Pedro Carrasco


Pedro Juan Carrasco García was a Spanish boxer whose fame transcended the boxing ring. During the 1970s, he was a media darling in Spain.

Professional career

Carrasco was crowned European Lightweight champion in 1967. This triumph was followed four years later, in 1971, with a victory over Mando Ramos in Madrid by disqualification in 11 rounds for the WBC's world Lightweight title. The victory was marred by controversy because Carrasco won the title while lying on the canvas: he had been hit in the head by Ramos. The fight's referee expressed confusion as to whether the blow was legal, but he decided to call it an illegal blow and raised Carrasco's hand in signal of victory. Carrasco immediately became a national hero in Spain, as Spain's second-ever world boxing champion.
Carrasco, who was a culturally educated fighter, became a sensation with the media, especially with tabloid magazines, and he started to be seen with Spanish show business stars. His picture appeared on the covers of such magazines as ¡Hola! many times. He married the singer Rocío Jurado, with whom he had a daughter, Rocío Carrasco. He was also married to Raquel Mosquera for five years.
In 1971, and because of the controversial nature of his world championship win over Ramos, the WBC ordered a rematch, and it was fought in Los Angeles. There, the fight was controversial again, this time because Carrasco looked to most onlookers and fans to be clearly the winner but the decision was favorable to Ramos and he retook the title. They had another rematch, and Ramos beat Carrasco again.
Carrasco's career boxing record was 106–3–2. After beginning his career 12–1–1, Carrasco had a streak on which he went 92–0–1. The draw came after Carrasco had won 83 consecutive fights. This undefeated streak was longer than Julio César Chávez's. Chávez's streak, however, was from the beginning of the career, and he was 87–0 before the draw.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
110WinBeau JaynesTKO6 1972-12-01Pabellón Polideportivo del Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
109Win104–3–2Enrico BarlattiTKO4 1972-09-22Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
108Loss103–3–2Mando RamosSD15 1972-06-28Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, SpainFor WBC lightweight title
107Loss103–2–2Mando RamosSD15 1972-02-18Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Lost WBC lightweight title
106Win103–1–2Mando RamosDQ12 1971-11-05Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, SpainWon vacant WBC lightweight title
105Win102–1–2Jerry WellsTKO5 1971-09-10Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
104Win101–1–2Bruno MeggiolaroPTS10 1971-07-30Campo del Gas, Madrid, Spain
103Win100–1–2Klaus JacobyKO3 1971-07-08Plaza de Toros, Zaragoza, Spain
102Win99–1–2David PesentiDQ10 1971-06-18La Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
101Win98–1–2Rene RoqueUD15 1971-05-21Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, SpainWon EBU super lightweight title
100Win97–1–2Jake GulinoKO9 1971-04-17Milan, Italy
99Win96–1–2Pietro VargelliniTKO5 1971-02-19Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
98Win95–1–2Joe TettehPTS10 1970-12-26Madrid, Spain
97Draw94–1–2Joe TettehPTS10 1970-11-20Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
96Win94–1–1Thomas MatthewsTKO2 1970-09-04Campo del Gas, Madrid, Spain
95Win93–1–1Olli MäkiPTS10 1970-08-22Valencia, Spain
94Win92–1–1Jean Pierre Le JaouenTKO6 1970-06-26Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
93Win91–1–1Carlos AlmeidaTKO5 1970-06-13Plaza de Toros, Almería, Spain
92Win90–1–1Jose Jaime Marquez PereyraKO2 1970-05-22Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
