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Raúl Horacio Balbi (born October 7, 1973) is an Argentine professional boxer. Although Balbi currently competes in the light welterweight division, he is most notable for having won the WBA world lightweight title.

Raúl Horacio Balbi
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Real nameRaúl Horacio Balbi
Nickname(s)Pepe
Weight(s)Light Welterweight
Lightweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality Argentine
Born (1973-10-07) 7 October 1973 (age 48)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights68
Wins55
Wins by KO38
Losses11
Draws2

Professional career


Balbi made his professional debut on November 19, 1993 in Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina. Balbi made a victorious start to his career by knocking out Juan Bautista Sosa in the first round. One of the highlights of Balbi's early career came on June 3, 1995 when he beat Simon Canache to claim the South American lightweight title. The first loss of Balbi's career came on September 9, 1995 when he lost to Manuel Alberto Billalba via a ten round points decision, Balbi avenged this defeat later on in his career by beating Billalba twice.

On February 22, 1997 Balbi travelled to Hamburg, Germany to challenge the Uzbek champion Artur Grigorian for the WBO lightweight title. Balbi's challenge proved to be unsuccessful, as Grigorian scored an eleventh round technical knockout. After the fight Balbi returned to Argentina, where he put together a run of five wins before losing a split decision to Walter Hugo Rodriguez.[1]

Balbi remained undefeated over his next sixteen bouts, earning him a chance to fight Alberto Esteban Sicurella in a WBA title eliminator. Balbi won the fight by tenth round technical knockout, which led to a world title challenge against the French champion Julien Lorcy on October 8, 2001 in Paris. In the third round of the contest Balbi was able to open a large cut above the champion's right eye and had further success when he knocked Lorcy down in the seventh. The fight lasted the twelve round distance and Balbi was announced as the winner via a majority decision.[2]

The first defence of Balbi's title took place on January 5, 2002 against Leonard Dorin in San Antonio, Texas. After a toe-to-toe battle which lasted the full twelve rounds, the Romanian challenger Dorin was announced the winner by split decision. After the fight a surprised Balbi claimed that he was "robbed".[3] A rematch occurred five months later, this time in Bucharest, Romania. On this occasion Dorin won a unanimous decision with scores of: 118-111, 117-112 and 118-110.[4]

A run of six consecutive wins earned Balbi another shot at the WBA title, this time for the vacant light welterweight belt. The fight took place in Bolton, United Kingdom on September 2, 2006, against the Frenchman Souleymane M'baye. Balbi was knocked down twice en route to a fourth round loss via technical knockout, thus handing the title to M'baye.[5] Since his light welterweight title challenge Balbi has lost three times. His most recent match, a draw against Bolivian boxer Franklin Mamani, took place on May 28, 2010.[1]


