Betulio González

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Betulio Segundo González (born October 24, 1949) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who is considered a national hero in Venezuela. He is considered by many to be Venezuela's greatest world champion in boxing history. A combatant of 92 bouts, he fought until eleven months before he turned forty, the mandatory age for professional fighters to retire in Venezuela.

Professional career

A native of Maracaibo, Zulia State he made his professional boxing debut on April 24, 1968, knocking out Elio Monzat in the third round at Gonzalez's hometown. Gonzalez won his first ten fights, including his Caracas debut, on November 25 of that same year, with a ten-round decision over Evencio Bruguillos.

On August 1, 1969, his winning streak came to a halt, when he was held to a ten-round draw (tie), by Juan José Brizuela in Caracas. He beat Brizuela by a ten-round decision in a September 16 rematch, then challenged Hector Criollo for the Venezuelan Flyweight title on October 10. He won his first belt by knocking out Criollo in seven rounds to win the regional title.

On March 6, 1970, he suffered a somewhat surprising defeat, at the hands of Felix Marquez, who had only five prior professional fights. He was knocked out by Marquez in six rounds. He followed this with a win over Marquez by 12 rounds split decision to retain the Venezuelan flyweight title in a rematch as well as a win over Nestor Jimenez and a loss to Ignacio Espinal; both Jimenez and Espinal would later go on to fight for world titles.

On April 1, 1971, he got his first world title try, in what also was his first fight abroad. Fighting Masao Ohba in Tokyo for the WBA world Flyweight title, he dropped a fifteen-round unanimous decision.

After three more wins, he had his second chance at a world title: on November 20, he faced world champion Erbito Salavarria for his WBC world title. The fight resulted in a controversial fifteen-round draw: The Zulia State boxing commission alleged that Salavarria had been given sugar or illegal drugs during the fight, and sent the WBC a bottle with which the sugar or drugs had supposedly been administered. The WBC recognized Gonzalez to be as world champion.

He lost the title in his second defense, being handed a tenth-round knockout by Venice Borkhorsor on September 29 at Bangkok. He defeated Socrates Batoto in his lone defense.

Gonzalez had four wins in a row after that loss, and, on August 4, 1973, he became a world Flyweight champion for the second time, when he claimed the vacant WBA title by defeating Miguel Canto by a fifteen-round majority decision in Maracaibo.

On November 17, he retained the title with an eleventh-round knockout over Alberto Morales. On May 19, 1974, he faced Shoji Oguma, another world champion boxer, in a non-title, ten round bout held at Tokyo. Gonzalez prevailed by a ten-round decision. On July 20, Gonzalez fought in Italy against Franco Udella, a world Jr. Flyweight champion, and he retained the WBA world Flyweight title with a tenth-round knockout.

Oguma became the WBA world Flyweight champion when he beat Gonzalez, on November 1, with a fifteen-round split decision in Tokyo.

After one more win, Gonzalez and Canto met, this time with Canto as WBC world champion. Canto defeated Gonzalez by a fifteen-round split decision on May 24, 1975 at Monterrey, Mexico.

Gonzalez then won eight fights in a row, before fighting for the Fecarbox regional Flyweight title. On June 20, 1976, he won that title by knocking out Hildo Roche in two rounds. On November 10, he and Canto had a third match; Canto retained the WBC world Flyweight title with a fifteen-round split decision, in a fight held in Caracas.[1]

Gonzalez won eight more fights in a row before being given another chance at becoming world Flyweight champion. On August 12, 1978, he joined the exclusive group of boxers who have become world champions three times in the same division, by defeating Guty Espadas by a fifteen-round majority decision in Caracas. This fight proved controversial as well, as Gonzalez appeared to be knocked down in the last round, but the fight's referee chose not to count it as a knockdown.

