Nicolino Locche Explained

Nicolino Locche
Realname:Nicolino Felipe Locche
Birth Date:2 September 1939
Birth Place:Tunuyán, Mendoza, Argentina
Death Place:Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina
Nickname:El Intocable (The Untouchable)
Weight:
Height:5 ft 6 in
Reach:71+1/2 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:136
Wins:117
Ko:14
Losses:4
Draws:14
No Contests:1

Nicolino Locche (September 2, 1939  - September 7, 2005) was an Argentine professional boxer who held the World Junior Welterweight title from 1968 to 1972.[1] Born in Mendoza, Locche turned professional at the age of 19 and amassed a record of 117-4-14 (14 draws).[2] He had several successful defenses including one over Antonio Cervantes.[3] Regarded as one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time,[4] his way of frustrating his foes with a minimum of head movement and avoiding most of their punches earned him the moniker 'El Intocable' (the Untouchable).[5]

Locche was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 2003.[6] He died in Las Heras in 2005 of heart failure.[7] [8]

Boxing career

His family came from the Sardinian village of Villasor, located near Cagliari.Locche was known as "El Intocable" ("The Untouchable") due to his defensive mastery, and became the Lineal and WBA Light Welterweight Champion in Tokyo, Japan on December 12, 1968, after defeating Paul Takeshi Fuji by technical knockout after Fuji refused to start the 10th round out of frustration because of exhaustion and his inability to connect punches on "The Untouchable," according to the Argentine boxing commentators' recount of the bout (Dotora, 2004).

Locche became an idol in Argentina and routinely sold out the Luna Park, Buenos Aires every time he fought at the well known boxing arena. His boxing style made him a legend. He possessed uncanny reflexes, standing in front of his opponents with his hands lowered at his sides, behind his back or even resting on his knees as he slipped, bobbed and weaved to avoid his opponent's punches.

Numerous Argentine sources also cite the fact that Locche's approach towards submitting himself to traditional boxing training and discipline was sometimes lackadaisical. For example, Locche was a known habitual cigarette smoker throughout most if not all of his boxing career and his adherence to the strict dietary requirements of his trade was often quite flexible. It was not unusual to see this in the seconds there was a crowd around him during the one minute break between rounds where he would be puffing furiously on a cigarette.

Locche defended his title six times, against Carlos Hernandez, João Henrique, Adolph Pruitt, Antonio Cervantes and Domingo Barrera Corpas, before losing it to Alfonso Frazer in Panama on March 10, 1972. Locche failed to regain the World Champion belt in a rematch with Cervantes[9] and retired in 1975.

