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'''Alfredo Marcano''' (January 17, 1947 - April 5, 2009) was a [[Venezuela]]n professional [[boxing|boxer]]. During his career, which spanned from 1966 to 1975, Marcano won the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[List of super featherweight boxing champions|World super featherweight title]]. Marcano challenged for the WBA title on July 29, 1971 against [[Hiroshi Kobayashi]]. The fight took place in Japan—the home country of the champion. Marcano won the fight with a tenth round [[Knockout|technical knockout]]. After becoming champion, Marcano returned to Venezuela to make his first defence, against the Japanese challenger Kenji Iwata, Marcano once again won with a knockout. It was to be the only defence of his title, as he lost a [[unanimous decision]] to [[Ben Villaflor]] in his next fight. After the fight Marcano went undefeated until September 1974, when he unsuccessfully challenged [[Bobby Chacon]] for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title—the fight ended in the ninth round with Chacon scoring a knockout. In March 1975 he was knocked out again, this time by Art Hafey, in what was to be his final fight. Maracano died in April 2009 at the age of 62.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=023642&cat=boxer|title=boxer: Alfredo Marcano| publisher= Boxrec|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref> |
'''Alfredo Marcano''' (January 17, 1947 - April 5, 2009) was a [[Venezuela]]n professional [[boxing|boxer]]. During his career, which spanned from 1966 to 1975, Marcano won the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[List of super featherweight boxing champions|World super featherweight title]]. Marcano challenged for the WBA title on July 29, 1971 against [[Hiroshi Kobayashi]]. The fight took place in Japan—the home country of the champion. Marcano won the fight with a tenth round [[Knockout|technical knockout]]. After becoming champion, Marcano returned to Venezuela to make his first defence, against the Japanese challenger Kenji Iwata, Marcano once again won with a knockout. It was to be the only defence of his title, as he lost a [[unanimous decision]] to [[Ben Villaflor]] in his next fight. After the fight Marcano went undefeated until September 1974, when he unsuccessfully challenged [[Bobby Chacon]] for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title—the fight ended in the ninth round with Chacon scoring a knockout. In March 1975 he was knocked out again, this time by Art Hafey, in what was to be his final fight. Maracano died in April 2009 at the age of 62.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=023642&cat=boxer|title=boxer: Alfredo Marcano| publisher= Boxrec|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref> |
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Alfredo Marcano | |
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| Born | Alfredo Marcano January 17, 1947 Cumaná, Venezuela |
| Died | April 5, 2009 (aged 62) |
| Nationality |  Venezuelan |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super featherweight |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 62 |
| Wins | 44 |
| Wins by KO | 29 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 5 |
| No contests | 2 |
Alfredo Marcano (January 17, 1947 - April 5, 2009) was a Venezuelan professional boxer. During his career, which spanned from 1966 to 1975, Marcano won the WBA World super featherweight title. Marcano challenged for the WBA title on July 29, 1971 against Hiroshi Kobayashi. The fight took place in Japan—the home country of the champion. Marcano won the fight with a tenth round technical knockout. After becoming champion, Marcano returned to Venezuela to make his first defence, against the Japanese challenger Kenji Iwata, Marcano once again won with a knockout. It was to be the only defence of his title, as he lost a unanimous decision to Ben Villaflor in his next fight. After the fight Marcano went undefeated until September 1974, when he unsuccessfully challenged Bobby Chacon for the WBC title—the fight ended in the ninth round with Chacon scoring a knockout. In March 1975 he was knocked out again, this time by Art Hafey, in what was to be his final fight. Maracano died in April 2009 at the age of 62.[1]
References
- ^ "boxer: Alfredo Marcano". Boxrec. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
External links
- Boxing record for Alfredo Marcano from BoxRec (registration required)