Here’s a tribute to some of the sport’s youngest stars-in-the-making. Not even old enough to buy a beer in many parts of the United States, these young warriors are already making waves in the toughest of all sports:
1) Saul Alvarez (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 33-0-1, 25 KOs
Titles Held:
WBA Fedecentro welterweight title
NABF welterweight title
WBO Latino welterweight title
WBC Youth World welterweight title
WBC Silver light middleweight title
2) Marvin Sonsona (Philippines) Age: 19, Record: 14-1-1, 12 KOs
Titles Held:
WBO super flyweight title
WBO Oriental flyweight title
WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight title
3) Adrien Broner (USA) Age: 20, Record: 16-0, 13 KOs
Titles Held:
WBC Youth Intercontinental super featherweight title
4) Chris Avalos (USA) Age: 20, Record: 16-0, 13 KOs
Titles Held:
WBO NABO bantamweight title
5) Stephane Jamoye (Belgium) Age: 20, Record: 18-0, 8KOs
Titles Held:
EBU-EU (European Union) bantamweight title
WBC Youth World bantamweight title
6) Jesus Ruiz (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 23-2-2, 18 KOs
Titles Held:
interim WBC Latino bantamweight title
7) Jason Pagara (Philippines), Age: 18, Record: 23-1, 12 KOs
Titles Held:
WBO Asia Pacific Youth lightweight title
8.) Pablo Cesar Cano (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 20-0-1, 15 KOs
Titles Held:
NABF light welterweight title
9) Jose Benavidez Jr.; (USA) Age: 18, Record: 7-0 , 7 KOs
Titles Held:
None
10) Frankie Gomez (USA) Age: 18, Record: 4-0, 4 KOs
Titles Held:
None