Alfonso Blanco (boxer)
Encyclopedia
Alfonso Blanco Parra is an undefeated Venezuela
n boxer
in the Light Middleweight
division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight
silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
, at the PanAm Games 2007 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.
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|Win||7-0||align=left| Leshon Sims
|UD||6 ||||align=left|
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|Win||6-0||align=left| Cleveland Ishe
|UD||6 ||||align=left|
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|Win||5-0||align=left| Juan Carlos Diaz
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|Win||4-0||align=left| Ricardo Malfavon
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|Win||3-0||align=left| Pablo Ruiz
|KO
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|Win||2-0||align=left| Gustavo Medina
|TKO
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|Win||1-0||align=left| Alfredo Riveira
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Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
division. He was the 2008 Olympian for Venezuela and he also won the Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Amateur career
Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos GóngoraCarlos Góngora
Carlos Góngora Mercado is an amateur boxer from Ecuador best known to win a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio in the men's middleweight division.-Career:...
, at the PanAm Games 2007 he exited early against the same opponent.
At the world championships Blanco beat Darren Sutherland
Darren Sutherland
Darren John Sutherland was an Irish professional boxer from County Meath, Ireland. His amateur career was crowned by a bronze medal for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's Konstantin Buga
Konstantin Buga
Konstantin Buga is a German amateur boxer best known for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics as a middleweight.-Career:Buga came to Germany in 1996 and received a German passport in 2002...
and Olympic Gold medalist Bakhtiyar Artayev
Bakhtiyar Artayev
Bakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
to reach the finals at middleweight where he was defeated by Russian defending champion Matvey Korobov
Matvey Korobov
Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov is a Russian professional boxer best known for winning the middleweight amateur world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russian team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup.-Amateur career:...
PTS 4:29.
His record as of 2007 is 118:16.
World Championships results
- Defeated James DeGaleJames DeGaleHe is European super middleweight championJames Frederick DeGale MBE is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club...
(Great Britain) 28-13 - Defeated Vijender Kumar (India) 13-8
- Defeated Darren SutherlandDarren SutherlandDarren John Sutherland was an Irish professional boxer from County Meath, Ireland. His amateur career was crowned by a bronze medal for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China....
(Ireland) 20-13 - Defeated Konstantin BugaKonstantin BugaKonstantin Buga is a German amateur boxer best known for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics as a middleweight.-Career:Buga came to Germany in 1996 and received a German passport in 2002...
(Germany) 18-9 - Defeated Bakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
(Kazakhstan) 15-7 - Lost to Matvey KorobovMatvey KorobovMatvey Georgiyevich Korobov is a Russian professional boxer best known for winning the middleweight amateur world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russian team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup.-Amateur career:...
(Russia) 4-29
Olympic Games results
2008 (as a middleweight)- Defeated Argenis Casimiro NúñezArgenis Casimiro NúñezArgenis Casimiro Núñez is a Dominican amateur boxer best known to medal twice at the PanAm Games.-Career:In 2003 at the PanAm Games he beat Washington Silva but lost to Cuban southpaw Yoan Pablo Hernández at light-heavyweight and won Bronze.In 2005 at the PanAm Championships he lost to Yusiel...
(Dominican Republic) 18-7 - Lost to Darren SutherlandDarren SutherlandDarren John Sutherland was an Irish professional boxer from County Meath, Ireland. His amateur career was crowned by a bronze medal for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China....
(Ireland) 1-11
Professional boxing record
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|7 Wins (2 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws|-
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|Win||7-0||align=left| Leshon Sims
|UD||6 ||||align=left|
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|Win||6-0||align=left| Cleveland Ishe
|UD||6 ||||align=left|
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|Win||5-0||align=left| Juan Carlos Diaz
|UD||4 ||||align=left|
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|Win||4-0||align=left| Ricardo Malfavon
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|Win||3-0||align=left| Pablo Ruiz
|KO
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|Win||2-0||align=left| Gustavo Medina
|TKO
TKO
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|Win||1-0||align=left| Alfredo Riveira
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