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Infobox Boxer
name=Jose Legra


realname=Jose Legra
nickname=
weight=featherweight
nationality=flagicon|Cuba Cuban
flagicon|Spain Spanish
birth_date=birth date|1943|4|19|df=y
birth_place=Baracoa, Cuba
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=150
wins=134
losses=12
draws=4
no contests=0
KO=49|

Jose Legra (born 19 April, 1943 in Baracoa, Cuba) is a former professional boxer in the featherweight division.

Legra is the former European and WBC world bantamweight champion.cite web | author=Boxrec | title="Jose Legra" | work=Boxrec Fighter Page | url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=009500&cat=boxer&pageID=2| accessdate=13 January| accessyear=2008]

Professional career

In June 1960, Legra turned professional in Cuba winning his first fight against Pedro Pinera which he won with a points decision over four rounds. Legra drew his next fight and lost two after that and fought a total of 34 fights in Mexico and Cuba before departing for Spain in 1963 with a record of 27-5-2.

Move to Spain

His first fight in Spain was in October 1963 against Moroccan Lazaro ben Layachi, which he won by KO in the sixth of eight rounds. Legra then went on a run of over sixty wins between 1963 and 1967 with just one defeat on points against Welshman Howard Winstone at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool in England.

European title

Legra won his first title belt, the vacant European featherweight title, in December 1967 with a third round knockout win over France's Yves Desmarets. Legra subsequently relinquished the title without a defence.

WBC World title

Legra first opportunity to fight for a recognised world title belt came in July 1968 when he challenged Howard Winstone again, this time for his WBC featherweight title. Legra floored Winstone twice in the first round of the fight. The bout was subsequently halted because Winstone had a badly swollen left eye.

Legra lost his WBC featherweight championship on 21 January, 1969 after being defeated by French Australian Johnny Famechon on points at the Albert Hall in London.

References

ee also

* List of WBC world champions

External links

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