Bantamweight · United States
Sixto Escobar 39-23-4 17 KO · 1930–1940
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Sixto Escobar was a bantamweight boxer from United States, born Mar 23, 1913. Record 39-23-4 with 17 knockouts over 1930–1940. World titles: WBA bantamweight (1938–1939), WBA bantamweight (1935–1937), WBA bantamweight (1935). Sixto Escobar last fought Harry Jeffra on Dec 2, 1940 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Also: سيكستو إسكوبار · シクスト・エスコバル
Born Mar 23, 1913
Died Nov 17, 1979
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 163 cm
Nickname El Gallito
Debut Jul 17, 1930
Career 1930–1940
Rounds boxed 575
KO share 44%
Born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Titles WBA bantamweight · 1935–1939
Boxerbook rating 1432 ± 348 · inactive since Dec 1940Why here › Confirmed bouts 5 of 66
Career record Record
39-23-4, 17 KOs · 1930–1940
Last result L
PTS 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
The record 66 bouts, 1930–1940, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 46-23-3
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 66, Wikipedia (es) · 1
L
PTS 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Escobar 39-22-4 · Jeffra —
D
Simon Chavez
PTS 10/10 · Nuevo Circo, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 39-22-3 · Chavez —
L
SD 10/10 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Escobar 39-21-3 · Covelli —
L
Tony Olivera
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Escobar 39-20-3 · Olivera —
L
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Escobar 39-19-3 · Perrin —
L
Frankie Bove
PTS 8/8 · Belmont Park, Garfield, 🇺🇸
Escobar 39-18-3 · Bove —
W
Young Johnny Buff
PTS 8/8 · Morris County Arena, Mount Freedom, 🇺🇸
Escobar 38-18-3 · Buff —
W
K.O. Morgan
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 37-18-3 · Morgan —
L
Al Mancini
UD 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Escobar 37-17-3 · Mancini —
L
Henry Hook
PTS 10/10 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Escobar 37-16-3 · Hook —
W
Lou Transparenti
UD 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Escobar 36-16-3 · Transparenti —
L
Nat Litfin
SD 10/10 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 36-15-3 · Litfin —
L
K.O. Morgan
UD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Escobar 36-14-3 · Morgan —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 35-14-3 · Jeffra —
D
Johnny DeFoe
PTS 8/8 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Escobar 35-14-2 · DeFoe —
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 35-13-2 · Jeffra —
W
Eddie Reed
KO 8/10 · South Park Arena, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Escobar 34-13-2 · Reed —
W
Georgie Holmes
TKO 3/8 · Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Escobar 33-13-2 · Holmes —
W
Pat Robertson
TKO 8/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Escobar 32-13-2 · Robertson —
W
Nicky Jerome
TKO 2/10 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 31-13-2 · Jerome —
Show all 66 bouts W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 30-13-2 · Salica —
L
MD 10/10 · Hippodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 30-12-2 · Jeffra —
W
Indian Quintana
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 29-12-2 · Quintana —
L
SD 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Escobar 29-11-2 · Jeffra —
W
Retained NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles TKO 13/15 · Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Escobar 28-11-2 · Marino 24-11-2
L
Indian Quintana
UD 10/10 · Queensboro Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 28-10-2 · Quintana —
W
Al Gillette
TKO 5/10 · Escambron Baseball Park, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 27-10-2 · Gillette —
W
Won NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 26-10-2 · Salica —
L
Lost NBA bantamweight title MD 15/15 · Dyckman Oval, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Escobar 26-9-2 · Salica —
W
Won vacant NBA bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Escobar 25-9-2 · Sanstol —
W
Johnny Bang
KO 5/10 · Luna Park Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Escobar 24-9-2 · Bang —
W
TKO 6/8 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escobar 23-9-2 · Archibald 23-6-3
L
PTS 10/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Escobar 23-8-2 · Zurita 30-5-0
W
Retained Montreal Athletic Commission bantamweight title UD 15/15 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Escobar 22-8-2 · Huat —
W
Won vacant Montreal Athletic Commission bantamweight title KO 9/15 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Escobar 21-8-2 · Casanova 29-3-0
W
TKO 5/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Escobar 20-8-2 · Leitham —
W
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena Gardens, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Escobar 19-8-2 · Archibald 16-3-1
W
TKO 7/10 · Valley Arena Gardens, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Escobar 18-8-2 · Leitham —
D
Felipe Andrade
PTS 10/10 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 18-8-1 · Andrade —
W
Vicente Abadia
PTS 8/8 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 17-8-1 · Abadia —
W
Ray Lulolo
PTS 8/8 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 16-8-1 · Lulolo —
W
KO Tiger
TKO 2/8 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 15-8-1 · Tiger —
L
Ely Arriaga
PTS 8/8 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 15-7-1 · Arriaga —
W
Pedro Ruiz
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 14-7-1 · Ruiz —
W
KO Tiger
PTS 8/8 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 13-7-1 · Tiger —
L
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 13-6-1 · Chaffardet —
D
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 13-6-0 · Chaffardet —
L
Simon Chavez
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 13-5-0 · Chavez —
W
Enrique Mendoza
PTS 8/8 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 12-5-0 · Mendoza —
W
Sindulfo Diaz
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 11-5-0 · Diaz —
L
Jose Lago
PTS 8/8 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 11-4-0 · Lago —
L
Firpo Zuliano
PTS 12/12 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 11-3-0 · Zuliano —
L
For Venezuelan featherweight title PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 11-2-0 · Chaffardet —
W
Phil Tobias
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 10-2-0 · Tobias —
W
Abeol Alvarez
KO 5/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 9-2-0 · Alvarez —
W
Firpo Zuliano
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 8-2-0 · Zuliano —
W
Simon Chavez
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 7-2-0 · Chavez —
W
Rafael Morales
KO 2/8 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 6-2-0 · Morales —
W
Isidoro Gonzalez
KO 5/8 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escobar 5-2-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Rafael Morales
PTS 10/10 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 4-2-0 · Morales —
W
Ramon Rodriquez
PTS 4/4 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 3-2-0 · Rodriquez —
L
Rafael Morales
PTS 8/8 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 3-1-0 · Morales —
W
Ramon Rodriquez
PTS 6/6 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 2-1-0 · Rodriquez —
L
Luis Emilio Perez
PTS 4/4 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 2-0-0 · Perez —
W
Luis Emilio Perez
PTS 4/4 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 1-0-0 · Perez —
W
Luis Emilio Perez
TKO 2/4 · Victory Garden Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escobar 0-0-0 · Perez —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Sixto Escobar's record? Sixto Escobar's professional record is 39-23-4 with 17 knockouts.
Who did Sixto Escobar fight last? Sixto Escobar last fought Harry Jeffra on Dec 2, 1940 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Sixto Escobar held? Sixto Escobar has held 3 world title reigns: WBA bantamweight (1938–1939), WBA bantamweight (1935–1937), WBA bantamweight (1935). Sources Boxerbook ID 10956 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10956 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
