# Zack Padilla

Zachary P. "Zack" Padilla (born March 15, 1963, in Azusa, California), and also known as Zack Attack, is a retired American boxer and a former WBO Light Welterweight champion.

## Professional career

Padilla turned pro in 1985 and retired shortly thereafter in 1986 after a TKO loss to Dwayne Prim.
In 1991, he returned to boxing and went on a nine-fight winning streak, which included victories over future champion James Page and former champion Roger Mayweather, before challenging for a world title. In 1993, he captured the WBO Light Welterweight Title in an upset unanimous decision victory over undefeated Carlos Gonzalez. Later that year, he was named the Ring magazine comeback fighter of the year. Padilla successfully defended his title four times with victories over Efrem Calamati (35-0-1), Ray Oliveira, Harold Miller, and former champion Juan Laporte. His fight with Olivera in 1993 once held the Compubox record for the most punches thrown in a fight at 3,020.

## Professional boxing record

| 24 fights | 22 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 14 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Juan Laporte | RTD | 9 (12) | 1994-07-24 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained WBO light welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Harold Miller | TKO | 7 (12) | 1994-04-18 | Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands | Retained WBO light welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Dwayne Swift | TKO | 4 (10) | 1994-03-12 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Ray Oliveira | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-12-16 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | Retained WBO light welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Efrem Calamati | TKO | 8 (12) | 1993-11-19 | Palasport, Arezzo, Italy | Retained WBO light welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Carlos González | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-06-07 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBO light welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Roger Mayweather | SD | 10 (10) | 1993-04-24 | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Ricky Meyers | RTD | 6 (10) | 1993-02-05 | Harrah's Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Miguel González | UD | 10 (10) | 1992-12-09 | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Jesus Cardenas | TKO | 5 (10) | 1992-08-24 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | José Castro | TKO | 6 (10) | 1992-06-25 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Danny Perez | UD | 10 (10) | 1992-03-19 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 10–1–1 | James Page | UD | 6 (6) | 1991-11-15 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 9–1–1 | Cesar Valdez | PTS | 6 (6) | 1991-08-26 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Johnny Gonzalez | PTS | 4 (4) | 1991-06-17 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 7–1–1 | Dwayne Prim | TKO | 2 (8) | 1986-04-11 | Sahara Hotel & Casino, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Eddie Gonzalez | KO | 1 (8) | 1986-02-07 | Cal Poly Pomona Gym, Pomona, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Frank Lopez | TKO | 2 (8) | 1985-12-17 | Club Metro, Riverside, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Andres Felix | TKO | 3 (6) | 1985-11-17 | Coachella Valley High School, Thermal, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Lawrence Caver | TKO | 4 (4) | 1985-11-10 | Cal Poly Pomona Gym, Pomona, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Miguel Chamiso | KO | 1 (4) | 1985-08-24 | Pride Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Ernie Landeros | PTS | 4 (4) | 1985-07-25 | Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carl McCoy | KO | 2 (?) | 1985-06-10 | San Rafael, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Francisco Gutierrez | KO | 2 (4) | 1985-05-16 | El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California, U.S. | |

## Final retirement

During a sparring session with Shane Mosley, Padilla was hit with a hard punch which aggravated a head injury from his last fight. Padilla's boxing license was then suspended indefinitely, and he never fought again. He had a career record of 24-1-1 with 14 KOs.