# Guty Espadas

Guty Espadas (born December 20, 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who won the WBA flyweight title. He is also the father of former World Champion Guty Espadas Jr.

## Early life

He was born to Hernan Espadas Cruz and Isabel Cruz Espadas.

## Professional career

He became a professional boxer in 1971.

### WBA Flyweight Championship

He won the WBA Flyweight Championship on October 2, 1976, when he knocked out Alfonso Lopez in thirteen rounds. He defended the title four times before losing it to Betulio González on August 12, 1978, via a fifteen-round majority decision. He challenged twice more for world titles, although he was unsuccessful in both tries. After his final try, a tenth-round knockout loss to Payao Poontarat in 1984, he retired.

## Personal life

His son, Guty Espadas Jr., was a boxing champion in the Featherweight division.

## Professional boxing record

| 50 fights | 39 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 28 | 3 |
| By decision | 11 | 3 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 50 | Loss | 39–6–5 | Payao Poontarat | TKO | 10 (12) | Mar 28, 1984 | Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | For WBC super flyweight title |
| 49 | Win | 39–5–5 | Elid Fernandez | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 11, 1984 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 48 | Win | 38–5–5 | Raul Valdez | PTS | 10 | Nov 26, 1983 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 47 | Win | 37–5–5 | Juan Diaz | TKO | 6 (?) | May 14, 1983 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 46 | Win | 36–5–5 | Rodolfo Ortega | KO | 7 (?) | Nov 13, 1982 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 45 | Loss | 35–5–5 | Eleoncio Mercedes | TKO | 9 (10) | Feb 21, 1981 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 44 | Win | 35–4–5 | Rodolfo Martínez | TKO | 10 (10) | Dec 20, 1980 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 43 | Win | 34–4–5 | Franco Torregoza | UD | 10 | Aug 19, 1980 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Loss | 33–4–5 | Chan Hee Park | KO | 2 (15) | Dec 16, 1979 | Gudeok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 41 | Win | 33–3–5 | Jose Luis Cruz | TKO | 6 (?) | Aug 11, 1979 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 40 | Win | 32–3–5 | Bobby Ruiz | KO | 7 (?) | Mar 5, 1979 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 31–3–5 | Ruben Mancilla | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 10, 1979 | Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 38 | Loss | 30–3–5 | Betulio González | MD | 15 | Aug 12, 1978 | Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela | Lost WBA flyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 30–2–5 | Kimio Furesawa | TKO | 7 (15) | Jan 2, 1978 | Shinagawa Sports Land, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA flyweight title |
| 36 | Win | 29–2–5 | Alex Guido | KO | 8 (15) | Nov 19, 1977 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained WBA flyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 28–2–5 | Alfonso López | TKO | 13 (15) | Apr 30, 1977 | Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | Retained WBA flyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 27–2–5 | Jiro Takada | KO | 7 (15) | Jan 1, 1977 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA flyweight title |
| 33 | Win | 26–2–5 | Alfonso López | TKO | 13 (15) | Oct 2, 1976 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Won WBA flyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 25–2–5 | Ryuji Iwamoto | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 25, 1976 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 31 | Win | 24–2–5 | Al Gutierrez | TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 21, 1976 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 30 | Draw | 23–2–5 | Willie Jensen | SD | 10 | May 8, 1976 | Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 23–2–4 | Orlando Hernandez | TKO | 1 (10) | Feb 4, 1976 | Plaza de Toros, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 22–2–4 | Juan Jose Guzman | KO | 2 (?) | Aug 6, 1975 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 27 | Loss | 21–2–4 | Alberto Morales | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1975 | Centro Internacional Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 26 | Loss | 21–1–4 | Pablito Jimenez | SD | 10 | Oct 5, 1974 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 21–0–4 | Ricardo Delgado | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1974 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 20–0–4 | Alfonso Aguilar | KO | 2 (?) | Jun 29, 1974 | Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 19–0–4 | Roberto Alvarez | KO | 10 (10) | Apr 27, 1974 | Plaza de Toros, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 18–0–4 | Hector Mendieta | PTS | 12 | Dec 8, 1973 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | Won vacant Yucatan State flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 17–0–4 | Luis Enrique Garcia | KO | 4 (?) | Nov 17, 1973 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 20 | Draw | 16–0–4 | Chucho Loria | PTS | 6 | Oct 5, 1973 | Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 16–0–3 | Kid Valente | TKO | 7 (?) | Jun 29, 1973 | Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 18 | Draw | 15–0–3 | Raul Tirado | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1973 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Daniel Acuna | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 23, 1972 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Fortino Mendez | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 26, 1972 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 13–0–2 | Juan Gomez | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 14, 1972 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 12–0–2 | Kid Valente | PTS | 8 | May 3, 1972 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 11–0–2 | Kid Valente | PTS | 10 | Feb 4, 1972 | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Chucho Loria | PTS | 6 | Jan 12, 1972 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 9–0–2 | Miguel Caballero | TKO | 4 (6) | Dec 15, 1971 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 8–0–2 | Baby Salazar | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 17, 1971 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 7–0–2 | Zorrita Kid | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 5, 1971 | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 6–0–2 | Freddy Castillo | KO | 4 (?) | Sep 22, 1971 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 7 | Draw | 5–0–2 | Panterita de Santa Cruz | PTS | 6 | Sep 15, 1971 | Becal, Campeche, Mexico | |
| 6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Chucho Loria | PTS | 4 | Jul 28, 1971 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Miguel Camargo | PTS | 4 | Jun 30, 1971 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Miguel Caballero | KO | 4 (?) | Jun 2, 1971 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Chucho Loria | PTS | 6 | Apr 4, 1971 | Tizimin, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kid Tabaquito | PTS | 4 | Feb 4, 1971 | Tekax, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | RaEaga Luna | PTS | 4 | Jan 29, 1971 | Tekax, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| Preceded byAlfonso Lopez | WBA Flyweight Champion 2 Oct 1976–12 Aug 1978 | Succeeded byBetulio González |