Pedro Alcázar

Guillermo Gonzalez, better known as Pedro "El Rockero" Alcázar (16 September 1975 in Zapayal, Panama – 24 June 2002) was a Panamanian boxer who won the WBO Super flyweight championship, and then sustained fatal injuries in the ring.

Professional career

Alcázar turned professional in 1995 & compiled a record of 22–0–1 (1 NC) before beating Adonis Rivas, to win the WBO super-flyweight title. He lost his title to Fernando Montiel in Las Vegas, Nevada on 22 June 2002,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in what would turn out to be his final bout.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
28	Template:No2Loss	25–1–1 Template:Small	Fernando Montiel	TKO	6 (12)	2002-06-22	Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	25–0–1 Template:Small	Alfredo Toro	TKO	4 (10)	2002-04-19	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	24–0–1 Template:Small	Jorge Otero	UD	12 (12)	2001-10-05	Template:Small	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	23–0–1 Template:Small	Adonis Rivas	SD	12 (12)	2001-06-16	Template:Small	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	22–0–1 Template:Small	Alex Saavedra	KO	4 (8)	2001-04-27	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	21–0–1 Template:Small	Sergio Pérez	UD	12 (12)	2001-02-03	Template:Small	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	20–0–1 Template:Small	Jose Morales	KO	3 (10)	2000-10-28	Template:Small
21	Template:DrawDraw	19–0–1 Template:Small	Ramon Estrada	PTS	10 (10)	2000-08-31	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	19–0 Template:Small	Cristian Morales	TKO	8 (?)	2000-06-03	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	18–0 Template:Small	Marcos Sanchez	MD	12 (12)	1999-11-17	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	17–0 Template:Small	Wilmer Jinete	UD	10 (10)	1999-09-04	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	16–0 Template:Small	Jose Plinio Gonzalez	TKO	3 (10)	1999-01-30	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	15–0 Template:Small	Alex Saavedra	TKO	10 (12)	1998-05-16	Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	14–0 Template:Small	Leon Salazar	TKO	7 (10)	1998-01-31	Template:Small
14	NC	13–0 Template:Small	Edgar Monserrat	NC	10 (10)	1997-11-15	Template:Small	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Danilo Arciria	UD	8 (8)	1997-10-04	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Virgilio Chifundo	UD	10 (10)	1997-06-14	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Benedicto Murillo	UD	10 (10)	1996-10-11	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Rodolfo Agrazal	KO	1 (8)	1996-08-31	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Garibaldo Morris	TKO	1 (8)	1996-08-24	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Antonio Jaramillo	UD	6 (6)	1996-06-15	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Anel Mitre	KO	2 (6)	1996-06-01	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Jorge Caicedo	UD	6 (6)	1996-05-03	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Eric Aguilar	TKO	3 (6)	1996-04-17	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Mauricio Santizo	TKO	2 (4)	1996-02-23	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Agustin Ortega	UD	4 (4)	1996-02-02	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Manuel Ortega	TKO	3 (4)	1995-10-14	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Eric Jimenez	TKO	2 (4)	1995-09-30	Template:Small

Death

Immediately following the bout with Montiel, Alcazar was declared healthy by ringside doctors, with no visible signs of any trauma. He went sightseeing the day after the fight and was in his hotel room getting ready to fly back to Panama when he collapsed. He was taken to hospital, where he died.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

This was the first time in boxing history that a boxer is known to have collapsed so long after the end of a fight. The boxing authorities have discussed compulsory medical testing for boxers up to 48 hours after a fight finishes, longer than heretofore. There was already concern following the Michael Watson case, which in the United Kingdom established the principle that the authorities have a wide responsibility for the health and safety of boxers (and also spectators). Alcazar's death highlighted the manner in which it can take an extended time before potentially life-threatening symptoms present themselves.

He was a protégé of the legendary Hall of Famer Roberto Durán, who was a pallbearer at his funeral.

See also

• List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
• List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing

External links

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