Most of his childhood his family resided in Lexington, Texas. Between 1974 and 1993, he amassed a documented professional record of 49–1–1 (win-loss-draw) with 35 knockouts and two controversial no-contests, although he is also supposed to have an additional record of 10–0–1 (10 KOs) in undocumented professional fights, making a total of 59–1–2–2 (45 KOs).He has also appeared in occasional acting roles, mostly in action films during the 1980s and 1990s, notably the,Benny began competing in 1958, at the age of five, in "peewee" boxing and wrestling in Los Angeles. Chuck Norris' short-lived International Karate League (IKL) and later the.Another three bouts were eventually ruled no-contests (NC). Between 1981 and 1984 he fought only sporadically. lightweight (-70.5 kg) world title. However.Retains W.S.M.A.C. openweight world title. Consequently, he fought in several unorthodox match-ups and hotly disputed bouts. lightweight (-70.5 kg) world title (1st defence).Wins inaugural N.K.L. welterweight (-66 kg) world title.Loses KATOGI super-lightweight (-63.6 kg) world title.Wins KATOGI super-lightweight (-63.6 kg) world title.Retains W.S.M.A.C. lightweight (-70.5 kg) world title (2nd defence).Retains N.K.L. Bill (Billy Jack) (William Jackson) Jay June 1, 1934 — August 5, 2018 Bill (Billy Jack) (William Jackson) Jay died Aug. 5, 2018, in Marble Falls, Texas, at the age of 84. Billye Jackson was the World Kickboxing Champion from Dallas, TX and the joke that went around was that Superman wasn’t a white reporter living in Metropolis; Superman was a 5’8” black man working at TI. lightweight (-79.5 kg) world title.Wins W.P.K.O. Eventually, Urquidez executed a throw that dislocated Onuki's shoulder. Urquidez lost a heart-stopping decision to the Thai, who controlled the fight with relentless knee attacks and through the masterful use of Thai clinches.After a six-year absence from the Japanese ring, Urquidez agreed to fight an exhibition against Nobuya Asuka on April 24, 1989 at the Tokyo Dome as part of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling event. The rules of the bout were five rounds at two-minutes each, one-minute intervals and without elbow or knee contact to the head. Initially, because of the throw, Urquidez was given a TKO loss, however, the promoters acknowledged that Urquidez used the throw without knowing it was illegal under Japanese rules; the bout was then scored as a no-contest.Third, Urquidez fought to a seven-round NC (WKA) against Billye Jackson in West Palm Beach, Florida, on August 8, 1980.

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