José Quirino


José Quirino was a Mexican boxer in the Super Flyweight division. He is the former WBO Super Flyweight Champion.

Professional career

He was not a hard puncher, so José won many of his fights with his speed.

WBO Super Flyweight Championship

Quirino won the WBO Super Flyweight championship by upsetting Puerto Rico's José Ruíz Matos in The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada.
On September 4, 1992 he lost his championship against an undefeated Johnny Bredahl in a very disputed twelve-round decision, in Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Legacy

Jose was undefeated 16-0 until he lost his 17th professional fight against Tony "the bazooka" Luca,In this highly disputed ten-round fight. José has losses to some of boxing's best fighters like Danny Romero, Michael Carbajal, Mark Johnson, Junior Jones, and Johnny Bredahl. Jose was also nominated as the rookie of the year for Mexico in 1986.