Guty Espadas
| Guty Espadas | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Gustavo Hernan Espadas Cruz |
| Nickname(s) | Puro Yucatán |
| Rated at |
Lightweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight Flyweight |
| Nationality |
 Mexican
|
| Born |
December 20, 1954 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 50 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 28 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 5 |
| No contests | 0 |
Guty Espadas (born December 20, 1954 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico) was a Mexican professional boxer who won the World Boxing Association Flyweight Championship. He is also the Father of former World Champion Guty Espadas Jr.
He was born to Hernan Espadas Cruz and Isabel Cruz Espadas.
He became a professional boxer in 1971.
He won the WBA Flyweight Championship on October 2, 1976, when he knocked out Alfonso Lopez in thirteen rounds. He defended the title four times before losing it to Betulio González on August 12, 1978, via a fifteen-round majority decision. He challenged twice more for world titles, although he was unsuccessful in both tries. After his final try, a tenth-round knockout loss to Payao Poontarat in 1984, he retired.
His son, Guty Espadas Jr., was a boxing champion in the Featherweight division.
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