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Vaca turned pro in 1978 and captured the WBC Welterweight Title by beating Lloyd Honeyghan via a technical decision in 1987, but lost the belt to Honeyghan in the rematch in 1988. Later that year he took on IBF Welterweight Title holder Simon Brown, but lost the bout via TKO. Although he never got a shot again at another major title, Vaca continued to fight until 2002, mostly in his native Mexico, and retired after a loss to Marco Antonio Rubio. Lloyd Honeyghan (born April 22, 1960) is a retired British boxer. ... Simon Brown (born August 15, 1963 in Clarendon, Jamaica) was a professional boxer. ...

Lloyd Honeyghan (born April 22, 1960) is a retired British boxer. ... WBC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: White blood cell World Boxing Council The WBC, a music group Westboro Baptist Church Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad White Blood Cells (album) Washington Bible College Widcombe Baptist Church World Baseball Classic World Boardgaming Championships Womens Business Council... This is a chronological List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983... Lloyd Honeyghan (born April 22, 1960) is a retired British boxer. ...

See also

• List of male boxers
• List of WBC world champions

This is a list of notable male boxers. ... List of WBC world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Council (WBC). ...

External links

• Career boxing record