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My Take
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.
Overview
Eusebio Pedroza (March 2, 1956 – March 1, 2019) was a Panamanian boxer who held the WBA and lineal featherweight championship from 1978 to 1985, having defended the title against 18 different contenders, more than any other boxer in featherweight history. His cousin, Rafael Pedroza, was a world champion also, in the junior bantamweight division, although Rafael's reign as world champion was short-lived.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1999 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBA World Featherweight Champion
- The Ring World Featherweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from Panama →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.