He was champion of Mendoza, Argentina, and South American lightweight and Jr. welterweight. Locche turned professional at the age of 19 and amassed a record of 117-4-14 (14 draws). He was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.[10] The Ring has retroactively certified him as lineal Junior Welterweight champion from 1968 to 1972.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
136Win117–4–14 Ricardo MolinaPTS10Aug 7, 1976
135Win116–4–14 Lorenzo TrujilloUD10May 8, 1976
134Win115–4–14 Emilio VillaPTS10Jan 17, 1976
133Win114–4–14 Obdulio Rogelio ZarzaPTS10Dec 19, 1975
132Win113–4–14 Jimmy HeairUD10Oct 17, 1975
131Win112–4–14 Omar Hermelindo ZarzaPTS10Sep 13, 1975
130Win111–4–14 Javier AyalaPTS10Aug 9, 1975
129Loss110–4–14 Antonio CervantesRTD10 (15), Mar 17, 1973
128Win110–3–14 Benny HuertasPTS10Feb 9, 1973
127Win109–3–14 Pedro Adigue Jr.PTS10Jan 25, 1973
126Win108–3–14 Ray MercadoPTS10Dec 16, 1972
125Win107–3–14 Gerardo FerratPTS10Nov 18, 1972
124Loss106–3–14 Alfonso FrazerUD15Mar 10, 1972
123Win106–2–14 Nicolas ArkuzsynPTS10Feb 16, 1972
122Win105–2–14 Juan Carlos PeraltaPTS10Feb 4, 1972
121Win104–2–14 Antonio CervantesUD15Dec 11, 1971
120Win103–2–14 Antonio OrtizPTS10Nov 13, 1971
119Win102–2–14 Angel RomanPTS10Oct 29, 1971
118Win101–2–14 Domingo BarreraSD15Apr 3, 1971
117Win100–2–14 Adan GomezPTS10Mar 10, 1971
116Win99–2–14 Juan Carlos PeraltaPTS10Feb 14, 1971
115Win98–2–14 Adolph PruittUD15May 16, 1970
114Win97–2–14 Marcelino AcevedoTKO9 (10)Apr 18, 1970
113Win96–2–14 Martin Oscar JuarezPTS10Apr 3, 1970
112Win95–2–14 João HenriqueUD15Oct 11, 1969
111Win94–2–14 Angel RomanPTS10Aug 22, 1969
110Win93–2–14 German GastelbondoUD10Aug 2, 1969
109Win92–2–14 Carlos HernándezUD15May 3, 1969
108Win91–2–14 Manuel HernandezUD10Apr 3, 1969
107Win90–2–14 Takeshi FujiRTD10 (15), Dec 12, 1968
106Draw89–2–14 Anibal Di LellaPTS8Oct 12, 1968
105Win89–2–13 Orlando RibeiroPTS10Sep 13, 1968
104Win88–2–13 Hilario SuarezPTS10Aug 16, 1968
103Win87–2–13 Tito Del BarcoPTS10Aug 2, 1968
102Win86–2–13 Juan Alberto ArandaPTS10Jul 12, 1968
101Win85–2–13 Abel CachazuPTS10Jun 8, 1968
100Win84–2–13 Alfredo UrbinaPTS10May 11, 1968
99Win83–2–13 Juan Carlos GomezPTS10Apr 20, 1968
98Win82–2–13 Alfredo UrbinaPTS10Apr 10, 1968
97Win81–2–13 Vicente Milan DeradoTKO6 (10)Dec 2, 1967
96Win80–2–13 Adan GomezUD10Nov 24, 1967
95Win79–2–13 Abel CachazuPTS10Nov 8, 1967
94Win78–2–13 Leonardo PeraltaPTS10Oct 18, 1967
93Win77–2–13 Abel CachazuPTS10Oct 4, 1967
92Win76–2–13 Osvaldo PiazzaUD10Sep 15, 1967
91Win75–2–13 Ramon Adolfo GomezTKO10 (10)Sep 10, 1967
90Win74–2–13 Eddie PerkinsPTS10Aug 19, 1967
89Win73–2–13 Osvaldo PiazzaPTS10Aug 4, 1967
88Win72–2–13 Carlos ClementePTS10Jul 19, 1967
87Win71–2–13 Jose Acha PazTKO6 (10)Jul 10, 1967
86Win70–2–13 Adan GomezPTS10Jun 2, 1967
85Win69–2–13 Langston MorganPTS10May 13, 1967
84Win68–2–13 Ruben LoayzaPTS10Apr 21, 1967
83Win67–2–13 Ubaldino EscobarPTS10Apr 7, 1967
82Win66–2–13 Everaldo Costa AzevedoPTS10Jan 13, 1967
81Win65–2–13 Jose Omar SalvoPTS10Dec 30, 1966
80Win64–2–13 Omar GottifrediUD10Oct 7, 1966
79Win63–2–13 Sandro LopopoloUD10Sep 10, 1966
78Win62–2–13 Jose Omar SalvoPTS10Aug 19, 1966
77Draw61–2–13 Carlos OrtizMD10Apr 7, 1966
76Win61–2–12 Omar GottifrediPTS10Jan 22, 1966
75Win60–2–12 Hugo RambaldiPTS12Dec 18, 1965
74Win59–2–12 Raul Santos VillalbaPTS10Sep 17, 1965
73Win58–2–12 Leonardo PeraltaPTS10Aug 6, 1965
72Draw57–2–12 Ismael LagunaPTS10Jul 17, 1965
71Win57–2–11 Juan Carlos SalinasTKO8 (10)Apr 30, 1965
70Win56–2–11 Abel LaudonioPTS12Apr 10, 1965
69Win55–2–11 Hugo RambaldiPTS10Mar 20, 1965
68Win54–2–11 Adan GomezPTS10Jan 26, 1965
67Win53–2–11 Pedro BenelliPTS10Dec 23, 1964
66Loss52–2–11 Abel LaudonioPTS12Nov 14, 1964
65Win52–1–11 Humberto BarbattoPTS10Oct 9, 1964
64Draw51–1–11 Gualberto GutiérrezPTS10Sep 26, 1964
63Win51–1–10 Roberto PalavecinoPTS10Sep 4, 1964
