Real name German Ohm Gomez Wins 32 Total fights 39 Nickname(s) El Distrito Name German Ohm Stance Orthodox stance | Reach 1.83 m (72 in) Role Boxer Draws 1 Nationality Mexican Height 1.77 m Losses 6 | |
Rated at Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight Born 28 May 1936 (age 87)
Mexico City, Mexico ( 1936-05-28 ) Division Featherweight, Lightweight, Bantamweight | ||
Germán Ohm Gómez (born 28 May 1936 in Mexico City) was a Mexican boxer of German ancestry in the Featherweight division. He was one of the most popular boxers from Mexico.
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Professional career
In October 1956, he beat the future World Bantamweight Champion Jose Becerra. One of his biggest wins was an upset victory over an undefeated Carlos Cardoso.
His last fight ever was a win over Memo Diez in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Legacy
German turned pro when he was eighteen years old and retired less than two months after his twenty-second birthday. He never made a comeback in boxing, but is still considered one of the best Bantamweight's in the history of boxing.
References
Germán Ohm Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA