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Wilfred Benítez Vs. Roberto Durán
Wilfred Benítez vs. Roberto Durán, billed as ''The New Beginning'', was a professional boxing match contested on January 30, 1982, for the World Boxing Council, WBC super welterweight title. Background In December 1981, it was announced that the reigning WBC super welterweight champion Wilfred Benítez would defend his title the following month against former lightweight and welterweight champion Roberto Durán, who was moving up in weight in pursuit of becoming a three-division champion. Just over a year prior to this fight, Durán had shockingly quit in his Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard II, second fight against Sugar Ray Leonard, giving him only his second loss in 74 fights. The loss had damaged Durán's reputation, but he returned in August 1981 and picked up two wins against Puerto Rico's Nino Gonzalez and Italy's Luigi Minchillo before landing the title fight against Benítez with hopes that a victory would not only restore his status as one of the boxing's top fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benitez Vs Duran
Benítez (, in Latin America: ; meaning "son of Benito (name), Benito") is a surname of Spanish origin. It is thought to have originated in Asturias, in the north of Spain. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 23.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Benítez'' were residents of Paraguay (1:37), 19.2% of Argentina (1:266), 16.3% of Mexico (1:910), 7.2% of Colombia (1:793), 6.4% of Spain (1:864), 4.5% of the United States (1:9,485), 3.6% of Venezuela (1:1,009), 3.4% of Honduras (1:306), 3.4% of the Philippines (1:3,520), 3.3% of Cuba (1:422), 2.4% of El Salvador (1:312) and 1.3% of Ecuador (1:1,424). In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:864) in the following autonomous communities: * 1. Ceuta (1:305) * 2. Andalusia (1:322) * 3. Canary Islands (1:350) * 4. Extremadura (1:378) In Paraguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:37) in the following departments: * 1. Caazapá Department, Caazapá (1:22) * 2. Guairá De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the "Detroit, Motor City Cobra", and more famously "the Hitman", Hearns's tall, slender build and long arms and shoulders allowed him to move up over in his career and become the first boxer in history to quintuple champion, win world titles in five weight divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight. Hearns was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year, ''The Ring'' magazine and the Sugar Ray Robinson Award, Boxing Writers Association of America in 1980 and 1984; the latter following his knockout of Roberto Durán. Hearns was known as a devastating punch (combat), puncher throughout his career, even at cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes. He is ranked number 18 on ''The Rings list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He currently r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 In Boxing
1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * Alpine Skiing World Cup: ** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States ** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland American football * Super Bowl XVI – the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) won 26–21 over the Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) **Location: Pontiac Silverdome **Attendance: 81,270 **MVP: Joe Montana, QB (San Francisco) * Orange Bowl (1981 season): ** The Clemson Tigers won 22-15 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the college football national championship * Strike – First regular season strike by NFL players ends on November 16 after 57 days. Association football * World Cup in Spain – Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for their third title. * Champions' Cup – Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern München * UEFA Cup – Two legs; 1st leg IFK Göteborg 1-0 Hamburger SV; 2nd leg Hamburger SV 0-3 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg won 4-0 on aggregate. 66 fans died in the Luzhniki disaster du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred Benítez Vs
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Wilfred may refer to: * Wilfred (given name), a given name and list of people (and fictional characters) with the name * Wilfred, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States * ''Wilfred'' (Australian TV series), a comedy series * ''Wilfred'' (American TV series), a remake of the Australian series * ''Wilfred'' (Thames barge) * Operation Wilfred, a British Second World War naval operation People with the surname * Harmon Wilfred, stateless businessman in New Zealand * Thomas Wilfred (1889–1968), Danish musician and inventor See also * Wilf * Wilfredo * Wilfrid ( – ), English bishop and saint * Wilfried * Wilford (other) Wilford is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. Wilford may also refer to: Places * Wilford, Arizona, a ghost town in the United States * Wilford, Idaho, an unincorporated community in the United States *Wilford, a townland in County Mayo, Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Santos (boxer)
Carlos Santos (born October 1, 1955 in Ceiba, Puerto Rico) is a former boxer from Puerto Rico, who represented his native country as an amateur at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Santos was involved both in the first and the fourth world title bouts involving two Puerto Rican boxers in history. It has been suggested that Santos was not born in Ceiba but in the San Juan area named "Santurce", but it is widely believed that Santos is a Ceiba native. Boxing career Carlos Santos debuted as a professional boxer on November 11, 1976, outpointing José Collantes over four rounds in San Juan. He obtained his first knockout victory in his third fight, when he beat Juan Polanco in the third round on May 21, 1977. Santos' first fight abroad came on November 4 of that year, when he beat Mario Valoy by a third-round knockout in Panama City, Panama. On April 8, 1978, he knocked Collantes out in the fifth round of their rematc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Televicentro De Puerto Rico