On November 4, he retained the title against the famed but maligned Chilean fighter Martin Vargas, a national hero in his country himself, with a twelfth-round knockout. Then, he and Oguma proceeded to have a third encounter, and, on January 1, 1979, they fought to a fifteen-round draw in Hamamatsu.

Gonzalez returned to Japan in July 1979, where, on July 6, he avenged his previous defeat to Oguma, by retaining the title with a twelfth-round knockout.[2] But in his next defense, against Luis Ibarra, he lost a fifteen-round decision and the world title on November 17.

Gonzalez then embarked on another winning streak, which reached seven victories in a row, including two knockouts over future world champion Peter Mathebula, in ten and six rounds, respectively. This winning streak stopped when he challenged Juan Herrera for the WBA world Flyweight title on December 19, 1981. Trying to become a world Flyweight champion for the fourth time, Gonzalez was knocked out in seven rounds.

Santos Laciar went on to beat Herrera for the WBA world title, and, after Gonzalez got another win, the two boxing legends met, on September 14, 1982, at a Maracaibo hotel. In what turned out to be his last try at becoming world Flyweight champion for the fourth time, Gonzalez lost a split decision to the Argentine boxer.

After losing by a twelve-round decision to Alberto Castro for the Fedelatin Flyweight title on July 7, 1984, Gonzalez announced his retirement for the first time.

In 1988, however, he returned to boxing for one more fight: having lost on November 28 to future world champion Rodolfo Blanco by knockout in eight rounds, he retired, eleven months before mandatory retirement in Venezuela.

He became a household name all over Latin America during his tenures as world champion, especially after the Spanish boxing magazines Ring En Español and Guantes helped popularize him.

