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

(1939-04-22)22 April 1939
Caracas, Venezuela
Died2 July 2016(2016-07-02) (aged 77)
Other namesMorocho
Statistics
Weight(s)Super lightweight
Height5 ft 6 in / 167cm
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights76
Wins60
Wins by KO44
Losses12
Draws4

History

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Carlos 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

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Carlos "Morocho" Hernandez" died in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 2, 2016, due to health complications.[4][5]

Professional boxing record

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Morocho defends boxing crown". The Bulletin. United Press International. 1965-07-01. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  2. ^ "¿Cómo adquirió "morocho" los significados de "mellizo" y "falto de dientes"?".
  3. ^ "Carlos Morocho Hernández - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  4. ^ "Luto en Venezuela, falleció 'Morocho' Hernández". 3 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
  5. ^ Carlos “Morocho” Hernandez has passed Archived 2016-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA light welterweight champion
January 18, 1965 – April 29, 1966
Succeeded by
WBC light welterweight champion
January 18, 1965 – April 29, 1966
The Ring light welterweight champion
January 18, 1965 – April 29, 1966
Undisputed light welterweight champion
January 18, 1965 – April 29, 1966