Alfonso Blanco (boxer)
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.
| Alfonso Blanco | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Alfonso Blanco Parra |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Reach | 189 cm (74 in) |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Born | 2 February 1986 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Medal record | |
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Amateur career
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 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
- 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
2008 (as a middleweight)
- Defeated Argenis Casimiro Núñez (Dominican Republic) 18-7
- Lost to Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 1-11
Professional career
He is signed to Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.[1][2]
Professional boxing record
| 17 fights | 16 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 |  Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam |
KO | 1 (12) | 2016-12-17 |  Saint-Denis, Réunion, France |
Lost Interim WBA middleweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Sergey Khomitsky |
UD | 12 (12) | 2015-10-10 |  El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela |
Won Interim WBA middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11-0 |  Alvaro Robles |
UD | 12 (12) | 2015-06-27 | La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela |
Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe and vacant WBC International Silver super welterweight titles |
| 10 | Win | 10-0 | Edwin Mota |
TKO | 3 (10) | 2015-03-07 | Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela |
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| 9 | Win | 9-0 |  Edison Garcia |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2015-01-16 | La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela |
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| 8 | Win | 8-0 |  Eddie Cordova |
TKO | 5 (6) | 2012-03-17 | Indio, California, U.S. |
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| 7 | Win | 7-0 | Leshon Sims |
UD | 6 (6) | 2011-10-27 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Cleveland Ishe |
UD | 6 (6) | 2011-07-08 | Primm, Nevada, U.S. |
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| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Juan Carlos Diaz |
UD | 4 (4) | 2011-04-28 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Ricardo Malfavon |
UD | 4 (4) | 2011-04-01 | Indio, California, U.S. |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Pablo Ruiz |
KO | 1 (4) | 2011-03-05 | Anaheim, California, U.S. |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gustavo Medina |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2010-12-11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alfredo Riveira |
UD | 4 (4) | 2010-09-17 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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References
- "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
- 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.
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