Genaro León
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Genaro León (born 10 August 1960) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001. He held the WBO welterweight title in 1989. As an amateur, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career[edit]
León represented Mexico at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as a welterweight. His results were:
- Defeated Daniel Omar Dominguez (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Akinobu Hiranaka (Japan) 5-0
- Defeated Khemais Refai (Tunisia) 3-2
- Lost to Mark Breland (United States) KO by 1
Professional career[edit]
León turned pro in 1984 and in 1989 captured the inaugural and vacant WBO welterweight title with a KO win over Danny Garcia. He vacated the title without defending it. In 1993 he challenged WBC welterweight title holder James McGirt, but lost a decision.[1]
See also[edit]
- List of welterweight boxing champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
References[edit]
- ^ "Next for McGirt: Whitaker showdown". The Washington Post. 13 January 1993. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links[edit]
- Genaro Léon at BoxRec (registration required)
- Genaro Léon at Olympedia
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