Nicolino Locche

Nicolino Locche
Nicolino Locche
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Real name	Nicolino Felipe Locche
Nickname(s)	El Intocable (The Untouchable)
Weight(s)	Light Welterweight
Nationality	Argentine
Born	September 2, 1939; Tunuyan, Mendoza, Argentina
Died	September 7, 2005 (aged 66); Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	136
Wins	117
Wins by KO	14
Losses	4
Draws	14
No contests	1

Nicolino Locche (September 2, 1939 – September 7, 2005) was an Argentine boxer from Tunuyán, Mendoza who held the World Junior Welterweight title from 1968 to 1972. Locche is often cited as one of the finest defensive boxers of all time and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.

Boxing career[]

Locche was known as "El Intocable" ("The Untouchable") due to his defensive mastery, and became the Lineal and WBA Light Welterweight Champion in Tokyo, Japan on December 12, 1968, after defeating Paul Takeshi Fuji by technical knockout after Fuji refused to start the 10th round out of frustration because of exhaustion and his inability to connect punches on "The Untouchable," according to the Argentine boxing commentators' recount of the bout (Dotora, 2004).^[1]^[2]

Locche became an idol in Argentina and routinely sold out the Luna Park, Buenos Aires every time he fought at the well known boxing arena. His boxing style made him a legend. He possessed uncanny reflexes, standing in front of his opponents with his hands lowered at his sides, behind his back or even resting on his knees as he slipped, bobbed and weaved to avoid his opponent's punches.

Numerous Argentine sources also cite the fact that Locche's approach towards submitting himself to traditional boxing training and discipline was sometimes lackadaisical. For example, Locche was a known habitual cigarette smoker throughout most if not all of his boxing career and his adherence to the strict dietary requirements of his trade was often quite flexible. It was not unusual to see his seconds crowd around him during the 1 minute break between rounds where he would be puffing furiously on a cigarette.

Locche defended his title six times, against Carlos Hernandez, Joao Henrique, Adolph Pruitt, Antonio Cervantes and Domingo Barrera Corpas, to lose it in Panama to Alfonso Frazier on March 10, 1972. Locche failed to regain the World Champion belt in a rematch with Cervantes (a.k.a., Kid Pambelé) and retired in 1975.

He was champion of Mendoza, Argentina, and South American lightweight and Jr. welterweight. He debuted at the age of 9, and his amateur record was 117-5. Locche turned professional at the age of 19 and amassed a record of 117-4-14 (14 KOs). Therefore, holding an overall record of 234-9-14. He was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. The Ring has retrospectively certified him as lineal Junior Welterweight champion from 1968 to 1972.

Locche died in Las Heras in 2005,^[3] of heart failure.^[4]

Professional boxing record[]

