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Cecilio Lastra

Spanish boxer

Born
12 August 1951, Santander
Died
23 September 2025, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
Citizenship
Spain
Sport
boxing
Discipline
featherweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Cecilio Lastra (12 August 1951 – 23 September 2025) was a Spanish professional boxer. He fought 54 times between 1975 and 1982; winning 39 (24 by knockout), losing 13 and drawing 2. The highlight of Lastra's career came in 1977 when he won the WBA world featherweight title against Rafael Ortega. During his career he also became the Spanish champion and twice challenged for the EBU title.

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Facts from Wikidata Q2943750 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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