Alfonso Blanco (boxer)
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2 February 1986
Alfonso Blanco | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alfonso Blanco Parra 2 February 1986 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Reach | 189 cm (74 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Medal record | |
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.
World Championships results
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.
- 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.[1][2]
