Alfonso Blanco | |
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Born | Alfonso Blanco Parra 2 February 1986 Caracas, Venezuela |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Reach | 189 cm (74 in) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 17 |
Wins | 16 |
Wins by KO | 8 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Medal record |
Alfonso Blanco Parra (born 2 February 1986) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the middleweight silver medal at the 2007 World Championships.
Amateur career
[edit]Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos Góngora. At the 2007 Pan American Games he exited early against the same opponent.
At the world championships Blanco beat Ireland's Darren Sutherland, Germany's Konstantin Buga and Olympic gold medalist Bakhtiyar Artayev to reach the finals at middleweight where he was defeated by Russian defending champion Matvey Korobov PTS 4:29.
His record as of 2007 is 118:16.
World Championships results
[edit]- Defeated James DeGale (Great Britain) 28-13
- Defeated Vijender Singh (India) 13-8
- Defeated Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 20-13
- Defeated Konstantin Buga (Germany) 18-9
- Defeated Bakhtiyar Artayev (Kazakhstan) 15-7
- Lost to Matvey Korobov (Russia) 4-29
Olympic Games results
[edit]2008 (as a middleweight)
- Defeated Argenis Casimiro Núñez (Dominican Republic) 18-7
- Lost to Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 1-11
Professional career
[edit]He is signed to Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.[1][2]
Professional boxing record
[edit]17 fights | 16 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 8 | 1 |
By decision | 8 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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13 | Loss | 12–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12) | 2016-12-17 | ![]() |
Lost Interim WBA middleweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 (12) | 2015-10-10 | ![]() |
Won Interim WBA middleweight title |
11 | Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 (12) | 2015-06-27 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe and vacant WBC International Silver super welterweight titles |
10 | Win | 10-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | 2015-03-07 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2015-01-16 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | 2012-03-17 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 (6) | 2011-10-27 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 (6) | 2011-07-08 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 (4) | 2011-04-28 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 (4) | 2011-04-01 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 2011-03-05 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2010-12-11 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 (4) | 2010-09-17 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Golden Boy Promotions Ushers in a New Future". Doghouseboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ "Golden Boy eyes Blanco | Boxing News". Fightnews. 2010-08-25. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Alfonso Blanco from BoxRec (registration required)
- South America 2006
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfonso Blanco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.