Carlos Gabriel Salazar


Carlos Gabriel Salazar is a retired boxer from Argentina, who competed in the light flyweight division. He was scheduled to represent his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, but he lost his first-round bout via walkover to Puerto Rico's Rafael Ramos.

1984 Olympic results

Below is the record of Carlos Gabriel Salazar, a light flyweight boxer from Argentina who was entered in the 1984 Olympic boxing tournament in Los Angeles:
As a professional he had 58 fights, from 1985 to 1998. He campaigned at the flyweight and super flyweight divisions, winning world titles in both. After 3 unsuccessful attempts at the world title, Salazar became the IBF World super flyweight champion when he beat Harold Grey in 1995. He would defend the title once before losing it to the same Harold Grey. After that he decided to move down to flyweight and campaign for the WBO World title, winning it against Alberto Jiménez. He defended that title 5 times before losing it to Rubén Sánchez León in controversial fashion as he cited he was hit after the referee had stopped actions and the punch caused him a broken jaw. Salazar decided to retire from boxing after the fight citing medical issues.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
Loss47-8-3 Rubén Sánchez LeónTD 8 1998-08-14 Auditorio del Estado, MexicaliLost WBO World flyweight title
Win47-7-3 José LópezUD12 1998-03-21 Club Accion, Presidencia Roque Saenz PenaRetained WBO World flyweight title
Win46-7-3 Everardo MoralesUD12 1997-10-10 Club Regatas de Resistencia, ResistenciaRetained WBO World flyweight title
Win45-7-3 Salvatore FanniUD12 1997-07-19 Anfiteatro, Porto RotondoRetained WBO World flyweight title
Win44-7-3 Antonio RuizUD12 1997-05-23 Presidencia Roque Saenz PenaRetained WBO World flyweight title
Draw43-7-3 Antonio RuizSD12 1997-05-23 Parque de Beisbol Ferrocarril, MexicaliRetained WBO World flyweight title
Win43-7-2 Alberto JiménezTKO10 1996-12-13 LanusWon WBO World flyweight title
Draw42-7-2 Alberto JiménezSD12 1996-09-06 Sociedad de Formento, Villa BallesterFor WBO World flyweight title
Win42-7-1 Jorge Fernando CalfinPTS10 1996-07-20 Maldonado
Loss41-7-1 Harold GreyUD12 1996-04-27 Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, CartagenaLost IBF World super flyweight title
Win41-6-1 Antonello MelisTKO6 1996-02-10 Palasport, RomaRetained IBF World super flyweight title
Win40-6-1 Harold GreySD12 1995-10-07 Estadio Super Domo, Mar del PlataWon IBF World super flyweight title
Win39-6-1 Mario Crispín RomeroKO3 1995-09-02 Club Juventud Unida, Gualeguaychú
Win38-6-1 Néstor Luis PaniaguaPTS10 1995-04-29 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win37-6-1 Víctor Hugo FuentealbaKO4 1995-03-22 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win36-6-1 Jorge Fernando CalfinTKO6 1994-12-17 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Loss35-6-1 Hiroshi KawashimaUD12 1994-08-07 Ariake ColosseumFor WBC World super flyweight title
Loss35-5-1 Marco Antonio BarreraMD10 1994-04-13 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win35-4-1 Mozart Gomes Dos SantosTD3 1994-02-12 Buenos Aires
Win34-4-1 Ceferino SánchezTKO6 1993-12-04 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Loss33-4-1 Moon Sung-kilSD12 1993-07-03 Education Culture Center, SeoulFor WBC World super flyweight title
Win33-3-1 Luis Alberto VargasPTS10 1993-03-20 Buenos Aires
Win32-3-1 Walter Oscar De GraciaPTS10 1992-12-12 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win31-3-1 Adrián Cristian OchoaTKO7 1992-10-24 Buenos Aires
Win30-3-1 Agustín José LópezUD10 1992-08-22 Buenos Aires
Win29-3-1 Julio GudinoPTS10 1992-07-18 Buenos Aires
Win28-3-1 José Ramón SotoTKO10 1992-06-19 La Plata
Win27-3-1 José Ramón SotoTKO3 1992-05-16 Buenos Aires
Win26-3-1 Héctor Fabián JaimePTS10 1992-04-11 Buenos Aires
Win25-3-1 Oscar Dante ReynosoPTS10 1991-11-16 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
Win24-3-1 Roberto SchonningPTS10 1991-10-29 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win23-3-1 Jose Hamilton RodriguesPTS12 1991-07-13 CharataWon South American flyweight title
Win22-3-1 Redigildo ConceicaoPTS10 1991-06-30 Charata
Win21-3-1 Antonio VallejosPTS10 1991-05-24 Barranqueras
Loss20-3-1 Hugo Rafael SotoRTD8 1990-11-16 CatamarcaFor Argentina flyweight title
Loss20-2-1 Sot ChitaladaUD12 1990-05-01 Army Sports Stadium, BangkokFor WBC World flyweight title
Win20-1-1 Adrián Damián RománKO4 1990-04-11 CatamarcaWon South American flyweight title
Draw19-1-1 Ruben CondoriPTS10 1989-11-11 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win19-1 Roy ThompsonUD10 1989-10-07 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City
Win18-1 Ruben CondoriPTS10 1989-06-24 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win17-1 Carlos Benito RejalaKO1 1989-04-22 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win16-1 Sergio Andres CarlevarisPTS10 1989-03-18 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win15-1 Adrian Daniel RomanPTS12 1988-12-18 Rio Pena
Win14-1 Rodolfo DuranKO7 1988-10-14 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win13-1 Hector Luis PatriPTS10 1988-09-02 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Loss12-1 Ruben CondoriPTS10 1988-07-01 Tartagal
Win12-0 Domingo Santos AragonPTS10 1988-06-18 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win11-0 Domingo Santos AragonPTS10 1988-05-14 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win10-0 Julio Cesar OliveraRTD3 1988-04-16 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win9-0 Ramon Jose CufreKO3 1988-03-11 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win8-0 Ramon Jose CufreTKO6 1987-11-20 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win7-0 Oscar VergaraPTS10 1987-10-16 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win6-0 Oscar VergaraPTS10 1987-09-18 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win5-0 Mario Gustavo QuintanaKO1 1987-05-08 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win4-0 Enrique Jose CaroKO3 1987-04-10 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win3-0 Oscar LedesmaPTS10 1986-12-12 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win2-0 Ricardo Escobar BaezPTS10 1986-04-04 Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
Win1-0 Roberto LedesmaTKO2 1985-12-07 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires