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Héctor Velazco
Born Héctor Javier Velazco
(1973-05-20 ) 20 May 1973 (age 51) Nationality Argentine Other names "El Artillero" (The Gunner) Statistics Weight(s) Light heavyweight Height 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Boxing record Total fights 47 Wins 37 Wins by KO 16 Losses 9 Draws 1 No contests 0
Héctor Javier Velazco (born May 20, 1973) is an Argentine boxer . He was born in Avellaneda , Buenos Aires .
Professional career
Known as "El Artillero", Velazco turned pro in 1996 and defeated Andras Galfi on March 3, 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 lost the belt in his first defense to Felix Sturm .
Professional boxing record
37 Wins (16 knockouts), 9 Losses, 1 Draw
Res.
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
37–9-1
Braimah Kamoko
TKO
10 (12)
2010-07-31
Loss
37–8-1
TKO
2 (11)
2008-07-03
For vacant WBA Fedelatin super middleweight title.
Win
37–7-1
UD
6 (6)
2008-05-15
Win
36–7-1
UD
10 (10)
2008-01-05
Loss
35–7–1
Mads Larsen
UD
8 (8)
2007-06-23
Loss
35–6–1
Juergen Braehmer
UD
12 (12)
2007-05-19
For vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
Win
35-5-1
KO
2 (6)
2007-01-20
Win
34-5-1
UD
8 (8)
2006-09-02
Win
33-5-1
UD
6 (6)
2005-12-16
Win
32-5-1
KO
3 (10)
2005-11-12
Loss
31-5-1
Arthur Abraham
KO
5 (12)
2005-04-23
align=left|For WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
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