Leandro Blanc

Leandro Blanc (born 2 May 1993) is an Argentine professional boxer who has held the South American light flyweight title since February 2020. As an amateur he represented his country at the men's light flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Leandro Jose Blanc
Statistics
Nickname(s)Musculito
Weight(s)Light flyweight
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
NationalityArgentine
Born (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993
Concordia, Argentina
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights8
Wins8
Wins by KO3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Argentina
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2018 CochabambaLight flyweight

Boxing career

Blanc made his professional debut against Miguel Angel Maciel on 7 September 2019 in Lanús, Argentina. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[2] After winning his second professional bout against Mauro Ezequiel Quinteros by technical knockout as well, Blanc was scheduled to face Mauro Sapito Liendro for the vacant Argentina (FAB) light flyweight title on 7 February 2020.[3] The bout was later cancelled for undisclosed reasons and Blanc was rescheduled to face Ramón Velásquez for the vacant South American light flyweight title a day later. He won his first professional title by a fifth-round technical knockout.[4]

Blanc faced Juan Santiago Prado in a stay-busy fight on 6 March 2021.[5] He beat his journeyman opponent by unanimous decision.[6] Black next made his first South American title defense against Junior Leandro Zarate on 25 September 2021, at the Complejo Termal Vertiente de la Concordia in his native Concordia.[7] As well as being a South American title defense, the vacant WBA Fedelatin and Argentina (FAB) light flyweight titles were on the line as well.[8] Blanc won his first career step-up bout by technical decision, with scores of 105–104, 107–102 and 105–104. The fight was stopped in the eleventh round, due to a cut on Blanc caused by an accidental clash of heads.[9]

Blanc faced German Valenzuela Barreras for the WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title on 24 June 2022, on the undercard of the "KO Drugs" event.[10] He won the fight by split decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 96–93 for Blanc, while the third judge scored the bout 98–93 for Barreras.[11] Blanc next faced Mauro Nicolas Liendro for the vacant South American light flyweight title on 22 October 2022.[12] He captured the belt by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 96–94 in his favor.[13]

Blanc faced Kervin Romero for the vacant WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title on 3 June 2023, at the Club Atletico Huracan in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 97–92 and one scorecard of 99–90.[15]

Professional boxing record
8 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Win 8–0 Kervin Romero UD 10 3 Jun 2023 Club Atletico Huracan, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Mauro Nicolas Liendro UD 10 22 Oct 2022 Club Comunicaciones, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won vacant South American light flyweight title
6 Win 6–0 German Valenzuela Barreras SD 10 24 Jun 2022 Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title
5 Win 5–0 Junior Leandro Zarate TD 11 (12) 25 Sep 2021 Complejo Termal Vertiente de la Concordia, Concordia, Argentina Won vacant WBA Fedelatin and Argentina (FAB) light flyweight titles
Retained South American light flyweight title
4 Win 4–0 Juan Santiago Prado UD 6 6 Mar 2021 Complejo Termal Vertiente de la Concordia, Concordia, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Ramón Velásquez TKO 5 (12) 8 Feb 2020 Club Ferro Carril, Concordia, Argentina Won vacant South American light flyweight title
2 Win 2–0 Mauro Ezequiel Quinteros TKO 3 (6) 15 Nov 2019 Club Ferro Carril, Concordia, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Miguel Angel Maciel TKO 4 (4) 7 Sep 2019 Club Atlético Lanús, Lanús, Argentina

References
  1. "Leandro Blanc". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Debut y nocaut técnico para Leandro "Musculito" Blanc". elheraldo.com.ar. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. "El Concejal Pablo Bovino visitó al boxeador Leandro Musculito Blanc y entregó elementos deportivos a su gimnasio". elheraldo.com.ar. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. Medrano, Claudio (8 February 2020). "Ramón Velásquez pierde en Argentina ante Leandro Blanc". boxeadores.cl. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. Deportes (3 March 2021). ""Musculito" Blanc, el "profe" de boxeo que el sábado volverá al ring en Concordia". analisisdigital.com.ar. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. "Boxeo en Concordia: El entrerriano Bermúdez cayó por nocaut y ganó Leandro Blanc". superdeportivo.elonce.com. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. Pellecchia, Damian (24 September 2021). "Leandro Blanc vs. Junior Zárate y regresa la Tigresa Acuña". notifight.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  8. "Leandro Blanc faces Junior Zarate for WBA FEDELATIN title in Argentina". boxen247.com. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. "Concordian Leandro Blanc won on points and won three titles". sport-journal.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. "Leandro "Musculito" Blanc combatirá en la velada "KO a las Drogas"". elheraldo.com.ar. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  11. "Leandro Jose Blanc Decisions German Valenzuela Over Ten in Mexico City". abbeyfealegolfclub.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  12. "Leandro "Musculito" Blanc pelea por el sudamericano ante Mauro Liendro". elheraldo.com.ar. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  13. ""Musculito" Blanc expone en Buenos Aires su título sudamericano". elentrerios.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  14. Milano, Jesús (2 June 2023). "Blanc y Romero disputan la faja WBA Fedelatin este sábado". jabeando.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. Cardozo, Gustavo (3 June 2023). "Leandro "Musculito" Blanc conquistó el título minimosca Fedebol de la AMB". radiozona.com.ar. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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