Benedicto Murillo Took Myung-Woo Yuh Into the Fifteenth
Benedicto Murillo challenged Myung-Woo Yuh for the WBA light flyweight championship in Busan, South Korea, on June 7, 1987. Yuh retained the belt by technical knockout in the fifteenth round.
The world championship opportunity
Murillo was a Panamanian boxer from La Palma. His meeting with Yuh was contested at the division’s 108-pound limit and became the fifth successful defense of the Korean champion’s first reign.
Place in Yuh’s championship schedule
Yuh entered the Murillo defense after championship victories over Mario Alberto De Marco in November 1986 and Eduardo Tunon in March 1987. His next defense was against Rodolfo Blanco in September 1987.
The Murillo contest belonged to the fifteen-round period of the championship. Yuh’s following year of defenses began with a twelve-round decision against Willy Salazar in February 1988.
Murillo’s recorded professional career began with a points victory over Martin Barcenas in Panama City in April 1982. He later drew with Rodolfo Blanco in Colombia in September 1985 and defeated Eduardo Tunon in January 1986. In March 1990, he stopped former world champion Luis Ibarra in a FECARBOX flyweight title contest in Betania. Later opposition included Leo Gamez, Carlos Murillo, Francisco Tejedor and Pedro Alcazar. His final listed appearance was a stoppage defeat to Royers Vasquez in April 1997, leaving nineteen wins, sixteen defeats and four draws.
Sources
- BoxRec: Murillo’s Panamanian hometown and identity
- BoxRec: Murillo–Yuh date, result and surrounding championship defenses
- BoxerList: Murillo’s debut, opponents, regional title and career totals
