Antonio Pitalúa

Antonio Pitalúa (born February 21, 1970) is a Colombian-Mexican boxer. His record is 48 wins (42 KO's) and 4 losses. He captured the vacant interim WBC lightweight belt when he ko'd fellow Mexican José Armando Santa Cruz. Six months later he faced unbeaten knockout artist Edwin Valero he was down three times and the fight was stopped 49 seconds into the 2nd round.[1] He bounced back against Puerto Rican Jose Reyes with a knockout in the 6th round.

Eduardo Pitalua
Statistics
Real nameEduardo Antonio Ospino Pitalua
Weight(s)Light Welterweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
NationalityColombian and Mexican
Born (1970-02-21) February 21, 1970
Monteria, Colombia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights61
Wins53
Wins by KO47
Losses7
Draws1
No contests0

References

  1. Mulvaney, Kieran (5 April 2009). "Edwin Valero's power propelling him to new heights". ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2014.


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