117 Wins (14 Knockouts), 4 Defeats, 14 Draw, 1 No Contest^[5]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	117–4–14 (1)	Ricardo Molina Ortiz	PTS	10	1976-08-07	San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
Win	116–4–14 (1)	Lorenzo Trujillo	PTS	10	1976-05-08	Buenos Aires
Win	115–4–14 (1)	Emiliano Villa	PTS	10	1976-01-17	Buenos Aires
Win	114–4–14 (1)	Obdulio Zarza	PTS	10	1975-12-19	Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win	113–4–14 (1)	Jimmy Heair	UD	10	1975-10-17	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	112–4–14 (1)	Omar Zarza	PTS	10	1975-09-13	Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe
Win	111–4–14 (1)	Javier Ayala	PTS	10	1975-08-09	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Loss	110–4–14 (1)	Antonio Cervantes	TKO	10 (15)	1973-03-17	Maestranza Cesar Girón, Maracay, Aragua	For WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Win	110–3–14 (1)	Benny Huertas	PTS	10	1973-02-09	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	109–3–14 (1)	Pedro Adigue Jr	PTS	10	1973-01-25	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	108–3–14 (1)	Ray Mercado	PTS	10	1972-12-16	Buenos Aires
Win	107–3–14 (1)	Gerardo Ferrat	PTS	10	1972-11-18	Buenos Aires
Loss	106–3–14 (1)	Alfonso Frazer	UD	15	1972-03-10	Gimnasio Nuevo Panamá, Panama City, Panamá	Lost WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Win	106–2–14 (1)	Nicolás Arkuzsyn	PTS	10	1972-02-16	Cruz del Eje, Córdoba
Win	105–2–14 (1)	Juan Carlos Peralta	PTS	10	1972-02-04	San Juán, La Rioja
Win	104–2–14 (1)	Antonio Cervantes	UD	15	1971-12-11	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Win	103–2–14 (1)	Antonio Ortiz	PTS	10	1971-11-13	Buenos Aires
Win	102–2–14 (1)	Angel Roman	PTS	10	1971-10-29	Salta, Salta
Win	101–2–14 (1)	Domingo Barrera	SD	15	1971-04-03	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Win	100–2–14 (1)	Adan Gomez	PTS	10	1971-03-10	La Falda, Córdoba
Win	99–2–14 (1)	Juan Carlos Peralta	PTS	10	1971-02-14	San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán
Win	98–2–14 (1)	Adolph Pruitt	UD	15	1970-05-16	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Win	97–2–14 (1)	Marcelino Acevedo	TKO	9 (10)	1970-04-18	Club Ramón Santamarina, Tandil, Buenos Aires
Win	96–2–14 (1)	Martín Juarez	PTS	10	1970-04-03	Rosario, Santa Fe
Win	95–2–14 (1)	João Henrique da Silva	UD	15	1969-10-11	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Win	94–2–14 (1)	Angel Roman	PTS	10	1969-08-22	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	93–2–14 (1)	German Gastelbondo	PTS	10	1969-08-02	Buenos Aires
Win	92–2–14 (1)	Carlos Hernandez	UD	15	1969-05-03	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Retained WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Win	91–2–14 (1)	Manuel Hernandez	UD	10	1969-04-03	Asociación Mendocina de Boxeo, Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	90–2–14 (1)	Takeshi Fuji	RTD	10 (15)	1968-12-12	Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo	Won WBA, The Ring, and lineal light welterweight titles
Draw	89–2–14 (1)	Anibal di Lella	PTS	8	1968-10-12	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	89–2–13 (1)	Orlando Ribeiro	PTS	10	1968-09-13	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	88–2–13 (1)	Hilario Suarez	PTS	10	1968-08-16	San Francisco, Córdoba
Win	87–2–13 (1)	Tito Del Barco	PTS	10	1968-08-02	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	86–2–13 (1)	Juan Alberto Aranda	PTS	10	1968-07-12	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	85–2–13 (1)	Abel Cachazu	PTS	10	1968-06-08	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	84–2–13 (1)	Alfredo Urbina	PTS	10	1968-05-11	Buenos Aires
Win	83–2–13 (1)	Juan Carlos Gomez	PTS	10	1968-04-20	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	82–2–13 (1)	Alfredo Urbina	PTS	10	1968-04-10	Buenos Aires
Win	81–2–13 (1)	Vicente Derado	TKO	6 (10)	1967-12-02	Buenos Aires
Win	80–2–13 (1)	Adan Gomez	PTS	10	1967-11-24	San Juán, La Rioja
Win	79–2–13 (1)	Abel Cachazu	PTS	10	1967-11-08	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	78–2–13 (1)	Leonardo Peralta	PTS	10	1967-10-18	San Rafael, Mendoza
Win	77–2–13 (1)	Abel Cachazu	PTS	10	1967-10-04	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	76–2–13 (1)	Osvaldo Piazza	UD	10	1967-09-15	Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	75–2–13 (1)	Ramón Gomez	TKO	10	1967-09-10	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win	74–2–13 (1)	Eddie Perkins	PTS	10	1967-08-19	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	73–2–13 (1)	Osvaldo Piazza	PTS	10	1967-08-04	Cipolletti, Río Negro
Win	72–2–13 (1)	Carlos Clemente	PTS	10	1967-07-19	Tandil, Buenos Aires
Win	71–2–13 (1)	José Acha Paz	TKO	6 (10)	1967-07-10	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	70–2–13 (1)	Adan Gomez	PTS	10	1967-06-02	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Win	69–2–13 (1)	Langston Morgan	PTS	10	1967-05-13	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	68–2–13 (1)	Ruben Loayza	PTS	10	1967-04-21	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	67–2–13 (1)	Ubaldino Escobar	PTS	10	1967-04-07	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	66–2–13 (1)	Everaldo Costa Azevedo	PTS	10	1967-01-13	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	65–2–13 (1)	Omar Salvo	PTS	10	1966-12-30	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	64–2–13 (1)	Omar Gottifredi	PTS	10	1966-10-07	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	63–2–13 (1)	Sandro Lopopolo	UD	10	1966-09-10	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	62–2–13 (1)	Omar Salvo	PTS	10	1966-08-19	Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz
Draw	61–2–13 (1)	Carlos Ortiz	PTS	10	1966-04-07	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	61–2–12 (1)	Omar Gottifredi	PTS	10	1966-01-22	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	60–2–12 (1)	Hugo Rambaldi	PTS	12	1965-12-18	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won Argentine Lightweight title.
Win	59–2–12 (1)	Raúl Santos Villalba	PTS	10	1965-09-17	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	58–2–12 (1)	Leonardo Peralta	PTS	10	1965-08-06	Resistencia, Chaco
Draw	57–2–12 (1)	Ismael Laguna	PTS	10	1965-07-17	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	57–2–11 (1)	Juan Salinas	TKO	8 (10)	1965-04-10	Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Win	56–2–11 (1)	Abel Laudonio	PTS	12	1965-04-10	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Defended South American Lightweight title.
