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Guty Espadas

Guty Espadas held the WBA flyweight world title between 1976 and 1978. Espadas first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBA flyweight world title by beating Alfonso Lopez.

World title bouts
8
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
5–3
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBA flyweight, 1976–1978)
1 year, 10 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1976 – Jan 1985

Super FlyweightWBC
FlyweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
1976age 211977age 221978age 231979age 241980age 251981age 261982age 271983age 281984age 291985age 30
19761978198019821984

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1984

  2. Payao Poontarat beats Guty Espadas via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  3. 1980

  4. The Ring magazine rates Guty Espadas No. 4 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  5. 1979

  6. The Ring magazine rates Guty Espadas No. 5 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  7. Park Chan-hee beats Guty Espadas via knockout 2/15

    Flyweight · WBC and The Ring

  8. 1978

  9. The Ring magazine rates Guty Espadas No. 3 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  10. Betulio Gonzalez beats Guty Espadas via majority decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  11. Guty Espadas beats Kimio Furesawa via knockout 7/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  12. 1977

  13. The Ring magazine rates Guty Espadas No. 1 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  14. Guty Espadas beats Alex Guido via knockout 8/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  15. Guty Espadas beats Alfonso Lopez via knockout 13/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  16. Guty Espadas beats Jiro Takada via knockout 7/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  17. 1976

  18. The Ring magazine rates Guty Espadas No. 2 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  19. Guty Espadas beats Alfonso Lopez via knockout 13/15

    Flyweight · WBA