Carlos Enrique Hernández Ramos (April 21, 1940 – July 2, 2016) was a Venezuelan world champion professional boxer.[1] Known professionally as Carlos Morocho Hernandez (Carlos "Dark Haired" or, possibly, "Twin"[2] Hernandez), he ended his career following a TKO by Scottish boxer Ken Buchanan.
Carlos Morocho Hernández | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carlos Enrique Hernandez Ramos 22 April 1939 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | 2 July 2016 (aged 77) |
| Other names | Morocho |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in / 167cm |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 76 |
| Wins | 60 |
| Wins by KO | 44 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 4 |
History
editCarlos Enrique Hernandez Ramos was born on 21 April 1940, in the populous parish of La Pastora, Caracas. For the peculiarity of being dark-haired, was identified for most of his career as "Morocho", but also was known as "Kid Helicoide". His first triumphs in boxing came at the age of 15 years old, earning the titles of Champion of the Federal District and National Featherweight monarch. In his first international tournament, he was included in the Second World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Mexico, where he earned the "Ring of Diamonds"[clarification needed].
He was also champion of Central America and the Caribbean and was undefeated after 25 amateur fights. Following his amateur career, which he finished undefeated, he tried his hand at professional boxing, which seemed a more lucrative field to him.
The "Morocho" made the leap to professional boxing under the tutelage of Juancho Medina. His debut was on 25 January 1959 at Nuevo Circo de Caracas, against Felix Gil, at featherweight. On 18 January 1965, Carlos "Morocho" Hernández won the world light-welterweight championship, facing the American Eddie Perkins and giving Venezuela its first world champion.[3]
After a career of successes and excesses, Carlos "Morocho" Hernández, met the end and defeat when he faced, in London, on 11 May 1971 Scotsman Ken Buchanan, to whom Hernandez lost by TKO in the eighth round.
Death
editCarlos "Morocho" Hernandez" died in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 2, 2016, due to health complications.[4][5]
Professional boxing record
edit| 76 fights | 60 wins | 12 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 44 | 5 |
| By decision | 16 | 7 |
| Draws | 4 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Loss | 60–12–4 | Ken Buchanan | TKO | 8 (10), 0:30 | May 11, 1971 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK | |
| 75 | Loss | 60–11–4 | Gerardo Ferrat | PTS | 10 | Oct 2, 1970 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 74 | Win | 60–10–4 | Jaguar Kakizawa | PTS | 10 | Jun 15, 1970 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 73 | Win | 59–10–4 | Lloyd Marshall | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 17, 1970 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 72 | Win | 58–10–4 | Raimundo Dias | TKO | 9 (10) | Dec 19, 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 71 | Win | 57–10–4 | George Foster | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 8, 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 70 | Win | 56–10–4 | Eugenio Espinoza | PTS | 10 | Oct 10, 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 69 | Win | 55–10–4 | Jose Luis Cruz | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 27, 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 68 | Win | 54–10–4 | Chucho Almazan | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 15, 1969 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 67 | Loss | 53–10–4 | Nicolino Locche | UD | 15 | May 3, 1969 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 66 | Win | 53–9–4 | Alfredo Urbina | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 31, 1969 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 65 | Win | 52–9–4 | Grady Ponder | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 27, 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 64 | Win | 51–9–4 | Ray Adigun | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 20, 1968 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 63 | Win | 50–9–4 | German Gastelbondo | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 25, 1968 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 62 | Win | 49–9–4 | Herbie Lee | TKO | 7 (10) | Oct 6, 1968 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 61 | Win | 48–9–4 | Agustin Chavez | KO | 5 (10) | Aug 16, 1968 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 60 | Win | 47–9–4 | Eduardo Moreno | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 5, 1968 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 59 | Win | 46–9–4 | Johnny Brooks | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1968 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 58 | Win | 45–9–4 | Curly Aguirre | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 6, 1968 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 57 | Loss | 44–9–4 | Curly Aguirre | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 6, 1967 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 56 | Win | 44–8–4 | Curly Aguirre | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 29, 1967 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 55 | Draw | 43–8–4 | Alfredo Urbina | PTS | 10 | Sep 2, 1967 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 54 | Win | 43–8–3 | Daniel Guanin | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 10, 1967 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 53 | Win | 42–8–3 | Lennox Beckles | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 20, 1967 | San Cristobal, Venezuela | |
| 52 | Loss | 41–8–3 | Langston Morgan | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 13, 1966 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 51 | Win | 41–7–3 | Langston Morgan | TKO | 2 (10) | Nov 22, 1966 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 50 | Win | 40–7–3 | Kid Bassey II | TKO | 3 (10) | Oct 1, 1966 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 49 | Loss | 39–7–3 | Vicente Derado | UD | 10 | Jul 9, 1966 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 48 | Loss | 39–6–3 | Sandro Lopopolo | MD | 15 | Apr 29, 1966 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 47 | Loss | 39–5–3 | Ismael Laguna | TKO | 8 (10), 0:30 | Feb 19, 1966 | Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama | |
