José Nápoles
Cuban-Mexican boxer (1940-2019)
ホセ・ナポレス
- Born
- 13 April 1940, Santiago de Cuba
- Died
- 16 August 2019, Mexico City
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- middleweight, welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 77 wins, 7 losses
José Ángel Nápoles (April 13, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was a Cuban-born Mexican professional boxer. He was a two-time undisputed welterweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles between 1969 and 1975. He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. His record of the most wins in unified championship bouts in boxing history, shared with Muhammad Ali, was unbeaten for 40 years. After debuting professionally in Cuba, he fought out of Mexico and became a Mexican citizen.
Awards and honours
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year 1969
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990
- The Ring World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- WBC World Welterweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1358273 (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.