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Hall of Fame WBA Featherweight Champion Eusebio Pedroza Dies at 62

By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent


Panama City, Panama  (March 3rd, 2019)– International Boxing Hall of Fame retired World Boxing Association World Featherweight champion Eusebio Pedroza, who fought in 22 consecutive WBA world title bouts from 1978 to 1985, has died of pancreatic cancer in his native Panama City, Panama at age 62. From 1973 to 1992, Pedroza compiled a record of 41-6-1 with 25 knockouts. In 1982, WBC World Featherweight champion Salvador Sanchez died in a car accident in Mexico, and Pedroza became the recognized lineal world featherweight champion at that time. A Panamanian cousin, Rafael Pedroza, briefly held the WBA World Boxing Association World Super Flyweight title from 1981-1982.

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Robert Brizel - Head Boxing Correspondent
Robert Brizel - Head Boxing Correspondent
Robert is the Head Boxing Correspondent for Real Combat Media Boxing since 2013. Robert is also a photographer and ringside reporter for the RCM Tri State region which includes NJ, NY and PA. Robert conducts exclusive interviews, provides historical boxing articles and provides editorial ringside coverage of major boxing events. You can contact or follow Robert on Facebook and by email at [email protected].