Héctor Javier Velazco (20 May 1973, Avellaneda) is an Argentine boxer.
Professional career
Known as "El Artillero", Velazco turned pro in 1996 and compiled a record of 28-1-1 in his first 31 fights before he defeated András Gálfi on 3 March 2003 for the vacant WBO interim middleweight title. He was elevated to full champion when original titleholder Harry Simon failed to make his mandatory defense due to injuries suffered in a car accident. He would go on to lose the belt in his first defense to Felix Sturm in what would be his first fight outside of his native Argentina. Velazco had a record of 8–6 in his final 14 fights before deciding to retire from the sport in 2010.
Professional boxing record
NoResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47Loss37–9-1 Braimah Kamoko TKO10 (12)31 Jul 2010 46Loss37–8-1 Gusmyr PerdomoTKO2 (11)3 Jul 2008 45Win37–7-1 Martin David IslasUD6 15 May 2008 44Win36–7-1 Martin David IslasUD10 5 Jan 2008 43Loss35–7–1 Mads LarsenUD8 23 Apr 2007 42Loss35–6–1 Jürgen BrähmerUD12 19 May 2007 41Win35-5-1 Martin David IslasKO2 (6)20 Jan 2007 40Win34-5-1 Juan Italo MezaUD8 2 Sep 2006 39Win33-5-1 Walter Lucio MartinezUD616 Dec 2005 38Win32-5-1 Hugo Ricardo RodriguezKO3 (10)12 Nov 2005 37Loss31-5-1 Arthur AbrahamKO5 (12)23 Apr 2005 36Win31-4-1 Luis Daniel ParadaUD8 19 Mar 2005 35Loss30-4-1 Mariano Natalio CarreraTKO10 (12)19 Jun 2004 34Win30-3-1 Ramon Arturo BritezUD8 6 Mar 2004 33Loss29-3-1 Felix SturmSD12 13 Sep 2003 32Win29-2-1 András GálfiRTD8 (12)10 May 2003 31Win28-2-1 Lorenzo MarquezKO2 (8)5 Oct 2002 30Win27-2-1 Leonardo Javier GonzalezRTD8 (12)25 May 2002 29Win26-2-1 Juan Italo MezaTKO7 (8)19 Jan 2002 28Win25-2-1 Hugo Daniel SclarandiUD1221 Jul 2001 27Win24-2-1 Rogerio CacciatoreKO8 (12)21 Apr 2001 26Win23-2-1 Jose Luis LoyolaUD8 8 Dec 2000 25Win22-2-1 Hugo Daniel SclarandiPTS8 13 Oct 2000 24Win21-2-1 Ramon Arturo BritezUD12 21 Jul 2000 23Win20-2-1 Nestor Jesus GilKO2 (8)26 May 2000 22Win19-2-1 Juan Carlos LettieriPTS6 21 Apr 2000 21Win18-2-1 Mario Javier MorenoUD8 25 Feb 2000 20Draw17-2-1 Cristian Oscar ZanabriaPTS8 7 Dec 1999 19Win17-2 Marcelo Hugo Pablo LamadridPTS8 15 Oct 1999 18Win16-2 Argentino Raul LopezTKO3 (8)12 Jun 1999 17Win15-2 Jose Laercio Bezerra de LimaPTS8 18 Dec 1998 16Loss14-2 Ariel Patricio ArrietaKO4 (10)29 Aug 1998 15Win14-1 Jose Luis SaldiviaPTS8 16 May 1998 14Win13-1 Fernando Roberto VeraDQ5 (8)4 Apr 1998 13Win12-1 Javier Alberto LescanoPTS820 Dec 1997 12Win11-1 Antonio de la Cruz PerezDQ4 (8)22 Nov 1997 11Win10-1 Ariel Patricio ArrietaRTD5 (6)8 Nov 1997 10Win9-1 Raul Norberto GuichapaniUD8 27 Sep 1997 9Win8-1 Carlos Alberto Rene MoreRTD3 (8)19 Jul 1997 8Win7-1 Gustavo Fabian MacedaPTS8 28 Jun 1997 7Win6-1 Fernando Roberto VeraTKO4 (6)14 Jun 1997 6Win5-1 Carlos Marcelo RomeroTKO3 (10)3 May 1997 5Win4-1 Gustavo Fabian MacedaPTS6 29 Mar 1997- 4Loss3-1 Jorge Javier AriasDQ1 (8)1 Feb 1997 3Win3-0 Hector Eduardo VillarrealKO4 (6)23 Nov 1996 2Win2-0 Sandro Walter BarrionuevoTKO4 (6)12 Oct 1996 1Win1-0 Jose Maria EscobarKO3 (6)7 Sep 1996
See also List of middleweight boxing champions
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