Sammy Fuentes
Sammy Fuentes 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Sammy Fuentes |
| Fight name | Mangani |
| Weight class | Light welterweight |
| nationality |
 puerto rican
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| birthday | 18th February 1964 |
| style | Left delivery |
| size | 1.70 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 54 |
| Victories | 34 |
| Knockout victories | 28 |
| Defeats | 18th |
| draw | 2 |
Sammy Fuentes (born February 18, 1964 ) is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer and WBO light welterweight champion.
Amateur career
As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the National Golden Gloves in 1980 and the North American Championships in 1981. In 1982 he won the silver medal in featherweight at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Cuba, after he was eliminated in the final against Adolfo Horta . At the 1982 World Championships in Munich , he was defeated in the second round against the Soviet European champion Serik Nurkassow.
He made his professional debut in November 1982 with a knockout win.
Title win
With a record of 29 wins, 13 defeats and a draw, he boxed on February 20, 1995 in California for the WBO world light welterweight title, which had become vacant after the resignation of title holder Zack Padilla . He defeated his Mexican opponent Fidel Avendaño (balance: 42-4, 25 K. o.) By tKo in the second round. He defended the title on June 10, 1995 in Las Vegas on points against the Mexican Héctor López (29-3, 17 knockout). In his second title defense on March 9, 1996 in Milan , he lost by tKo in the eighth round against the Italian Giovanni Parisi (31-2, 23 K. o.).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Zack Padilla | Light welterweight boxing champion ( WBO ) February 20, 1995 - March 9, 1996 |
Giovanni Parisi |
Fight against world champions
- August 18, 1983; Knockout defeat against Juan Nazario .
- October 9, 1985; Knockout victory against Harry Arroyo .
- May 30, 1986; Defeat by tKo against Frankie Randall .
- November 28, 1986; Defeat by tKo against Roger Mayweather .
- February 12, 1988; Loss by tKo against Freddie Pendleton .
- November 18, 1989; Defeat by tKo against Julio César Chávez .
- July 16, 1992; Losing on points to Charles Murray .
- November 13, 1992; Defeat by tKo against Kostya Tszyu .
- July 9, 1993; Knockout victory against Charlie Brown .
- March 9, 1996; Defeat by tKo against Giovanni Parisi .
- October 25, 1997; Draw against Antonio Rivera .
- May 9, 1998; Defeat by tKo against José Luis López .
- May 27, 1994; Loss on points against Olympic champion Vyacheslav Janowski .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fuentes, Sammy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th February 1964 |