Career
Padilla turned pro in 1985 and retired shortly thereafter in 1986 after a TKO loss to Dwayne Prim. 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.
His fight with Olivera in 1993 once held the Compubox record for the most punches thrown in a fight at 3,020.
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 KO"son On June 25, 2012, Padilla was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame.
This is in addition to having a street in his hometown of Azusa named in his honor.
