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Lupe Pintor
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Lupe Pintor

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Winning world titles at bantamweight and super bantamweight.

Bantamweight reign · Super bantamweight

Born
13 April 1955
Birthplace
Cuajimalpa

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Lupe Pintor

Lupe Pintor is a retired Mexican boxer who competed professionally from 1974 to 1995.

Early life

Origins

Grew up in Cuajimalpa near Mexico City before entering professional boxing.

Career

  1. 1974

    Professional debut

    Defeated Manuel Vázquez.

  2. 1979

    Bantamweight title

    Won the WBC belt against Carlos Zárate.

  3. 1985

    Second division

    Won the WBC super bantamweight championship.

Achievements

Bantamweight reign

Held the WBC title.

Super bantamweight

Held a second world championship.

Beyond sport

Remembering Johnny Owen

Travelled to Merthyr Tydfil in 2002 to unveil a statue of Johnny Owen, who died after their 1980 title fight. His friendship with Owen's father Dick became the subject of a documentary.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Remembering Johnny Owen — biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Theo Ehret (1920-2012). Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.