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1966.- At the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana, American standout Curtis Cokes put on a masterful display to claim the vacant WBC welterweight world championship, outpointing a highly competitive Manuel González to earn a 15-round unanimous decision victory. 1992.- Mexican powerhouse Miguel Ángel González captured his first world title at the Frontón México in Mexico City, putting on a relentless display of aggression to stop Colombian contender Wilfrido Rocha via a definitive 10th-round technical knockout for the vacant WBC lightweight crown. 2002.- In Tokyo, Japan, Mexican warrior Oscar “Chololo” Larios claimed the interim WBC super bantamweight world title, showcasing his trademark stamina and power to stop local favorite Manabu Fukushima via an 8th-round technical knockout. 2002.- On that same card in Tokyo, powerful Thai puncher Sirimongkol Singmanassuk made short work of local challenger Ken Nagashima, blasting him out in just the 2nd round to capture the vacant WBC super featherweight world title. 2013.- In an explosive all-Mexican showdown at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, lethal puncher Jhonny González stunned the boxing world by knocking out the previously undefeated champion Abner Mares in the very 1st round to reclaim the WBC featherweight world title. 2013.- On that same action-packed night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, unbeaten star Leo Santa Cruz captured the WBC super bantamweight championship with a ferocious display of volume punching, stopping defending champion Victor “Vikingo” Terrazas via a brutal 3rd-round technical knockout. 2019.- Standing before a raucous home crowd at the Centro de Usos Múltiples in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexican pound-for-pound star Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada successfully defended his WBC super flyweight title, delivering a clinical performance to stop American challenger Dewayne Beamon via a 9th-round technical knockout.