Oscar Albarado

Oscar Albarado (September 15, 1948 in Pecos, Texas – February 17, 2021) was an American former professional boxer who held the light middleweight world championship.

Oscar Albarado died on February 17, 2021, in Uvalde Texas at Amistad Nursing home at the age of 72.

Professional career[]

Known as "Shotgun", Albarado turned pro in 1966 and captured the World light middleweight championship when he upset Koichi Wajima by KO in 1974.^[1] He defended the crown once before losing it in a rematch to Wajima in 1975 by decision. He retired after the loss.

Comeback[]

Albarado launched an unsuccessful comeback 5 years later, retiring in 1982 after several losses.

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
71	Loss	57–13–1	Ayub Kalule	TKO	2	1982-04-30	Copenhagen, Denmark
70	Loss	57–12–1	John Jackie Collins	TKO	9	1982-02-26	Chicago, Illinois, United States
69	Loss	57–11–1	Louis Acaries	TKO	9	1982-01-21	Paris, France
68	Win	57–10–1	Larry Martin	KO	4	1981-11-19	Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States
67	Loss	56–10–1	Bernard Mays	KO	9	1981-10-14	Detroit, Michigan, United States
66	Win	56–9–1	Ray Phillips	KO	7	1981-07-21	Fort Worth, Texas, United States
65	Loss	55–9–1	Bobby Czyz	TKO	3	1981-05-21	Totowa, New Jersey, United States
64	Win	55–8–1	Norris McKinney	KO	6	1981-05-07	Laredo, Texas, United States
63	Win	54–8–1	Miguel Balderas	KO	4	1981-03-10	Laredo, Texas, United States
62	Win	53–8–1	Robert Perry	PTS	10	1981-02-24	Beaumont, Texas, United States
61	Loss	52–8–1	Paul Stephens	KO	4	1981-01-15	Fort Worth, Texas, United States
60	Win	52–7–1	German Marquez	KO	2	1980-10-14	Laredo, Texas, United States
59	Win	51–7–1	Jesse Lara	KO	6	1980-09-01	Laredo, Texas, United States
58	Loss	50–7–1	Koichi Wajima	UD	15	1975-01-21	Tokyo, Japan	Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles
57	Win	50–6–1	Ryu Sorimachi	TKO	7	1974-10-08	Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal light middleweight titles
56	Win	49–6–1	Koichi Wajima	KO	15	1974-06-04	Tokyo, Japan	Won WBA, WBC, and lineal light middleweight titles Won inaugural The Ring light middleweight title
55	Win	48–6–1	Eddie Mazon	PTS	10	1974-04-26	San Diego, California, United States
54	Win	47–6–1	Eddie Mazon	UD	10	1973-11-01	Los Angeles, California, United States
53	Win	46–6–1	Dino Del Cid	KO	2	1973-06-28	Los Angeles, California, United States
52	Loss	45–6–1	Dino Del Cid	TKO	1	1973-05-17	Los Angeles, California, United States
51	Win	45–5–1	Alex Olguin	KO	4	1973-03-29	Los Angeles, California, United States
50	Win	44–5–1	Rodolfo Martinez	KO	3	1973-02-15	Los Angeles, California, United States
49	Win	43–5–1	Thurman Durden	SD	10	1973-01-04	Los Angeles, California, United States
48	Win	42–5–1	Rey Reyes	KO	1	1972-11-16	Los Angeles, California, United States
47	Win	41–5–1	Ruben Arocha	TKO	9	1972-08-03	Los Angeles, California, United States
46	Win	40–5–1	Demetrio Salazar	KO	4	1972-07-11	San Antonio, Texas, United States
45	Win	39–5–1	James Shelton	TKO	3	1972-06-06	San Antonio, Texas, United States
44	Loss	38–5–1	Ernie Lopez	UD	10	1971-10-28	Los Angeles, California, United States
43	Win	38–4–1	Matt Roa	KO	4	1971-10-07	Los Angeles, California, United States
42	Win	37–4–1	Bobby Williams	UD	10	1971-08-26	Los Angeles, California, United States
41	Win	36–4–1	Freddie Jones	TKO	1	1971-07-22	Los Angeles, California, United States
40	Draw	35–4–1	Armando Muniz	PTS	10	1971-05-06	Los Angeles, California, United States