| 46 | Win | 39–4–3 | Humberto Trottman | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 5, 1966 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | |
| 45 | Win | 38–4–3 | Percy Hayles | KO | 3 (15), 2:53 | Jul 10, 1965 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 44 | Win | 37–4–3 | Mario Rossito | RTD | 4 (15) | May 15, 1965 | Estadio Alejandro Borges, Maracaibo, Venezuela | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 43 | Win | 36–4–3 | Eddie Perkins | SD | 15 | Jan 18, 1965 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 42 | Win | 35–4–3 | Kenny Lane | TKO | 2 (10) | Oct 5, 1964 | Estadio Luis Aparicio, Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 41 | Loss | 34–4–3 | José Nápoles | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 22, 1964 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 40 | Win | 34–3–3 | Carlos Teo Cruz | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 1, 1964 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 39 | Win | 33–3–3 | Joe Brown | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 11, 1963 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 38 | Win | 32–3–3 | Bunny Grant | RTD | 2 (10) | May 27, 1963 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 37 | Win | 31–3–3 | Rafael Luna | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 13, 1963 | San Cristobal, Venezuela | |
| 36 | Win | 30–3–3 | Isidro Rodriguez | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 3, 1963 | Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela | |
| 35 | Win | 29–3–3 | Eloy Henry | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 21, 1962 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 34 | Loss | 28–3–3 | Paul Armstead | UD | 10 | Nov 26, 1962 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 33 | Win | 28–2–3 | Douglas Vaillant | UD | 10 | Sep 17, 1962 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 32 | Loss | 27–2–3 | Kenny Lane | UD | 10 | Jul 14, 1962 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 31 | Win | 27–1–3 | Paolo Rosi | TKO | 1 (10), 2:11 | Jun 16, 1962 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 30 | Win | 26–1–3 | Gene Gresham | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1962 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 29 | Win | 25–1–3 | Douglas Vaillant | PTS | 10 | Mar 30, 1962 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 28 | Win | 24–1–3 | Tito Marshall | KO | 7 (10) | Feb 5, 1962 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 27 | Win | 23–1–3 | Alfredo Urbina | UD | 10 | Dec 11, 1961 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 26 | Win | 22–1–3 | Jethro Cason | UD | 10 | Nov 2, 1961 | Alhambra Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 25 | Win | 21–1–3 | Sebastiao Nascimento | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 19, 1961 | Estadio Universitario, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 24 | Loss | 20–1–3 | Eddie Perkins | PTS | 10 | Jun 12, 1961 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 23 | Win | 20–0–3 | Len Matthews | PTS | 10 | Mar 27, 1961 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 22 | Draw | 19–0–3 | Kenny Lane | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1961 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Oct 31, 1960 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Angel Robinson Garcia | UD | 10 | Oct 18, 1960 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Boby Ros | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 31, 1960 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Vicente Rivas | KO | 1 (12), 2:19 | Jul 5, 1960 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Won vacant Venezuelan lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Alfredo Urbina | UD | 12 | Apr 21, 1960 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Gil Cadilli | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1960 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | Win | 13–0–2 | Davey Moore | RTD | 7 (10) | Mar 14, 1960 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 14 | Win | 12–0–2 | Baby Vasquez | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 25, 1960 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 13 | Win | 11–0–2 | Rocky Randell | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 14, 1959 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 12 | Draw | 10–0–2 | Douglas Vaillant | PTS | 10 | Nov 2, 1959 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Rodolfo Francis | UD | 10 | Aug 31, 1959 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 10 | Draw | 9–0–1 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Aug 15, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Luke Easter | PTS | 8 | Jun 19, 1959 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Isidro Rodriguez | KO | 7 (8) | Jun 6, 1959 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Pedro La Barrere | TKO | 4 (8) | May 16, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Francisco Serrano | TKO | 6 (8) | May 2, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Angel Chapman Martinez | KO | 1 (8) | Apr 17, 1959 | Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Isaac Espinosa | TKO | 6 (6) | Apr 4, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Reinaldo Marquez | TKO | 2 (6) | Mar 21, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Armando Castillo | TKO | 2 (6) | Mar 7, 1959 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Felix Gil | TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 26, 1959 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Morocho defends boxing crown". The Bulletin. United Press International. 1965-07-01. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ "¿Cómo adquirió "morocho" los significados de "mellizo" y "falto de dientes"?".
- ^ "Carlos Morocho Hernández - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Luto en Venezuela, falleció 'Morocho' Hernández". 3 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
- ^ Carlos “Morocho” Hernandez has passed Archived 2016-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Boxing record for Carlos Morocho Hernández from BoxRec (registration required)
- Carlos Morocho Hernández - CBZ Profile