Melchor Cob Castro

Melchor Cob Castro
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Real name	Melchor Cob Castro
Rated at	Light flyweight
Nationality	Mexican
Born	April 18, 1968 (1968-04-18) (age 43) Chiná, Campeche, Mexico
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	85
Wins	70
Wins by KO	33
Losses	11
Draws	4
No contests	0

Melchor Cob Castro (born 1968-04-18 in Chiná, Campeche, Mexico) a professional boxer in the light flyweight (108 lb) division.

Pro career

Cob Castro turned pro in 1986 and captured the WBC light flyweight title in 1991 with a TKO win over Rolando Pascua. He lost the belt in his first defense to Humberto González later that year by decision. In 1992 he lost a rematch to Gonzalez, also by decision. In 1997 he captured the WBO light flyweight title with a decision win over Jesus Chong, but again lost the belt in his first defense to Juan Domingo Córdoba.

In 2004 he took on Jorge Arce for the WBC light flyweight title, and was knocked out for the first time in his career in the 5th round.

See also

• List of WBC world champions
• List of WBO world champions

External links

• Professional boxing record for Melchor Cob Castro from BoxRec

Preceded by Rolando Pascua	WBC Light Flyweight Champion 1991 Mar 25 – 1991 Jun 3	Succeeded by Humberto González
Preceded by Jesus Chong	WBO Light Flyweight Champion 1997 Aug 25 – 1998 Jan 17	Succeeded by Juan Domingo Córdoba

Persondata
Name	Cob Castro, Melchor
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Date of birth	April 18, 1968
Place of birth	Chiná, Campeche, Mexico
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