Carlos Morocho Hernández


Carlos Enrique Hernández Ramos was a Venezuelan world champion professional boxer. Known professionally as Carlos Morocho Hernandez, he ended his career following a TKO by Scottish boxer Ken Buchanan.

History

Carlos Enrique Hernandez Ramos was born on 21 April 1940, in the populous parish of La Pastora, Caracas. For the peculiarity of being dark-haired, was identified for most of his career as "Morocho", but also was known as "Kid Helicoide". His first triumphs in boxing came at the age of 15 years old, earning the titles of Champion of the Federal District and National Featherweight monarch. In his first international tournament, he was included in the Second World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Mexico, where he earned the "Ring of Diamonds".
He was also champion of Central America and the Caribbean and was undefeated after 25 amateur fights. Following his amateur career, which he finished undefeated, he tried his hand at professional boxing, which seemed a more lucrative field to him.
The "Morocho" made the leap to professional boxing under the tutelage of Juancho Medina. His debut was on 25 January 1959 at Nuevo Circo de Caracas, against Felix Gil, at featherweight. On 18 January 1965, Carlos "Morocho" Hernández won the world light-welterweight championship, facing the American Eddie Perkins and giving Venezuela its first world champion.
After a career of successes and excesses, Carlos "Morocho" Hernández, met the end and defeat when he faced, in London, on 11 May 1971 Scotsman Ken Buchanan, to whom Hernandez lost by TKO in the eighth round.

