Oscar Albarado (September 15, 1948 – February 17, 2021) was an American former professional boxer who held the undisputed light middleweight world championship from June 1974 to January 1975.
Oscar Albarado | |
---|---|
Statistics | |
Real name | Oscar Albarado |
Nickname(s) | Shotgun |
Weight(s) | Light middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | (1948-09-15)September 15, 1948 Pecos, Texas, U.S. |
Died | February 17, 2021(2021-02-17) (aged 72) Uvalde, Texas, U.S. |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 71 |
Wins | 57 |
Wins by KO | 43 |
Losses | 13 |
Draws | 1 |
Known as "Shotgun", Albarado turned pro in 1966 and captured the undisputed light middleweight championship when he upset Koichi Wajima by KO in 1974.[1] He defended the crown once before losing it in a rematch to Wajima in 1975 by decision. He retired after the loss.
Albarado launched an unsuccessful comeback five years later, retiring in 1982 after several losses.
Albarado died on February 17, 2021, in Uvalde Texas at Amistad Nursing home at the age of 72.
71 fights | 57 wins | 13 losses |
---|---|---|
By knockout | 43 | 7 |
By decision | 14 | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | Loss | 57–13–1 | Ayub Kalule | TKO | 2 (10) | 30 Apr 1982 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
70 | Loss | 57–12–1 | John Jackie Collins | TKO | 9 (10), 0:42 | 26 Feb 1982 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
69 | Loss | 57–11–1 | Louis Acaries | TKO | 9 (10) | 21 Jan 1982 | Paris, France | |
68 | Win | 57–10–1 | Larry Martin | KO | 4 (10) | 19 Nov 1981 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S. | |
67 | Loss | 56–10–1 | Bernard Mays | KO | 9 (10) | 14 Oct 1981 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 56–9–1 | Ray Phillips | KO | 8 (10) | 21 Jul 1981 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
65 | Loss | 55–9–1 | Bobby Czyz | TKO | 3 (10), 2:30 | 21 May 1981 | Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 55–8–1 | Norris McKinney | KO | 6 (10) | 7 May 1981 | Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 54–8–1 | Miguel Balderas | KO | 4 (10) | 10 Mar 1981 | Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
62 | Win | 53–8–1 | Robert Perry | PTS | 10 | 24 Feb 1981 | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | |
61 | Loss | 52–8–1 | Paul Stephens | KO | 4 (15), 1:06 | 15 Jan 1981 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 52–7–1 | German Marquez | KO | 2 (10), 0:44 | 14 Oct 1980 | Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 51–7–1 | Jesse Lara | KO | 6 (15) | 1 Sep 1980 | Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
58 | Loss | 50–7–1 | Koichi Wajima | UD | 15 | 21 Jan 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring light middleweight titles |
57 | Win | 50–6–1 | Ryu Sorimachi | TKO | 7 (15), 2:17 | 8 Oct 1974 | Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light middleweight titles |
56 | Win | 49–6–1 | Koichi Wajima | KO | 15 (15), 1:57 | 4 Jun 1974 | Tokyo, Japan | Won WBA, WBC, and inaugural The Ring light middleweight title |
55 | Win | 48–6–1 | Eddie Mazon | PTS | 10 | 26 Apr 1974 | San Diego, California, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 47–6–1 | Eddie Mazon | UD | 10 | 1 Nov 1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 46–6–1 | Dino Del Cid | KO | 2 (10), 0:52 | 28 Jun 1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
52 | Loss | 45–6–1 | Dino Del Cid | TKO | 1 (10), 1:33 | 17 May 1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
51 | Win | 45–5–1 | Alex Olguin | KO | 4 (10), 1:44 | 19 Mar 1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 44–5–1 | Rodolfo Martinez | KO | 3 (10), 2:40 | 15 Feb 1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 43–5–1 | Thurman Durden | SD | 10 | 4 Jan 1973 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 42–5–1 | Rey Reyes | KO | 1 (10), 2:58 | 16 Nov 1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 41–5–1 | Ruben Arocha | TKO | 9 (10), 0:43 | 3 Aug 1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 40–5–1 | Demetrio Salazar | KO | 4 (10), 2:06 | 11 Jul 1972 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 39–5–1 | James Shelton | TKO | 3 (10), 1:58 | 6 Jun 1972 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
44 | Loss | 38–5–1 | Ernie Lopez | UD | 10 | 28 Oct 1971 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 38–4–1 | Matt Roa | KO | 4 (10), 2:48 | 7 Oct 1971 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 37–4–1 | Bobby Williams | UD | 10 | 26 Aug 1971 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
