Víctor Burgos

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Victor Burgos

Real name	José Víctor Flores Burgos
Nickname(s)	El Acorazado (The One With Heart)
Rated at	Flyweight
Nationality	Mexican
Birth date	April 10, 1974 (1974-04-10) (age 34)
Birth place	Copala, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	57
Wins	39
Wins by KO	23
Losses	15
Draws	3
No contests	0

Víctor Burgos, born José Víctor Flores Burgos on April 10, 1974 in Copala, Mexico, professional boxer.

Burgos' career has been marked by his mediocre record -- after turning pro in 1993, he lost his first 4 fights, 2 by KO. Burgos, however, continued to compete, eventually winning the then-vacant IBF Light Flyweight title in a bout with Alex Sanchez in 2003. He lost the title to Will Grigsby in 2005, and rebounded with two wins in the flyweight division to set up a title fight with Vic Darchinyan for the IBF flyweight belt.

1 Bout with Darchinyan
2 Recovery
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Bout with Darchinyan

On March 3, 2007, Burgos fought Vic Darchinyan at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, California. Burgos was knocked down during the 2^nd round, and was on the receiving end of a flurry of blows in the 10^th. Between the 10^th and 11^th rounds, the referee went to Burgos' corner to inquire to his fitness to continue. The corner cleared Burgos to continue.

In the 12^th, Burgos was again on the receiving end of a flurry, and the referee ended the fight, a TKO loss. Burgos then passed out on the stool in his corner; he was taken on a stretcher with a neck brace to LA County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where doctors removed a blood clot from his brain and induced a coma.^[1]