Win	55–2–11 (1)	Hugo Rambaldi	PTS	10	1965-03-20	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	54–2–11 (1)	Adan Gomez	PTS	10	1965-01-26	Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Win	53–2–11 (1)	Pedro Benelli	PTS	10	1964-12-23	Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba, Córdoba
Loss	52–2–11 (1)	Abel Laudonio	PTS	12	1964-11-14	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Lost Argentine Lightweight title.
Win	52–1–11 (1)	Humberto Barbatto	PTS	10	1964-10-09	Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires
Draw	51–1–11 (1)	Gualberto Gutierrez	PTS	10	1964-09-26	Stadium Nacional, Montevideo, Montevideo
Win	51–1–10 (1)	Julio Palavecino	PTS	10	1964-09-04	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	50–1–10 (1)	Deolidio Sosa	PTS	10	1964-08-21	Rosario, Santa Fe
Win	49–1–10 (1)	Abel Laudonio	PTS	10	1964-08-08	Buenos Aires
Win	48–1–10 (1)	Carlos Clemente	PTS	10	1964-07-10	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	47–1–10 (1)	Carlos Cappella	PTS	10	1964-06-19	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	46–1–10 (1)	Julio Palavecino	PTS	10	1964-04-18	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	45–1–10 (1)	Raúl Santos Villalba	PTS	10	1964-02-28	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Draw	44–1–10 (1)	Julio Palavecino	PTS	10	1964-02-14	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	44–1–9 (1)	Pedro Benelli	PTS	10	1964-01-31	San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán
Win	43–1–9 (1)	Raúl Santos Villalba	PTS	10	1963-12-14	Buenos Aires
Draw	42–1–9 (1)	Tristán Falfan	PTS	10	1963-10-11	Córdoba, Córdoba
Draw	42–1–8 (1)	Carlos Cappella	PTS	10	1963-09-27	San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán
Win	42–1–7 (1)	Adan Gomez	PTS	10	1963-09-13	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	41–1–7 (1)	Joe Brown	UD	10	1963-08-10	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	40–1–7 (1)	Rodolfo Espinosa	PTS	10	1963-07-20	Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win	39–1–7 (1)	Sebastiao Nascimento	PTS	15	1963-06-29	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won South American Lightweight title.
Win	38–1–7 (1)	Eulogio Caballero	PTS	10	1963-06-08	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	37–1–7 (1)	Gregorio Cinta	PTS	10	1963-05-24	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	36–1–7 (1)	Rodolfo Catalini	PTS	10	1963-04-26	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	35–1–7 (1)	Javier Gomez	PTS	10	1963-03-23	Buenos Aires
Draw	34–1–7 (1)	Gregorio Cinta	PTS	10	1963-02-22	Salta, Salta
Win	34–1–6 (1)	Pedro Benelli	PTS	10	1963-02-01	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	33–1–6 (1)	Tony Padron	PTS	10	1962-12-28	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	32–1–6 (1)	Tristán Falfan	KO	6 (10)	1962-12-14	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	31–1–6 (1)	Manuel Alvarez	PTS	12	1962-10-20	Buenos Aires
Win	30–1–6 (1)	Pedro Benelli	PTS	10	1962-09-29	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	29–1–6 (1)	Hugo Juarez	PTS	10	1962-08-24	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	28–1–6 (1)	Humberto Barbatto	PTS	10	1962-07-06	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	27–1–6 (1)	Eulogio Caballero	PTS	10	1962-06-05	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	26–1–6 (1)	Horacio Rivero	TKO	2 (10)	1962-05-16	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	25–1–6 (1)	Abelardo Sire	PTS	10	1962-04-24	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	24–1–6 (1)	Fernando Azocar	PTS	10	1962-03-30	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	23–1–6 (1)	Nuncio Canistra	TKO	9 (10)	1962-01-25	Palmira, Mendoza
Win	22–1–6 (1)	Vicente Derado	PTS	10	1961-12-16	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	21–1–6 (1)	Pedro Benelli	PTS	10	1961-12-01	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	20–1–6 (1)	Jaime Gine	PTS	12	1961-11-04	Luna Park, Buenos Aires	Won Argentine Lightweight title.
Win	19–1–6 (1)	Ubaldino Escobar	PTS	10	1961-10-10	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	18–1–6 (1)	Ubaldino Escobar	PTS	10	1961-09-29	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	17–1–6 (1)	Juan Carlos Flores	KO	5 (10)	1961-09-01	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	16–1–6 (1)	Guillermo Cano	PTS	12	1961-06-09	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	15–1–6 (1)	Julio Catalini	TKO	10	1961-05-12	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	14–1–6 (1)	Antonio Repollo	PTS	10	1961-03-10	Mendoza, Mendoza
Draw	13–1–6 (1)	Juan Ignacio Campos	PTS	10	1961-01-27	Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	13–1–5 (1)	Vicente Derado	UD	10	1961-01-20	Asociación Mendocina de Boxeo, Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	12–1–5 (1)	Rogelio Andre	PTS	10	1960-11-04	Mendoza, Mendoza
Draw	11–1–5 (1)	Manuel Alvarez	PTS	10	1960-09-17	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	11–1–4 (1)	Pedro Benelli	PTS	10	1960-07-30	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Draw	10–1–4 (1)	Juan Ignacio Campos	PTS	10	1960-06-11	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	10–1–3 (1)	Juan Ignacio Campos	PTS	10	1960-03-25	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	9–1–3 (1)	Jaime Gine	PTS	10	1960-02-26	Mendoza, Mendoza
Draw	8–1–3 (1)	Vicente Derado	PTS	10	1960-01-22	Asociación Mendocina de Boxeo, Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	8–1–2 (1)	Héctor Tula	TKO	5 (10)	1960-01-08	Mendoza, Mendoza
Draw	7–1–2 (1)	Ricardo Jofre	PTS	10	1959-12-11	Asociación Mendocina de Boxeo, Mendoza, Mendoza
Loss	7–1–1 (1)	Vicente Derado	PTS	10	1959-11-06	Asociación Mendocina de Boxeo, Mendoza, Mendoza
Draw	7–0–1 (1)	Juan Ignacio Campos	PTS	10	1959-10-16	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	7–0 (1)	Pedro Videla	PTS	8	1959-08-08	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	6–0 (1)	Juan Ramirez	PTS	8	1959-07-29	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	5–0 (1)	Leandro Ahumada	PTS	10	1959-04-03	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	4–0 (1)	Rodolfo Catalini	KO	4 (10)	1959-03-06	Mendoza, Mendoza
NC	3–0 (1)	Leandro Ahumada	NC	9 (10)	1959-02-27	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	3–0	Eduardo Zalazar	PTS	10	1959-01-30	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	2–0	Rodolfo Catalini	PTS	8	1959-01-09	Mendoza, Mendoza
Win	1–0	Luis García	KO	2 (6)	1958-12-11	Mendoza, Mendoza

