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Amado Ursua (born 13 September 1956) is a Mexican former professional boxer and WBC light flyweight champion.

Amado Ursua
Statistics
Real name	Amado Ursua
Nickname(s)	Panterita
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Flyweight Minimumweight
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Reach	180 cm (71 in)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1956-09-13) 13 September 1956 (age 65) Mexico City, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	55
Wins	34
Wins by KO	25
Losses	21
Draws	0
No contests	0

Professional career

Amado won the Mexican National Light Flyweight title by upsetting veteran German Torres in a twelfth-round unanimous decision.[1]

WBC Light Flyweight Championship

On February 6, 1982, in Panama City, Ursua won his WBC Light Flyweight title by upsetting a one loss Hilario Zapata by K.O. in the second round.[2] Many had thought Amado did not have a chance against the Panamanian.[3]

He would go on to lose his WBC title in a very controversial fifteen round Majority decision to Tadashi Tomori in Tokyo.[4]

See also

• List of Mexican boxing world champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of light flyweight boxing champions

References

External links

• Boxing record for Amado Ursua from BoxRec (registration required)

Preceded by Hilario Zapata	WBC Light Flyweight Champion 6 February 1982– 13 April 1982	Succeeded by Tadashi Tomori

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