Leandro Blanc Explained

Leandro Jose Blanc
Nickname:Musculito
Weight:Light flyweight
Birth Date:1993 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Concordia, Argentina
Style:Southpaw
Total:8
Wins:8
Ko:3
Losses:1
Show-Medals:yes

Leandro Blanc (born 2 May 1993) is an Argentine professional boxer who has held the South American light flyweight title since February 2020. As an amateur, he represented his country in the men's light flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Boxing career

Blanc made his professional debut against Miguel Angel Maciel on 7 September 2019 in Lanús, Argentina. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[2] After winning his second professional bout against Mauro Ezequiel Quinteros by technical knockout as well, Blanc was scheduled to face Mauro Sapito Liendro for the vacant Argentina (FAB) light flyweight title on 7 February 2020.[3] The bout was later cancelled for undisclosed reasons and Blanc was rescheduled to face Ramón Velásquez for the vacant South American light flyweight title a day later. He won his first professional title by a fifth-round technical knockout.[4]

Blanc faced Juan Santiago Prado in a stay-busy fight on 6 March 2021.[5] He beat his journeyman opponent by unanimous decision.[6] Black next made his first South American title defense against Junior Leandro Zarate on 25 September 2021, at the Complejo Termal Vertiente de la Concordia in his native Concordia.[7] As well as being a South American title defense, the vacant WBA Fedelatin and Argentina (FAB) light flyweight titles were on the line as well.[8] Blanc won his first career step-up bout by technical decision, with scores of 105–104, 107–102 and 105–104. The fight was stopped in the eleventh round, due to a cut on Blanc caused by an accidental clash of heads.[9]

Blanc faced German Valenzuela Barreras for the WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title on 24 June 2022, on the undercard of the "KO Drugs" event.[10] He won the fight by split decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 96–93 for Blanc, while the third judge scored the bout 98–93 for Barreras.[11] Blanc next faced Mauro Nicolas Liendro for the vacant South American light flyweight title on 22 October 2022.[12] He captured the belt by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 96–94 in his favor.[13]

Blanc faced Kervin Romero for the vacant WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title on 3 June 2023, at the Club Atletico Huracan in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 97–92 and one scorecard of 99–90.[15] Blanc would suffer both his first loss and his first stoppage loss in his next fight however, as Sixto Perez stopped him in the second round of their vacant WBA Fedebol light flyweight title clash on December 9, 2023.[16]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9Loss8–1Sixto PerezKO2 (10), 9 Dec 2023
8Win8–0Kervin RomeroUD103 Jun 2023
7Win7–0Mauro Nicolas LiendroUD1022 Oct 2022
6Win6–0German Valenzuela Barreras1024 Jun 2022
5Win5–0Junior Leandro Zarate11 (12)25 Sep 2021
4Win4–0Juan Santiago Prado66 Mar 2021
3Win3–0Ramón VelásquezTKO5 (12)8 Feb 2020
2Win2–0Mauro Ezequiel QuinterosTKO3 (6)15 Nov 2019
1Win1–0Miguel Angel Maciel4 (4)7 Sep 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leandro Blanc . 8 August 2016 . Rio2016.com . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806090010/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/leandro-blanc . 6 August 2016 .
  2. Web site: Debut y nocaut técnico para Leandro "Musculito" Blanc . elheraldo.com.ar . 24 March 2022 . 9 September 2019.
  3. Web site: El Concejal Pablo Bovino visitó al boxeador Leandro Musculito Blanc y entregó elementos deportivos a su gimnasio . elheraldo.com.ar . 2 July 2022 . 1 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Medrano . Claudio . Ramón Velásquez pierde en Argentina ante Leandro Blanc . boxeadores.cl . 24 March 2022 . 8 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Deportes . "Musculito" Blanc, el "profe" de boxeo que el sábado volverá al ring en Concordia . analisisdigital.com.ar . 2 July 2022 . 3 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Boxeo en Concordia: El entrerriano Bermúdez cayó por nocaut y ganó Leandro Blanc . superdeportivo.elonce.com . 24 March 2022 . 7 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Pellecchia . Damian . Leandro Blanc vs. Junior Zárate y regresa la Tigresa Acuña . notifight.com . 2 July 2022 . 24 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Leandro Blanc faces Junior Zarate for WBA FEDELATIN title in Argentina . boxen247.com . 24 March 2022 . 25 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Concordian Leandro Blanc won on points and won three titles . sport-journal.com . 24 March 2022 . 26 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Leandro "Musculito" Blanc combatirá en la velada "KO a las Drogas" . elheraldo.com.ar . 2 July 2022 . 17 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Leandro Jose Blanc Decisions German Valenzuela Over Ten in Mexico City . abbeyfealegolfclub.com . 2 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Leandro "Musculito" Blanc pelea por el sudamericano ante Mauro Liendro . elheraldo.com.ar . 16 December 2022.
  13. Web site: "Musculito" Blanc expone en Buenos Aires su título sudamericano . elentrerios.com . 16 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Milano . Jesús . Blanc y Romero disputan la faja WBA Fedelatin este sábado . jabeando.com . 12 June 2023 . 2 June 2023.
  15. Web site: Cardozo . Gustavo . Leandro "Musculito" Blanc conquistó el título minimosca Fedebol de la AMB. . radiozona.com.ar . 12 June 2023 . 3 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Leandro “Musculito” Blanc no pudo con Sixto Pérez y cayó temprano por nocaut - Deportes - Diario Río Uruguay . diarioriouruguay.com.ar . 27 April 2024 . es-ES.