José Luis Valbuena (born March 19, 1971) is a former bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who had a total number of 30 professional fights during his career. He is best known for knocking down Carlos Barreto on October 9, 1999. Three days after the bout Barreto died due to brain injuries sustained in the match. As an amateur Valbuena represented his native country at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes30Loss24–4–1 Celestino CaballeroTKO5 (12), 5 May 200529Loss24–3–1 Israel VázquezTKO12 (12), 25 Mar 200428Win24–2–1 David DonisTKO9 (12), 23 Oct 200327Win23–2–1 Julio GamboaUD1226 Mar 200326Win22–2–1 Jorge SotoKO126 Oct 200225Win21–2–1 Ernesto GreyKO12 (12)19 Jan 200224Win20–2–1 Julián RodríguezUD823 Jun 200123Win19–2–1 José Pablo EstrellaRTD8 (10), 17 Feb 200122Loss18–2–1 Marco Antonio BarreraUD129 Sep 200021Win18–1–1 John Alex GonzálezTKO328 Jun 200020Win17–1–1 Nelson Ramón MedinaKO518 Mar 200019Win16–1–1 Carlos BarretoTKO109 Oct 199918Win15–1–1 Elvis MontoyaTKO519 Jun 199917Win14–1–1 Elvis MontoyaUD1027 Feb 199916Win13–1–1 David SevillaKO119 Dec 199815Win12–1–1 Emiliano FerrerKO117 Aug 199814Draw11–1–1 Carlos BarretoPTS1030 Apr 199813Win11–1 David SerradasUD1028 Feb 199812Win10–1 Vicente RiveraTKO320 Dec 199711Win9–1 Elvis MontoyaUD109 Dec 199710Win8–1 Fernando BlancoUD1018 Oct 19979Loss7–1 Yober OrtegaUD125 May 19978Win7–0 Antonio OsorioUD127 Mar 19977Win6–0 José ZerpaUD1014 Dec 199665–0 Andres Antonio AdamesNC331 Aug 19965Win5–0Aldrin SosaUD1015 Jun 19964Win4–0Simón HernándezTKO1 (6)29 Apr 19963Win3–0Richard CerezoUD622 Apr 19962Win2–0Richard BarretoKO1 (4)17 Feb 19961Win1–0Juan Manuel RojasTKO3 (4)11 Nov 1995
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