Lupe Pintor

Lupe Pintor was a professional boxer who left his mark in the history of the sport. With a total of 72 fights in his career, he won 56, lost 14, and had 2 draws, with no no-contests. 42 of those wins were by KO, and he suffered 7 losses by KO.

His journey in the ring started at the age of 18 when he made his debut with a 2nd round KO victory over Manuel Vazquez on March 26, 1974. He won his next 3 fights, one of which was by stoppage. After achieving a record of 42 wins and no losses, he was given a chance to fight for the bantamweight WBC title.

On June 3, 1979, Pintor had the bout of his career as he defeated Carlos Zárate Serna via a 15-round split-decision, thus clinching his first world title and becoming the WBC bantamweight world champion. Pintor went on to win another world title at a different weight class, becoming a two-time world champion in his career.

Throughout his professional career, Pintor had some notable victories, including over esteemed boxers like Hall-of-Famer Carlos Zárate Serna, Jovito Rengifo, Cleo Garcia, Ronnie Gary, Eugenio Morgan, Lee Seung-hoon, and Johnny Owen.

Pintor has also defended his title seven times with five title-fight KO wins. Although he had 14 losses, one of them was in a title bout, and 13 were in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Magallo Lozada via 4 round DQ on October 16, 1974. He lost seven times via decision and was stopped seven times.

Pintor's last professional fight was a non-title bout against Russell Mosley on July 21, 1995, which he lost via 2nd round KO. The fight was the last of his career, which spanned more than 21 years, from 1974 to 1995. After retiring from professional boxing, Pintor had a record of 56-14-2, with 42 knockout wins and seven losses via knockout, and two title wins.

Lupe Pintor's achievements within the boxing ring were recognized when he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2016.

Overall, Lupe Pintor was an exceptional boxer who made a name for himself in the sport during his 21-year career. Although he had his fair share of losses, he remained a fierce fighter throughout his career and will always be remembered for his momentous world title win over Carlos Zárate Serna in 1979.

Lupe Pintor Fight Record