Born: May 3, 1947 Chihuahua, Mexico (Fought out of Los Angeles) Professional Record: 43-14-1 (28 kayos)1969 --- AAU National Champion 1970 --- Fred Washington Trenton, NJ KO3 (Am.) (Wins AAU National Championship) Jul 16 Joey Adams Los Angeles KO 3 Jul 23 Elifat Talhifi Los Angeles KO 1 Aug 7 Takushi Iwase Los Angeles KO 2 Aug 20 Jose Valencia Los Angeles KO 2 Sep 3 Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts Los Angeles W 6 Sep 26 Walter Charles Woodland Hills, CA W 6 Oct 9 Manuel Basilio Los Angeles KO 4 Nov 12 Crispen Benitez Los Angeles KO 2 Dec 10 Jose Carreon Los Angeles KO 1 1971 Jan 7 James Caffey Los Angeles KO 7 Feb 13 Mike Seyler Los Angeles KO 3 Mar 19 Cipriano Hernandez Los Angeles W 10 May 6 Oscar Albarado Los Angeles D 10 Jun 19 Mario Marquez Los Angeles KO 3 Jul 17 Chu Chu Garcia Santa Monica, CA W 10 Aug 14 Gil King Anaheim, CA KO 5 Nov 19 Clyde Gray Long Beach, CA KO 9 (Wins Vacant NABF Welterweight Title) 1972 Jan 21 Emile Griffith Anaheim, CA L 10 Mar 18 Peter Cobblah Long Beach, CA W 10 Mar 25 Mario Olmedo Denver KO 1 May 22 Raul Soriano Los Angeles L 10 Jun 29 Cassius Greene Los Angeles KO 6 Jul 11 Jimmy Hamm Los Angeles KO 2 Jul 31 Ruben Vasquez Anaheim, CA W 12 Sep 11 Percy Pugh Los Angeles KO 2 Oct 24 Eletfat Talebi Los Angeles W 10 Nov 15 Jose Martin Flores Las Vegas L 10 Dec 2 Adolph Pruitt Anaheim, CA KO 8 (For NABF Welterweight Title) 1973 Jan 31 Eddie Perkins Denver L 12 (Loses NABF Welterweight Title) Mar 10 Frank Kolovrat Tucson, AZ KO 5 May 4 Manuel Gonzalez Tucson, AZ W 10 Jun 6 Thurman Durden Los Angeles KO 2 Jul 26 Ernie Lopez Los Angeles KO 7 Sep 6 Antonio Roldan Los Angeles KO 2 Oct 12 Zovek Barajas Los Angeles L 10 Nov 9 Jose Miranda Los Angeles W 10 1974 Jan 26 Dave Oropeza Tucson, AZ KO 3 Mar 8 Walter Charles San Diego KO 3 Mar 23 Eddie Perkins Tucson, AZ L 12 (For NABF Welterweight Title) Apr 18 Marcos Geraldo Los Angeles L 10 Jun 3 Roy Barrientos Toronto W 10 Jun 29 Billy Lloyd Los Angeles KO 1 Jul 29 Angel Espada San Juan L 10 Sep 7 Johnny Rico Tucson, AZ W 10 Dec 3 Hedgemon Lewis Los Angeles W 10 1975 Mar 29 Jose Napoles Acapulco, Mexico TL 12 (For World Welterweight Title) Jul 12 Jose Napoles Mexico City L 15 (For WBC and Lineal Welterweight Titles) Oct 5 Ruben Vasquez Los Angeles KO 7 1976 May 8 Abel Cordoba Los Angeles W 10 Jun 17 Jimmy Heair El Paso, Tx W12 1977 Jan 21 Carlos Palomino Los Angeles KO by 15 (For WBC and Lineal Welterweight Titles) Mar 20 Antonio Leyva Las Vegas, NV KO 1 Jun 2 Zovek Barajas Los Angeles KO 4 Jun 17 Ruben Vasquez El Paso, TX KO 8 Aug 6 Jose Palacios Los Angeles L 10 Dec 13 Pete Ranzany Sacramento, CA KO 6 1978 May 27 Carlos Palomino Los Angeles L 15 (For WBC and Lineal Welterweight Titles) Dec 9 Ray Leonard Springfield, MA KO by 7
