Engels Pedroza: Boxing Career and Key Results
Venezuelan boxer Engels Pedroza won several international medals as an amateur before turning professional. His strongest results came at lightweight: silver medals at the 1985 World Cup in Seoul and the 1986 World Amateur Championships in Reno.
Silver on the world stage
At the 1985 World Cup, Pedroza defeated South Korea’s Hyun Kyu Kwon before losing to East Germany’s Torsten Koch in the final. A year later he reached another final at the World Championships, where Cuba’s Adolfo Horta edged him by a 3–2 decision.
A professional prospect
Pedroza later settled in the United States and turned professional. The Ring named him its Prospect of the Year in 1987. His amateur medals remain the clearest measure of his early international success and explain the attention he attracted as a professional prospect.
Career Milestones
Pedroza’s 1986 world amateur silver came after victories over Asif Dar, Stefan Sjöstrand and Emil Chuprenski. He lost a close final to Cuba’s Adolfo Horta. That tournament result places his amateur achievement in a specific sequence of opponents rather than leaving it as an undated medal claim. The Ring’s later recognition of him as its 1987 Prospect of the Year belonged to the next stage of his development.
Selected Recorded Results
- 1997-03-08: Engels Pedroza lost to Pedro Ortega in PAL Gymnasium, Homestead (world boxing association fedecentro super welterweight title | lost).
- 1996-09-14: Engels Pedroza drew with Luis Vazquez in Jai Alai Fronton, Miami (world boxing association fedecentro super welterweight title | win).
- 1996-05-11: Engels Pedroza won against James Gatlin in Miami.
- 1995-11-26: Engels Pedroza won against Alexandre Firmino Alves in Coliseo El Limon, Maracay.
- 1995-07-21: Engels Pedroza lost to Ilir Mustafa in Latina.
- 1994-10-20: Engels Pedroza lost to Bronco McKart in Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket (world boxing council international super welterweight title | lost).
- 1994-02-18: Engels Pedroza won against Anthony Brown in Sports Arena, San Diego.
Sources
BoxRec: Engels Pedroza amateur achievements; Jabeando; Recorded professional bout history.
Article Tags
Engels Pedroza, Boxing, Sports History
