Hugo Corro

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

Corro made ​​his professional debut 19 ​​- year on August 30, 1973 against the Chileans Gaston Diet and won by technical knockout in Round 6 his first 32 fights, he played in his native Argentina, where he won 29 fights, a draw and two boxed lost. His scoring draw it already in his second fight against Pedro Bazán. In his 14th fight in November 1974, he suffered the first defeat of his career; he lost by whacked in round 8 against Hugo Saavedra, but won the rematch by points victory. His second defeat, this time on points, he suffered in May 1976 to Norberto Cabrera, whom he had six months earlier beaten even by victory points.

On 8 October 1976, he punched the first time outside of his country and defeated in Madrid the Spanish master Francisco Rodríguez technical knockout in Round 2 On December 10, 1976, he was Argentine middleweight champion after he was Julio Medina knock out prematurely. On 9 May 1977, he won in Peru the South American championship points by beating Marcelo Quiñonez. After title defenses against Pedro César Duarte, Norberto Fleitas and Alejandro Antonio Garrido, he fought for the chance to win a world title fight. In the meantime, he had also won nine non-title fights.

On April 22, 1978, he punched in Italy against the hard-hitting Rodrigo Valdez, who held the world title of the WBA and WBC. Corro dominated the fight and eventually won by unanimous decision. The title he defended on August 5, 1978 with a unanimous points win over unbeaten in 28 professional fights Americans and Olympic champion from 1968, Ronald Harris. On November 11, 1978 came to a rematch with Rodrigo Valdez, the Corro won by points victory again.

In his third title defense on June 30, 1979, he lost his championship belt by points defeat to Vito Antuofermo. Then he played only eight fights, of which he lost four. One of those defeats came against the hard-hitting Juan Domingo Roldán to conditions, which the only official precipitation of boxing legend Marvin Hagler is attributed. In February 1989 he finally ended his career.

On 15 June 2007 he died of a liver disease.