91Win89–1–1Lakdar El HariziKO6 1970-03-18Valencia, Spain
90Win88–1–1Jose Luis VallejoTKO2 1970-03-04Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain
89Win87–1–1Dave WyattTKO3 1970-02-19Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
88Win86–1–1Jake GulinoTKO6 1970-01-29Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
87Win85–1–1Massimo ConsolatiTKO3 1970-01-15Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Spain
86Win84–1–1Dino Del CidDQ2 1969-12-30Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
85Win83–1–1Vic AndreettiTKO10 1969-12-19Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
84Win82–1–1Giampiero SalamiTKO6 1969-11-22PalaEur, Roma, Italy
83Win81–1–1Bill WhittenburgTKO5 1969-11-07Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
82Win80–1–1Victor BaergaTKO4 1969-10-23Pabellón del Centro Deportivo Municipal, Vigo, Spain
81Win79–1–1Paul RourreTKO9 1969-09-27Valencia, Spain
80Win78–1–1Angel Robinson GarciaPTS10 1969-09-10Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
79Win77–1–1Massimo ConsolatiRTD4 1969-08-06Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre, Bilbao, Spain
78Win76–1–1Paul RourreTKO6 1969-07-24Campo de Fútbol de Arana, Ordizia, Spain
77Win75–1–1Miguel VelasquezPTS15 1969-06-13Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, SpainRetained EBU lightweight title
76Win74–1–1Klaus JacobyKO2 1969-04-17Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
75Win73–1–1Ould MakloufiKO6 1969-03-29Malaga, Spain
74Win72–1–1Tore MagnussenTKO3 1969-03-06Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, SpainRetained EBU lightweight title
73Win71–1–1Jose Luiz PenteadoDQ4 1969-01-02K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
72Win70–1–1Al RoccaTKO3 1968-12-05Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
71Win69–1–1Kid RainbowTKO3 1968-11-16Pabellón del Centro Deportivo Municipal, Vigo, Spain
70Win68–1–1Olli MäkiPTS15 1968-10-18Plaza de Toros, Valencia, SpainRetained EBU lightweight title
69Win67–1–1Bruno MelissanoTKO3 1968-09-13La Monumental, Barcelona, SpainRetained EBU lightweight title
68Win66–1–1Valerio NunezTKO3 1968-08-10Plaza de Toros, Valladolid, Spain
67Win65–1–1Serafino LucheriniPTS10 1968-07-31Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Spain
66Win64–1–1Jose Luiz PenteadoTKO3 1968-07-20Pabellón del Centro Deportivo Municipal, Vigo, Spain
65Win63–1–1Kid TanoKO8 1968-05-10Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, SpainRetained EBU lightweight title
64Win62–1–1Enrique LevyTKO4 1968-04-07Plaza de Toros de La Merced, Huelva, Spain
63Win61–1–1Giampiero SalamiTKO4 1968-03-19Valencia, Spain
62Win60–1–1Eduardo BatistaRTD2 1968-03-10Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
61Win59–1–1Paul RourreTKO4 1968-02-04Estadio Insular, Las Palmas, Spain
60Win58–1–1Franco BrondiTKO4 1967-12-22Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
59Win57–1–1Hector Omar OlivaTKO4 1967-12-15Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain
58Win56–1–1Aldo PravisaniPTS10 1967-12-01Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
57Win55–1–1Børge KroghRTD8 1967-06-30Las Ventas, Madrid, SpainWon EBU lightweight title
56Win54–1–1Jesse GreenTKO3 1967-06-02Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
55Win53–1–1Angel NechesPTS10 1967-05-13Salamanca, Spain
54Win52–1–1Abdelkader ben BachirKO3 1967-04-29Ring del Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain
53Win51–1–1Benito GallardoTKO5 1967-04-08Salamanca, Spain
52Win50–1–1Roy AteTKO3 1966-10-07Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
51Win49–1–1Daniel DeneuxTKO6 1966-09-22Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
