José Becerra
Mexican boxer (1936-2016)
ホセ・ベセラ
- Born
- 15 April 1936, Guadalajara
- Died
- 6 August 2016, Guadalajara
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Jesus "José" Becerra (15 April 1936 – 6 August 2016) was a Mexican professional boxer. He became the Undisputed Bantamweight World Champion in 1959. He was known as the Guadalajara Cobra.
Becerra was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, the youngest of the five children. His parents were Maria Covarrubias and Jesus Becerra. At age 12, in the 5th grade, Becerra quit school to work in a carriage repair shop.
Awards and honours
- The Ring World Bantamweight Champion
- WBA World Bantamweight Champion
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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