Horacio_Accavallo

Horacio Accavallo

Horacio Accavallo

Argentine boxer (1934–2022)

Horacio Enrique Accavallo (14 October 1934 – 14 September 2022) was an Argentine professional boxer who competed from 1956 until 1967. He held the undisputed WBA and WBC flyweight titles between March 1966 to October 1968.[1][2][3][4][5]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Professional career

Accavallo fought mainly in Argentina. On 1 March 1966, he won the vacant WBA & WBC world flyweight championship by outpointing Katsuyoshi Takayama on 15-round split decision in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2][3][4][5] Accavallo had been the second contender for the world flyweight title held by Salvatore Burruni. The WBA & WBC had mandated that Burruni fight Hiroyuki Ebihara (the first contender). But Burruni chose to defend the title against Rocky Gattellari. The WBA & WBC stripped the champion of his crown and sanctioned the Accavallo - Katsuyoshi Takayama (the third contender) match for the title. Accavallo retired as the reigning WBA & WBC champion after escaping with a controversial 15 round majority decision victory over former world flyweight champion Hiroyuki Ebihara.[6]

Professional boxing record

More information 83 fights, 75 wins ...
More information No., Result ...

∂ƒ

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Sport in Brief "Boxing" " The Associated Press, Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania, United States), 2 March 1966.
  2. [2]
    "Accavallo Has Flyweight Title" UPI, The Washington Reporter (Washington, Pennsylvania, United States), 2 March 1966.
  3. [3]
    "Ring Results" The Associated Press, Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Washington, United States), 2 March 1966.
  4. [4]
    "Argentine's Accavallo Wins Flyweight Title" UPI, Madera Tribune (Madera, California, United States), 1 March 1966.
  5. [5]
    World Boxing Council Ratings on August 1966
    (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, El Informador (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 28 August 1966.
    World Boxing Association Ratings on August 1966
    (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, El Informador (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 1 September 1966.
    More information WBC Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca), WBA Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca) ...
  6. [6]
    "Accavallo ekes win". The Spokesman-Review. AP. 14 August 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horacio Accavallo.
More information Sporting positions, Awards ...
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Horacio_Accavallo, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.