Super featherweight · Puerto Rico

Alfredo Escalera

53-14-3 31 KO · 1970–1983

Alfredo Escalera was a super featherweight boxer from Puerto Rico, born Mar 21, 1952. Record 53-14-3 with 31 knockouts over 1970–1983. World titles: WBC super featherweight (1975–1978). Alfredo Escalera last fought Charlie Brown on Sep 15, 1983 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.

Also: ألفريدو أسكاليرا · アルフレド・エスカレラ
BornMar 21, 1952
Country🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
Height173 cm
Reach179 cm
NicknameEl Salsero · Petro
DebutSep 24, 1970
Career1970–1983
Rounds boxed538
KO share58%
Born inCarolina, Puerto Rico
TitlesWBC super featherweight · 1975–1978
Boxerbook rating1642 ± 257 · inactive since Sep 1983Why here ›
Confirmed bouts7 of 70

Career record

Record
53-14-3, 31 KOs · 1970–1983

Last result

L
Charlie Brown 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
1983-09-15 ›
✓ one source

The record

70 bouts, 1970–1983, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 70, Wikipedia (ja) · 1

L
Charlie Brown 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escalera 53-13-3 · Brown 20-3-1
1983-09-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Victor Babilonia
TKO 5/10 · Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, 🇺🇸
Escalera 52-13-3 · Babilonia —
1983-08-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Gene Hatcher 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escalera 51-13-3 · Hatcher 17-1-0
1983-06-16 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Martin Rojas
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
UD 12/12 · Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, 🇺🇸
Escalera 50-13-3 · Rojas —
1983-05-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Trad Thompson
KO 3/10 · Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, 🇺🇸
Escalera 49-13-3 · Thompson —
1983-03-25 ›
✓ one source
L
Sergio Medina
UD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Escalera 49-12-3 · Medina —
1983-01-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Maurice Watkins 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, 🇺🇸
Escalera 48-12-3 · Watkins —
1982-11-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Guillermo Fernández
PTS 10/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Escalera 47-12-3 · Fernández —
1982-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Lira 🇮🇹
MD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Escalera 46-12-3 · Lira —
1982-07-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Jesús Nava
KO 7/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Escalera 45-12-3 · Nava —
1982-05-21 ›
✓ one source
L
Gene Hatcher 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, 🇺🇸
Escalera 45-11-3 · Hatcher 11-0-0
1982-04-09 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Clemente Munoz
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 44-11-3 · Munoz —
1982-03-08 ›
✓ one source
L
Angel Cruz
SD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escalera 44-10-3 · Cruz —
1982-01-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Torres
KO 8/10 · Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, 🇺🇸
Escalera 43-10-3 · Torres —
1981-11-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Ruby Ortiz
PTS 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escalera 42-10-3 · Ortiz —
1981-10-16 ›
✓ one source
D
Antonio Cruz
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 42-10-2 · Cruz —
1979-10-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Alexis Argüello 🇳🇮
For WBC super featherweight title
TKO 13/15 · Sports Palace, Rimini, 🇮🇹
Escalera 42-9-2 · Argüello 57-5-0
1979-02-04 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Julio Valdez
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escalera 42-8-2 · Valdez —
1978-10-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Larry Stanton
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escalera 41-8-2 · Stanton —
1978-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Rogelio Castañeda
UD 10/10 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 40-8-2 · Castañeda —
1978-06-03 ›
✓ one source
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L
Alexis Argüello 🇳🇮
Lost WBC super featherweight title
TKO 13/15 · Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, 🇵🇷
Escalera 40-7-2 · Argüello 52-4-0
1978-01-28 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Sigfrido Rodriguez
Retained WBC super featherweight title
UD 15/15 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 39-7-2 · Rodriguez —
1977-09-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Carlos Becerril
Retained WBC super featherweight title
KO 8/15 · Capitol Center, Landover, 🇺🇸
Escalera 38-7-2 · Becerril —
1977-05-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Ronnie McGarvey
Retained WBC super featherweight title
TKO 6/15 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 37-7-2 · McGarvey —
1977-03-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Tyrone Everett 🇺🇸
Retained WBC super featherweight title
SD 15/15 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Escalera 36-7-2 · Everett —
1976-11-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Ray Lunny III 🇺🇸
Retained WBC super featherweight title
RTD 12/15 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 35-7-2 · Lunny III —
1976-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Buzzsaw Yamabe 🇯🇵
Retained WBC super featherweight title
UD 15/15 · City Gym, Kashihara, 🇯🇵
Escalera 34-7-2 · Yamabe —
1976-07-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Buzzsaw Yamabe 🇯🇵
Retained WBC super featherweight title
TKO 6/15 · City Gym, Kashihara, 🇯🇵
Escalera 33-7-2 · Yamabe —
1976-04-01 ›
✓ one source
W
José Fernandez
Retained WBC super featherweight title
TKO 13/15 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 32-7-2 · Fernandez —
1976-02-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Svein Erik Paulsen 🇳🇴
Retained WBC super featherweight title
TKO 9/15 · Ekeberghallen, Oslo, 🇳🇴
Escalera 31-7-2 · Paulsen —
1975-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Gaétan Hart 🇨🇦
KO 6/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 30-7-2 · Hart 14-11-2
1975-11-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Leonel Hernandez
For WBC super featherweight title
SD 15/15 · Poliedro, Caracas, 🇻🇪
Escalera 30-7-1 · Hernandez —
1975-09-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Kuniaki Shibata 🇯🇵
Won WBC super featherweight title
KO 2/15 · Kasamatsu Athletic Park Gym, Hitachinaka, 🇯🇵
Escalera 29-7-1 · Shibata 45-5-3
1975-07-05 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Francisco Villegas
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 29-7-0 · Villegas —
1975-03-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Mario Román
TKO 3 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 28-7-0 · Román —
1975-02-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Mario Román
TKO 2 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Escalera 28-6-0 · Román —
1974-12-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Rodriguez Valdez
KO 1 · Puebla, 🇲🇽
Escalera 27-6-0 · Valdez —
1974-11-29 ›
✓ one source
L
Memo Cruz
PTS 10/10 · Oaxaca, 🇲🇽
Escalera 27-5-0 · Cruz —
1974-10-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Eleuterio Herrnandez
TKO 8/10 · Puebla, 🇲🇽
Escalera 26-5-0 · Herrnandez —
1974-10-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Omar Ruben Realecio
TKO 5/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 25-5-0 · Realecio —
1974-09-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Ricardo Arredondo 🇲🇽
DQ 8/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 24-5-0 · Arredondo 68-9-1
1974-08-03 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Armando Mendoza 🇻🇪
TKO 8/10 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 23-5-0 · Mendoza —
1974-05-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jorge Ramos
TKO 5/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 22-5-0 · Ramos —
1974-04-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Sigfrido Rodriguez
KO 1/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 21-5-0 · Rodriguez —
1974-03-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Stanley Yanachek
KO 2 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 20-5-0 · Yanachek —
1974-02-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Copeland
TKO 5/10 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 19-5-0 · Copeland —
1973-12-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Miguel Mayan
KO 4 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 18-5-0 · Mayan —
1973-11-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Antonio Amaya 🇵🇦
PTS 10/10 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 17-5-0 · Amaya —
1973-11-12 ›
✓ one source
W
José Luis López
TKO 6 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 16-5-0 · López —
1973-09-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Otero
TKO 5/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 15-5-0 · Otero —
1973-08-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Leo Randolph 🇺🇸
KO 2 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 14-5-0 · Randolph 0-0-0
1973-07-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Miguel Montilla 🇩🇴
TKO 8/10 · Caguas, 🇵🇷
Escalera 13-5-0 · Montilla —
1973-07-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Carlos Gil
KO 1 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 12-5-0 · Gil —
1973-05-08 ›
✓ one source
L
Gino Febus
PTS 10/10 · Country Club Stadium, Carolina, 🇵🇷
Escalera 12-4-0 · Febus —
1973-04-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Rocky Orengo
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 11-4-0 · Orengo —
1973-03-31 ›
✓ one source
L
Miguel Montilla 🇩🇴
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 11-3-0 · Montilla —
1973-03-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Miguel Morales
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 10-3-0 · Morales —
1972-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Carlos Penson
KO 1 · Ponce, 🇵🇷
Escalera 9-3-0 · Penson —
1972-07-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Alejandro Falcon
KO 7 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Escalera 8-3-0 · Falcon —
1972-06-12 ›
✓ one source
L
Diego Alcala
KO 8/10 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens, 🇺🇸
Escalera 8-2-0 · Alcala —
1972-02-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Ocasio
PTS 8/8 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens, 🇺🇸
Escalera 7-2-0 · Ocasio —
1971-10-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Edwin Viruet 🇵🇷
PTS 8/8 · Armory, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Escalera 7-1-0 · Viruet —
1971-09-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Reynald Cantin
PTS 10/10 · Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, 🇨🇦
Escalera 6-1-0 · Cantin —
1971-09-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie James
MD 6/6 · Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Escalera 5-1-0 · James —
1971-09-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Ocasio
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Escalera 4-1-0 · Ocasio —
1971-07-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Richie Lugo
PTS 6/6 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens, 🇺🇸
Escalera 3-1-0 · Lugo —
1971-03-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Jaynes
PTS 6/6 · Harvard Club, Boston, 🇺🇸
Escalera 2-1-0 · Jaynes —
1971-03-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Doc McClendon
PTS 6/6 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens, 🇺🇸
Escalera 2-0-0 · McClendon —
1971-01-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Red Walsh
UD 4/4 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Escalera 1-0-0 · Walsh —
1970-12-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Bob Payzant
TKO 4/4 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Escalera 0-0-0 · Payzant —
1970-09-24 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBCSuper featherweight
1975-07-05 – 1978-01-28

Facts

What is Alfredo Escalera's record?
Alfredo Escalera's professional record is 53-14-3 with 31 knockouts.
Who did Alfredo Escalera fight last?
Alfredo Escalera last fought Charlie Brown on Sep 15, 1983 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Alfredo Escalera held?
Alfredo Escalera has held 1 world title reign: WBC super featherweight (1975–1978).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 9180 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9180. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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