41 | Win | 36–4–1 | Freddie Jones | TKO | 1 (10), 2:54 | 22 Jul 1971 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
40 | Draw | 35–4–1 | Armando Muniz | SD | 10 | 6 May 1971 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 35–4 | Frankie Lewis | MD | 10 | 16 Apr 1971 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
38 | Loss | 34–4 | Manuel Fierro | UD | 10 | 30 Mar 1971 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 34–3 | Raul Soriano | SD | 10 | 24 Nov 1970 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 33–3 | Larry Brazier | TKO | 3 (10) | 6 Oct 1970 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 32–3 | Pedro Adigue | UD | 10 | 2 Jun 1970 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 31–3 | Roberto Oscar Amaya | TKO | 9 (10), 1:41 | 5 May 1970 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 30–3 | Charlie Green | TKO | 3 (10), 2:07 | 14 Apr 1970 | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
32 | Loss | 29–3 | Percy Pugh | UD | 10 | 30 Mar 1970 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
31 | Loss | 29–2 | Adolph Pruitt | UD | 10 | 27 Jan 1970 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 29–1 | Bobby Williams | TKO | 7 (10), 2:40 | 9 Dec 1969 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 28–1 | LC Morgan | TKO | 5 (10), 0:45 | 28 Oct 1969 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 27–1 | LC Morgan | DQ | 5 (10) | 7 Oct 1969 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 26–1 | Thurman Durden | MD | 10 | 14 Aug 1969 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 25–1 | Johnny Brooks | TKO | 7 (10), 2:06 | 3 Jun 1969 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
25 | Loss | 24–1 | Hedgemon Lewis | UD | 10 | 10 Apr 1969 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Miguel Aguilar | TKO | 3 (10), 0:43 | 6 Mar 1969 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Jose Valenzuela | TKO | 6 (10) | 6 Feb 1969 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Miguel Hernandez | UD | 10 | 23 Jan 1969 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Johnny Doyan | KO | 2 (8), 1:29 | 9 Jan 1969 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Jerry Graci | KO | 9 (10) | 29 Oct 1968 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Lonnie Harris | KO | 1 (10), 2:20 | 30 Sep 1968 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Cassius Greene | KO | 1 (10), 2:42 | 10 Sep 1968 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Gilbert Gutierrez | TKO | 3 (10), 2:04 | 17 Jul 1968 | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Gilbert de los Santos | TKO | 5 (10) | 3 May 1968 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Gilbert Gutierrez | KO | 1 (10) | 2 Apr 1968 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Gilbert Gutierrez | UD | 8 | 19 Mar 1968 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Allen Moten | KO | 1 (6) | 1 Feb 1968 | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Ruben Rivera | KO | 2 (6) | 1 Jan 1968 | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Hector Ramirez | KO | 2 (8), 2:10 | 12 Dec 1967 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Billy Strother | UD | 6 | 14 Nov 1967 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Chuy Andrade | KO | 1 (6) | 28 Oct 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Lechero Gonzalez | KO | 1 (6) | 30 Sep 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Piri Albarado | KO | 6 (6) | 2 Sep 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Nat Jackson | SD | 6 | 10 Jul 1967 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Gary Pannell | TKO | 2 (4) | 16 Jun 1967 | Teamsters Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Freddie Burris | TKO | 2 (6) | 30 May 1967 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Jesus Cuate Lara | KO | 3 | 1 Apr 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Ramiro Hernandez | KO | 3 | 11 Mar 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Genaro Morones | TKO | 4 (4), 2:24 | 12 Apr 1966 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | WBA light middleweight champion June 4, 1974 – January 21, 1975 |
Succeeded by |
WBC light middleweight champion June 4, 1974 – January 21, 1975 | ||
Undisputed light middleweight champion June 4, 1974 – January 21, 1975 | ||
Inaugural Champion | The Ring light middleweight champion June 4, 1974 – January 21, 1975 |