References[]

^ Dotora, Adrián (2004) “Nicolino Locche, la Leyenda del intocable”, Zeta Editores, 1 Era dic., Mendoza.
^ "Nicolino Locche - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
^ Las Heras is a small town in the north part of the Mendoza Province
^ "Nicolino Locche Passes Away".
^ Nicolino Locche's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-30.

External links[]

Boxing record for Nicolino Locche from BoxRec (registration required)
ibhof.com
Nicolino Locche - CBZ Profile
(in Spanish) ESPNDEPORTES_Argentina
(in Spanish) Articles from Argentina: Diario Clarin_1
(in Spanish) Diario Clarin_2
(in Spanish) Article from Uruguay El Observador

Awards
Preceded by Roberto de Vicenzo	*Olimpia de Oro* 1968	Succeeded by Alberto Demiddi
Sporting positions
Preceded by Takeshi Fuji	Lineal Light Welterweight Champion 12 December 1968 – 10 March 1972	Succeeded by Alfonso Frazer
Preceded by Takeshi Fuji	WBA Light Welterweight Champion 12 December 1968 – 10 March 1972	Succeeded by Alfonso Frazer

[1] Dotora, Adrián (2004) “Nicolino Locche, la Leyenda del intocable”, Zeta Editores, 1 Era dic., Mendoza.

[2] "Nicolino Locche - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

[3] Las Heras is a small town in the north part of the Mendoza Province

[4] "Nicolino Locche Passes Away".

[boxer-5] Nicolino Locche's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-30.

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