Amado Ursua

Amado Ursua is a Mexican former professional boxer and WBC light flyweight champion.

Professional career

Amado won the Mexican National Light Flyweight title by upsetting veteran German Torres in a twelfth-round unanimous decision.

WBC Light Flyweight Championship

On February 6, 1982, in Panama City, Ursua won his WBC Light Flyweight title by upsetting a one loss Hilario Zapata by K.O. in the second round. Many had thought Amado did not have a chance against the Panamanian.
He would go on to lose his WBC title in a very controversial fifteen round Majority decision to Tadashi Tomori in Tokyo.