Eusebio Pedroza, (born March 2, 1953/56, Panama City, Panama—died March 1, 2019, Panama City), Panamanian skilled boxer, world featherweight (126 kilos [57 kg]) champion from 1978 to 1985.
At 5 toes 9 inches (1.75 metres), Pedroza was tall for a featherweight. He excelled in late rounds and at instances was accused of being a grimy fighter. Pedroza started boxing professionally in 1973 and obtained his first alternative to battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title on April 3, 1976, however misplaced when he was knocked out within the second spherical by Alfonso Zamora of Mexico. On April 15, 1978, Pedroza knocked out Spaniard Cecilio Lastra within the thirteenth spherical to assert the WBA featherweight title. He held that title for seven years, throughout which he made 19 title defenses, a division report. His reign got here to an finish on June 8, 1985, when he misplaced a 15-round determination (a battle whose consequence is set by judges’ scoring) by the hands of Barry McGuigan of Ireland. Pedroza had a profession report of 42 wins (25 by knockouts), 6 losses, 1 draw, and 1 no determination. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999.