Carlos Gabriel Salazar (born 5 September 1964) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight title from 1995 to 1996, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight title from 1996 to 1998.
Professional career
As a professional he had 58 fights (47–3–8), from 1985 to 1998. He campaigned at the flyweight and super flyweight divisions, winning world titles in both. After 3 unsuccessful attempts at the world title, Salazar became the IBF World super flyweight champion when he beat Harold Grey in 1995. He would defend the title once before losing it to the same Harold Grey. After that he decided to move down to flyweight and campaign for the WBO World title, winning it against Alberto Jiménez. He defended that title 5 times before losing it to Rubén Sánchez León in controversial fashion as he cited he was hit after the referee had stopped actions and the punch caused him a broken jaw. Salazar decided to retire from boxing after the fight citing medical issues.
Professional boxing record
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes58Loss47–8–3 Rubén Sánchez LeónTD 8 (12), 14 Aug 1998 57Win47–7–3 José LópezUD12 21 Mar 1998 56Win46–7–3 Everardo MoralesUD12 10 Oct 1997 55Win45–7–3 Salvatore FanniUD12 19 Jul 1997 54Win44–7–3 Antonio RuizUD12 23 May 1997 53Draw43–7–3 Antonio RuizSD12 23 May 1997 52Win43–7–2 Alberto JiménezTKO10 (12)13 Dec 1996 51Draw42–7–2 Alberto JiménezSD12 6 Sep 1996 50Win42–7–1 Jorge Fernando CalfinPTS10 20 Jul 1996 49Loss41–7–1 Harold GreyUD12 27 Apr 1996 48Win41–6–1 Antonello MelisTKO6 (12), 10 Feb 1996 47Win40–6–1 Harold GreySD127 Oct 1995 46Win39–6–1 Mario Crispín RomeroKO3 (10)2 Sep 1995 45Win38–6–1 Néstor Luis PaniaguaPTS10 29 Apr 1995 44Win37–6–1 Víctor Hugo FuentealbaKO4 (10)22 Mar 1995 43Win36–6–1 Jorge Fernando CalfinTKO6 (10)17 Dec 1994 42Loss35–6–1 Hiroshi KawashimaUD12 7 Aug 1994 41Loss35–5–1 Marco Antonio BarreraMD1013 Apr 1994 40Win35–4–1 Mozart Gomes Dos SantosTD3 (10)12 Feb 1994 39Win34–4–1 Ceferino SánchezTKO6 (8)4 Dec 1993 38Loss33–4–1 Moon Sung-kilSD12 3 Jul 1993 37Win33–3–1 Luis Alberto VargasPTS10 20 Mar 1993 36Win32–3–1 Walter Oscar De GraciaPTS10 12 Dec 1992 35Win31–3–1 Adrián Cristian OchoaTKO7 (10)24 Oct 1992 34Win30–3–1 Agustín José LópezUD10 22 Aug 1992 33Win29–3–1 Julio GudinoPTS10 18 Jul 1992 32Win28–3–1 José Ramón SotoTKO10 (10)19 Jun 1992 31Win27–3–1 José Ramón SotoTKO3 (10)16 May 1992 30Win26–3–1 Héctor Fabián JaimePTS10 11 Apr 1992 29Win25–3–1 Oscar Dante ReynosoPTS10 16 Nov 1991 28Win24–3–1 Roberto SchonningPTS10 29 Oct 1991 27Win23–3–1 Jose Hamilton RodriguesPTS12 13 Jul 1991 26Win22–3–1 Redigildo ConceicaoPTS10 30 Jun 1991 25Win21–3–1 Antonio VallejosPTS10 24 May 1991 24Loss20–3–1 Hugo Rafael SotoRTD8 (12)16 Nov 1990 23Loss20–2–1 Sot ChitaladaUD12 1 May 1990 22Win20–1–1 Adrián Damián RománKO4 (12)11 Apr 1990 21Draw19–1–1 Ruben CondoriPTS10 11 Nov 1989 20Win19–1 Roy ThompsonUD10 7 Oct 1989 19Win18–1 Ruben CondoriPTS10 24 Jun 1989 18Win17–1 Carlos Benito RejalaKO1 (10)22 Apr 1989 17Win16–1 Sergio Andres CarlevarisPTS10 18 Mar 1989 16Win15–1 Adrian Daniel RomanPTS12 18 Dec 1988 15Win14–1 Rodolfo DuranKO7 (10)14 Oct 1988 14Win13–1 Hector Luis PatriPTS10 2 Sep 1988 13Loss12–1 Ruben CondoriPTS10 1 Jul 1988 12Win12–0 Domingo Santos AragonPTS10 18 Jun 1988 11Win11–0 Domingo Santos AragonPTS10 14 May 1988 10Win10–0 Julio Cesar OliveraRTD3 (6)16 Apr 1988 9Win9–0 Ramon Jose CufreKO3 (8)11 Mar 1988 8Win8–0 Ramon Jose CufreTKO6 (8)20 Nov 1987 7Win7–0 Oscar VergaraPTS10 16 Oct 1987 6Win6–0 Oscar VergaraPTS10 18 Sep 1987 5Win5–0 Mario Gustavo QuintanaKO1 (8)8 May 1987 4Win4–0 Enrique Jose CaroKO3 (6)10 Apr 1987 3Win3–0 Oscar LedesmaPTS10 12 Dec 1986 2Win2–0 Ricardo Escobar BaezPTS10 4 Apr 1986 1Win1–0 Roberto LedesmaTKO2 (6)7 Dec 1985
See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of super-flyweight boxing champions
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