Sammy Fuentes
Sammy Fuentes | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 18, 1964 Loíza, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Mangani | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 54 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 34 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sammy Fuentes (born February 18, 1964) in Loíza, Puerto Rico is a retired Puerto Rican boxer.
Professional career[edit]
Fuentes turned professional in 1982 & compiled a record of 21–6–1 before facing Julio César Chávez for the WBC light-welterweight title, he would lose via tenth round stoppage.[1] On February 20, 1995, he defeated Fidel Avendano to win the WBO light-welterweight title.[2] Fuentes defended the title once against Hector Lopez before losing it to Giovanni Parisi.
Professional boxing record[edit]
| 54 fights | 34 wins | 18 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 28 | 11 |
| By decision | 6 | 6 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Loss | 34–18–2 | José Luis López | TKO | 2 (12) | 1998-05-09 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 53 | Loss | 34–17–2 | Frank Olsen | UD | 10 (10) | 1998-03-20 | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 52 | Draw | 34–16–2 | Antonio Rivera | PTS | 10 (10) | 1997-10-25 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 51 | Loss | 34–16–1 | Santos Cardona | TKO | 7 (?) | 1997-05-31 | Coliseo Tomás Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico | |
| 50 | Loss | 34–15–1 | Jaime Balboa | RTD | 6 (10) | 1997-03-22 | Condado, Puerto Rico | |
| 49 | Win | 34–14–1 | Rene Valdez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1997-01-18 | Condado, Puerto Rico | |
| 48 | Loss | 33–14–1 | Giovanni Parisi | TKO | 8 (12) | 1996-03-09 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | Lost WBO light-welterweight title |
| 47 | Win | 33–13–1 | Marco Antonio Lizarraga | KO | 4 (10) | 1995-12-11 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 32–13–1 | Juan Soberanes | RTD | 4 (10) | 1995-10-23 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 31–13–1 | Héctor López | SD | 12 (12) | 1995-06-10 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBO light-welterweight title |
| 44 | Win | 30–13–1 | Fidel Avendano | TKO | 2 (12) | 1995-02-20 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won vacant WBO light-welterweight title |
| 43 | Win | 29–13–1 | Daniel Hernandez | RTD | 6 (10) | 1994-12-03 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 28–13–1 | David Ojeda | KO | 5 (12) | 1994-11-07 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 27–13–1 | Andreas Panayi | TKO | 4 (12) | 1994-09-17 | Leisure Centre, Crawley, England, U.K. | |
| 40 | Win | 26–13–1 | Gilberto Flores | KO | 1 (10) | 1994-08-15 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 25–13–1 | Vyacheslav Yanovskiy | UD | 10 (10) | 1994-05-27 | Club Neva, Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 38 | Win | 25–12–1 | Charlie Brown | KO | 2 (10) | 1993-07-09 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 37 | Win | 24–12–1 | Charles Baou | TKO | 5 (10) | 1993-05-15 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 36 | Loss | 23–12–1 | Ángel Hernández | SD | 10 (10) | 1993-03-19 | Isla Verde, Puerto Rico | |
| 35 | Loss | 23–11–1 | Kostya Tszyu | TKO | 1 (10) | 1992-11-13 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 34 | Loss | 23–10–1 | Charles Murray | UD | 10 (10) | 1992-07-16 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 23–9–1 | Marco Antonio Lizarraga | KO | 7 (10) | 1992-06-01 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 22–9–1 | Liasu Braimoh | KO | 5 (?) | 1992-01-27 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Loss | 21–9–1 | David Kamau | UD | 10 (10) | 1991-11-04 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 30 | Loss | 21–8–1 | Rodney Moore | TKO | 2 (10) | 1991-06-04 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 29 | Loss | 21–7–1 | Julio César Chávez | RTD | 10 (12) | 1989-11-18 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBC light-welterweight title |
| 28 | Win | 21–6–1 | Rodolfo Aguilar | UD | 12 (12) | 1989-08-14 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light-welterweight title |
| 27 | Draw | 20–6–1 | Rodolfo Aguilar | MD | 12 (12) | 1989-05-15 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 20–6 | John Montes | KO | 7 (10) | 1989-02-28 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 19–6 | Santos Cardona | TKO | 2 (10) | 1989-01-09 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 18–6 | Vincent Releford | TKO | 2 (10) | 1988-10-05 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 17–6 | Frank Smith | KO | 4 (?) | 1988-04-15 | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 22 | Loss | 16–6 | Freddie Pendleton | TKO | 1 (10) | 1988-02-12 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 16–5 | Tony Martin | TKO | 5 (10) | 1987-12-09 | Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 15–5 | Nick Parker | TKO | 6 (10) | 1987-06-25 | Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 19 | Win | 14–5 | Jerome Spotsville | TKO | 1 (8) | 1987-04-18 | Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 18 | Loss | 13–5 | Roger Mayweather | RTD | 9 (12) | 1986-11-28 | Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | For vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title |
| 17 | Loss | 13–4 | Frankie Randall | TKO | 2 (10) | 1986-05-30 | Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 16 | Loss | 13–3 | Frankie Warren | SD | 10 (10) | 1986-04-06 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Marvin Garris | TKO | 5 (10) | 1986-02-14 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Ali Kareem Muhammad | TKO | 8 (10) | 1986-01-10 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Roberto Juarez | TKO | 8 (10) | 1985-11-13 | Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Harry Arroyo | KO | 7 (10) | 1985-10-09 | Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Othal Dixon | MD | 10 (10) | 1985-06-19 | Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Cirilo Morell | TKO | 2 (6) | 1985-03-25 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Jocko King | UD | 6 (6) | 1985-02-21 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Roberto Ortiz | KO | 8 (?) | 1984-09-01 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | Loss | 5–2 | Fitzroy Davidson | DQ | 7 (?) | 1983-12-16 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Angus Alleyne | KO | 1 (?) | 1983-11-11 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Juan Nazario | KO | 5 (?) | 1983-08-18 | Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Edwin Rodriguez | KO | 2 (?) | 1983-04-16 | Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Victor Fontanez | KO | 2 (?) | 1983-03-24 | Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Roberto Ortiz | PTS | 6 (6) | 1983-02-12 | Canóvanas, Puerto Rico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Victor Aponte | KO | 3 (4) | 1982-11-20 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
See also[edit]
- Boxing in Puerto Rico
- List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions
- List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
References[edit]
- ^ "Chavez wins". United Press International. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Replacement Fuentes Is the Winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Sammy Fuentes from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican male boxers
- People from Loíza, Puerto Rico
- World light-welterweight boxing champions
- World Boxing Organization champions
- Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico