Eduardo Corletti

Héctor Eduardo Corletti (born 14 August 1941) is a retired Argentinian heavyweight boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 1959 Pan American Games and finished ninth at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] Next year he turned professional and in 1969 won the South American heavyweight title. He retired in 1973 after a series of eight losses.[2]

Eduardo Corletti
Statistics
Nickname(s)Gato
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Born14 August 1941 (1941-08-14) (age 82)
Quilmes, Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins32
Wins by KO17
Losses14
Draws5
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1959 Chicago+81 kg

Boxing career

Eduardo fought such fighters as 'White Hope' Jerry Quarry, Joe Bugner, George Chuvalo, and Al 'Blue' Lewis.[3] All of these fighters were of a high caliber except Blue Lewis. Eduardo lost to all of these fighters except Chuvalo.

The first of these was a bout against George Chuvalo in 1966. Eduardo won by decision in an upset. This and a victory over Billy Walker gave him a world ranking. Two years later, in 1968, he fought in a losing effort against Blue Lewis. He was billed as English until this loss.[4] In 1970 Eduardo lost to Bugner, and in 1972 was bested by Jerry Quarry. All of these fights went the distance except the Quarry fight, in which Quarry scored a first-round knockout. He also lost in a rematch against Lewis by a knockout in 2 rounds.

References
  1. Eduardo Corletti. boxrec.com
  2. Eduardo Corletti. sports-reference.com
  3. "Eduardo Corletti boxer". www.fightsrec.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "Eduardo Corletti - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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