Eusebio Pedroza

Eusebio Pedroza is a name boxing fans speak about with real reverence, and rightly so. The Panamanian held the WBA and lineal featherweight title from 1978 to 1985 and defended it against eighteen different challengers, more than anyone in featherweight history. That number alone tells you how dominant and durable he was through a brutal era. His 1999 induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame felt inevitable. What moves me is that boxing ran in the family too, with his cousin Rafael also reaching world champion status. Pedroza passed away in 2019, a day before his birthday, but a seven-year title reign like his is the kind of legacy that lasts.

Name (English)

Eusebio Pedroza

Name (Japanese)

エウセビオ・ペドロサ

Reading

えうせびお・ぺどろさ

Born

March 2, 1956 – March 1, 2019

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Panama City, Panamá Province, Panama

Height

173 cm

Occupation

boxer

Awards & achievements

• 1999 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBA World Featherweight Champion
• The Ring World Featherweight Champion

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BB%E3%83%93%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B5

Tags

• Panamá Province
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.