WAPA-TV (channel 4) is a Spanish-language independent television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the flagship and namesake station of Guaynabo-based WAPA Media Group. WAPA-TV maintains studio facilities on Luis Vigoreaux Avenue in Guaynabo; its transmitter is located on the WKAQ-TV (channel 2) transmission tower at Cerro La Santa in Cayey near the Carite State Forest. WAPA-TV is the most watched television station in Puerto Rico. The station's signal is relayed across Puerto Rico through two full-power satellite stations: WTIN-TV (digital channel 14, virtual channel 4) in Ponce and WNJX-TV (digital channel 31, virtual channel 4) in Mayagüez. WTIN-TV also broadcasts two subchannels simulcast from WKAQ-TV, including its Telemundo programming, using virtual channels 2.11 and 2.21. History WAPA-TV began broadcasting on May 1, 1954, as the second television station to be licensed to Puerto Rico. Its callsign is a partial abbreviation of the station's original owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Television Network
People's Television Network (; abbreviated PTV) is the flagship State broadcasting, state broadcaster owned by the Government of the Philippines. Founded in 1974, PTV is the main brand of People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), one of the attached agencies under the Presidential Communications Group#Presidential Communications Office, Presidential Communications Office (PCO). PTV, along with government-owned media companies Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation and the Presidential Broadcast Service-Bureau of Broadcast Services, formed the media arm of the PCO and acts as a primary state television broadcaster that focuses on news, information and public service programming. Its head office, studios and transmitter were located at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Barangay Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City. As a government-run station, PTV received funding from the General Appropriations Act (Annual National Budget) and sales from blocktimers and advertisers, among others. PTV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa announced that they would sell the company's media and entertainment assets to Univision Communications, which would form a new company to be known as TelevisaUnivision. The transaction was completed on 31 January 2022, with Televisa owning a 45% stake of the company. Company History Since its beginning, the company has been owned by the Azcárraga family. The company has been led and owned by three generations of Azcárraga; each has marked an era for the company and, until October 2017, each had passed the ownership of the company to his son upon his death. Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta (1955–1972) Grupo Televisa was founded in 1955 as Telesistema Mexicano, linking Mexico's first three television stations: XHTV-TV (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American Boxing Federation
The North American Boxing Federation (NABF) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC). History The WBC established the NABF in 1969 as part of its creation of a variety of regional boxing federations. These regional federations would sanction championship bouts and crown regional champions. These champions would be given consideration in the world rankings put out by the WBC. The first NABF title bout was between Sonny Liston and Leotis Martin on December 6, 1969. According to the International Boxing Research Organization, "the appearance of the NABF in 1969 marked the start of major 12-round title bouts in western countries..." Current champions Male Female Other regional WBC federations * Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) *European Boxing Union The European Boxing Union (EBU), formerly known as the International Boxing Union (IBU), is a pan-European govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Meza
Juan Meza (born Jesus Fernández, March 18, 1956 – July 20, 2023), also known for his nickname Kid Meza, was a Mexican professional boxer who was world Super Bantamweight champion. Meza was born in Mexicali, Mexico. Short biography Juan Meza was born as Jesus Fernández on March 18, 1956. Prior to beginning his career, and for undisclosed reasons, he changed his name officially to Juan Meza. Meza was a popular fighter among Latin Americans, specially those of Mexican descent who lived in North America. His Boxing training, trainer was the well known boxing personality, Jimmy Montoya. Juan Meza died on July 20, 2023, at the age of 67. Professional career Juan Meza debuted on September 23, 1977, Knockout, knocking out Elias Rodriguez in three rounds at Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. Meza lost for the first time on his second bout, being beaten on points after four rounds by Valentin Holguin on October 13 in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles. Six days later, he knocked out Davey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Rosario
Edwin "Chapo" Rosario Rivera (; March 15, 1963 – December 1, 1997) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1997. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC lightweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBA lightweight title twice between 1986 and 1990, and the WBA super lightweight title from 1991 to 1992. Rosario was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006. Early life and career Edwin Rosario was born in Candelaria barrio, Toa Baja, an extremely poor barrio on the north coast of Puerto Rico. Rosario's older brother Papo became a professional boxer, beginning what looked like a promising career. Edwin and Papo were the sons of Antonio Rosario and Elizabeth Rivera. They also had three sisters. His boxing manager and coach (trainer), Manny Siaca Sr., had noticed the younger Edwin Rosario's talent when the boy was 8 years old. Inspired by his brother Papo, ''Chapo'' Rosario, as he became known in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dokes
Michael Marshall Dokes (August 10, 1958 – August 11, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1997, and held the World Boxing Association, WBA heavyweight title from 1982 to 1983. As an amateur boxing, amateur he won a silver medal in the heavyweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. Amateur career Dokes won a silver medal at the Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games, 1975 Pan American Games. He lost a 5–0 decision to Teófilo Stevenson in the finals. He also lost a close decision to John Tate (boxer), John Tate in the Olympic trials in 1976, after which he turned professional. Amateur accomplishments *1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion *1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, beating future pro champs John Tate and Greg Page (boxer), Greg Page en route. *As an underage 15-year-old, made it to the finals of both the 1974 National Golden Gloves and the National AAU tournaments. He lost to Leon Spinks in AAU final, and future Mike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
