Francisco Quiroz (June 4, 1957 – May 15, 1993) was a Dominican professional boxer and WBA world Light Flyweight champion. He was born in Moca, Dominican Republic.

Professional career Quiroz became a professional boxer in 1978 and captured the WBA light flyweight title with a KO win over Lupe Madera in 1984. He defended the belt once before losing to Joey Olivo in 1985. After the loss, Quiroz fought periodically in Latin America before retiring in 1990 after five consecutive losses, becoming one of the few world champions to retire with a losing record. His record was 11-15-1 with 5 wins by knockout.

Death Quiroz was killed in a nightclub brawl in 1993.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes28LossRamon AcunaKO1 (?)Nov 1, 199027Loss11–14–1 Israel ContrerasTKO1 (?)Oct 8, 198826Loss11–13–1 Ruben CondoriPTS10Sep 4, 198725Loss11–12–1 Agustin GarciaPTS10Jul 20, 198524Loss11–11–1 Joey OlivoUD15Mar 29, 198523Win11–10–1 Victor SierraKO2 (15)Aug 18, 198422Win10–10–1 Lupe MaderaKO9 (15)May 19, 198421Win9–10–1 Reinaldo Jose BecerraPTS10Oct 8, 198320Win8–10–1 Rodolfo RodriguezKO2 (10)May 30, 198319Draw7–10–1 Orlando MaestrePTS10Feb 21, 198318Win7–10 Oscar BolivarKO8 (?)Dec 11, 198217Loss6–10 Santiago CaballeroPTS10Nov 20, 1982166–9 Eduardo BarraganNC?Aug 14, 198215Loss6–9Israel ContrerasPTS10Jul 5, 198214Loss6–8Rafael OronoPTS10Jun 21, 198213Loss6–7Oscar BolivarPTS10Jun 7, 198212Loss6–6Reinaldo Jose BecerraPTS10May 17, 198211Loss6–5Ramon Antonio NeryKO4 (?)Mar 7, 198210Loss6–4Ramon Antonio NeryKO3 (12)Mar 1, 19829Loss6–3Sugar Baby RojasPTS10Oct 30, 19818Loss6–2Ramon L PerezPTS10Jun 20, 19817Loss6–1Ramon L PerezPTS10Mar 7, 19816Win6–0Quiro HernandezPTS10Nov 10, 19805Win5–0Elpidio de PaulaPTS10Sep 26, 19804Win4–0Felix BurgosPTS6May 24, 19803Win3–0Pascual PolancoPTS6Jul 26, 19792Win2–0Julo RecioKO4 (?)Apr 14, 19781Win1–0Prudencio CastilloPTS4Feb 24, 1978

See also

List of WBA world champions

External links

A Real Tower of Power