50Win48–1–1Boualem BelouardTKO3 1966-09-09Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
49Win47–1–1Tony FalconTKO2 1966-09-02Campo del Gas, Madrid, Spain
48Win46–1–1Joaquin MartinTKO5 1966-08-13Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Spain
47Win45–1–1Pedro Gomez AceboTKO3 1966-08-05Campo del Gas, Madrid, Spain
46Win44–1–1Manuel PrietoPTS10 1966-07-17Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Spain
45Win43–1–1Ricardo NavarroTKO4 1966-07-08Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
44Win42–1–1Vitor AlvesTKO5 1966-06-28Valencia, Spain
43Win41–1–1Karl FurchtKO3 1966-06-17La Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
42Win40–1–1Dris ben AmarTKO3 1966-06-10Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
41Win39–1–1Vitor AlvesKO3 1966-06-03Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
40Win38–1–1Quintino SoaresTKO6 1966-05-26Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
39Win37–1–1Emilio RiccettiPTS10 1966-05-13Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
38Win36–1–1Mario ObertiPTS10 1966-03-31Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
37Win35–1–1Ameur LaminePTS10 1966-03-17Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
36Win34–1–1Pierre TirloTKO8 1966-03-03Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
35Win33–1–1Georges PayenKO3 1966-02-17Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
34Win32–1–1Serafino LucheriniPTS8 1966-02-03Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
33Win31–1–1Roger YounsiTKO1 1966-01-20Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
32Win30–1–1Rene RoquePTS8 1965-12-13PalaLido, Milan, Italy
31Win29–1–1Pedro Gomez AceboPTS8 1965-10-30Como, Italy
30Win28–1–1Mario ObertiRTD7 1965-09-19Varese, Italy
29Win27–1–1Serafino LucheriniTKO7 1965-08-28Gubbio, Italy
28Win26–1–1Cosimo LacirignolaTKO4 1965-07-09Bergamo, Italy
27Win25–1–1Lat ShonibareTKO4 1965-06-28Palazzetto dello Sport, Napoli, Italy
26Win24–1–1Vincenzo PitardiPTS8 1965-02-19Torino, Italy
25Win23–1–1Juan PintoPTS8 1965-02-04Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain
24Win22–1–1Miguel CalderinPTS8 1964-12-23Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
23Win21–1–1Mohamed Halimi LaroussiKO3 1964-12-12Basel, Switzerland
22Win20–1–1Pedro Gomez AceboPTS8 1964-11-26Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
21Win19–1–1Aldo PravisaniPTS8 1964-10-16Palasport, Torino, Italy
20Win18–1–1Cosimo LacirignolaPTS8 1964-09-19Milan, Italy
19Win17–1–1Tristano TartariniPTS8 1964-08-14Falconara, Italy
18Win16–1–1Giancarlo StellutiTKO5 1964-07-19Falconara, Italy
17Win15–1–1Fortunato MunzoneTKO6 1964-07-06Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy
16Win14–1–1Serafino LucheriniPTS8 1964-06-28Saint-Vincent, Italy
15Win13–1–1Teresito ColomboPTS6 1964-05-16Gallarate, Italy
14Win12–1–1Giuliano ScatoliniTKO4 1964-04-22PalaLido, Milan, Italy
13Loss11–1–1Aldo PravisaniPTS8 1964-03-11PalaEur, Roma, Italy
12Win11–0–1Giuseppe AmantePTS8 1964-02-07PalaLido, Milan, Italy
11Win10–0–1Juan PintoPTS8 1963-08-24Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain
10Win9–0–1Manuel CarvajalPTS8 1963-08-02Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Spain
9Win8–0–1Franco RosiniPTS6 1963-05-27Modena, Italy
8Draw7–0–1Franco RosiniPTS6 1963-05-10Torino, Italy
7Win7–0Pietro ZiinoPTS4 1963-03-29Milan, Italy
6Win6–0Luciano LambertiniTKO4 1963-03-29Milan, Italy
5Win5–0Emilio RiccettiPTS6 1963-02-22PalaLido, Milan, Italy
4Win4–0Tristano TartariniPTS6 1963-01-30Milan, Italy
3Win3–0Franco RosiniPTS6 1963-01-09Milan, Italy
2Win2–0Domenico PillonTKO4 1962-11-27Torino, Italy
1Win1–0Carlo LeggendaTKO2 1962-10-24Imola, Italy

Death

Carrasco's died of a heart attack in 2001.