Wilfredo Gomez obituary: Fearsome featherweight ranked as one of world’s hardest punchers

The Irish Times · Sat Oct · 2026-10-31 06:00 UTC

Boxer defended his titles by knocking out his challengers 17 times in a row – a record that still stands

Born: October 29th, 1956

Died: October 10th, 2026

Wilfredo Gomez, a boxer as slender and explosive as a stick of dynamite who from 1977 to 1983 incinerated an entire weight class of his sport, has died. He was 69.

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