Puerto Rican boxing legend Wilfredo Gomez, who gained world titles in three weight courses, died Saturday at age 69.
Former WBO president Paco Valcarcel confirmed the information on social media.
“He handed away a couple of hours in the past, the one to whom I owe having entered the good household of Worldwide Boxing. Relaxation in peace, my everlasting champion Wilfredo “Bazuka” Gomez.”
Gomez had been affected by well being issues for the previous few years and mind injury tied to his 15-year skilled boxing profession.
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He was admitted to hospital due to respiratory issues and spent round a fortnight hospitalized due to respiratory issues. An official reason for dying has not been confirmed but.
Gomez (44-3-1, 42 KOs), a 1972 Olympian for Puerto Rico, started his skilled profession in 1974. He gained his first world title — the WBC tremendous bantamweight crown — in 1977. Gomez held the championship for nearly six years, making 17 profitable title defenses and profitable all of them by knockout.
After falling quick to Salvador Sanchez in 1981 for the WBC featherweight title, Gomez turned a two-division champion in 1984 and went on to win a belt in a 3rd weight class — tremendous featherweight — in 1985.
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The Puerto Rican was famend for his knockout energy. He retired in 1989 and was inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame in 1995.
He left behind a monumental legacy and might be remembered as some of the devastating punchers and biggest champions within the sport’s historical past.
