Hugo Garay

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Hugo Garay
Statistics
Real nameHugo Hernán Garay
Nickname(s)Pigu
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Reach1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
NationalityArgentine
Born (1980-11-27) 27 November 1980 (age 41)
Tigre, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins34
Wins by KO18
Losses7

Hugo Hernán Garay (born 27 November 1980) is an Argentine professional boxer who fights at light heavyweight.

Career[]

Garay won the silver medal in Buenos Aires World Junior Championships in 1998. In the 1999 Pan American Games, he won the bronze medal in the men's light-heavyweight category.

Garay represented Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Kazakhstan's . He made his professional debut on 2001-07-14, defeating .

Garay was to fight champion Danny Green for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title on 27 April 2008 at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia. However, following the sudden retirement of Green in March of that year, Garay fought Yuri Barashian instead on 3 July 2008 in Buenos Aires for the vacant belt, winning via twelve-round unanimous decision.[1] On 22 November, he defeated Jürgen Brähmer by unanimous decision in his first title defense.[2]

Garay has a record of 34 wins (18 KO's) and 5 (1 KO) losses. His nickname is "Pigu".[3]

Professional boxing record[]

34 Wins (18 knockouts, 16 decisions) 7 Losses (3 knockouts, 4 decisions) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 34–7 Argentina Cesar David Crenz TKO 5 2011-10-14 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Loss 34–6 Germany Marco Huck KO 10 2011-07-16 Germany Olympia-Eissportzentrum, Munich, Bavaria WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Garay knocked out at 1:10 of the tenth round.
Win 34–5 Argentina Martin David Islas UD 6 2011-04-08 Argentina Club Ciclista Juninense, Junin, Buenos Aires Province
Win 33–5 Brazil Marcelo Leandro Da Silva KO 1 2010-08-14 Argentina Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales, Santa Fe Da Silva knocked out at 0:15 of the first round.
Loss 32–5 United States Chris Henry TKO 1 2010-03-27 Mexico Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the first round.
Loss 32–4 Spain Gabriel Campillo MD 12 2009-06-20 Argentina Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales, Santa Fe WBA World Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 32–3 Germany Jürgen Brähmer UD 12 2008-11-22 Germany Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern WBA World Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 31–3 Ukraine Yuriy Barashian UD 12 2008-07-03 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires WBA World Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 30–3 Brazil Eduardo Franca KO 2 2007-11-25 Argentina Club Sportivo Barraca, Armstrong, Santa Fe WBA Fedelatin Light Heavyweight Title. Franca knocked out at 2:08 of the second round.
Loss 29–3 Argentina Franco Raul Sanchez DQ 2 2007-10-27 Argentina CeDeM N 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires Garay disqualified for hitting after the bell.
Win 29–2 Argentina Orlando Antonio Farias KO 1 2007-07-27 Argentina Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales, Santa Fe Farias knocked out at 1:40 of the first round.
Win 28–2 Argentina Alejandro Agustin Alvarez KO 2 2007-03-24 Argentina CeDeM N 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires Alvarez knocked out at 1:34 of the second round.
Win 27–2 Argentina Fernando Roberto Vera KO 4 2006-12-16 Argentina Estadio Libertadores de America, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province Vera knocked out at 0:35 of the fourth round.
Win 26–2 Mexico Gustavo Enriquez UD 10 2006-04-08 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires WBA Fedelatin Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 25–2 Argentina Cristian Dario Leal UD 10 2005-10-07 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires Argentina Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 24–2 Argentina Miguel Angel Robledo TKO 4 2005-06-25 Uruguay Club Aguada, Montevideo Referee stopped the bout at 2:07 of the fourth round.
Loss 23–2 Hungary Zsolt Erdei SD 12 2005-02-26 Germany Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg WBO World Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 23–1 Argentina Sergio Martin Beaz UD 6 2004-12-10 Argentina Club General Paz Juniors, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 22–1 Colombia Felix Jose Hernandez KO 6 2004-11-10 Argentina CeDeM N 1, Caseros, Buenos Aires Hernandez knocked out at 0:13 of the sixth round.
Win 21–1 Argentina Nestor Fabian Casanova KO 1 2004-08-21 Argentina CeDeM N 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires Casanova knocked out at 0:55 of the first round.
Loss 20–1 Hungary Zsolt Erdei MD 12 2004-05-08 Germany Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia WBO World Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 20–0 Argentina Sergio Martin Beaz UD 12 2004-02-21 Argentina Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Province, Argentina South America Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 19–0 Spain Alejandro Lakatos TKO 12 2003-11-06 Spain Pabellon B, Alcobendas, Comunidad de Madrid WBO Latino Light Heavyweight Title/World Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win 18–0 Brazil Peter Venancio UD 12 2003-09-20 Uruguay Conrad Hotel & Casino, Punta del Este WBO Latino Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 17–0 Argentina Sergio Martin Beaz UD 10 2003-07-12 Argentina Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires
Win 16–0 Argentina Hector Ricardo Sotelo TKO 1 2003-05-24 Uruguay Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo Argentina Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the first round.
Win 15–0 Brazil Peter Venancio KO 4 2003-03-22 Uruguay Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo WBO Latino Light Heavyweight Title. Venancio knocked out at 2:30 of the fourth round.
Win 14–0 Argentina Hector Ricardo Sotelo UD 8 2003-02-15 Argentina Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Win 13–0 Argentina Juan Eduardo Zabala TKO 3 2002-12-06 Argentina Hotel Cordoba Plaza, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 12–0 Argentina Daniel Adrian Arruda TKO 2 2002-10-19 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 11–0 Argentina Hugo Ricardo Rodriguez UD 6 2002-09-13 Argentina Gimnasio Municipal N 1, Trelew, Chubut Province
Win 10–0 Argentina Walter Fabian Basabez TKO 1 2002-08-31 Argentina Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Argentina Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the first round.
Win 9–0 Argentina Jorge Enrique Arguello KO 1 2002-07-13 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 8–0 Argentina Hector Ricardo Sotelo UD 8 2002-05-25 Argentina Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires Province
Win 7–0 Argentina Orlando Javier Acuna UD 8 2002-04-13 Argentina Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires
Win 6–0 Argentina Adolfo Obando UD 6 2002-03-02 Argentina Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires
Win 5–0 Argentina Aaron Orlando Soria UD 4 2002-01-19 Argentina Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires
Win 4–0 Argentina Juan Eduardo Zabala TKO 3 2001-11-17 Argentina Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires Referee stopped the bout at 1:42 of the third round.
Win 3–0 Argentina Jose Daniel Velazquez UD 4 2001-10-20 Argentina Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires
Win 2–0 Argentina Gabriel Gustavo Heck RTD 1 2001-08-11 Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina Heck retired at 0:29 of the first round.
Win 1–0 Argentina Abel Alejandro Rodriguez KO 1 2001-07-14 Argentina CeDeM N 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires Rodriguez knocked out at 0:50 of the first round.

References[]

  1. ^ Boxing News - Fightnews.com : EkEVEuApyuXBAZmWAN
  2. ^ http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines//EkkZFAZFpVqxRoJjmL.html
  3. ^ "Hugo Hernan Garay - BoxRec".
Vacant
Title last held by
Danny Green
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion
3 July 2008 – 20 June 2009
Succeeded by

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