Biography mayorga ricardo

Ricardo Mayorga (born March 10, 1973 in Managua, Nicaragua), is a retired Nicaraguan professional boxer. He is the former WBA/WBC Welterweight champion and the former WBC Junior Middleweight champion.

Son of Eddy Mayorga and Miriam Perez, Ricardo Mayorgawas born on October 3, 1973.

He began boxing in the amateurs continuing the steps of his brother Jaime, taking advantage of the fact that in the 1980s the sportsmen of high ability could compete in sports and fulfil the Military Obligatory Service.

After a regular stint in amateur boxing, especially fighting for the team of the Army next to boxers like Rosendo Alvarez, Gustavo Herrera and Oscar Dominguez, Mayorga decided to turn professional.

His first professional bout was on, August 29, 1993 in San Jose, Costa Rica, facing the unbeaten Tico prospect Humberto Aranda (3-0).

But without much backing and little preparation and because he worked in a night job of the capital, he lacked stamina and