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Miguel Velázquez (boxer)
Spanish boxer
Tomás Miguel Velázquez Torres (born 27 December 1944) is a former Spanish boxer at Light Welterweight. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...
Miguel Velázquez | |
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| Born | Tomás Miguel Velázquez Torres (1944-12-27) 27 December 1944 (age 79) Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 73 |
| Wins | 66 |
| Wins by KO | 33 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 3 |
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1964 (as a Light welterweight)
- Lost to Hoji Yonekura (Japan) 2-3
Velázquez turned pro in 1966 and captured the WBC light welterweight title in 1976 with a disqualification win over Saensak Muangsurin in his 72nd pro fight. He lost the title later that year in his first defense in a rematch to Muangsurin, via 2nd-round TKO. Velasquez retired after the loss, but had a brief comeback in 1979.
More information 73 fights, 66 wins ...
| 73 fights | 66 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 33 | 2 |
| By decision | 30 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 3 | 0 |
| Draws | 3 | |
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More information No., Result ...
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Loss | 66–4–3 | Saensak Muangsurin | TKO | 2 (15) | 1976-10-29 | Pabellón del Colegio de Hermanos Maristas, Segovia, Spain | Lost WBC super lightweight title |
| 72 | Win | 66–3–3 | Lothar Abend | KO | 3 (10) | 1976-08-07 | Club Raúl, Lepe, Spain | |
| 71 | Win | 65–3–3 | Saensak Muangsurin | DQ | 4 (15) | 1976-06-30 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | Won WBC super lightweight title |
| 70 | Win | 64–3–3 | Gualberto Fernandez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1976-05-01 | Palencia, Spain | |
| 69 | Win | 63–3–3 | Gualberto Fernandez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1976-02-07 | Pabellón Deportivo Fernando Portillo, Cadiz, Spain | |
| 68 | Win | 62–3–3 | Abu Arrow | RTD | 5 (8) | 1976-01-18 | Recinto de La Pérgola, Castellón de la Plana, Spain | |
| 67 | Win | 61–3–3 | Gualberto Fernandez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1975-11-08 | Pabellón Municipal, Alicante, Spain | |
| 66 | Win | 60–3–3 | Fernando Bermejo | DQ | 6 (8) | 1975-11-01 | Lyon, France | |
| 65 | Win | 59–3–3 | Fernando Perez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1975-10-11 | Oviedo, Spain | |
| 64 | Loss | 58–3–3 | Jose Ramon Gomez Fouz | PTS | 8 (8) | 1975-07-23 | Campo del Gas, Madrid, Spain | |
| 63 | Win | 58–2–3 | Esperno Postl | PTS | 6 (6) | 1975-06-24 | Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, West Germany | |
| 62 | Win | 57–2–3 | Jeronimo Lucas | DQ | 8 (12) | 1975-04-26 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Won Spanish lightweight title |
| 61 | Win | 56–2–3 | Luciano Laffranchi | PTS | 8 (8) | 1975-03-22 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 60 | Win | 55–2–3 | Giuseppe Minotti | PTS | 8 (8) | 1975-02-21 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 59 | Win | 54–2–3 | Luciano Laffranchi | TKO | 7 (8) | 1975-01-06 | Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain | |
| 58 | Win | 53–2–3 | Santino Reali | PTS | 8 (8) | 1974-12-05 | Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain | |
| 57 | Win | 52–2–3 | Toni Navarro | RTD | 7 (8) | 1974-08-16 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 56 | Win | 51–2–3 | Carlos Almeida | TKO | 4 (10) | 1974-06-22 | Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Spain | |
| 55 | Win | 50–2–3 | Ali Issaoui | TKO | 6 (8) | 1974-06-07 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 54 | Win | 49–2–3 | Antonio Villasantes | TKO | 4 (8) | 1972-10-20 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 53 | Win | 48–2–3 | Gualberto Fernandez | TKO | 4 (8) | 1972-08-01 | La Monumental, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 52 | Win | 47–2–3 | Jake Gulino | PTS | 10 (10) | 1972-06-28 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 51 | Loss | 46–2–3 | Antonio Puddu | TKO | 4 (15) | 1971-07-31 | Cagliari, Italy | Lost EBU lightweight title |
| 50 | Draw | 46–1–3 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-05-21 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 49 | Win | 46–1–2 | Olli Mäki | PTS | 10 (10) | 1971-04-29 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 48 | Draw | 45–1–2 | Antonio Puddu | PTS | 15 (15) | 1971-01-29 | Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain | Retained EBU lightweight title |
| 47 | Win | 45–1–1 | Tore Magnussen | TKO | 3 (10) | 1970-08-22 | Valencia, Spain | |
| 46 | Win | 44–1–1 | Eber Jimenez | KO | 2 (8) | 1970-08-14 | Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor, La Coruna, Spain | |
| 45 | Win | 43–1–1 | Angel Neches | PTS | 8 (8) | 1970-08-01 | Plaza de Toros del Chofre, San Sebastian, Spain | |
| 44 | Win | 42–1–1 | Carmelo Coscia | TKO | 11 (15) | 1970-06-26 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | Retained EBU lightweight title |
| 43 | Win | 41–1–1 | Josue Marquez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1970-05-22 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 42 | Win | 40–1–1 | Carlos Almeida | KO | 1 (10) | 1970-04-11 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 41 | Win | 39–1–1 | Ken Buchanan | PTS | 15 (15) | 1970-01-29 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | Won vacant EBU lightweight title |
