Wilfredo Vazquez

Name: Wilfredo Vazquez
Alias: El Orgullo de Puerto Rico
Birth Name: Wilfredo Vázquez Olivera
Hometown: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Birthplace: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 164cm
Reach: 168cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Trainer: Angel Rodriguez
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Awards & Recognition

• His 11th round knockout of Eloy Rojas was named Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year for 1996.
• Inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame

Career Factoids

• Has a record of 16-4-1 (9 KOs) in World Title fights.
• Has a record of 8-7-1 (5 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
  • Won against Chan-Yong Park, Raul Perez, Thierry Jacob (twice), Luis Enrique Mendoza, Juan Polo Perez, Orlando Canizales, Eloy Rojas.
  • Lost against Miguel Lora, Antonio Avelar, Khaokor Galaxy, Raul Perez, Israel Contreras, Antonio Cermeno, Naseem Hamed.
  • Drew against Takuya Muguruma.

Preceded by: Chan Yong Park	WBA Bantamweight Champion 1987 Oct 4 – 1988 May 9	Succeeded by: Khaokor Galaxy
Preceded by: Raul Perez	WBA Super Bantamweight Champion 1992 Mar 27 – 1995 May 13	Succeeded by: Antonio Cermeno
Preceded by: Eloy Rojas	WBA Featherweight Champion 1996 May 18 – 1998 Apr 3 Stripped	Succeeded by: Freddie Norwood