Crisanto España (born October 25, 1964, in
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
) is a former boxer who was the
WBA welterweight champion of the world.
Professional career
España fought out of
Belfast
Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
and turned pro in 1984 after accumulating a 54-10 amateur record. España impressively won his first 30 fights, including the WBA Welterweight Title with an upset TKO in the 8th round over
Meldrick Taylor
Meldrick Taylor (born October 19, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He held world championships in two weight class (boxing), weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation, IBF junior ...
in 1992. He successfully defended the title twice including against Panama's Rodolfo Aguilar, before being stopped by
Ike Quartey in the 11th round in 1994.
España fought only once more, in 1995 and retired with a record of 31-1-0 with 25 KOs.
Professional boxing record
Personal life
He has two children named; Crisanto and Nico Espana. His older brother
Ernesto España
Ernesto España (born November 7, 1954) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association lightweight championship in 1979 and 1980.
Career
España became a professional boxer in 1975 and won all of his bouts except ...
was the
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level.
Founded ...
lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing.
Boxing Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ...
champion in 1979 and 1980.
See also
*
Notable boxing families
*
List of world welterweight boxing champions
Beginning with Mysterious Billy Smith to Harry Lewis, the welterweight world champions listed below are more widely recognized in the United States and are not as widely sanctioned as the boxers that follow. Beginning with boxer Pat Bradley, is a ...
References
External links
*
, -
{{DEFAULTSORT:España, Crisanto
1964 births
Living people
Venezuelan male boxers
Sportspeople from Ciudad Bolívar
World welterweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
Immigrants to the United Kingdom
20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen