Boxeador maromero paez biography

Jorge Paez Biography

Paez is nicknamed Maromero, in honor of the acts he performs at the circus.

Paez is a circus performer in his northwest Mexico hometown since he was very young. There, he learned acrobatic moves that he would later use in the boxing ring.

Boxeador maromero paez biography

Paez's ring actions are nowadays sometimes compared to those of Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho and Naseem Hamed. He once entered a ring wearing a Batman vest, and another time, during a interview after a fight, he took off the microphone's cap and put it on his nose, making it look like a clown's nose.

He began boxing professionally on the night of November 16, 1984, knocking out Efren Treno in three rounds.

From there on, he built a string of wins that led him to challenge IBF world Featherweight champion Calvin Grove for the world title, in what was a historic fight because it was boxing's last 15 round wor