Zachary P. "Zack" Padilla (born March 15, 1963, in Azusa, California), and also known as Zack Attack, is a retired American boxer and a former WBO Light Welterweight champion.
Professional career Padilla turned pro in 1985 and retired shortly thereafter in 1986 after a TKO loss to Dwayne Prim.
In 1991, he returned to boxing and went on a nine-fight winning streak, which included victories over future champion James Page and former champion Roger Mayweather, before challenging for a world title. In 1993, he captured the WBO Light Welterweight Title in an upset unanimous decision victory over undefeated Carlos Gonzalez. Later that year, he was named the Ring magazine comeback fighter of the year. Padilla successfully defended his title four times with victories over Efrem Calamati (35-0-1), Ray Oliveira, Harold Miller, and former champion Juan Laporte. His fight with Olivera in 1993 once held the Compubox record for the most punches thrown in a fight at 3,020.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24WinJuan LaporteRTD9 (12)1994-07-2423Win21–1–1Harold MillerTKO7 (12)1994-04-1822Win20–1–1Dwayne SwiftTKO4 (10)1994-03-1221Win19–1–1Ray OliveiraUD12 (12)1993-12-1620Win18–1–1Efrem CalamatiTKO8 (12)1993-11-1919Win17–1–1Carlos GonzálezUD12 (12)1993-06-0718Win16–1–1Roger MayweatherSD10 (10)1993-04-2417Win15–1–1Ricky MeyersRTD6 (10)1993-02-0516Win14–1–1Miguel GonzálezUD10 (10)1992-12-0915Win13–1–1Jesus CardenasTKO5 (10)1992-08-2414Win12–1–1José CastroTKO6 (10)1992-06-2513Win11–1–1Danny PerezUD10 (10)1992-03-1912Win10–1–1James PageUD6 (6)1991-11-1511Win9–1–1Cesar ValdezPTS6 (6)1991-08-2610Win8–1–1Johnny GonzalezPTS4 (4)1991-06-179Loss7–1–1Dwayne PrimTKO2 (8)1986-04-118Win7–0–1Eddie GonzalezKO1 (8)1986-02-077Win6–0–1Frank LopezTKO2 (8)1985-12-176Win5–0–1Andres FelixTKO3 (6)1985-11-175Win4–0–1Lawrence CaverTKO4 (4)1985-11-104Win3–0–1Miguel ChamisoKO1 (4)1985-08-243Draw2–0–1Ernie LanderosPTS4 (4)1985-07-252Win2–0Carl McCoyKO2 (?)1985-06-101Win1–0Francisco GutierrezKO2 (4)1985-05-16
Final retirement During a sparring session with Shane Mosley, Padilla was hit with a hard punch which aggravated a head injury from his last fight. Padilla's boxing license was then suspended indefinitely, and he never fought again. He had a career record of 24-1-1 with 14 KOs.
See also Cauliflower Alley Club List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
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