Sammy Fuentes
Puerto Rican boxer
Sammy Fuentes
Born (1964-02-18 ) February 18, 1964 (age 60) Other names Mangani Statistics Weight(s) Light welterweight Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Reach 70 in (178 cm) Stance Orthodox
Boxing record Total fights 54 Wins 34 Wins by 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
54 fights
34 wins
18 losses
By knockout
28
11
By decision
6
6
By disqualification
0
1
Draws
2
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
54
Loss
34–18–2
José Luis López
TKO
2 (12)
1998-05-09
ARCO Arena , Sacramento, California, U.S.
53
Loss
34–17–2
Frank Olsen
UD
10 (10)
1998-03-20
Vejlby-Risskov Hallen , Aarhus, Denmark
52
Draw
34–16–2
Antonio Rivera
PTS
10 (10)
1997-10-25
San Juan, Puerto Rico
51
Loss
34–16–1
Santos Cardona
TKO
7 (?)
1997-05-31
Coliseo Tomás Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
50
Loss
34–15–1
Jaime Balboa
RTD
6 (10)
1997-03-22
Condado, Puerto Rico
49
Win
34–14–1
Rene Valdez
PTS
10 (10)
1997-01-18
Condado, Puerto Rico
48
Loss
33–14–1
Giovanni Parisi
TKO
8 (12)
1996-03-09
PalaLido , Milan, Italy
Lost WBO light-welterweight title
47
Win
33–13–1
Marco Antonio Lizarraga
KO
4 (10)
1995-12-11
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
46
Win
32–13–1
Juan Soberanes
RTD
4 (10)
1995-10-23
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
45
Win
31–13–1
Héctor López
SD
12 (12)
1995-06-10
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Retained WBO light-welterweight title
44
Win
30–13–1
Fidel Avendano
TKO
2 (12)
1995-02-20
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Won vacant WBO light-welterweight title
43
Win
29–13–1
Daniel Hernandez
RTD
6 (10)
1994-12-03
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
42
Win
28–13–1
David Ojeda
KO
5 (12)
1994-11-07
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
41
Win
27–13–1
Andreas Panayi
TKO
4 (12)
1994-09-17
Leisure Centre, Crawley, England, U.K.
40
Win
26–13–1
Gilberto Flores
KO
1 (10)
1994-08-15
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
39
Loss
25–13–1
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy
UD
10 (10)
1994-05-27
Club Neva, Saint Petersburg, Russia
38
Win
25–12–1
Charlie Brown
KO
2 (10)
1993-07-09
Nouméa, New Caledonia
37
Win
24–12–1
Charles Baou
TKO
5 (10)
1993-05-15
Nouméa, New Caledonia
36
Loss
23–12–1
Ángel Hernández
SD
10 (10)
1993-03-19
Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
35
Loss
23–11–1
Kostya Tszyu
TKO
1 (10)
1992-11-13
Festival Hall , Melbourne, Australia
34
Loss
23–10–1
Charles Murray
UD
10 (10)
1992-07-16
Trump Taj Mahal , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
33
Win
23–9–1
Marco Antonio Lizarraga
KO
7 (10)
1992-06-01
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
32
Win
22–9–1
Liasu Braimoh
KO
5 (?)
1992-01-27
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
31
Loss
21–9–1
David Kamau
UD
10 (10)
1991-11-04
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
30
Loss
21–8–1
Rodney Moore
TKO
2 (10)
1991-06-04
The Blue Horizon , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
29
Loss
21–7–1
Julio César Chávez
RTD
10 (12)
1989-11-18
Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
For WBC light-welterweight title
28
Win
21–6–1
Rodolfo Aguilar
UD
12 (12)
1989-08-14
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light-welterweight title
27
Draw
20–6–1
Rodolfo Aguilar
MD
12 (12)
1989-05-15
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
26
Win
20–6
John Montes
KO
7 (10)
1989-02-28
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
25
Win
19–6
Santos Cardona
TKO
2 (10)
1989-01-09
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
24
Win
18–6
Vincent Releford
TKO
2 (10)
1988-10-05
Great Western Forum , Inglewood, California, U.S.
23
Win
17–6
Frank Smith
KO
4 (?)
1988-04-15
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
22
Loss
16–6
Freddie Pendleton
TKO
1 (10)
1988-02-12
Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
21
Win
16–5
Tony Martin
TKO
5 (10)
1987-12-09
Harrah's Marina Resort , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
20
Win
15–5
Nick Parker
TKO
6 (10)
1987-06-25
Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
19
Win
14–5
Jerome Spotsville
TKO
1 (8)
1987-04-18
Caribe Hilton Hotel , San Juan, Puerto Rico
18
Loss
13–5
Roger Mayweather
RTD
9 (12)
1986-11-28
Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
For vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title
17
Loss
13–4
Frankie Randall
TKO
2 (10)
1986-05-30
Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16
Loss
13–3
Frankie Warren
SD
10 (10)
1986-04-06
Memorial Coliseum , Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
15
Win
13–2
Marvin Garris
TKO
5 (10)
1986-02-14
Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
14
Win
12–2
Ali Kareem Muhammad
TKO
8 (10)
1986-01-10
Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13
Win
11–2
Roberto Juarez
TKO
8 (10)
1985-11-13
Showboat Hotel and Casino , Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
12
Win
10–2
Harry Arroyo
KO
7 (10)
1985-10-09
Trump Casino Hotel , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
11
Win
9–2
Othal Dixon
MD
10 (10)
1985-06-19
Atlantis Hotel & Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
10
Win
8–2
Cirilo Morell
TKO
2 (6)
1985-03-25
Felt Forum , New York City, New York, U.S.
9
Win
7–2
Jocko King
UD
6 (6)
1985-02-21
Resorts Casino Hotel , Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
8
Win
6–2
Roberto Ortiz
KO
8 (?)
1984-09-01
Carolina, Puerto Rico
7
Loss
5–2
Fitzroy Davidson
DQ
7 (?)
1983-12-16
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
6
Win
5–1
Angus Alleyne
KO
1 (?)
1983-11-11
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
5
Loss
4–1
Juan Nazario
KO
5 (?)
1983-08-18
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
4
Win
4–0
Edwin Rodriguez
KO
2 (?)
1983-04-16
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
3
Win
3–0
Victor Fontanez
KO
2 (?)
1983-03-24
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
2
Win
2–0
Roberto Ortiz
PTS
6 (6)
1983-02-12
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
1
Win
1–0
Victor Aponte
KO
3 (4)
1982-11-20
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
See also
References
External links
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by
Loreto Garza
WBC Continental Americas light-welterweight champion August 14, 1989 – August, 1989 Vacated
Vacant Title next held by
Mike Johnson
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by
Zack Padilla
WBO light-welterweight champion February 20, 1995 – March 9, 1996
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