SPORT & NOTE
Sixto ESCOBAR

Male

"El Gallito"
(Sixto Escobar Vargas)
Bantamweight, Puerto Rico, Barceloneta
Born: March 23, 1913, Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Died: November 17, 1979, in Puerto Rico
Height: 5ft 4in, mt 1,62


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1930
+ July 17Luis E. PerezSan Juan, Puerto Rico TKO 2
+ Aug. 29Luis E. PerezSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 4
- Sept. 12Luis E. PerezSan Juan, Puerto Rico L 4
+ Oct. 5Ramon RodriquezSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 6
1931
- Jan. 1Rafael MoralesSan Juan, Puerto Rico L 8
+ Jan. 16Ramon RodriquezSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 4
+ Feb. 1Rafael MoralesSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 10
+ May 3Isidoro GonzalezCaracas, Venezuela KO 5
+ May 17Rafael MoralesCaracas, Venezuela KO 2
+ June 28Simon ChavezCaracas, Venezuela W 10
+ July 18Firpo ZulianoCaracas, Venezuela W 10
+ Aug. 9Abeol AlvarezCaracas, Venezuela KO 5
+ Sept. 13Phil TobiasCaracas, Venezuela W 10
- Nov. 15Enrique ChaffardetCaracas, Venezuela L 10
Venezuelan Featherweight Title
1932
- Mar. 19Firpo ZulianoCaracas, Venezuela L 12
- Apr. 23Jose LagoCaracas, Venezuela L 8
+ June 4Sindulfo DiazCaracas, Venezuela W 10
+ June 26Enrique MendozaCaracas, Venezuela W 8
- July 31Simon ChavezCaracas, Venezuela L 10
1933
= Jan. 9Enrique ChaffardetCaracas, Venezuela Draw 10
- Feb. 11Enrique ChaffardetCaracas, Venezuela L 10
+ Apr. 8KO TigerCaracas, Venezuela W 8
+ May 12Pedro RuizCaracas, Venezuela W 10
- May 27Ely ArriagaCaracas, Venezuela L 8
+ June 23KO TigerSan Juan, Puerto Rico TKO 2
+ Aug. 13Ray LuloloSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 8
+ Aug. 27Vicente AbadiaSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 8
= Sept. 15Felipe AndradeSan Juan, Puerto Rico Draw 10
1934
+ May 7Bobby LeithamHolyoke, United States TKO 7
+ May 21Joey ArchibaldHolyoke, United States W 10
+ June 6Bobby LeithamMontreal, Canada TKO 5
+ June 26Rodolfo CasanovaMontreal, Canada KO 9
+ Aug. 8Eugene HuatMontreal, Canada W 15
1935
- Mar. 31Juan ZuritaMexico City, Mexico L 10
+ May 28Joey ArchibaldNew York, United States TKO 6
+ June 21Johnny BangBrooklyn, United States KO 5
+ Aug. 7Pete SanstolMontreal, Canada W 12
National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title
- Aug. 26Lou SalicaNew York, United States L 15
NYSAC World Bantamweight Title
+ Nov. 15Lou SalicaNew York, United States W 15
NYSAC World Bantamweight Title
1936
+ Feb. 5Al GilletteSan Juan, Puerto Rico TKO 5
- July 15Indian QuintanaLong Island City, United StatesL 10
+ Aug. 31Tony MarinoNew York, United States TKO 13
NYSAC World Bantamweight Title
- Oct. 5Harry JeffraBaltimore, United States L 10
+ Nov. 13Indian QuintanaNew York, United States KO 1
- Dec. 9Harry JeffraNew York, United States L 10
1937
+ Feb. 21 Lou SalicaSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 15
World Bantamweight Title
+ May 12Nicky JeromeNew York, United States TKO 2
+ June 21Pat RobertsonChicago, United States TKO 8
+ July 21Georgie HolmesNew York, United States TKO 3
+ Sept. 1Eddie ReedHartford, United States KO 8
- Sept. 23 Harry JeffraNew York, United States L 15
World Bantamweight Title
= Nov. 13Johnny DeFoeBrooklyn, United States Draw 8
1938
+ Feb. 20 Harry JeffraSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 15
World Bantamweight Title
- Apr. 19KO MorganDetroit, United States L 10
- May 4Nat LitfinNew York, United States L 10
+ Sept. 5Lou TransparentiBaltimore, United States W 10
- Nov. 1Henry HookToronto, Canada L 10
- Dec. 19Al ManciniWashington, United States L 10
1939
+ Apr. 2KO MorganSan Juan, Puerto Rico W 15
NBA World and NYSAC World Bantamweight Title
+ July 7Young Johnny BuffMount Freedom, United States W 8
- July 25Frankie BoveGarfield, United States L 8
- Aug. 14Jimmy PerrinNew Orleans, United States L 10
- Oct. 4Tony OliveraOakland, United States L 10
- Dec. 11Frankie CovelliPittsburgh, United States L 10
1940
= Apr. 6Simon ChavezCaracas, Venezuela Draw 10
- Dec. 2Harry JeffraBaltimore, United States L 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 66, Won: 39 (17 inside the limit), Lost: 23 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 0