Ignacio "Nacho" Beristáin (born July 31, 1939, in Actopan, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican trainer in the sport of boxing. Beristain is a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest trainers in the history of boxing.[1][2]
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| Born | Ignacio Beristáin July 31, 1939 |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Other names | Nacho |
Training career
editBeristain boxed as an amateur in the light flyweight division. He later turned professional, but was forced to retire prematurely in 1959 due to an eye injury. After retirement, he co-managed Vicente Saldivar.[3] As a trainer in the amateur ranks, he led Mexico's boxing teams to multiple medal wins at the 1968, 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games.[4] His first professional world champion was two-division title holder and hall of famer Daniel Zaragoza.[5] He has trained several other notable boxers, including hall of fame member brothers Juan Manuel Márquez and Rafael Márquez and other fellow hall of famers, such as Ricardo López, Gilberto Román, and Humberto "Chiquita" González, having trained them from their initial careers to the top of the pound for pound rankings. He also had a brief stint in training Oscar De La Hoya when De La Hoya faced Manny Pacquiao in December 2008.[6]
Boxers Trained
edit- Ricardo López - four-time champion (hall of fame member)
- Juan Manuel Márquez - four division champion (hall of fame member)
- Rafael Márquez - two division champion (hall of fame)
- Daniel Zaragoza - four-time champion (hall of fame member)
- Humberto González - four-time champion (hall of fame member)
- Victor Rabanales - bantamweight champion
- Oscar De La Hoya - six division champion
- Jorge Arce - four-time champion
- Guty Espadas - flyweight champion
- Guty Espadas, Jr. - featherweight champion
- Alfredo Angulo - jr middleweight prospect
- Enrique Sánchez - bantamweight champion
- Gilberto Román - two-time champion (with 11 title defenses)
- Jhonny González - two division champion
- Melchor Cob Castro - two-time champion
- Rodolfo López - featherweight champion
- Alejandro Barrera - jr middleweight prospect
- Abner Mares - three division champion
- Vicente Escobedo - former title challenger
- Juan Carlos Salgado - two-time champion
- Jorge Paez - two-time champion
- Julio César Chávez Jr. - middleweight champion
- Rey Vargas - two division champion
Boxing Hall of Fame
editIn 2006, Beristáin became a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame as a trainer.[7][8] Then on December 7, 2010, he was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, alongside legendary Mexican champion Julio César Chávez, Russian Australian Undisputed Junior Welterweight World Champion, Kostya Tszyu, heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, and actor Sylvester Stallone.[9]
References
edit- ^ Montoya, Gabriel (2011-09-01). "A Conversation with Nacho Beristain". MaxBoxing. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Ignacio Beristain - BoxRec".
- ^ "A Conversation with Nacho Beristain (Parts I & II) - Boxing News".
- ^ "Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain".
- ^ "Juan Manuel Marquez, Ignacio Beristain Interview - EastSideBoxing.com". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ "Q&A: Nacho Beristain | Boxing News | Fightnews". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain Speaks Out! - EastSideBoxing.com". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Beristain humbled by hall of fame honors - TSS.com Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Boxers Chavez, Tszyu and Tyson Elected to Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame - IBHOF.com Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine