Juaquin Gallardo

Juaquin Gallardo (born May 3, 1977, in San Diego, California) is an American professional boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former WBC Latino Light Welterweight Champion.[1]

Juaquin Gallardo
Statistics
Real nameJuaquin Gallardo
Nickname(s)Killer
Weight(s)Welterweight
Light Welterweight
Height5 ft 11 in (182 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
Born (1977-05-03) May 3, 1977
San Leandro, California
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins22
Wins by KO7
Losses8
Draws1
No contests0

Amateur career

Gallardo had over 180 amateur career bouts. In 1995 he won the National Golden Gloves Championships at Light Flyweight and was a 1996 U.S. Olympic team alternate.[2] Gallardo had won the 1994 Olympic Festival in St. Louis, MO. Gallardo had won the National Silver Gloves 5 consecutive years 1989-1993 (11 yrs. old 80 lbs., 12 yrs. old 85 lbs., 13 yrs. old 90 lbs., 14 yrs. old 95., 15 yrs. old 106 lbs.) 1992 Junior Olympic Silver Medalist at 90 lbs. 1993 Junior Olympic Gold Medalist at 106 lbs.

Pro career

After beating title contender Arturo Morua, he would then lose a very disputed decision to IBO Light Welterweight World Champion Colin Lynes.[3]

WBC Latino Championship

In February 2007 Gallardo upset Lenin Arroyo to win the WBC Latino Light Welterweight Championship, the bout was held at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida.[4]

Juaquin then lost close fights to undefeated Mexican American Mike Alvarado former W.B.A. Light Weterweight World Champion, former I.B.F. Light Welterweight World Champion Lamont Peterson.[5]

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=272077&cat=boxer

References
  1. http://fightnights.com/boxers.php?id=319
  2. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Juaquin_Gallardo
  3. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=tessitore_joe&id=3437114
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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