Sammy Fuentes Explained

Sammy Fuentes
Birth Date:February 18, 1964
Birth Place:Loíza, Puerto Rico
Nickname:Mangani
Weight:Light welterweight
Height:5 ft 7 in
Reach:70 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:54
Wins:34
Ko:28
Losses:18
Draws:2

Sammy Fuentes (born February 18, 1964) in Loíza, Puerto Rico is a retired Puerto Rican boxer.

Professional career

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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
54Loss34–18–2José Luis LópezTKO2 (12)1998-05-09
53Loss34–17–2Frank OlsenUD10 (10)1998-03-20
52Draw34–16–2Antonio RiveraPTS10 (10)1997-10-25
51Loss34–16–1Santos CardonaTKO7 (?)1997-05-31
50Loss34–15–1Jaime BalboaRTD6 (10)1997-03-22
49Win34–14–1Rene ValdezPTS10 (10)1997-01-18
48Loss33–14–1Giovanni ParisiTKO8 (12)1996-03-09
47Win33–13–1Marco Antonio LizarragaKO4 (10)1995-12-11
46Win32–13–1Juan SoberanesRTD4 (10)1995-10-23
45Win31–13–1Héctor LópezSD12 (12)1995-06-10
44Win30–13–1Fidel AvendanoTKO2 (12)1995-02-20
43Win29–13–1Daniel HernandezRTD6 (10)1994-12-03
42Win28–13–1David OjedaKO5 (12)1994-11-07
41Win27–13–1Andreas PanayiTKO4 (12)1994-09-17
40Win26–13–1Gilberto FloresKO1 (10)1994-08-15
39Loss25–13–1Vyacheslav YanovskiyUD10 (10)1994-05-27
38Win25–12–1Charlie BrownKO2 (10)1993-07-09
37Win24–12–1Charles BaouTKO5 (10)1993-05-15
36Loss23–12–1Ángel HernándezSD10 (10)1993-03-19
35Loss23–11–1Kostya TszyuTKO1 (10)1992-11-13
34Loss23–10–1Charles MurrayUD10 (10)1992-07-16
33Win23–9–1Marco Antonio LizarragaKO7 (10)1992-06-01
32Win22–9–1Liasu BraimohKO5 (?)1992-01-27
31Loss21–9–1David KamauUD10 (10)1991-11-04
30Loss21–8–1Rodney MooreTKO2 (10)1991-06-04
29Loss21–7–1Julio César ChávezRTD10 (12)1989-11-18
28Win21–6–1Rodolfo AguilarUD12 (12)1989-08-14
27Draw20–6–1Rodolfo AguilarMD12 (12)1989-05-15
26Win20–6John MontesKO7 (10)1989-02-28
25Win19–6Santos CardonaTKO2 (10)1989-01-09
24Win18–6Vincent RelefordTKO2 (10)1988-10-05
23Win17–6Frank SmithKO4 (?)1988-04-15
22Loss16–6Freddie PendletonTKO1 (10)1988-02-12
21Win16–5Tony MartinTKO5 (10)1987-12-09
20Win15–5Nick ParkerTKO6 (10)1987-06-25
19Win14–5Jerome SpotsvilleTKO1 (8)1987-04-18
18Loss13–5Roger MayweatherRTD9 (12)1986-11-28
17Loss13–4Frankie RandallTKO2 (10)1986-05-30
16Loss13–3Frankie WarrenSD10 (10)1986-04-06
15Win13–2Marvin GarrisTKO5 (10)1986-02-14
14Win12–2Ali Kareem MuhammadTKO8 (10)1986-01-10
13Win11–2Roberto JuarezTKO8 (10)1985-11-13
12Win10–2Harry ArroyoKO7 (10)1985-10-09
11Win9–2Othal DixonMD10 (10)1985-06-19
10Win8–2Cirilo MorellTKO2 (6)1985-03-25
9Win7–2Jocko KingUD6 (6)1985-02-21
8Win6–2Roberto OrtizKO8 (?)1984-09-01
7Loss5–2Fitzroy DavidsonDQ7 (?)1983-12-16
6Win5–1Angus AlleyneKO1 (?)1983-11-11
5Loss4–1Juan NazarioKO5 (?)1983-08-18
4Win4–0Edwin RodriguezKO2 (?)1983-04-16
3Win3–0Victor FontanezKO2 (?)1983-03-24
2Win2–0Roberto OrtizPTS6 (6)1983-02-12
1Win1–0Victor AponteKO3 (4)1982-11-20

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chavez wins. United Press International. 2024-05-08.
  2. Web site: Replacement Fuentes Is the Winner. Los Angeles Times. 2024-05-08.