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10 Most Famous Mexican Boxers

Mexican boxers have carved their name as some of the world’s most famous combatants this is mainly due to their flare in the ring, tenacity and unmatched perspicacity. The nation has always been a favourite among boxing fans to produce the best boxers.

With boxers displaying some of the finest in-ring movements, the nation has from time and again produced quality fighters. The never-ending support these boxers get from their fanbase has propelled these boxers to the greatest heights of their careers. These boxers have been hailed as boxing treasures by their ardent supporters. Let鈥檚 take a look at some of the 10 most famous boxers from Mexico.

1. Julio Cesar Chavez

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Former Mexican professional boxer Julio C茅sar Chavez Gonz谩lez fought from 1980 until 2005. Ch谩vez, a multiple-time world champion in three weight classes, was named by The Ring magazine as the best boxer in the world from 1990 to 1993, pound for pound. From 1984 to 1987, he had the WBC super featherweight championship.

From 1987 to 1989, he won the WBA and WBC lightweight championships. From 1989 to 1996, he held the WBC light welterweight championship twice. From 1990 to 1991, he held the IBF light welterweight championship. In addition, he twice held the lineal light welterweight championship between 1990 and 1996, as well as the Ring magazine and lineal lightweight belts from 1988 to 1989.

He also holds the second-best attendance record for a boxing fight with 132,274 fans, a record that has been held since the 90s. Chavez is widely celebrated in Mexico as the best boxer hailing from the Latin nation.

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2. Saul 鈥楥anelo鈥� Alvarez

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Canelo is without a doubt the finest pound-for-pound fighter of the contemporary period, equipped with extraordinary punching power that makes him a perfect knockout machine. Santos Sa煤l “Canelo” 脕lvarez Barrag谩n is a professional boxer from Mexico. He has won many world championships in four weight classes ranging from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including three unified titles and two lineal titles.

脕lvarez is the first and only boxer in history to be an undisputed super middleweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), WBC, and Ring magazine belts since 2020, as well as the IBF and WBO titles since 2021. He is highly influential in Mexico and through his boxing promotions company, Canelo Promotions, he has been able to represent 40 boxers from Mexico. This has made him a fan favourite all over the world and in Mexico.

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3. Ruben Olivares

All Time Great Mexican World Champion Rub茅n Olivares at the 2010 Boxing Hall of Fame Induction in Canastota, New York photo by Pete Susens –

Rub茅n Olivares Avila is a former professional boxer from Mexico who is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is widely regarded as the best bantamweight of all time. Olivares was a multiple-time world champion and is widely regarded as one of the best bantamweight champions from Mexico.

He was extremely famous among Mexicans, with many considering him to be Mexico’s finest boxer for a long time. He now has the most wins in unified title contests in bantamweight history, with six. Olivares has also had major and cameo roles in Mexican films, and he has competed in over 100 professional fights.

4. Salvador Sanchez

Mexican professional boxer Salvador “Sal” S谩nchez Narv谩ez was born in Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de M茅xico. From 1980 until 1982, Sanchez held the titles of WBC and The Ring featherweight champion. Many boxing pundits concur that S谩nchez may have gone on to become the greatest featherweight fighter of all time if it weren’t for his tragically early passing.

Salvador Sanchez’s legacy was not only shaped by his performance in the ring, but also by the tragedy of his passing. Sal gained the respect of everyone with two years as champion and seven years as a professional boxer because of his abilities in the ring. Despite having defeated legendary fighters like Azumah Nelson, Wilfredo G贸mez, Juan Laporte, and Rub茅n Castillo, among others, he passed away in a car accident at the age of 23.

5. Carlos Zarate

Former Mexican professional boxer Carlos Z谩rate Serna fought from 1970 to 1988 and held the WBC bantamweight championship from 1976 to 1979. He and fellow Mexican and world Bantamweight champion Rub茅n Olivares have the distinction of being the only two professional boxers in history to put together two streaks of 20 or more knockout wins in a row. Carlos Zarate was a standout in the ring and he possessed a super knockout power.

