César Bazán

César Bazán Pérez (born 13 December 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2012. He held the WBC lightweight title from 1998 to 1999.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bazán and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
César Bazán
Bazán in 2011
Statistics
Real nameCésar Bazán Pérez
Nickname(s)El Paso
Weight(s)Welterweight
Light welterweight
Lightweight
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
NationalityMexican
Born (1974-12-13) 13 December 1974
Mexico City, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights61
Wins49
Wins by KO32
Losses11
Draws1

Professional career

Bazán grew up in Colonia Valle Gómez and turned pro at age 17 to make some money.[1] He made his professional debut on 13 April 1992, defeating Miguel Pérez on points in Mexico City.[2]

WBC lightweight title

Bazán captured the WBC lightweight title by upsetting an undefeated Stevie Johnston in 1998.[1] Bazan defended the belt twice before losing it in a rematch to Johnston in 1999, even though Johnston had a point deducted in Round 3 for punching to the back of Bazan's head.[3]

Bazán vs. Castillo

In 2001 César took on WBC lightweight champion, José Luis Castillo but went on to lose the championship bout.[4]

He has not fought for a title since, although he continues to fight and recently lost a split decision to Cristian Bejarano in a foul filled fight in which Bazan was docked a point for a low blow in the fourth and Bejarano was docked a point for a headbutt in the 11th.[5]

Retirement

César lost a light-welterweight bout to Irish fighter Paul McCloskey on a decision in Donegal, Ireland, on 29 March 2008. Although he attacked McCloskey very little during the fight, he did display some durability, as he took considerable punishment and lasted to the finish.[6] He later moved to El Paso.[1]

See also

References
  1. Aguilar, Matthew (12 June 2020). "22 years ago, boxer Cesar Bazan was golden in battle against champion Stevie Johnston". El Paso Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  3. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-13.
  4. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13.
  5. "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19.
  6. "Mike Alvarado Powers Past Cesar Bazan in Four-Rounds". Boxing Scene. 26 July 2008.


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