| 40 | Draw | 38–1–1 | Chris Fernandez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-12-11 | Palacio de los Deportes, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Luigi Farina | TKO | 5 (10) | 1969-11-21 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 38 | Win | 37–1 | Giuseppe Amante | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-11-13 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 37 | Win | 36–1 | Larry Flaviano | KO | 5 (10) | 1969-10-24 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Massimo Consolati | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-10-16 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Kouider Meftah | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-08-20 | Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 34 | Loss | 33–1 | Pedro Carrasco | PTS | 15 (15) | 1969-06-13 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | For EBU lightweight title |
| 33 | Win | 33–0 | Tahar Ben Hassen | TKO | 7 (10) | 1969-04-12 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 32 | Win | 32–0 | Tomas Castuera | TKO | 3 (8) | 1969-03-28 | Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Spain | |
| 31 | Win | 31–0 | Angel Neches | PTS | 8 (8) | 1969-03-18 | Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Spain | |
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Bruno Melissano | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-02-01 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Ould Makloufi | PTS | 10 (10) | 1969-01-25 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Angel Neches | PTS | 10 (10) | 1968-12-25 | Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain | |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Miguel A Piriz | TKO | 5 (8) | 1968-11-30 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Kid Tano | PTS | 12 (12) | 1968-11-09 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Retained Spanish lightweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Kid Rainbow | PTS | 8 (8) | 1968-10-18 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Pierre Tirlo | TKO | 2 (8) | 1968-10-05 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Fernando Tavares | TKO | 3 (10) | 1968-09-04 | Melilla, Spain | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Manuel Carvajal | TKO | 5 (12) | 1968-08-16 | Plaza de Toros de La Maestranza, Sevilla, Spain | Retained Spanish lightweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Karl Furcht | TKO | 3 (10) | 1968-06-24 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Billy Yussuf | KO | 2 (8) | 1968-06-15 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Manuel Artiles Medina | TKO | 8 (12) | 1968-04-27 | Salamanca, Spain | Retained Spanish lightweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Tomas Castuera | KO | 10 (12) | 1968-04-04 | Frontón Balear, Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Retained Spanish lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Jose Luis Torcida | PTS | 10 (10) | 1968-03-14 | Gran Price, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Mohamed ben Amar | PTS | 8 (8) | 1968-02-22 | Frontón Balear, Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Mariano Serrano | PTS | 12 (12) | 1968-02-11 | Pabellón Municipal de Deportes, Salamanca, Spain | Retained Spanish lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Salvatore Gennatiempo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1968-01-20 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Benito Gallardo | TKO | 6 (12) | 1967-12-23 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Won Spanish lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Kid Rainbow | KO | 3 (8) | 1967-12-09 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Manuel Artiles Medina | RTD | 6 (8) | 1967-08-26 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Francisco Trujillo | PTS | 8 (8) | 1967-07-08 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Luis Martinez Madrid | RTD | 5 (8) | 1967-06-24 | Plaza de Toros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Juan Pena | RTD | 4 (8) | 1967-06-08 | Prado, Spain | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Francesco Dessi | TKO | 3 (8) | 1967-06-02 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rene Rourre | PTS | 8 (8) | 1967-05-05 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Francisco Antin | TKO | 4 (8) | 1967-04-13 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Bernard Gimond | PTS | 8 (8) | 1967-03-31 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Joaquin Martin | TKO | 5 (6) | 1966-12-23 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Luis Segura | PTS | 8 (8) | 1966-12-17 | Teatro Circo Moderno, Madrid, Spain | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Manuel Garcia Perez | TKO | 2 (6) | 1966-12-02 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain |
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miguel Velázquez Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- Boxing record for Miguel Velázquez from BoxRec (registration required)
- Miguel Velázquez at Olympedia
More information Sporting positions ...
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Pedro Carrasco |
EBU lightweight champion 29 January 1970 – 31 July 1971 |
Succeeded by Antonio Puddu | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by | WBC super lightweight champion 30 June 1976 – 29 October 1976 |
Succeeded by Saensak Muangsurin | ||
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