Death

Carlos "Morocho" Hernandez" died in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 2, 2016, due to health complications.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
76LossKen BuchananTKO8, 0:30May 11, 1971Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK
75Loss60–11–4Gerardo FerratPTS10Oct 2, 1970Caracas, Venezuela
74Win60–10–4Jaguar KakizawaPTS10Jun 15, 1970Caracas, Venezuela
73Win59–10–4Lloyd MarshallTKO4 Apr 17, 1970Caracas, Venezuela
72Win58–10–4Raimundo DiasTKO9 Dec 19, 1969Caracas, Venezuela
71Win57–10–4George FosterKO1 Dec 8, 1969Caracas, Venezuela
70Win56–10–4Eugenio EspinozaPTS10Oct 10, 1969Caracas, Venezuela
69Win55–10–4Jose Luis CruzTKO3 Jul 27, 1969Caracas, Venezuela
68Win54–10–4Chucho AlmazanTKO3 Jul 15, 1969Maracaibo, Venezuela
67Loss53–10–4Nicolino LoccheUD15May 3, 1969Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFor WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
66Win53–9–4Alfredo UrbinaTKO2 Mar 31, 1969Maracaibo, Venezuela
65Win52–9–4Grady PonderKO2 Jan 27, 1969Caracas, Venezuela
64Win51–9–4Ray AdigunTKO6 Dec 20, 1968Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
63Win50–9–4German GastelbondoKO6 Nov 25, 1968Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
62Win49–9–4Herbie LeeTKO7 Oct 6, 1968Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
61Win48–9–4Agustin ChavezKO5 Aug 16, 1968Caracas, Venezuela
60Win47–9–4Eduardo MorenoTKO5 Jul 5, 1968Caracas, Venezuela
59Win46–9–4Johnny BrooksPTS10Apr 1, 1968Caracas, Venezuela
58Win45–9–4Curly AguirreKO2 Feb 6, 1968Caracas, Venezuela
57Loss44–9–4Curly AguirreKO1 Nov 6, 1967Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
56Win44–8–4Curly AguirreKO4 Sep 29, 1967Caracas, Venezuela
55Draw43–8–4Alfredo UrbinaPTS10Sep 2, 1967Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
54Win43–8–3Daniel GuaninKO2 Jun 10, 1967Caracas, Venezuela
53Win42–8–3Lennox BecklesKO4 Jan 20, 1967San Cristobal, Venezuela
52Loss41–8–3Langston MorganKO4 Dec 13, 1966Maracaibo, Venezuela
51Win41–7–3Langston MorganTKO2 Nov 22, 1966Maracaibo, Venezuela
50Win40–7–3Kid Bassey IITKO3 Oct 1, 1966Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
49Loss39–7–3Vicente DeradoUD10Jul 9, 1966Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
48Loss39–6–3Sandro LopopoloMD15Apr 29, 1966PalaEur, Roma, ItalyLost WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
47Loss39–5–3Ismael LagunaTKO8, 0:30Feb 19, 1966Estadio Juan D. Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
46Win39–4–3Humberto TrottmanKO2 Feb 5, 1966Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama
45Win38–4–3Percy HaylesKO3, 2:53Jul 10, 1965National Stadium, Kingston, JamaicaRetained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
44Win37–4–3Mario RossitoRTD4 May 15, 1965Estadio Alejandro Borges, Maracaibo, VenezuelaRetained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
43Win36–4–3Eddie PerkinsSD15Jan 18, 1965Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaWon WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles
42Win35–4–3Kenny LaneTKO2 Oct 5, 1964Estadio Luis Aparicio, Maracaibo, Venezuela
41Loss34–4–3José NápolesTKO7 Jun 22, 1964Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
40Win34–3–3Carlos Teo CruzTKO2 Jun 1, 1964Caracas, Venezuela
39Win33–3–3Joe BrownKO3 Nov 11, 1963Maracaibo, Venezuela
38Win32–3–3Bunny GrantRTD2 May 27, 1963Caracas, Venezuela
37Win31–3–3Rafael LunaKO3 Apr 13, 1963San Cristobal, Venezuela
36Win30–3–3Isidro RodriguezKO3 Jan 3, 1963Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
35Win29–3–3Eloy HenryKO2 Dec 21, 1962Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
34Loss28–3–3Paul ArmsteadUD10Nov 26, 1962Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
33Win28–2–3Douglas VaillantUD10Sep 17, 1962Caracas, Venezuela
32Loss27–2–3Kenny LaneUD10Jul 14, 1962Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
31Win27–1–3Paolo RosiTKO1, 2:11Jun 16, 1962Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
30Win26–1–3Gene GreshamPTS10May 21, 1962Caracas, Venezuela
29Win25–1–3Douglas VaillantPTS10Mar 30, 1962Caracas, Venezuela
28Win24–1–3Tito MarshallKO7 Feb 5, 1962Caracas, Venezuela
27Win23–1–3Alfredo UrbinaUD10Dec 11, 1961Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
26Win22–1–3Jethro CasonUD10Nov 2, 1961Alhambra Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
25Win21–1–3Sebastiao NascimentoKO6 Aug 19, 1961Estadio Universitario, Caracas, Venezuela
24Loss20–1–3Eddie PerkinsPTS10Jun 12, 1961Caracas, Venezuela
23Win20–0–3Len MatthewsPTS10Mar 27, 1961Caracas, Venezuela
22Draw19–0–3Kenny LanePTS10Feb 20, 1961Caracas, Venezuela
21Win19–0–2Angel Robinson GarciaPTS10Oct 31, 1960Caracas, Venezuela
20Win18–0–2Angel Robinson GarciaUD10Oct 18, 1960Caracas, Venezuela
19Win17–0–2Boby RosTKO6 Aug 31, 1960Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
18Win16–0–2Vicente RivasKO1, 2:19Jul 5, 1960Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaWon vacant Venezuelan lightweight title
17Win15–0–2Alfredo UrbinaUD12Apr 21, 1960Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
16Win14–0–2Gil CadilliPTS10Apr 1, 1960Caracas, Venezuela
15Win13–0–2Davey MooreRTD7 Mar 14, 1960Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
14Win12–0–2Baby VasquezKO3 Jan 25, 1960Caracas, Venezuela
13Win11–0–2Rocky RandellKO6 Dec 14, 1959Caracas, Venezuela
12Draw10–0–2Douglas VaillantPTS10Nov 2, 1959Caracas, Venezuela
11Win10–0–1Rodolfo FrancisUD10Aug 31, 1959Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
10Draw9–0–1Angel Robinson GarciaPTS10Aug 15, 1959Havana, Cuba
9Win9–0Luke EasterPTS8Jun 19, 1959Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
8Win8–0Isidro RodriguezKO7 Jun 6, 1959Maracaibo, Venezuela
7Win7–0Pedro La BarrereTKO4 May 16, 1959Havana, Cuba
6Win6–0Francisco SerranoTKO6 May 2, 1959Havana, Cuba
5Win5–0Angel Chapman MartinezKO1 Apr 17, 1959Santa Clara, Cuba
4Win4–0Isaac EspinosaTKO6 Apr 4, 1959Havana, Cuba
3Win3–0Reinaldo MarquezTKO2 Mar 21, 1959Havana, Cuba
2Win2–0Armando CastilloTKO2 Mar 7, 1959Havana, Cuba
1Win1–0Felix GilTKO3 Jan 26, 1959Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

''The Ring'' magazine titles

The Ring light welterweight champion

Regional/International titles

Undisputed titles