One of the most notable victories in Mexican boxing history is his knockout victory over Alfonso Zamora in 1977. With his record of 66 wins and only 4 losses, Carlos cemented his name among the most celebrated Mexican boxers of all time.

6. Leo Santa Cruz 

Leo Santa Cruz is a professional boxer from Mexico. He has won world titles in four weight classes: bantamweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, and super featherweight. Since 2017, he held the WBA (Super) featherweight belt. The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board ranked him sixth pound-for-pound in January 2018. BoxRec classified him as the world’s fourth-best active featherweight in 2021.

7. Juan Manuel Marquez

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Former Mexican professional boxer Juan Manuel Marquez M茅ndez fought from 1993 until 2014. His victory over Manny Pacquiao is well-known. He holds nine world championships, including the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO featherweight titles from 2003 to 2007; the WBC super featherweight title from 2007 to 2008; the WBA (Super), WBO, Ring magazine, and lineal lightweight titles from 2008 to 2012; and the WBO junior welterweight title from 2012 to 2013.

He is the third boxer (after 脡rik Morales and Jorge Arce) from Mexico to win titles in four different weight classes. Marquez used a cerebral, extremely technical fighting style that involved analyzing an opponent’s patterns and capitalizing on every chance he got .

8. Erik Morales

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Former Mexican professional boxer Erik Isaac Morales Elvira fought from 1993 until 2012. Having held the WBC super-bantamweight title from 1997 to 2000, the WBC featherweight title twice between 2001 and 2003, the combined WBC and IBF super featherweight titles in 2004, and the WBC light welterweight title from 2011 to 2012, he is the first boxer born in Mexico to win world championships in four different weight classes.

Throughout his career, Morales defeated fifteen world champions. He is renowned for his trilogy matches with Manny Pacquiao and fellow Mexican superstar Marco Antonio Barrera.   Because of his fan-favourite position among Mexicans, Erik secured a seat in the Mexican Congress’ Chamber of Deputies representing Baja California. He currently serves on the legislative body’s committee on sports.

9. Vicente Saldivar

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Mexican professional boxer Vicente Samuel Sald铆var Garc铆a fought from 1971 to 1973. He held the WBA, WBC, and The Ring featherweight belts from 1964 until his retirement in 1967, making him a two-time champion in the division. In 1970, he returned and once more claimed the WBC and The Ring titles. Many renowned boxing historians and pundits have regularly put Saldivar among the best in the history of that division.

With eight title fights under his belt and seven successful title defences, he owns the records for both the most victories in unified featherweight title fights and the longest unified featherweight championship reign in boxing history. Saldivar fought in front of the fourth-largest audience ever, 90,000 in Estadio Azteca, thanks to his fervent following base in Mexico.

10. Jorge Arce

Former Mexican professional boxer Jorge Armando Arce Armenta, better known by his ring as Jorge Arce, fought from 1996 until 2014. He has won the world title more than once and is the second boxer from Mexico to win world titles in four weight divisions (after 脡rik Morales, who first achieved the feat two months prior). From 1998 to 1999, Arce held the WBO light flyweight championship. From 2002 to 2004, he also held the WBC and lineal light flyweight belts.

In 2010, he won the WBO super flyweight title. In 2011, he won the WBO junior featherweight title. From 2011 to 2012, he won the WBO bantamweight title. In addition, he held the WBC interim flyweight championship from 2005 to 2006 as well as the WBA interim super flyweight title from 2008 to 2009. In his final fight in 2014, he was challenged once for the WBC featherweight title.

Arce, the older brother of championship contender Francisco Arce Armenta, is still a popular favourite among boxing fans. Arce had a considerable following in his homeland thanks to his distinctive ring entrance, which saw him donning a black cowboy hat and sucking on a cherry lolly.

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