Mauro Mina Baylon was a Peruvian Light Heavyweight boxer known as the "Bombardero de Chincha", remembered as the best Peruvian boxer of the twentieth century.
11 Facts About Mauro Mina
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Mauro Mina was born in Chincha on November 22,1933.
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Mauro Mina began life in a rural African-Peruvian community, was a child worker in Chincha, Peru and struggled as a young man in Lima before becoming a professional boxer.
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Mauro Mina started boxing professionally at the age of 22 defeating Chilean Manuel Vargas in 10 rounds on October 22,1955.
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Mauro Mina was a new talent that arrived on the US boxing scene in the 60s.
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Mauro Mina had become one of the best light heavyweights in the world by fighting exclusively in South America.
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Mauro Mina continued boxing and winning during the 60s in fights against Gregorio "Goyo" Peralta, Freddie Mack, Sugar Boy Nando, Guillermo Dutschmann, Henry Hank, Eddie Cotton all of which he won.
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Mauro Mina won a fight against future champion Bob Foster, in 1963.
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Mauro Mina was ready for a shot at the Light Heavyweight title held by Harold Johnson but the discovery of a retinal injury acquired in one of his previous fights prevented such challenge from ever taking place.
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Mauro Mina had even a song composed to him by Peruvian singer Chabuca Granda, called "Punos de Oro".
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Mauro Mina died in 1993 from a heart attack with a professional record of 58 fights, of which he won 52, Lost 3, and Drew 3.