On February 27, 1973, world boxing said goodbye to a legend. Peter Carrasco (Alosno, Huelva, July 11, 1943 – Madrid, January 27, 2001) retired as one of the main figures of the Golden Age of national boxing and after holding his fists in the ring with unforgettable victories between the ages of 60 and 70s.
Carrasco He was born into a family of farmers and ranchers on July 11, 1943 in Alosno (Huelva), but life had other plans for him. At the age of ten, he moved with his parents, Antonio Carrasco and Antonia García, to São Paulowhere he first came into contact with boxing.
There he learned “The Noble Art of the Twelve Strings” and between 1962 and 1972 he jumped into the ring 110 times, declaring himself the amateur championship of Club Manzioni and winning the championship São Paulo. At the end of 1962 he lost his first fight Brazil in the view of rosemiro de santoschampion of South Americabut ended his amateur stage with 25 matches in his favor.
Carrasco He is a light fighter, between 58.96 and 61.23 kilos, and wants to open horizons. He traveled to Italy with his team and made his debut Europe in the view of Carlos Legend. He won two rounds and after twelve victories he returned Brazil, although for a short time. Italy captured his heart and after only four months he returned to continue growing. He achieved 34 matches on Italian soil, 33 wins and one loss, an unblemished record that led him to return home, to Spain.
On August 2, 1963, he fought for the first time in Barcelona and he did it before Manuel Carvajal. He defeated him in six rounds and the victory marked both before and after his life. He moved to Barcelona with his whole family and put himself in the hands of the Italian manager Renzo Casadei. In 1964 he achieved the Spanish Championship in the view of Pedro Gomezbut three years later he had to join the Marine Corps to complete his military service.
In those years, between 1967 and 1971, he won six continental titles at lightweight and another at super lightweight. On June 30, 1967, it was announced European champion light after knocking out the Dane Boerge Krogh and on May 21, 1971, he fought for the continental super lightweight belt, which he achieved after defeating Rene Roque, although the big hit came in November 5, 1971 after being crowned world champion new american Armando ‘Mando’ Ramos at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid.
WORLD CHAMPION AGAINST COMMAND RAMOS
Armando ‘Mando’ Ramos dominated most of the match Carrasco, although the arm raised in the air was not his. In the twelfth round, of the fifteen scheduled, the referee sent the fighters to the corner and at that moment he decided to disqualify the American for some low blows.
The decision was highly contested and the world boxing council he was forced to call a rematch three months later. On February 18, 1972, Carrasco faced off again bouquets within Los Angeles Sports Arena and this time luck was not on his side. Ramos, whose face was disfigured by the Spaniard’s punches, won.
Their third confrontation took place on June 29, 1972 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid And that’s where the controversy comes back. Two of the three judges gave Ramos the win, but after the fight the American tested positive for amphetamine in the anti-doping control. The Spanish Federation asked for the title, but the World Council did not accept it and Carrasco lost the title Chango Carmona.
A LIFE ON THE SCREEN
Peter Carrasco, ‘The Sailor with the Golden Fists’, hung up his gloves a few months later. He February 27, 1973 He said goodbye with a total of 111 fights and 106 wins behind him, only three losses and two null fights.
He boxer he did not lose by KO, he achieved an unforgettable record and to this day he still holds the record of victories for a Spanish boxer (93-0). He is in the World Boxing Council Hall of Fame and his life will be brought to the screen.
Carrasco died at her home on January 27, 2001 of cardiac arrest and her daughter, Rocio Carrasco, wants to narrate his father’s life on the small screen. The presenter collected, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Boxing Foundation, an award in honor of his father and announced the new project. “We made a fictional series about his life. It’s convenient to know and be known. I’m very happy and excited,” he said.
Carrasco continues to be an example for many boxers and is the only Spanish boxer who, in 1933, entered the WBC ranking of the 40 best boxers of the last 30 years.
The famous Pedro Carrasco fights back
June 30, 1967: Carrasco was declared European Champion against Borge Krogh by technical KO in round eight.
May 10, 1968: Carrasco retained his world champion crown after defeating Kid Tano by KO in the eighth round.
September 13, 1968: Carrasco won again against Bruno Melissano by technical KO in three rounds.
October 18, 1968: Carrasco retained his crown by defeating Finn Olli Maeki by points in fifteen rounds.
March 6, 1969: Carrasco defeated Tore Magnussen by KO and retained his continental crown.
June 14, 1969: Carrasco won the European title against his great national rival Miguel Velázquez.
May 21, 1971: Carrasco was crowned super lightweight champion against Rene Roque.
November 5, 1971: Pedro Carrasco is crowned world champion.
June 28, 1972: Mando Ramos retained his world crown after defeating Carrasco in a disputed decision.
Source: La Verdad
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