José Manuel Urtain

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José Manuel Ibar Azpiazu
Urtain
Born(1943-05-14)14 May 1943
Died21 July 1992(1992-07-21) (aged 49)
Spouses
  • Cecilia Urbieta
    (m. 1963; div. 1975)
  • Maria Luisa García
    (m. 1975)

José Manuel Ibar Azpiazu (also known as Urtain; 14 May 1943 – 21 July 1992) was a Spanish

EBU heavyweight champion in 1970 and 1971.[2]

Biography

Born in

aizkolaritza (wood-chopping) and harri-jasotze (stone lifting) before becoming a professional boxer.[3]

He started boxing in

EBU heavyweight champion in Madrid after defeating the German Peter Weiland in the seventh round.[1]

He then lost his crown on 10 November 1970 at Wembley stadium in London against Britain's Henry Cooper.[4] The next year in 1971 he recovered the European EBU champion crown against Jack Bodell,[5] but lost it again in 1972 against Jurgen Blin.[6]

He tried to recover the title again in 1977 in

Jean Pierre Coopman but he could not defeat the Belgian boxer.[7]

After retirement Urtain suffered from alcoholism and debts, resulting in the breakdown of his marriage. He committed suicide by jumping from the 10th floor of his home in Madrid.[3]

During his period as a boxer (1968-1977) he took part in 68 fights, of which we won 53 (41 by knock-out), lost 11 and 4 draws.

References

  1. ^ a b "Jose Manuel Urtain, EBU Boxing, Rock Lifting Champion, Held Ali Overhead". boxinginsider.com. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Jose Manuel Urtain". BoxRec. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Castelao, Eduardo J. (21 July 2017). "25 años del suicidio de Urtain: "Ganó mucho, malgastó todo"" [25 years since Urtain's suicide: "He earned a lot, he wasted it all"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Cooper Has Another Go At Title Against Urtain". The New York TImes. 8 November 1970. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Urtain Dethrones Bodell In Madrid". The New York Times. 18 December 1971. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Friday Night Fights". The New York Times. 11 June 1972. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Coopman Stops Urtain For European Ring Crown". The New York Times. 13 March 1977. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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