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Israel Contreras

Israel Contreras held the WBA and WBO bantamweight world titles between 1989 and 1992. Contreras was the first WBO bantamweight world champion.

World title bouts
5
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
3–2
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBO bantamweight, 1989–1991)
2 years, 1 month

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1986 – Jan 1993

BantamweightWBA
WBO
Super FlyweightWBA
1986age 251987age 261988age 271989age 281990age 291991age 301992age 311993age 32
1986198819901992

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1992

  2. The Ring magazine rates Israel Contreras No. 7 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  3. Eddie Cook beats Israel Contreras via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  4. 1991

  5. The Ring magazine rates Israel Contreras No. 2 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  6. Israel Contreras beats Luisito Espinosa via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  7. Israel Contreras’s reign as the WBO bantamweight world champion ends

    Bantamweight · WBO

  8. 1990

  9. The Ring magazine rates Israel Contreras No. 5 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  10. Israel Contreras beats Ray Minus via knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  11. 1989

  12. The Ring magazine rates Israel Contreras No. 5 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  13. Israel Contreras beats Maurizio Lupino via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  14. 1986

  15. Khaosai Galaxy beats Israel Contreras via knockout 5/15

    Super Flyweight · WBA