Carlos Licona
Carlos Licona ![]() |
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Birth Name | Carlos Rogelio Licona |
Fight name | Mexicanito |
Weight class | Straw weight |
nationality |
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birthday | March 3, 1995 |
place of birth | Mexico city |
style | Normal display |
size | 1.63 m |
Range | 1.73 m |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 15th |
Victories | 14th |
Knockout victories | 2 |
Defeats | 1 |
draw | 0 |
No value | 0 |
Profile in the BoxRec database |
Carlos Licona (* 3. November 1990 in Mexico City , Mexico , as Carlos Rogelio Licona ) is a Mexican boxer in the straw weight and current undefeated champion of the Association of International Boxing Federation (IBF short).
Professional career
The 1.63 meter tall Mexicanito, Licona's fight name, made his professional debut on December 5, 2014, he beat his compatriot Armando Diaz in a classic knockout in round 1 in a four-round fight
Licona boxed against Puerto Rican Janiel Rivera in April 2018 for the vacant Latino belt of the World Boxing Organization (WBO for short). Licona could clearly and unanimously defeat Rivera on points.
On December 1 of the same year Licona then competed against the Philippines Mark Anthony Barriga at the Staples Center in LA for the vacant IBF World Championship and won by unanimous decision of the judge.
Web links
- Carlos Licona in the BoxRec database
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Hiroto Kyoguchi vacant |
World Straw Weight Boxing Champion ( IBF ) December 1, 2018 - February 16, 2019 |
DeeJay Kriel |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Licona, Carlos |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mexicanito (battle name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican boxer in straw weight |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1995 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico City , Mexico |