62Win50–1–10 Deolidio SosaPTS10Aug 21, 1964
61Win49–1–10 Abel LaudonioPTS10Aug 8, 1964
60Win48–1–10 Carlos ClementePTS10Jul 10, 1964
59Win47–1–10 Carlos CappellaPTS10Jun 19, 1964
58Win46–1–10 Roberto PalavecinoPTS10Apr 18, 1964
57Win45–1–10 Raul Santos VillalbaPTS10Feb 28, 1964
56Draw44–1–10 Roberto PalavecinoPTS10Feb 14, 1964
55Win44–1–9 Pedro BenelliPTS10Jan 31, 1964
54Win43–1–9 Raul Santos VillalbaPTS10Dec 14, 1963
53Draw42–1–9 Tristán FalfánPTS10Oct 11, 1963
52Draw42–1–8 Carlos CappellaPTS10Sep 27, 1963
51Win42–1–7 Adan GomezPTS10Sep 13, 1963
50Win41–1–7 Joe BrownUD10Aug 10, 1963
49Win40–1–7 Rodolfo EspinozaPTS10Jul 20, 1963
48Win39–1–7 Sebastiao NascimentoPTS15Jun 29, 1963
47Win38–1–7 Eulogio CaballeroPTS10Jun 8, 1963
46Win37–1–7 Gregorio CintasPTS10May 24, 1963
45Win36–1–7 Rodolfo CataliniPTS10Apr 26, 1963
44Win35–1–7 Javier GomezPTS10Mar 23, 1963
43Draw34–1–7 Gregorio CintasPTS10Feb 22, 1963
42Win34–1–6 Pedro BenelliPTS10Feb 1, 1963
41Win33–1–6 Tony PadronPTS10Dec 28, 1962
40Win32–1–6 Tristan FalfanKO6 (10)Dec 14, 1962
39Win31–1–6 Manuel AlvarezPTS12Oct 20, 1962
38Win30–1–6 Pedro BenelliPTS10Sep 29, 1962
37Win29–1–6 Hugo JuarezPTS10Aug 24, 1962
36Win28–1–6 Humberto BarbattoPTS10Jul 6, 1962
35Win27–1–6 Eulogio CaballeroPTS10Jun 5, 1962
34Win26–1–6 Horacio RiveroTKO2 (10)May 16, 1962
33Win25–1–6 Abelardo SirePTS10Apr 24, 1962
32Win24–1–6 Fernando AzocarPTS10Mar 30, 1962
31Win23–1–6 Nuncio CanistraTKO9 (10)Jan 25, 1962
30Win22–1–6 Vicente Milan DeradoPTS10Dec 16, 1961
29Win21–1–6 Pedro BenelliPTS10Dec 1, 1961
28Win20–1–6 Jaime GinePTS12Nov 4, 1961
27Win19–1–6 Ubaldino EscobarPTS10Oct 13, 1961
26Win18–1–6 Ubaldino EscobarPTS10Sep 29, 1961
25Win17–1–6 Juan Carlos FloresKO5 (10)Sep 1, 1961
24Win16–1–6 Guillermo CanoPTS12Jun 9, 1961
23Win15–1–6 Julio H. CataliniTKO10 (10)May 12, 1961
22Win14–1–6 Antonio RepolloPTS10Mar 10, 1961
21Draw13–1–6 Juan Ignacio CamposPTS10Jan 27, 1961
20Win13–1–5 Vicente Milan DeradoUD10Jan 20, 1961
19Win12–1–5 Rogelio AndrePTS10Nov 4, 1960
18Draw11–1–5 Manuel AlvarezPTS10Sep 17, 1960
17Win11–1–4 Pedro BenelliPTS10Jul 30, 1960
16Draw10–1–4 Jaime GinePTS10Jun 11, 1960
15Win10–1–3 Juan Ignacio CamposPTS10Mar 25, 1960
14Win9–1–3 Jaime GinePTS10Feb 26, 1960
13Draw8–1–3 Vicente Milan DeradoPTS10Jan 22, 1960
12Win8–1–2 Hector TulaTKO5 (10)Jan 8, 1960
11Draw7–1–2 Ricardo JofrePTS10Dec 11, 1959
10Loss7–1–1 Vicente Milan DeradoPTS10Nov 6, 1959
9Draw7–0–1 Juan Ignacio CamposPTS10Oct 16, 1959
8Win7–0 Pedro VidelaPTS8Aug 8, 1959
7Win6–0 Juan RamirezPTS8Jul 29, 1959
6Win5–0 Leandro AhumadaPTS10Apr 3, 1959
5Win4–0 Rodolfo CataliniKO4 (10)Mar 6, 1959
43–0 Leandro AhumadaNC9 (10)Feb 27, 1959
3Win3–0Eduardo SalazarPTS10Jan 30, 1959
2Win2–0Rodolfo CataliniPTS8Jan 9, 1959
1Win1–0Luis GarciaKO2 (6)Dec 11, 1958

Death

Locche died in Las Heras in 2005 of heart failure.[11] [12]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CERVANTES STOPS LOCCHE IN TENTH. The New York Times. 2024-04-11.
  2. https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/10279
  3. Web site: Nicolino Locche Passes Away. Boxing Scene. 2005-09-09.
  4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nicolino-locche-506432.html
  5. https://www.ringtv.com/662153-on-this-day-nicolino-locche-paints-a-masterpiece-in-his-stoppage-of-paul-fujii/
  6. Web site: A Lean, Mean Boxing Machine. The Washington Post. 2024-04-11.
  7. Web site: Nicolino Locche Passes Away. Boxing Scene. 2005-09-09.
  8. Web site: Former world junior welterweight champ Locche dies. ESPN. 2024-04-11.
  9. Web site: CERVANTES STOPS LOCCHE IN TENTH. The New York Times. 2024-04-11.
  10. Web site: A Lean, Mean Boxing Machine. The Washington Post. 2024-04-11.
  11. Web site: Nicolino Locche Passes Away. Boxing Scene. 2005-09-09.
  12. Web site: Former world junior welterweight champ Locche dies. ESPN. 2024-04-11.

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