Eidy Moya | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Eidy Moya September 4, 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eidy Moya (born 4 September 1974) in Barcelona, Venezuela) is a retired boxer who won world titles in the bantamweight weight division.
Amateur career
Moya won seven national championship in different divisions including two juvenile tournaments considered in equal in importance to a Golden Gloves competition. He reportedly compiled a 179–9 record in the amateur background.
In 1992 he defeated by decision 5-0 Colombian Fernando Retayud in the Olympics box-offs that earn him a spot in Barcelona Olympic Games. 1993 was his best amateur year with Moya obtaining two gold medals in South Americans Competitions and finishing with a silver medal in the Central American games held in Puerto Rico.
Pro career
Known as "El Terrible", Moya turned pro in 1994 and defeated Saohin Srithai Condo by decision to capture the interim WBA bantamweight title in 2000. In 2001 he beat Adan Vargas by TKO to capture the vacant WBA bantamweight title. He lost the belt in his first defense by 9th-round KO to Johnny Bredahl in 2002, and retired in 2004 until he came out of retirement in 2017 when he drew against Oswaldo Baron and then defeated Juan Gonzalez in 2018. As of May 2021, he has no scheduled fights.
Professional boxing record
| 21 fights | 17 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 9 | 2 |
| By decision | 8 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | Juan Gonzalez | TKO | 4 (6) | Mar 10, 2018 | Fundacion del Niño, Barcelona, Venezuela | |
| 20 | Draw | 16–3–1 | Oswaldo Baron | MD | 4 | Dec 21, 2017 | Gimnasio Manuel Mota, Los Teques, Venezuela | |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Dioberto Julio | UD | 8 | Dec 3, 2004 | Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City, Panama | |
| 18 | Loss | 15–3 | Jairo Tagliaferro | KO | 10 (10) | May 17, 2003 | Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela | |
| 17 | Loss | 15–2 | Johnny Bredahl | KO | 9 (12) | Apr 19, 2002 | Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark | Lost WBA bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Adan Vargas | KO | 11 (12) | Oct 14, 2001 | Forum Bicentenario, de la Universidad de Aragua, Maracay, Venezuela | Won vacant WBA and IBA bantamweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Anupong Saohin Srisuk | UD | 12 | Dec 16, 2000 | Forum Bicentenario, de la Universidad de Aragua, Maracay, Venezuela | Won WBA interim bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Saul Guaza | TKO | 1 (10) | Sep 15, 2000 | Turmero, Venezuela | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Joel Garcia | TKO | 5 (10) | May 21, 2000 | Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Elvis Montoya | UD | 10 | Aug 21, 1999 | Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Diego Andrade | PTS | 12 | Mar 5, 1999 | Barcelona, Venezuela | Retained WBA Fedebol super flyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Edison Torres | PTS | 12 | Jun 9, 1998 | Caracas, Venezuela | Won WBA Fedebol super flyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Antonio Osorio | TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 28, 1998 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Félix Machado | UD | 10 | Sep 27, 1997 | Gymnasio Jose Beracasa, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | An Suk Kim | TKO | 3 (8) | Mar 24, 1996 | Gwangyang Gymnasium, Gwangyang, South Korea | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Alexis Diaz | TKO | 2 (8) | Nov 25, 1995 | Marina Bay Hotel, Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Euclides Bolivar | TKO | 7 (8) | Sep 9, 1995 | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Dong Young Kim | KO | 1 (6) | Jul 22, 1995 | Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Edmigio Rujano | UD | 4 | Mar 11, 1995 | La Guaira, Venezuela | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Edmigio Rujano | UD | 4 | Sep 23, 1994 | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gustavo Ascanio | UD | 4 | Jul 23, 1994 | Turmero, Venezuela | |
External links
- Boxing record for Eidy Moya from BoxRec (registration required)