José Quirino

José Quirino
José Quirino
Born	19 April 1968 (age 56); Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Other names	El Gallito
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight; Super flyweight
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Reach	185 cm (73 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	36
Wins by KO	15
Losses	22
Draws	1
No contests	0

José Quirino (born 19 April 1968) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1997. He held the WBO super flyweight title in 1992.

Professional career

Quirino was not a hard puncher, so he won many of his fights with his speed.^[1]

WBO super flyweight title

Quirino won the WBO super flyweight title by upsetting Puerto Rico's José Ruíz Matos in The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada.^[2]

On September 4, 1992, he lost his championship against an undefeated Johnny Bredahl in a very disputed twelve-round decision, in Copenhagen.^[3]

Legacy

Jose was undefeated at 16-0 until he lost his 17th professional fight against Tony "the bazooka" Luca in a highly disputed ten-round fight. José has losses to some of boxing's best fighters like Danny Romero, Michael Carbajal, Mark Johnson, Junior Jones, and Johnny Bredahl. Jose was also nominated as the rookie of the year for Mexico in 1986.

Personal life

Quirino's son, José Jr., went 20–3–3 as a professional boxer before he was shot and killed in Tijuana in 2020.^[4]

References

^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
^ "Ejecutaron a José "Gallito" Quirino Jr. en Tijuana, joven promesa del boxeo". Infobae (in Spanish). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

External links

Boxing record for José Quirino from BoxRec (registration required)

Preceded by José Ruíz Matos	WBO Super Flyweight Champion 2 February 1992– 4 September 1992	Succeeded by Johnny Bredahl

[1] "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.

[2] "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.

[3] "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.

[4] "Ejecutaron a José "Gallito" Quirino Jr. en Tijuana, joven promesa del boxeo". Infobae (in Spanish). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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