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
92 Loss 76–12–4 Rodolfo Blanco TKO 8 (10) 1988-11-28 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
91 Win 76–11–4 Pedro Nieves TKO 5 (10) 1988-10-17 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
90 Template:DrawDraw 75–11–4 Juan Blanco PTS 12 (12) 1988-08-29 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For Venezuelan light flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
89 Loss 75–11–3 Alberto Castro PTS 12 (12) 1984-07-07 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBA Fedelatin flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
88 Win 75–10–3 Alberto Alger TKO 1 (10) 1984-05-25 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
87 Loss 74–10–3 Santos Laciar SD 15 (15) 1982-08-14 Hotel del Lago Casino, Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
86 Win 74–9–3 Julio Guerrero PTS 10 (10) 1982-06-05 Maracay, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
85 Loss 73–9–3 Juan Herrera TKO 7 (15) 1981-12-19 Carte Clara Baseball Park, Merida, MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
84 Win 73–8–3 Ramon L Perez PTS 10 (10) 1981-11-21 Maracay, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
83 Win 72–8–3 Peter Mathebula KO 6 (10) 1981-10-04 Maracay, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
82 Win 71–8–3 Peter Mathebula TKO 10 (10) 1981-06-21 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
81 Win 70–8–3 Carlos Illescas KO 2 (10) 1981-03-28 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
80 Win 69–8–3 Manuel Rios TKO 5 (10) 1980-12-06 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
79 Win 68–8–3 Pascual Polanco TKO 5 (10) 1980-11-14 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
78 Win 67–8–3 Arturo Gonzalez KO 5 (10) 1980-10-31 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
77 Win 66–8–3 Elias DeLeon PTS 10 (10) 1980-06-28 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
76 Loss 65–8–3 Luis Ibarra UD 15 (15) 1979-11-17 Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
75 Win 65–7–3 Shoji Oguma KO 12 (15) 1979-07-06 Tochigi Prefectural Gym, Utsunomiya, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
74 Template:DrawDraw 64–7–3 Shoji Oguma SD 15 (15) 1979-01-29 City Gymnasium, Hamamatsu, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
73 Win 64–7–2 Martín Vargas TKO 12 (15) 1978-11-04 Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
72 Win 63–7–2 Guty Espadas MD 15 (15) 1978-08-12 Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
71 Win 62–7–2 Rocky Mijares TKO 7 (10) 1978-07-08 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
70 Win 61–7–2 Pedro Campoverde TKO 2 (10) 1978-06-17 Valencia, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
69 Win 60–7–2 Humberto Mayorga TKO 2 (10) 1978-05-13 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
68 Win 59–7–2 Raul Valdez PTS 10 (10) 1978-03-04 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
67 Win 58–7–2 Carlos Ramon Escalante TKO 6 (10) 1977-09-30 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
66 Win 57–7–2 Rodolfo Rodríguez RTD 7 (10) 1977-06-25 Plaza de Toros, Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
65 Win 56–7–2 Samuel Machorro PTS 10 (10) 1977-04-16 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
64 Win 55–7–2 Prudencio Cardona KO 3 (10) 1977-03-12 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
63 Win 54–7–2 Valentin Martinez TKO 8 (10) 1977-02-13 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
62 Win 53–7–2 Juanito Herrera TKO 2 (10) 1976-11-29 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
61 Loss 52–7–2 Miguel Canto SD 15 (15) 1976-10-03 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBC & The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
60 Win 52–6–2 Mario Chavez KO 2 (10) 1976-08-21 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
59 Win 51–6–2 Robert Emerson TKO 3 (10) 1976-07-25 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
58 Win 50–6–2 Hilde Roche KO 2 (12) 1976-06-20 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant WBC FECARBOX flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
57 Win 49–6–2 Felix Madrigal TKO 2 (10) 1976-05-15 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
56 Win 48–6–2 Henry Diaz TKO 8 (10) 1976-04-10 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
55 Win 47–6–2 Tony Sanchez PTS 10 (10) 1976-02-14 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
54 Win 46–6–2 Luis Torres KO 3 (10) 1975-12-01 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
53 Win 45–6–2 Andres Reyes KO 4 (10) 1975-11-15 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
52 Win 44–6–2 Reynaldo Romero KO 1 (10) 1975-10-04 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
51 Win 43–6–2 Sergio Omar Villouta TKO 2 (10) 1975-09-06 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
50 Win 42–6–2 Mariano García TKO 2 (10) 1975-07-26 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
49 Loss 41–6–2 Miguel Canto SD 15 (15) 1975-05-24 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBC & The Ring flyweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
48 Win 41–5–2 Mario Mendez KO 8 (10) 1975-02-22 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
47 Loss 40–5–2 Shoji Oguma SD 15 (15) 1974-10-01 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost WBC flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
46 Win 40–4–2 Franco Udella TKO 10 (15) 1974-07-20 Stadio Darsena, Lignano Sabbiadoro, ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
45 Win 39–4–2 Shoji Oguma PTS 10 (10) 1974-05-19 City Sogo Gym, Kōriyama, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
44 Win 38–4–2 Luis Cortez TKO 2 (10) 1974-03-30 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
43 Win 37–4–2 Alberto Morales TKO 11 (15) 1973-11-17 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
