FACTOID # 167: Like living in cities? Guadeloupe, Nauru, Monaco, Singapore, Gibraltar and Bermuda are only nations that are 100% urbanised.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     
  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Jorge Vaca

Jorge Vaca (born December 14, 1959 in Guadalajara, Mexico, was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guadalajara is a large city in the Western-Pacific region of Mexico, located at 20. ... Boxing, also called prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing), the sweet science (a common nickname among fans) or the gentlemans sport (used mainly in England), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight classification fight each other with their fists in a series of... Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...


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. ...

Preceded by
Lloyd Honeyghan		 WBC Welterweight Champion
28 October 1987– 29 March 1988		 Succeeded by
Lloyd Honeyghan

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

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


  Results from FactBites:
 
Roy Jones Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2439 words)
Jones built an impressive record of 15-0 with 15 knockouts before stepping up in class, when he met former world Welterweight champion Jorge Vaca in a Pay Per View fight on January 10, 1992.
After one more knockout win, Jones went the distance for the first time, against former world champion Jorge Castro, who lost a 10-round decision to Jones in front of a USA Network national audience.
Three more knockouts in a row followed, after which Jones was given his first opportunity to fight for a world title: on May 22 of 1993, he beat future world champion Bernard Hopkins by a narrow but unanimous decision in Washington D.C., to capture the IBF's vacant world Middleweight title.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.