Guty Espadas: The Featherweight Mexican Boxing Legend
Guty Espadas Jr. is a Mexican former featherweight boxer from Mérida, Yucatán, and the son of former WBA flyweight champion Guty Espadas Sr. Espadas Jr. won the WBC featherweight title in 2000 and later challenged Erik Morales twice.
WBC featherweight champion
On April 14, 2000, Espadas defeated former champion Luisito Espinosa to win the vacant WBC featherweight title in Mérida. The fight ended in the 11th round after an accidental head clash opened a cut; the judges awarded Espadas a unanimous technical decision. He defended the title once, beating Wethya Sakmuangklang by decision in June.
Two fights with Erik Morales
Espadas lost the title to Erik Morales by unanimous decision on February 17, 2001. They met again in October 2003, when Morales stopped him in the third round in a super featherweight bout. Espadas also lost by second-round knockout to Rocky Juárez in December 2004, then returned to competition in 2007.
Later career
Espadas’s final recorded bout was a challenge for Elio Rojas’s WBC featherweight title on February 20, 2010. Rojas won by unanimous decision in Mérida. BoxRec lists Espadas with 45 wins, 8 losses, and 28 wins by knockout.
Sources
- World Boxing Council: Espadas wins the WBC title
- BoxRec: Guty Espadas Jr. record and career
- Los Angeles Times: Morales–Espadas title fight
- Diario Libre: Elio Rojas defeats Espadas
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