42 Win 36–4–2 Reinaldo Ramirez KO 3 (10) 1973-09-29 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41 Win 35–4–2 Miguel Canto MD 15 (15) 1973-08-04 Luis Aparicio Stadium, Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant WBC flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
40 Win 34–4–2 Ricardo Delgado PTS 10 (10) 1973-07-10 Maracay, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
39 Win 33–4–2 Lorenzo Gutierrez KO 1 (10) 1973-03-10 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38 Win 32–4–2 Osamu Haba TKO 5 (10) 1973-01-31 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
37 Win 31–4–2 Rudy Billones TKO 1 (10) 1972-11-17 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36 Loss 30–4–2 Venice Borkhorsor TKO 10 (15) 1972-09-29 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, ThailandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost WBC flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
35 Win 30–3–2 Socrates Batoto KO 4 (15) 1972-06-03 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBC flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
34 Win 29–3–2 Willie Pastrana TKO 4 (10) 1972-03-15 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
33 Win 28–3–2 Salvador Lozano TKO 6 (10) 1972-01-31 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
32 Template:DrawDraw 27–3–2 Erbito Salavarria SD 15 (15) 1971-11-20 Luis Aparicio Stadium, Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBC flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 Win 27–3–1 San Sacristan PTS 10 (10) 1971-08-30 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 Win 26–3–1 Natalio Jimenez PTS 10 (10) 1971-07-17 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 Win 25–3–1 Tony Moreno UD 10 (10) 1971-06-05 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 Loss 24–3–1 Masao Ohba UD 15 (15) 1971-04-01 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBA flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 Win 24–2–1 Lucio Del Rio Mosca TKO 8 (10) 1971-01-31 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 Win 23–2–1 Bernabe Villacampo SD 12 (12) 1970-12-21 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 Win 22–2–1 Rodolfo Lopez TKO 7 (10) 1970-11-30 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Win 21–2–1 Jose Cruz Garcia TKO 6 (10) 1970-11-02 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Win 20–2–1 Ubaldo Duarte PTS 10 (10) 1970-09-25 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 Win 19–2–1 Ignacio Espinal TKO 10 (10) 1970-08-04 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 Win 18–2–1 Félix Márquez SD 12 (12) 1970-06-05 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained Venezuelan flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 Loss 17–2–1 Ignacio Espinal PTS 10 (10) 1970-05-08 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 Win 17–1–1 Nestor Jimenez PTS 10 (10) 1970-04-17 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 Loss 16–1–1 Félix Márquez TKO 6 (10) 1970-03-06 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Win 16–0–1 Plinio Hernandez TKO 3 (10) 1970-02-20 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Win 15–0–1 Catalino Alvarado TKO 6 (10) 1969-12-12 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Win 14–0–1 Ismael Escobar KO 2 (?) 1969-11-03 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Win 13–0–1 Hector Criollo TKO 7 (12) 1969-10-10 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won Venezuelan flyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 Win 12–0–1 Juan Jose Brizuela PTS 10 (10) 1969-09-16 Estadio Alejandro Borges, Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Win 11–0–1 Ramon Bravo KO 5 (10) 1969-09-08 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 Template:DrawDraw 10–0–1 Juan Jose Brizuela PTS 10 (10) 1969-08-01 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 Win 10–0 Nelson Alarcon PTS 10 (10) 1969-07-15 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Win 9–0 Antonio Barbosa PTS 10 (10) 1969-05-26 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 Win 8–0 Mario De Leon PTS 10 (10) 1969-03-31 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Win 7–0 Hilario Diaz PTS 10 (10) 1969-02-03 Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 Win 6–0 Evencio Bruguillos PTS 10 (10) 1968-11-25 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 Win 5–0 Hector Criollo TKO 5 (10) 1968-10-22 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Win 4–0 Pollo Lara KO 4 (?) 1968-09-17 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Win 3–0 Fernando Ramirez TKO 3 (?) 1968-08-09 Cabimas, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Win 2–0 Jose L Hernandez PTS 4 (4) 1968-06-26 Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Eliseo Monzant TKO 3 (?) 1968-04-24 Estadio Alejandro Borges, Maracaibo, VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

See also

References

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Sporting positions

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Venezuelan flyweight champion
October 10, 1969 – 1970
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Title next held by
Luis Reyes Arnal
Vacant
Title last held by
Orlando Hernández
WBC FECARBOX flyweight champion
June 20, 1976 – 1976
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Title next held by
Orlando Maldonado

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check WBC flyweight champion
December 29, 1971 – September 29, 1972
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Title last held by
Venice Borkhorsor
WBC flyweight champion
August 4, 1973 – October 1, 1974 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check WBA flyweight champion
August 12, 1978 – November 17, 1979 Template:S-ttl/check
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