Oscar León Navas (born April 4, 1974) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2011. He challenged for the WBA featherweight title in 2003, as the WBA and WBC interim featherweight titles in 2003 and 2006, respectively.
Oscar León | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oscar León Navas April 4, 1974 |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Other names | El Artista |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) |
| Reach | 72 in (182 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 14 |
Pro career
editWBA Featherweight Championship
editIn 2003 Oscar lost two very disputed twelve round split-decisions to Derrick Gainer and Chris John for the WBA World Featherweight championship.[1]
Interim WBC Featherweight Championship
editOn February 17, 2006, León was knocked out by Humberto Soto in the ninth round, for the WBC Featherweight championship.[2]
Professional boxing record
edit| 42 fights | 28 wins | 14 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 18 | 9 |
| By decision | 10 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Loss | 28–14 | Francisco Fuentes | KO | 4 (8), 1:29 | 19 Aug 2011 | Coliseo Miguel "Happy" Lora, Montería, Colombia | |
| 41 | Loss | 28–13 | Pablo César Cano | SD | 10 | 25 Jun 2010 | Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico | For vacant NABF super lightweight title |
| 40 | Loss | 28–12 | Vernon Paris | UD | 6 | 27 Mar 2010 | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 28–11 | Ed Paredes | KO | 4 (10), 0:51 | 4 Dec 2009 | La Covacha, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 38 | Loss | 28–10 | Danny García | TKO | 3 (6), 2:59 | 22 Aug 2009 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
References
edit- ^ "Pablo Cesar Cano Squeaks by Oscar Leon". 26 June 2010.
- ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-26.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Oscar León from BoxRec (registration required)
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