Amado Ursua


Amado Ursua is a Mexican former boxer in the Light Flyweight division. He is a former Mexican national Light Flyweight and WBC world Light Flyweight champion.

Professional career

Amado won the Mexican National Light Flyweight Championship by upsetting veteran German Torres in a twelfth-round unanimous decision.

WBC Light Flyweight Championship

On February 6, 1982, in Panama City, Panama Amado Ursua won his WBC Light Flyweight Championship by upsetting a one loss Hilario Zapata by K.O. in the second round. Many had thought Amado did not have a chance against the Panamanian.
He would go on to lose his WBC title in a very controversial fifteen round Majority decision to Tadashi Tomori in Tokyo, Japan.