AMB Mourns the Passing Away of the Two-Time World Jr. Welterweight World Champion Eddie Perkins

AMB Mourns the Passing Away of the Two-Time World Jr. Welterweight World Champion Eddie Perkins

World Boxing Association Official Site http://wbanews.com/new AMB mourns the passing away of the two-time world Jr. Welterweight world champion Eddie Perkins The WBA regrets the sensible pass away of two-time Jr. Welterweight world Champion, Eddie Perkins at the age of 75. Perkin became professional boxer in 1956 with an amateur record of 26 wins 10 loses. He won his first title in September 1962 to Duilio Loi, to whom he lost it in the same year. However, in June 1963 he defeated Roberto Cruz to regain his crown and kept it through 1965. His final record was 74-20-2, 21 KO’s. Perkins was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2006, later, in 2008, was inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The WBA family regrets his passing away and sends its condolences to his relatives. Perkins was a great warrior and a sport role model representative. His last fight was with diabetes. La Familia de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo ocurrió el sensible fallecimiento del estadounidense de 75 años, Eddie Perkins, quien fuera en dos oportunidades campeón welter jr. El ex monarca debió librar su última batalla con la diabetes. Después de un exitoso paso por el boxeo aficionado de su país, donde dejó registro de 26 1 / 2 World Boxing Association Official Site http://wbanews.com/new triunfos y 10 derrotas, dio el salto al profesional en 1956. Se tituló por primera vez al vencer a Duilio Loi el 14 de septiembre de 1962, y lo perdió en diciembre de ese mismo año, frente al propio Loi. Sin embargo, Perkins no espero mucho y en junio de 1963 recaptura su faja de manos de Roberto Cruz y lo mantuvo hasta 1965. Terminó su carrera con 74-20-2 y 21 noqueados. En el año 2006 fue exaltado al Salón Mundial de la Fama, y en el 2008 al Salón Internacional de la Fama. La AMB envía sus palabras de condolencias a los familiares y amigos de quien fuera un gran luchador y digno representante del pugilismo mundial. 2 / 2 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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