José Nápoles
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José Nápoles was a Cuban-Mexican professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest welterweights in history, known for his exceptional skill, smooth style, and multiple world championship reigns.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Nápoles canonical | 6 |
| José Ángel Nápoles | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1452822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Nápoles Context triple: [World Welterweight Title, notableFormerChampion, José Nápoles]
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A.
José Palacios
José Palacios is a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The General in His Labyrinth," depicted as the loyal servant and companion of Simón Bolívar during the liberator’s final journey.
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B.
Francisco Javier Venegas
Francisco Javier Venegas was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of New Spain and led royalist forces against insurgents during the early stages of the Mexican War of Independence.
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C.
Rafael Mijares Alcérreca
Rafael Mijares Alcérreca was a Mexican architect best known for co-designing Mexico City’s iconic Estadio Azteca.
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D.
Alfonso Salmerón
Alfonso Salmerón was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian who was one of the original companions of Ignatius of Loyola and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
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E.
Luis Alberto Pardo
Luis Alberto Pardo was a Chilean naval officer best known for commanding the rescue of Ernest Shackleton’s stranded Endurance expedition from Elephant Island in 1916.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Nápoles Target entity description: José Nápoles was a Cuban-Mexican professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest welterweights in history, known for his exceptional skill, smooth style, and multiple world championship reigns.
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A.
José Palacios
José Palacios is a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The General in His Labyrinth," depicted as the loyal servant and companion of Simón Bolívar during the liberator’s final journey.
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B.
Francisco Javier Venegas
Francisco Javier Venegas was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of New Spain and led royalist forces against insurgents during the early stages of the Mexican War of Independence.
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C.
Rafael Mijares Alcérreca
Rafael Mijares Alcérreca was a Mexican architect best known for co-designing Mexico City’s iconic Estadio Azteca.
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D.
Alfonso Salmerón
Alfonso Salmerón was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian who was one of the original companions of Ignatius of Loyola and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
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E.
Luis Alberto Pardo
Luis Alberto Pardo was a Chilean naval officer best known for commanding the rescue of Ernest Shackleton’s stranded Endurance expedition from Elephant Island in 1916.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
professional boxer ⓘ welterweight boxer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInBoxing |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-04-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago de Cuba
|
| causeOfDeath | complications of diabetes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Cuba
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-08-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mexico City, Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexico City
|
| ethnicOrigin |
Afro-Cuban
ⓘ
linked to:
Afro-Cubans
|
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the greatest welterweights in boxing history
ⓘ
smooth boxing style ⓘ technical skill ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| losses | 7 ⓘ |
| name |
José Ángel Nápoles
ⓘ
linked to:
José Nápoles
|
| nickname | Mantequilla ⓘ |
| notableFight | José Nápoles vs. Curtis Cokes ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Armando Muñiz
ⓘ
Billy Backus ⓘ Carmen Basilio ⓘ Curtis Cokes ⓘ Emile Griffith ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldTitleReigns | multiple ⓘ |
| occupation | professional boxer ⓘ |
| residence | Mexico ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
accurate punching
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defensive skill ⓘ excellent timing ⓘ fluid combinations ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
WBA welterweight title
ⓘ
linked to:
WBA (Super) welterweight title
WBC welterweight title ⓘ |
| totalFights | 88 ⓘ |
| weightClass |
light welterweight
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lightweight ⓘ welterweight ⓘ |
| wins | 81 ⓘ |
| winsByKO | 54 ⓘ |
| worldChampionIn | welterweight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Nápoles Description of subject: José Nápoles was a Cuban-Mexican professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest welterweights in history, known for his exceptional skill, smooth style, and multiple world championship reigns.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: José Nápoles
linked to: José Nápoles