Héctor Javier Velazco Explained

Héctor Velazco
Realname:Héctor Javier Velazco
Nickname:"El Artillero" (The Gunner)
Weight:
Height:179 cm
Birth Date:20 May 1973
Birth Place:Avellaneda, Argentina
Style:Orthodox
Total:47
Wins:37
Ko:16
Losses:9
Draws:1

Héctor Javier Velazco (20 May 1973,Avellaneda) is an Argentine boxer.

Professional career

Known as "El Artillero", Velazco turned pro in 1996 and compiled a record of 28-1-1 in his first 31 fights before he defeated András Gálfi on 3 March 2003 for the vacant WBO interim middleweight title. He was elevated to full champion when original titleholder Harry Simon failed to make his mandatory defense due to injuries suffered in a car accident. He would go on to lose the belt in his first defense to Felix Sturm in what would be his first fight outside of his native Argentina. Velazco had a record of 8–6 in his final 14 fights before deciding to retire from the sport in 2010.

Professional boxing record

NoResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
47Loss37–9-1TKO10 (12)31 Jul 2010
46Loss37–8-1 Gusmyr PerdomoTKO2 (11)3 Jul 2008
45Win37–7-1 Martin David IslasUD6 15 May 2008
44Win36–7-1 Martin David IslasUD10 5 Jan 2008
43Loss35–7–1 Mads LarsenUD8 23 Apr 2007
42Loss35–6–1 Jürgen BrähmerUD12 19 May 2007
41Win35-5-1 Martin David IslasKO2 (6)20 Jan 2007
40Win34-5-1 Juan Italo MezaUD8 2 Sep 2006
39Win33-5-1 Walter Lucio MartinezUD616 Dec 2005
38Win32-5-1 Hugo Ricardo RodriguezKO3 (10)12 Nov 2005
37Loss31-5-1 Arthur AbrahamKO5 (12)23 Apr 2005
36Win31-4-1 Luis Daniel ParadaUD8 19 Mar 2005
35Loss30-4-1 Mariano Natalio CarreraTKO10 (12)19 Jun 2004
34Win30-3-1 Ramon Arturo BritezUD8 6 Mar 2004
33Loss29-3-1 Felix SturmSD12 13 Sep 2003
32Win29-2-1 András GálfiRTD8 (12)10 May 2003
31Win28-2-1 Lorenzo MarquezKO2 (8)5 Oct 2002
30Win27-2-1 Leonardo Javier GonzalezRTD8 (12)25 May 2002
29Win26-2-1 Juan Italo MezaTKO7 (8)19 Jan 2002
28Win25-2-1 Hugo Daniel SclarandiUD1221 Jul 2001
27Win24-2-1 Rogerio CacciatoreKO8 (12)21 Apr 2001
26Win23-2-1 Jose Luis LoyolaUD8 8 Dec 2000
25Win22-2-1 Hugo Daniel SclarandiPTS8 13 Oct 2000
24Win21-2-1 Ramon Arturo BritezUD12 21 Jul 2000
23Win20-2-1 Nestor Jesus GilKO2 (8)26 May 2000
22Win19-2-1 Juan Carlos LettieriPTS6 21 Apr 2000
21Win18-2-1 Mario Javier MorenoUD8 25 Feb 2000
20Draw17-2-1 Cristian Oscar ZanabriaPTS8 7 Dec 1999
19Win17-2 Marcelo Hugo Pablo LamadridPTS8 15 Oct 1999
18Win16-2 Argentino Raul LopezTKO3 (8)12 Jun 1999
17Win15-2 Jose Laercio Bezerra de LimaPTS8 18 Dec 1998
16Loss14-2 Ariel Patricio ArrietaKO4 (10)29 Aug 1998
15Win14-1 Jose Luis SaldiviaPTS8 16 May 1998
14Win13-1 Fernando Roberto VeraDQ5 (8)4 Apr 1998
13Win12-1 Javier Alberto LescanoPTS820 Dec 1997
12Win11-1 Antonio de la Cruz PerezDQ4 (8)22 Nov 1997
11Win10-1 Ariel Patricio ArrietaRTD5 (6)8 Nov 1997
10Win9-1 Raul Norberto GuichapaniUD8 27 Sep 1997
9Win8-1 Carlos Alberto Rene MoreRTD3 (8)19 Jul 1997
8Win7-1 Gustavo Fabian MacedaPTS8 28 Jun 1997
7Win6-1 Fernando Roberto VeraTKO4 (6)14 Jun 1997
6Win5-1 Carlos Marcelo RomeroTKO3 (10)3 May 1997
5Win4-1 Gustavo Fabian MacedaPTS6 29 Mar 1997-
4Loss3-1 Jorge Javier AriasDQ1 (8)1 Feb 1997
3Win3-0 Hector Eduardo VillarrealKO4 (6)23 Nov 1996
2Win2-0 Sandro Walter BarrionuevoTKO4 (6)12 Oct 1996
1Win1-0 Jose Maria EscobarKO3 (6)7 Sep 1996

See also