Alfonso Blanco (boxer)
{{Short description|Venezuelan boxer (born 1986)}}
{{family name hatnote|Blanco|Parra|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox boxer|name= Alfonso Blanco
|image=
|realname = Alfonso Blanco Parra
|nickname =
|weight = Middleweight
|height = 1.85 m
|reach = 189 cm
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|02|02}}
|birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela
|style = Orthodox
|total = 17
|wins = 16
|KO = 8
|losses = 1
|draws = 0
|no contests = 0
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCompetition|Boxing World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|Moscow 2008|Middleweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Amateur Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 2007 Chicago|Middleweight}}
{{MedalBronze| 2009 Milan|Middleweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Games}}
{{MedalGold| 2006 Buenos Aires | Middleweight}}
{{MedalGold| 2010 Medellín | Middleweight}}
}}
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
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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=
- 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Gabriel/Montoya092110.htm |title=Golden Boy Promotions Ushers in a New Future |publisher=Doghouseboxing.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-30 |archive-date=2018-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919035634/http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Gabriel/Montoya092110.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/golden-boy-eyes-blanco-57499 |title=Golden Boy eyes Blanco | Boxing News |publisher=Fightnews |date=2010-08-25 |accessdate=2016-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181127/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/golden-boy-eyes-blanco-57499 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}
Professional boxing record
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=
|nc=
|ko-wins=8
|ko-losses=1
|dec-wins=8
|dec-losses=0
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|13
|{{no2}}Loss
|12–1
|align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
|KO||1 {{small|(12)}}||{{small|2016-12-17}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Denis, Réunion, France}}
|align=left|{{small|Lost Interim WBA middleweight title}}
|- align=center
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Sergey Khomitsky
|UD||12 {{small|(12)}}||{{small|2015-10-10}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|VEN}} El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela}}
|align=left|{{small|Won Interim WBA middleweight title}}
|- align=center
|11
|{{yes2}}Win||11-0||align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Alvaro Robles
|UD||12 {{small|(12)}}||{{small|2015-06-27}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|VEN}} La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe and vacant WBC International Silver super welterweight titles}}
|- align=center
|10
|{{yes2}}Win||10-0||align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Edwin Mota
|TKO||3 {{small|(10)}}||{{small|2015-03-07}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|VEN}} Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|9
|{{yes2}}Win||9-0||align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Edison Garcia
|TKO||2 {{small|(6)}}||{{small|2015-01-16}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|VEN}} La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|8
|{{yes2}}Win||8-0||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cordova
|TKO||5 {{small|(6)}}||{{small|2012-03-17}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Indio, California, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|7
|{{yes2}}Win||7-0||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Leshon Sims
|UD||6 {{small|(6)}}||{{small|2011-10-27}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|6
|{{yes2}}Win||6-0||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Cleveland Ishe
|UD||6 {{small|(6)}}||{{small|2011-07-08}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Primm, Nevada, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|5
|{{yes2}}Win||5-0||align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Juan Carlos Diaz
|UD||4 {{small|(4)}}||{{small|2011-04-28}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|4
|{{yes2}}Win||4-0||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ricardo Malfavon
|UD||4 {{small|(4)}}||{{small|2011-04-01}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Indio, California, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Pablo Ruiz
|KO||1 {{small|(4)}}||{{small|2011-03-05}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Anaheim, California, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Gustavo Medina
|TKO||3 {{small|(4)}}||{{small|2010-12-11}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Alfredo Riveira
|UD||4 (4)||{{small|2010-09-17}}||align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
|align=left|
|- align=center
{{S-end}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Boxrec|id=546386|name=Alfonso Blanco}}
- [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/SouthAmericanGames2006.html South America 2006]
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/alfonso-blanco-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060732/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/alfonso-blanco-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Alfonso Blanco}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-bef | before=Chris Eubank Jr.
Stripped}}
{{s-ttl|title=WBA Middleweight Champion
Interim title |
years=October 25, 2015 – December 17, 2016}}
{{s-aft | after= Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam}}
{{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Alfonso}}
Category:Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for Venezuela
Category:Venezuelan male boxers
Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Category:South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
Category:South American Games medalists in boxing
Category:Competitors at the 2006 South American Games