Víctor Galíndez

Víctor Emilio Galíndez ( born November 2, 1948 in Vedia, † October 25, 1980 in Veinticinco de Mayo ) was an Argentine boxer in the light heavyweight division.

Amateur

Víctor Galíndez occupied at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg in 1967 to second place in the light middleweight behind the Cubans Rolando Garbey. In 1968 he took part in the Olympic Games in Mexico City, but lost in the first fight against the Italians Aldo Bentini. According to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, where he was recording in 2002, was his record 52-9-4.

Professional

In 1969 he turned professional and that showed only a rather average impact force, but a great fighting spirit and above average taker skills. At first he lost several times against his countrymen Juan Aguilar, Ramon Peralta and Jorge Victor Ahumada Avenamar, but he persisted and won in the fierce encounters gradually the upper hand. Counter Aguilar was his record 4-2-1 against Ahumada 4-1 and 3-3 against Peralta. By the end of 1971 he had so be published six defeats on the account.

Then it but then succeeded to 1978 a series of 43 battles in a row in which he remained undefeated. In 1972 he won the Argentine and the South American championship. On December 7, 1974, he then won the vacant WBA world title by a technical knockout in the thirteenth round against the Americans Len Hutchins.

He defended the belt in the following years against largely unknown opponent, but defeated Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and twice Yaqui Lopez. Galíndez eventually lost the title on September 15, 1978 to Mike Rossman by TKO in round thirteen. He won the title in the rematch back in April 1979, only to him in the next fight to Marvin Johnson leave. His last fight he denied in June 1980. Discussed a unification bout with John Conteh never materialized.

In October 1980, Víctor Galíndez was recorded in a car race in the pit lane by a car and died from injuries.

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  • Víctor Galíndez in the BoxRec database
  • Boxer ( Argentina)
  • Olympian (Argentina )
  • World Champion (boxes)
  • Man
  • Born in 1948
  • Died in 1980
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