Professional boxing record


55 Wins (38 knockouts), 11 Losses (4 knockouts), 2 Draws[1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time		 Date Location Notes
Draw55–11–2 Franklin Mamani TD 3 (9)
2:55		 2010–05–28 Coliseo Julio Borelli Viteritto, La Paz, La Paz For vacant WBA Fedebol Welterweight title.
Loss55–11–1 Guillermo de Jesus Paz UD 6 2009–09–11 Estado José María Gatica, Villa Domínico, Buenos Aires
Loss55–10–1 Denis Shafikov TD 6 (8)
0:28		 2008–11–28 Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Uusimaa
Loss55–9–1 Ionuţ Dan Ion KO 3 (10)
1:45		 2008–04–19 Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest For WBA NABA Light welterweight title.
Win55–8–1 Diego Ponce KO 2 (8)
1:03		 2007–10–27 Ce. De. M. No. 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires
Loss54–8–1 Souleymane M'baye TKO 4 (12) 2006–09–02 Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester For WBA Light welterweight title.
Win54–7–1 Jorge Luis Noriega Medrano TKO 2 (12)
1:28		 2005–12–02 Luna Park, Buenos Aires For WBA Fedelatin Lightweight title.
Win53–7–1 Walter Diaz TKO 6 (10)
0:31		 2005–10–07 Luna Park, Buenos Aires Won WBA Fedelatin Lightweight title.
Win52–7–1 Guillermo de Jesus Paz UD 10 2005–09–03 Ce. De. M. No. 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires
Win51–7–1 Carlos Donquiz KO 5 (10)
1:11		 2005–05–26 Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win50–7–1 Carlos Adán Jerez UD 10 2005–04–30 Estadio Aldo Cantoni, San Juan, San Juan
Win49–7–1 Norberto Acosta KO 2 (8)
0:45		 2005–03–12 Ce. De. M. No. 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires
Loss48–7–1 Jose Rosa Gomez KO 8 (10) 2003–03–08 Ce. De. M. No. 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires
Loss48–6–1 Leonard Doroftei UD 12 2002–05–31 Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest For WBA lightweight title
Loss48–5–1 Leonard Doroftei SD 12 2002–01–05 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas Lost WBA lightweight title
Win48–4–1 Julien Lorcy MD 12 2001–10–08 Palais des Sports, Paris Won WBA lightweight title
Win47–4–1 Vincent Howard KO 3 (10) 2001–07–14 Ce. De. M. No. 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires
Win46–4–1 Alberto Sicurella TKO 10 (12) 2001–03–17 Ce. De. M. No. 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires
Win45–4–1 Justo Martinez RTD 10 (12) 2000–08–26 Salon Tattersall, San Isidro, Buenos Aires For South American Lightweight title.
Win44–4–1 Ariel Aparicio KO 1 (10) 2000–06–08 San Justo, Buenos Aires
Win43–4–1 Walter Rodriguez RTD 8 (12) 2000–04–22 Club Los Indios, Moreno, Buenos Aires Won South American Lightweight title.
Win42–4–1 Ruben Oliva TKO 5 (10) 1999–12–18 Club Argentino de Quilmes, Quilmes, Buenos Aires
Win41–4–1 Santos Rebolledo UD 12 1999–11–17 Hotel El Panamá, Panama City, Panamá Won WBA Fedelatin Lightweight title.
Win40–4–1 Roberto Ortega UD 10 1999–07–31 Villa Domínico, Buenos Aires
Win39–4–1 Luis Sosa UD 10 1999–05–08 Club Argentino de Quilmes, Quilmes, Buenos Aires
Win38–4–1 Jorge David Gomez TKO 2 (10)
1:09		 1999–02–26 Club Atlético Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Win37–4–1 Carlos Vilches KO 2 (10) 1998–11–28 Buenos Aires
Draw36–4–1 Ruben Oliva PTS 8 1998–10–10 Buenos Aires
Win36–4 Hector Martinez KO 1 (10) 1998–07–25 Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Win35–4 Daniel Zielinski UD 10 1998–05–23 Buenos Aires
Win34–4 Marcelo Cesar KO 1 (10) 1998–04–04 Buenos Aires
Win33–4 Victor Hugo Sanchez TKO 2 (10) 1998–02–28 Buenos Aires
Win32–4 Angel Vera KO 2 (10) 1998–01–24 Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Win31–4 Hector Martinez TKO 4 (10) 1997–12–20 Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Loss30–4 Walter Rodriguez SD 10 1997–11–22 Buenos Aires
Win30–3 Manuel Billalba PTS 10 1997–10–04 Buenos Aires
Win29–3 Raul Cardenas KO 3 (10) 1997–08–16 Buenos Aires
Win28–3 Victor Hugo Sanchez DQ 5 (8) 1997–07–19 Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires
Win27–3 Angel Vera RTD 7 (10) 1997–06–07 Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Win26–3 Ramon Collado PTS 10 1997–05–10 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Loss25–3 Artur Grigorian TKO 11 (12)
1:10		 1997–02–22 Sporthalle, Hamburg For WBO Lightweight title.
Win25–2 Rildo Jose Oliveira KO 2 (12) 1996–12–25 Buenos Aires Won WBO Latino Lightweight title.
Loss24–2 Alberto Roda PTS 10 1996–08–17 Buenos Aires
Win24–1 Ramon Collado RTD 5 (10) 1996–07–27 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win23–1 Manuel Billalba PTS 10 1996–05–25 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win22–1 Sergio Atilio Martinez TKO 8 (10) 1996–04–13 Buenos Aires
Win21–1 Ricardo Vega KO 2 (10) 1996–03–09 Buenos Aires
Win20–1 Simon Canache UD 12 1995–10–28 Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires For South American Lightweight title.
Loss19–1 Manuel Billalba PTS 10 1995–09–09 Buenos Aires
Win19–0 Philippe Binante PTS 8 1995–07–25 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Win18–0 Faustino Martires Barrios PTS 10 1995–07–15 Buenos Aires
Win17–0 Simon Canache DQ 5 (12) 1995–06–03 Buenos Aires Won South American Lightweight title.
Win16–0 Daniel Zielinski TKO 5 (8) 1995–05–13 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win15–0 Pedro Villegas TKO 3 (8) 1995–04–07 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win14–0 Ruben Astorga KO 6 (8) 1995–04–01 Buenos Aires
Win13–0 Fabian Bazan TKO 3 (8) 1995–03–03 La Rioja, La Rioja
Win12–0 Marco Antonio Dos Santos TKO 2 (8) 1995–01–21 Canal 9 Studios, Buenos Aires
Win11–0 Rene Adelqui Collado TKO 5 (8) 1994–12–28 Buenos Aires
Win10–0 Omar Victoriano Alegre TKO 2 (8) 1994–12–03 Estadio Delmi, Salta, Salta
Win9–0 Daniel Zielinski PTS 8 1994–11–19 Buenos Aires
Win8–0 Stephan Galtier TKO 1 (8) 1994–10–01 Arena de Cosets, Carpentras, Vaucluse
Win7–0 Marcelo Gutierrez TKO 4 (6) 1994–08–27 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win6–0 Gustavo Cuello KO 1 (6)
2:09		 1994–07–02 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win5–0 Raul Notti KO 1 (6) 1994–06–25 Buenos Aires
Win4–0 Philippe Mohammed Udofe KO 5 (6) 1994–05–21 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win3–0 Jorge Carballo DQ 3 (6) 1994–04–21 Club Nolting, Ciudadela, Buenos Aires
Win2–0 Leonardo Tissera KO 1 (6) 1993–12–04 Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win1–0 Juan Bautista Sosa KO 1 (6) 1993–11–19 Mercedes, Corrientes

References


  1. "boxer: Raul Horacio Balbi". Boxrec. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. "Balbi takes lightweight title from Lorcy by majority decision, Manila Standard - Oct 10, 2001". Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  3. Mannion, Ken (7 January 2002). "Boxing: Title goes to Dorin in bruising contest". London: The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  4. "Article: Box: Romanian Doroftei retains WBA title on points". AAP Sports News (Australia). Retrieved 28 May 2010.[dead link]
  5. "M'Baye claims vacant WBA crown". BOXNEWS. Retrieved 28 May 2010.


Preceded by WBA Lightweight Champion
October 8, 2001 – January 5, 2002		 Succeeded by


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