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Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (born 2 September 1959) is a Venezuelan former boxer who is a former WBA Featherweight Champion of the World.

Antonio Esparragoza
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Born	(1959-09-02)2 September 1959 Cumaná, Venezuela
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	30
Wins by KO	27
Losses	2
Draws	4

Amateur career

Esparragoza represented Venezuela as a Featherweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Below are the results from that tournament:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: lost to Peter Hanlon (Great Britain) by decision, 1-4

Professional career

Esparragoza turned pro in 1981 and after largely fighting unproven fighters in his native Venezuela was granted a shot at Lineal & WBA Featherweight Titles holder Steve Cruz in 1987. Esparragoza pulled off an upset with a TKO in the 12th round. Esparragoza defended the titles against seven contenders before losing the belts to Yong-Kyun Park in 1991 via unanimous decision. He retired after the loss.

Due to his incredible knockout power, Esparragoza is ranked at 75 in Ring Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Punchers.

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of featherweight boxing champions

References

• Boxing record for Antonio Esparragoza from BoxRec (registration required)
• sports-reference

Achievements
Preceded by Steve Cruz	WBA Featherweight Champion 6 March 1987 - 30 March 1991	Succeeded by Park Yong-kyun
	The Ring featherweight champion 6 March 1987 - 1990 Title discontinued until 2002	Vacant Title next held by Marco Antonio Barrera
	Lineal Featherweight Champion 6 March 1987 - 30 March 1991	Succeeded by Park Yong-kyun

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Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (* 2. September 1959 in Cumaná) ist ein ehemaliger venezolanischer Boxer und WBA-Weltmeister im Federgewicht.

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[ru] Эспаррагоса, Антонио

Антонио Эспаррагоса Бетанкур (исп. Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt; род. 2 сентября 1959, Кумана) — венесуэльский боксёр, представитель полулёгкой весовой категории. Выступал за сборную Венесуэлы по боксу во второй половине 1970-х годов, бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира, победитель и призёр многих турниров международного значения, участник летних Олимпийских игр в Москве. В период 1981—1991 годов успешно боксировал на профессиональном уровне, владел титулом чемпиона мира по версии WBA.

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