Mexican National Welterweight Tournament, 1963
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Karloff Lagarde won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship in 1962. However, he was already world champion in the division. Lagarde followed the custom of the time by giving up the national championship in 1963. A tournament took place.
The size of the tournament is unclear.
Some first round matches was held on a Sunday show in Arena Coliseo (may have been November 3rd, 1963)
- Huroki Sito b Jorge Rubio
- Halcon Dorado b Rodolfo Ruiz
- El Rebelde b Apolo Curiel
- Javier Escobedo b Espectro II
It's unclear if there were additional first round matches.
Javier Escobedo defeated Halcon Dorado to win the championship.
