Ángel Chacón

Ángel Chacón (born December 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He's the former WBC FECARBOX super bantamweight, WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight, and the IBA featherweight Champion.

Ángel Chacón
Statistics
Real nameÁngel Chacón
Nickname(s)Avispa
Weight(s)Lightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1973-01-12) January 12, 1973
Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights46
Wins37
Wins by KO16
Losses9
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

Chacón was born in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. He had a very good amateur career and represented Puerto Rico at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.[1][2]

Professional career

WBC Super Bantamweight Championship

In February 1999, Chacón was knocked out in just two rounds by WBC Super Bantamweight Champion, Érik Morales at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

IBA Featherweight Championship

On October 27, 2002 Chacón upset the American John Michael Johnson to win the IBA Featherweight title. The bout was the main event of ESPN's Friday Night Fights.[4]

References

  1. "Angel Chacon - BoxRec".
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angel Chacón Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "Erik Morales vs. Angel Chacon - BoxRec".
  4. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17.


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