Alfonso Pérez ( Spanish: Alfonso Pérez ; January 16, 1949 , Cartagena ) is a Colombian boxer of light and semi-light weight categories. In the early 1970s, he played for the Colombian national team: bronze medalist at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, winner of the silver medal of the Pan American Games, winner of many international tournaments and national championships. In the period 1973-1981 he boxed on a professional level, but without special achievements.
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| Citizenship |  Colombia | |||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | January 16, 1949 (aged 70) | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Cartagena | |||||||||||||
| Weight category | lightweight (61.2 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm | |||||||||||||
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| First fight | April 6, 1973 | |||||||||||||
| The last battle | February 20, 1981 | |||||||||||||
| Number of battles | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Number of wins | 31 | |||||||||||||
| KOs | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Defeat | 9 | |||||||||||||
| No one's | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Alfonso Perez was born on January 16, 1949 in the city of Cartagena , department of Bolivar . He achieved his first serious success in the ring in 1970, when he won the Central America and the Caribbean championship in lightweight. A year later, he won a silver medal at the home of the Pan American Games in Cali, losing to Puerto Rican Luis Davile in the final match. Thanks to a series of successful performances, he was awarded the right to defend the country's honor at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , while he was entrusted with the flag of Colombia at the opening ceremony. At the Olympics, he reached the stage of the semifinals, after which, with a score of 2: 3, he lost to Hungarian Laszlo Orban . Having received a bronze Olympic medal, he decided to try himself among professionals and left the team [1] .
Perez's professional debut took place in April 1973, he won his first rival by knockout in the second round. Over the next two years, he spent many successful fights, including knocking out Panamanian Eusebio Pedrosu , the future long-term world champion according to the World Boxing Association (WBA). In March 1975, he won the Columbia Featherweight Championship, but soon suffered his first defeat - by unanimous decision from the unbeaten Reinaldo Hidalgo. From that moment on, his progress began to decline, victories began to alternate with losses, and the level of rivals decreased markedly.
Perez continued to enter the ring until 1981, won and defended the Colombian champion title in the lightweight category, but he still failed to participate in the match for the world championship belt. In total, in professional boxing, he spent 43 fights, of which 31 ended with victory (including 19 ahead of schedule), lost 9 times, in three cases a draw was recorded.
Notes
- ↑ Nuestros medallistas olímpicos (Spanish) . El Tiempo - Colombia (11 de agosto de 2008). Date of treatment October 20, 2013.
Links
- Alfonso Perez - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Alfonso Pérez - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec