Loreto Garza (born May 23, 1962 in Sacramento, California) is a former American boxer.
Loreto Garza started boxing amateur at 18 years old and did it for three years. He won the Golden Gloves all three years and was also on the US boxing team. Garza turned pro in 1983 at the age of 21. In 1988, Garza won the WBC Americas light welterweight championship with a spectacular first-round knockout of former world champion Harry Arroyo. Later that year ...
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Loreto Garza (born May 23, 1962 in Sacramento, California) is a former American boxer.
Loreto Garza started boxing amateur at 18 years old and did it for three years. He won the Golden Gloves all three years and was also on the US boxing team. Garza turned pro in 1983 at the age of 21. In 1988, Garza won the WBC Americas light welterweight championship with a spectacular first-round knockout of former world champion Harry Arroyo. Later that year Garza knocked out former world champion Charlie Brown (boxer) (other wise known as "Choo Choo" Brown) in four rounds. In 1989, Garza, with a single right hand in the 7th round, knocked former world champion Joe Manley out cold. Later that year Garza won a unanimous decision in a 12-round battle to win the USBA championship over #1 ranked contender Frankie Warren; Garza fought the last 5 rounds with his left eye swelled shut. Many boxing annals argue that Garza vs. Warren should have been the fight of the year. Then on August 17, 1990, with...
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