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Hilario Zapata

Hilario Zapata held the WBA flyweight world title and the WBC light flyweight world title between 1980 and 1987. Zapata first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBC light flyweight world title by beating Shigeo Nakajima.

World title bouts
24
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
18–5–1
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBC light flyweight, 1980–1982)
1 year, 10 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1980 – Jan 1994

Super FlyweightWBC
FlyweightWBA
Light FlyweightWBC
1980age 211981age 221982age 231983age 241984age 251985age 261986age 271987age 281988age 291989age 301990age 311991age 321992age 331993age 341994age 35
198019851990

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1993

  2. Moon Sung-kil beats Hilario Zapata via knockout 1/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  3. 1987

  4. The Ring magazine rates Hilario Zapata No. 4 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  5. Hilario Zapata and Fidel Bassa draw via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  6. Fidel Bassa beats Hilario Zapata via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  7. 1986

  8. The Ring magazine rates Hilario Zapata No. 2 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  9. Hilario Zapata beats Claudemir Carvalho Dias via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  10. Hilario Zapata beats Alberto Castro via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  11. Hilario Zapata beats Dodie Boy Penalosa via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  12. Hilario Zapata beats Shuichi Hozumi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  13. Hilario Zapata beats Javier Lucas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  14. 1985

  15. The Ring magazine rates Hilario Zapata No. 3 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  16. Hilario Zapata beats Alonzo Gonzalez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  17. 1984

  18. The Ring magazine rates Hilario Zapata No. 9 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  19. Santos Laciar beats Hilario Zapata via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · WBA

  20. 1983

  21. Chang Jung-Koo beats Hilario Zapata via knockout 3/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  22. 1982

  23. The Ring magazine rates Hilario Zapata No. 4 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  24. Hilario Zapata beats Tadashi Tomori via knockout 8/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  25. Hilario Zapata beats Chang Jung-Koo via split decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  26. Hilario Zapata beats Tadashi Tomori via split decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  27. Amado Ursua beats Hilario Zapata via knockout 2/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  28. 1981

  29. The Ring magazine rates Hilario Zapata No. 1 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  30. Hilario Zapata beats Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh via knockout 10/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  31. Hilario Zapata beats German Torres via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  32. Hilario Zapata beats Rudy Crawford via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  33. Hilario Zapata beats Joey Olivo via corner retirement 13/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  34. 1980

  35. The Ring magazine rates Hilario Zapata No. 2 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  36. Hilario Zapata beats Reinaldo Jose Becerra via majority decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  37. Hilario Zapata beats Shigeo Nakajima via knockout 11/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  38. Hilario Zapata beats Hector Melendez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  39. Hilario Zapata beats Chi Bok Kim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  40. Hilario Zapata beats Shigeo Nakajima via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Flyweight · WBC