39	Win	35–4	Frankie Lewis	MD	10	1971-04-16	San Antonio, Texas, United States
38	Loss	34–4	Manuel Fierro	PTS	10	1971-03-30	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
37	Win	34–3	Raul Soriano	SD	10	1970-11-24	San Antonio, Texas, United States
36	Win	33–3	Larry Brazier	TKO	3	1970-10-06	San Antonio, Texas, United States
35	Win	32–3	Pedro Adigue	PTS	10	1970-06-02	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
34	Win	31–3	Roberto Oscar Amaya	TKO	9	1970-05-05	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
33	Win	30–3	Charlie Green	TKO	3	1970-04-14	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
32	Loss	29–3	Percy Pugh	UD	10	1970-03-30	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
31	Loss	29–2	Adolph Pruitt	PTS	10	1970-01-27	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
30	Win	29–1	Bobby Williams	TKO	7	1969-12-09	San Antonio, Texas, United States
29	Win	28–1	LC Morgan	TKO	5	1969-10-28	San Antonio, Texas, United States
28	Win	27–1	LC Morgan	DQ	5	1969-10-07	San Antonio, Texas, United States
27	Win	26–1	Thurman Durden	MD	10	1969-08-14	Los Angeles, California, United States
26	Win	25–1	Johnny "Babbling" Brooks	TKO	7	1969-06-03	San Antonio, Texas, United States
25	Loss	24–1	Hedgemon Lewis	UD	10	1969-04-10	Los Angeles, California, United States
24	Win	24–0	Miguel "Cerreros" Aguilar	TKO	3	1969-03-06	Los Angeles, California, United States
23	Win	23–0	Jose Valenzuela	TKO	6	1969-02-06	Los Angeles, California, United States
22	Win	22–0	Miguel Hernandez	UD	10	1969-01-23	Los Angeles, California, United States
21	Win	21–0	Johnny Doyan	KO	2	1969-01-09	Los Angeles, California, United States
20	Win	20–0	Jerry Graci	KO	9	1968-10-29	San Antonio, Texas, United States
19	Win	19–0	Lonnie Harris	KO	1	1968-09-30	San Antonio, Texas, United States
18	Win	18–0	Cassius Greene	KO	1	1968-09-10	San Antonio, Texas, United States
17	Win	17–0	Gilbert Gutierrez	TKO	3	1968-07-17	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
16	Win	16–0	Gilbert de los Santos	TKO	5	1968-05-03	San Antonio, Texas, United States
15	Win	15–0	Gilbert Gutierrez	KO	1	1968-04-02	San Antonio, Texas, United States
14	Win	14–0	Gilbert Gutierrez	KO	1	1968-03-19	San Antonio, Texas, United States
13	Win	13–0	Allen Moten	KO	1	1968-02-01	Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
12	Win	12–0	Ruben Rivera	KO	2	1968-01-01	Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
11	Win	11–0	Hector Ramirez	KO	2	1967-12-12	San Antonio, Texas, United States
10	Win	10–0	Billy Strother	UD	6	1967-11-14	San Antonio, Texas, United States
9	Win	9–0	Chuy Andrade	KO	1	1967-10-28	Rosita South, Texas, United States
8	Win	8–0	Lechero Gonzalez	KO	1	1967-09-30	Rosita South, Texas, United States
7	Win	7–0	Piri Albarado	KO	6	1967-09-02	Rosita South, Texas, United States
6	Win	6–0	Nat Jackson	SD	6	1967-07-10	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
5	Win	5–0	Gary Pannell	TKO	2	1967-06-16	Teamsters Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
4	Win	4–0	Freddie Burris	TKO	2	1967-05-30	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
3	Win	3–0	Jesus Cuate Lara	KO	3	1967-04-01	Rosita South, Texas, United States
2	Win	2–0	Ramiro Hernandez	KO	3	1967-03-11	Rosita South, Texas, United States
1	Win	1–0	Genaro Morones	TKO	4	1966-04-12	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States

See also[]

• List of world light-middleweight boxing champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Oscar Albarado from BoxRec
• Oscar "Shotgun" Albarado - CBZ Profile