Gabriel Bernal (24 March 1956 - June 12, 2014) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was the WBC and Lineal Flyweight Champion for six months in 1984 and a super champion in the ring in the 1970s.
Pro career Bernal came from Cruz Grande, Mexico. He was a top-ten Flyweight contender when he went to Tokyo to face the hometown favorite Koji Kobayashi for the WBC, The Ring and Lineal Flyweight Championships. Bernal would defeat Kobayashi by second-round knockout. Two months later, Bernal successfully defended his titles in Nîmes, France, defeating Antoine Montero by an eleventh-round knockout. This was significant because the previous six WBC Flyweight Champions had all lost their title in their first defence.
Bernal is remembered for his series of fights with Thailand's Sot Chitalada. For Bernal's second defense, he went to Bangkok to face Chitalada. He lost a twelve-round decision on 8 October 1984. Eight months later, Bernal travelled back to Bangkok in an attempt to wrest the title from Chitalada. On 22 June 1985, Bernal fought Chitalada to a draw after twelve rounds, and Chitalada kept the title. Bernal had one more shot eighteen months later, travelling again to Bangkok, where on 10 December 1986 he lost another twelve-round decision to Chitalada. It was his final attempt to win the Flyweight title.
Bernal fought for another six years, but was never the same fighter. On 11 April 1992 he lost a 12-round decision to former WBC Bantamweight Champion, Miguel Lora. He fought once more before retiring, finishing his career with a record of 43-14-3 and 28 KOs.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes60LossMiguel LoraPTS1012 Apr 199259Win43–13–3Gabriel OcampoKO218 Oct 199158Loss42–13–3Armando CastroTKO5 (12)5 Sep 199057Loss42–12–3Armando SalazarSD1212 May 199056Win42–11–3Francisco GonzálezKO516 Feb 199055Win41–11–3Francisco RosasPTS1015 Dec 198954Loss40–11–3Ramón ArreolaUD1030 Sep 198853Loss40–10–3Sot ChitaladaUD1210 Dec 198652Win40–9–3Jorge de JesúsKO2 (10)1 May 198651Win39–9–3Ray MedelPTS1012 Dec 198550Draw38–9–3Sot ChitaladaMD1222 Jun 198549Loss38–9–2Sot ChitaladaSD128 Oct 198448Win38–8–2Antoine MonteroTKO11 (12)1 Jun 198447Win37–8–2Kōji KobayashiKO2 (12), 9 Apr 198446Win36–8–2Ernesto GuevaraTKO2 (10)27 Jan 198445Win35–8–2Enrique CastroTKO2 (10)19 Oct 198344Win34–8–2Jose TorresSD1020 Apr 198343Win33–8–2Homero GuelKO35 Feb 198342Win32–8–2Pascual PolancoKO3 (10), 16 Nov 198241Win31–8–2Javier LucasKO5, 14 Aug 198240Win30–8–2Alfredo HernándezPTS102 Apr 198239Win29–8–2Arturo TebaquiKO320 Mar 198238Win28–8–2Lupe AcostaPTS1022 Nov 198137Loss27–8–2Freddy CastilloTKO8 (12)22 Aug 198136Loss27–7–2Miguel CantoPTS106 Jun 198135Win27–6–2Miguel CantoPTS1021 Mar 198134Loss26–6–2Freddy CastilloPTS1030 Jan 198133Draw26–5–2Luis AguilarPTS1013 Dec 198032Win26–5–1Armando PérezKO529 Feb 198031Win25–5–1Armando PérezTKO11 Sep 197930Win24–5–1José SosaTKO914 Jul 197929Win23–5–1Juan ÁlvarezUD1031 Mar 197928Win22–5–1Raúl PérezKO28 Dec 197827Win21–5–1José GallegosPTS1012 Aug 197826Loss20–5–1Valentín MartínezPTS1221 Jan 197825Win20–4–1Santiago PérezPTS108 Dec 197724Win19–4–1Raúl ValdezPTS1012 Nov 197723Draw18–4–1Raúl ValdezPTS1010 Sep 197722Win18–4Rafael GandarillaTKO22 Jul 197721Win17–4Antonio AvelarPTS1021 May 197720Loss16–4Raúl ValdezPTS1015 Dec 197619Win16–3Ángel FélixKO915 Oct 197618Win15–3José GallegosPTS108 Oct 197617Win14–3Abundio CortesKO7 (10)25 Aug 197616Win13–3Frankie GranadosTKO29 Jun 197615Win12–3Sergio MartínezTKO51 May 197614Loss11–3Arturo DelgadoTKO628 Feb 197613Win11–2Víctor PresaKO24 Feb 197612Win10–2Rodolfo LópezTKO717 Jan 197611Win9–2Mario EspitiaKO67 Dec 197510Win8–2Santiago PérezTKO15 Nov 19759Win7–2Juan DíazPTS1017 Sep 19758Loss6–2Frankie GranadosTKO1028 May 19757Win6–1Juan GranadosKO626 Apr 19756Win5–1Enrique ValdezPTS64 Dec 19745Win4–1Joel GaticaKO215 Nov 19744Win3–1Arturo PatiñoTKO612 Oct 19743Win2–1Juan ValenciaPTS615 May 19742Loss1–1Sergio MartínezPTS630 Mar 19741Win1–0Leonardo MartínezKO26 Mar 1974
See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of WBC world champions List of Mexican boxing world champions
References
External links
Gabriel Bernal - CBZ Profile