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Alfredo Marcano (January 17, 1947 – April 5, 2009) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 1966 to 1975. He held the world junior lightweight title.
Alfredo Marcano | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1947 Cumaná, Venezuela |
| Died | April 5, 2009 (aged 62) |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super featherweight |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 62 |
| Wins | 44 |
| Wins by KO | 29 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 5 |
| No contests | 2 |
Professional boxing career
editDuring his career, Marcano won the WBA and lineal super featherweight titles.[1] Marcano challenged for the WBA title on July 29, 1971, against Hiroshi Kobayashi. The fight took place in Japan—the home country of the champion. Marcano won the fight with a tenth round technical knockout. After becoming champion, Marcano returned to Venezuela to make his first defence, against the Japanese challenger Kenji Iwata, Marcano once again won with a knockout. It was to be the only defence of his title, as he lost a unanimous decision to Ben Villaflor in his next fight. After the fight Marcano went undefeated until September 1974, when he unsuccessfully challenged Bobby Chacon for the vacant WBC featherweight title—the fight ended in the ninth round with Chacon scoring a knockout. In March 1975 he was knocked out again, this time by Art Hafey, in what was to be his final fight. Maracano died in April 2009 at the age of 62.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alfredo Marcano – Lineal Jr. Lightweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ "boxer: Alfredo Marcano". Boxrec. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Alfredo Marcano from BoxRec (registration required)
- Alfredo Marcano - CBZ Profile