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Luis "Lumumba" Estaba
(Luis Alberto Estaba)

BORN   August 13 1938; Guiria, Sucre, Venezuela
WEIGHT 105 3/4-117 lbs

Estaba was born in Macuro, the landing spot of Columbus on the South American continent; He was nicknamed "Lumumba" because of his resemblance to the Congolese revolutionary, Patricio Lumumba; He handed the Venezuelan idol and future Olympic Gold Medalist, Francisco "Morochito" Rodriguez, his first defeat at the 1964 Venezuealan National Amateur Championships, held in Cumana

Luis was a capable fighter who lost only 9 of 53 bouts and scored 28 knockouts; During his career, he won the WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World


"Lumumba" defeated such men as Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh, Orlando Hernandez, Rafael "Rafaelito" Pedroza, Valentin Martinez, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Franco Udella and Gonzalo Cruz

1967
Feb 28 Pedro Garcia               Caracas, Venezuela                KO  1
Mar 17 Enrique Calatayud          Maracaibo, Venezuela               W  4
Apr 15 Luis Sanchez               Maracaibo, Venezuela              TK  1
Sep 29 Fernando Cuevas            Caracas, Venezuela                 W  6
Nov 18 Enrique Calatayud          Cumana, Venezuela                 TK  1

1968
Jan 22 Jesus Ferrera              Caracas, Venezuela                TK  2
Sep 14 Fernando Cuevas            Caracas, Venezuela                 W  8
Oct 11 Romero Diaz                Maracaibo, Venezuela              TK  2
Nov 18 Natalio Jimenez            Caracas, Venezuela                 L 10
Dec 20 Natalio Jimenez            Caracas, Venezuela                 W 10

1969
Mar  1 Mario Garcia               Caracas, Venezuela                TK  5
Mar  7 Mario Diaz                 Caracas, Venezuela                TK  4
Jun  6 Hilario Diaz               Caracas, Venezuela                 W 10
Jun 16 Natalio Jimenez            Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  L 10
Jul 21 Carlos Zayas               Caracas, Venezuela                 W 10

1970
Feb  9 Ricardo Delgado            Tijuana, Mexico                   LT  9
Apr 20 Chico Ortega               Tijuana, Mexico                   KO  1
Jun  1 Alejandro Lopez            Tijuana, Mexico                   LT  6
Jul 30 Henry Williams             Caracas, Venezuela                KO  4
Sep 18 Raul Noria                 Caracas, Venezuela                TK  5

1971
May 28 Pablito Jimenez            Caracas, Venezuela                 W 10
Jul 10 Andres Hernandez           Valencia, Venezuela                W 10
Aug 21 Santos Luis Rivera         Caracas, Venezuela                 D 10
Sep 18 Orlando Amores             Panama City, Panama                L 10
Oct 16 Fernando Cuevas            Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela         TK  5

1972
Aug 26 Pablito Jimenez            Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  L 10

1973
Apr 13 Carlos Arturo Osorio       Caracas, Venezuela                TK  8
Jun  8 Gonzalo Cruz               Guayaquil, Ecuador                TK  5
Jun 18 Carlos Rebanacos           Caracas, Venezuela                TK  4
Sep 28 Cesar Gonzalez             Guayaquil, Ecuador                KO  4

1974
Jul  8 Calixto Perez              Maracaibo, Venezuela               D 10
Sep  6 Roger Bucheli              Quito, Ecuador                     L 10

1975
Jan 31 Arturo Patino              Caracas, Venezuela                KO  7
Mar  1 Javier Valdez              Caracas, Venezuela                TK  8
Mar 22 Jose Luna                  Caracas, Venezuela                TK  3
Apr 12 Orlando Hernandez          Caracas, Venezuela                TK 11
Jul 16 Orlando Quijada            Caracas, Venezuela                KO  2
Aug  2 Calixto Perez              Caracas, Venezuela                TK  8
Sep 13 Rafael Lovera              Caracas, Venezuela                KO  4
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Dec 17 Takenobu Shimabukuro       Naha, Japan                       TK 10
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World

1976
Feb 14 Leo Palacios               Caracas, Venezuela                 W 15
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
May  2 Juan Alvarez               Caracas, Venezuela                 W 15
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Jul 18 Franco Udella              Caracas, Venezuela                KO  3
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Sep 26 Rodolfo Rodriguez          Caracas, Venezuela                TK 11
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Nov 21 Valentin Martinez          Caracas, Venezuela                TK 11
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World

1977
May 15 Rafael "Rafaelito" Pedroza Caracas, Venezuela                 W 15
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Jul 17 Ricardo Estupinan          Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela          W 15
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Aug 21 Juan Alvarez               Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela         TK 11
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Sep 18 Orlando Hernandez          Caracas, Venezuela                TK 15
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Oct 30 Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh      Caracas, Venezuela                 W 15
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World

1978
Feb 19 Freddy Castillo            Caracas, Venezuela                LT 14
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
May 14 Ricardo Estupinan          Caracas, Venezuela                 W 12
Jul 29 Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh      Caracas, Venezuela                LK  5
          -WBC Light Flyweight Championship of the World
Aug 13	 -Estaba was required by Venezuelan law to retire at age 40

1980
Jan 25 Jose Rodriquez             Puerto Cabello, Venezuela         EX   

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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