Hugo Pastor Corro

Hugo Corro
Data
Birth Name	Hugo Pastor Corro
Weight class	medium weight
nationality	Argentinian
birthday	5th November 1953
place of birth	Mendoza
Date of death	June 15, 2007
Place of death	Mendoza
style	Left-hand boom
size	1.73 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles	59
Victories	50
Knockout victories	26th
Defeats	7th
draw	2

Hugo Pastor Corro (born November 5, 1953 in Mendoza ; † June 15, 2007 ) was an Argentine professional boxer and world champion in the middleweight division of the WBA and WBC .

Corro made his professional debut at the age of 19 on August 30, 1973 against the Chilean Gaston Diet and won by technical knockout in round 6. He played his first 32 fights in his home country Argentina, winning 29 fights, boxing a draw and two lost. He achieved his draw in his second fight against Pedro Bazán. In his 14th fight in November 1974, he suffered the first loss of his career; he lost by knockout in round 8 against Hugo Saavedra, but won the rematch by winning points. His second defeat, this time on points, he suffered in May 1976 against Norberto Cabrera, whom he had defeated six months earlier by winning points.

On October 8, 1976, he punched the first time outside of his country and defeated in Madrid the Spanish master Francisco Rodríguez o by technical K.. In round 2. On 10 December 1976 he was Argentine middleweight champion after he could knock prematurely Julio Medina. On May 9, 1977, he won the South American Championship in Peru by winning points against Marcelo Quiñonez. After defending his title against Pedro César Duarte, Norberto Fleitas and Antonio Alejandro Garrido, he fought his way to a world championship fight. In the meantime he had won an additional nine non-title fights.

On April 22, 1978 he boxed in Italy against the powerful Rodrigo Valdez , who held the world titles of the WBA and WBC. Corro dominated the fight and eventually won by unanimous decision. He defended the title on August 5, 1978 by unanimously winning points against the American and Olympic champion of 1968, Ronald Harris, who was unbeaten in 28 professional fights . On November 11, 1978 there was a rematch with Rodrigo Valdez, which Corro won again by winning points.

In his third defense of the title on June 30, 1979, he lost his world championship belt by losing points to Vito Antuofermo . He then played only eight fights, of which he lost four. One of these defeats came against the hard-hitting Juan Roldán , to whom the only official fall from boxing legend Marvin Hagler is attributed. In February 1989 he finally ended his career.

On June 15, 2007, he died of liver disease.

predecessor	Office	successor
Rodrigo Valdez	World Middleweight Boxing Champion ( WBA ) April 22, 1978 - June 30, 1979	Vito Antuofermo

predecessor	Office	successor
Rodrigo Valdez	World Middleweight Boxing Champion ( WBC ) April 22, 1978 - June 30, 1979	Vito Antuofermo

Web links

• Profile in the BoxRec database