KO) in World Title fights.
• Has a record of 15-6-3 (5 KO) in World Title fights.
• Has a record of 11-6-3 (3 KO) against former or current world titlists.
  • Won against Carlos Zarate, Valerio Nati, Paul Banke (twice), Chan-Yong Park, Kiyoshi Hatanaka, Jose Sanabria, Hector Acero-Sanchez, Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (twice), Wayne McCullough.
  • Lost against Miguel Lora, Jeff Fenech, Paul Banke, Thierry Jacob, Tracy Harris Patterson, Erik Morales.
  • Drew with Seung-Hoon Lee, Tracy Harris Patterson, Hector Acero-Sanchez.

Trainer

Trains / Trained:

• Rafael Marquez

Preceded by: Alberto Davila Vacated	WBC Bantamweight Champion 1985 May 4 – 1985 Aug 9	Succeeded by: Miguel Lora
Preceded by: Jeff Fenech Vacated	WBC Super Bantamweight Champion 1988 Feb 29 – 1990 Apr 23	Succeeded by: Paul Banke
Preceded by: Kiyoshi Hatanaka	WBC Super Bantamweight Champion 1991 Jun 14 – 1992 Mar 20	Succeeded by: Thierry Jacob
Preceded by: Hector Acero-Sanchez	WBC Super Bantamweight Champion 1995 Nov 6 – 1997 Sep 6	Succeeded by: Erik Morales