Hilario Zapata

“Bujía”

Boxing

43-10-1RECORD

14WINS BY KO / TKO

29WINS BY DECISION

54PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Bujía
Date of birth	19 Aug 1958
Nationality	Panamanian
Birthplace	Panama City, Panama
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Super flyweight, Flyweight, Light flyweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	168 cm (5′6″)
Reach	173 cm (68″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	1977–1993
Status	Retired
Pro debut	28 Oct 1977
Last fight	Loss vs Moon Sung-kil, 27 Feb 1993

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Titles and honours

WBC light flyweight champion (1980–1982)
WBC light flyweight champion (1982–1983)
WBA flyweight champion (1985–1987)

Background

Hilario Zapata is a Panamanian former professional boxer who held the WBC light flyweight title twice and the WBA flyweight title. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016.

Fight history

54 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Moon Sung-kil	TKO	1	2:54	27 Feb 1993	Seoul, South Korea	For WBC super flyweight title
Win	Noel Cogollo	Decision (unanimous)	12		28 Nov 1992	Panama City, Panama	Won WBC FECARBOX super flyweight title
Win	Eduardo Lopez	Decision (unanimous)	10		31 Oct 1992	Colón, Panama
Loss	David Merchant	Technical decision	7		19 Sep 1992	Panama City, Panama	For WBA Fedelatin super flyweight title
Win	Guillermo Salcedo	TKO	7		15 Aug 1992	Panama City, Panama
Win	Juan Rios	Decision (unanimous)	10		1 Aug 1992	Panama City, Panama
Win	Emilio Diaz	KO	2	2:02	21 Feb 1991	Panama City, Panama
Win	Genaro Manjarres	Decision (unanimous)	10		26 Oct 1990	Panama City, Panama
Win	Orlando Legal	KO	6	0:25	13 Sep 1990	Panama City, Panama
Win	Agustin Garcia	Decision (unanimous)	10		30 Aug 1990	Panama City, Panama
Loss	Pedro Romero	Decision (split)	10		22 Apr 1989	Colón, Panama
Loss	Julio Gudino	Decision (unanimous)	10		3 Dec 1988	Panama City, Panama
Draw	Fidel Bassa	Decision (split)	15		15 Aug 1987	Panama City, Panama	For WBA flyweight title
Loss	Fidel Bassa	Decision (unanimous)	15		13 Feb 1987	Barranquilla, Colombia	Lost WBA flyweight title
Win	Claudemir Carvalho Dias	Decision (unanimous)	15		7 Dec 1986	Salvador, Brazil	Retained WBA flyweight title
Win	Alberto Castro	Decision (split)	15		13 Sep 1986	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA flyweight title
Win	Dodie Boy Peñalosa	Decision (unanimous)	15		5 Jul 1986	Pasig, Philippines	Retained WBA flyweight title
Win	Shuichi Hozumi	Decision (unanimous)	15		7 Apr 1986	Nirasaki, Japan	Retained WBA flyweight title
Win	Javier Lucas	Decision (unanimous)	15		31 Jan 1986	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBA flyweight title
Win	Alonzo Gonzalez	Decision (unanimous)	15		5 Oct 1985	Panama City, Panama	Won vacant WBA flyweight title
Win	Alonzo Gonzalez	Decision (points)	10		29 Mar 1985	Panama City, Panama
Win	Ramon E. Espinal	TKO	1	1:22	2 Feb 1985	Panama City, Panama
Win	Rafael Cabrera	Decision (unanimous)	10		28 Dec 1984	Panama City, Panama
Loss	Santos Laciar	Decision (unanimous)	15		8 Dec 1984	Buenos Aires, Argentina	For WBA flyweight title
Win	Alberto Castro	Decision (points)	10		10 Oct 1984	Porlamar, Venezuela
Win	Alex Miranda	TKO	9		1 Sep 1984	Panama City, Panama
Win	Ramon Nery	Decision (unanimous)	10		14 Jul 1984	Panama City, Panama
Win	Juan Polo Pérez	Decision (unanimous)	10		23 Jun 1984	Panama City, Panama
Loss	Harold Petty	TKO	10	2:38	9 Nov 1983	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	For NABF bantamweight title
Loss	Chang Jung-koo	TKO	3	2:46	26 Mar 1983	Daejeon, South Korea	Lost WBC light flyweight title
Win	Tadashi Tomori	TKO	8	1:59	30 Nov 1982	Japan	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Chang Jung-koo	Decision (split)	15		18 Sep 1982	Jeonju, South Korea	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Tadashi Tomori	Decision (split)	15		20 Jul 1982	Kanazawa, Japan	Won WBC light flyweight title
Loss	Amado Ursua	KO	2	2:47	6 Feb 1982	Panama City, Panama	Lost WBC light flyweight title
Win	Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh	TKO	10	2:50	5 Nov 1981	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Germán Torres	Decision (unanimous)	15		15 Aug 1981	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Rudy Crawford	Decision (unanimous)	15		24 Apr 1981	Daly City, California, US	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Joey Olivo	TKO (corner retirement)	13		8 Feb 1981	Panama City, Panama	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Reinaldo Jose Becerra	Decision (majority)	15		1 Dec 1980	Caracas, Venezuela	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Shigeo Nakajima	TKO	11	2:56	17 Sep 1980	Gifu, Japan	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Hector Melendez	Decision (unanimous)	15		4 Aug 1980	Caracas, Venezuela	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Chi Bok Kim	Decision (unanimous)	15		7 Jun 1980	Seoul, South Korea	Retained WBC light flyweight title
Win	Shigeo Nakajima	Decision (unanimous)	15		24 Mar 1980	Japan	Won WBC light flyweight title
Win	Jose Ricard	TKO	7	1:00	6 Oct 1979	Colón, Panama
Win	Freddy Castillo	Decision (unanimous)	12		23 Jun 1979	Panama City, Panama
Win	Nestor Obregon	Decision (unanimous)	10		7 Apr 1979	Panama City, Panama
Win	Ramon L. Perez	TKO	9		14 Jan 1979	San Juan
Loss	Alfonso López	Decision (split)	12		1 Nov 1978	Panama City, Panama
Win	Young Hwan Kim	Decision (points)	10		19 Aug 1978	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Juan Guzman	Decision (unanimous)	10		2 Jul 1978	Panama City, Panama
Win	Alfredo Thomas	TKO	3		15 Apr 1978	Panama City, Panama
Win	Humberto Mayorga	Decision (points)	6		4 Mar 1978	Panama City, Panama
Win	Cesar Becerra	TKO	3	2:05	26 Nov 1977	Panama City, Panama
Win	Victor Lopez	TKO	2	1:25	28 Oct 1977	Colón, Panama	Pro debut

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