Alfredo Evangelista (born December 3, 1954) is a Uruguayan former professional boxer.

Alfredo Evangelista
Evangelista in 1977
Born
Alfredo Evangelista

(1954-12-03) December 3, 1954 (age 70)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights79
Wins62
Wins by KO43
Losses13
Draws4

Boxing career

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Evangelista started his career in 1975. He went undefeated in his first fifteen fights, One being a draw. In his sixteenth fight he was defeated by European Champion Lorenzo Zanon, and after the fight he was matched up with Muhammad Ali in a bout for the world heavyweight championship, losing by unanimous decision after 15 rounds.[1]

After these fights he had nine straight victories. He then fought against Larry Holmes for the World Boxing Council title in 1978, and lost by knockout in the seventh round.[2] Evangelista followed this up by three wins and a loss to Lorenzo Zanon in their rematch. He drew with Felipe Rodriguez.

He won seven fights before meeting and losing to Leon Spinks. He won six more, then drew with Felipe in their second fight. He took two wins before getting bested by Greg Page. Evangelista had a six-fight streak of no losses, with five wins and one draw piled in there. This streak ended at the hands of Lucien Rodriguez. He won four fights until Hughroy Currie overcame him. Evangelista then had a win streak of eight before getting beaten by Steffen Tangstad. Patrick Lumumba bested him after Evangelista pulled off two more wins. He won a fight before three straight losses, and after another win retired.

For the majority of his 13-year career, he was a journeyman who generally had streaks of wins followed by a couple of losses.

Professional boxing record

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79 fights 62 wins 13 losses
By knockout 43 4
By decision 17 9
By disqualification 2 0
Draws 4
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 62–13–4   Arthur Wright KO 2 15/04/1988   Madrid
Loss 61–13–4   Adilson Rodrigues PTS 10 20/12/1987   Rio de Janeiro
Loss 61–12–4   Pierre Coetzer PTS 10 30/08/1987   Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss 61–11–4   Anders Eklund KO 7 28/03/1987   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen European heavyweight title.
Win 61–10–4   Andre van den Oetelaar TKO 5 08/01/1987   Bilbao European heavyweight title.
Loss 60–10–4   Patrick Lumumba PTS 8 05/09/1986   Madrid
Win 60–9–4   Tim Miller KO 4 25/04/1986   Benavente, Zamora
Win 59–9–4   Frank Vega KO 1 15/03/1986   Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Loss 58–9–4   Steffen Tangstad PTS 8 10/01/1986   Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 58–8–4   Louis Pergaud Ngatchou PTS 8 19/11/1985   Barcelona
Win 57–8–4   James Dixon SD 10 07/07/1985   Riviera Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Win 56–8–4   Marty Capasso PTS 10 07/06/1985   Oranjestad, Aruba
Win 55–8–4   Tony Velasco DQ 5 10/05/1985   Galt Ocean Mile Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Velasco disqualified at 2:48 of the fifth round.
Win 54–8–4   Tim Miller TKO 3 29/03/1985   Nassau, Bahamas
Win 53–8–4   Sterling Benjamin TKO 9 01/03/1985   Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the ninth round.
Win 52–8–4   Arthur Wright TKO 2 05/01/1985   Badajoz
Win 51–8–4   Louis Persaud Ngatchou PTS 8 13/07/1984   Palma de Mallorca
Loss 50–8–4   Hughroy Currie PTS 8 06/04/1984   Bilbao
Win 50–7–4   Renaldo Snipes SD 10 23/09/1983   Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Win 49–7–4   Larry Ware KO 2 17/07/1983   The Dunes, Las Vegas
Win 48–7–4   Victor Varon PTS 8 19/12/1982   Salamanca
Win 47–7–4   Victor Varon PTS 8 28/08/1982   Puente Genil
Loss 46–7–4   Lucien Rodriguez PTS 12 07/06/1982   Paris European heavyweight title.
Win 46–6–4   Ali Lukasa TKO 6 29/04/1982   Barcelona
Draw 45–6–4   Terry O'Connor PTS 8 23/10/1981   Madrid
Win 45–6–3   Terry Mintus KO 3 12/09/1981   Oviedo
Win 44–6–3   Terry Daniels KO 2 29/08/1981   Ibiza
Win 43–6–3   Tom Prater RTD 4 01/08/1981   La Linea de la Concepción
Win 42–6–3   Mary Konate KO 3 18/07/1981   Pontevedra
Loss 41–6–3   Greg Page KO 2 Jun 12, 1981   Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Alfredo knocked out at 0:40 of the second round.
Win 41–5–3   Henry Patterson KO 1 09/05/1981   Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha
Win 40–5–3   Henry Patterson PTS 8 21/03/1981   Zaragoza
Draw 39–5–3   Felipe Rodriquez Piñeiro PTS 10 02/01/1981   Palma de Mallorca Spain heavyweight title.
Win 39–5–2   Johnny Blaine TKO 4 13/09/1980   Málaga
Win 38–5–2   Bob Stallings DQ 6 01/08/1980   Palma de Mallorca
Win 37–5–2   Neil Malpass PTS 8 17/07/1980   Barcelona
Win 36–5–2   Winston Allen PTS 8 21/06/1980   Barcelona
Win 35–5–2   Tommy Kiely PTS 8 09/05/1980   Barcelona
Win 34–5–2 Fetiche Kassongo TKO 3 07/03/1980   Barcelona
Loss 33–5–2   Leon Spinks KO 5 12/01/1980   Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey Alfredo knocked out at 2:43 of the fifth round.
Win 33–4–2   Tony Moore PTS 8 08/12/1979   A Coruña
Win 32–4–2   Calvin Langston TKO 3 01/12/1979   Pamplona
Win 31–4–2   Jacob Tchanthuing RTD 2 08/11/1979   Bilbao
Win 30–4–2   Tony Moore PTS 8 27/10/1979   A Coruña
Win 29–4–2   Elliott Bryant TKO 3 04/08/1979   Vigo
Win 28–4–2   Dan Ronnell Johnson RTD 2 27/07/1979   Santander, Cantabria
Win 27–4–2   Johnny Blaine TKO 2 21/07/1979   Logroño
Draw 26–4–2   Felipe Rodriquez Piñeiro PTS 10 14/07/1979   Pontevedra Spain heavyweight title.
Loss 26–4–1   Lorenzo Zanon PTS 12 18/04/1979   Turin European heavyweight title.
Win 26–3–1   Guillermo de la Cruz KO 4 18/03/1979   Valencia
Win 25–3–1   Lucien Rodriguez KO 2 02/03/1979   Liege European heavyweight title.
Win 24–3–1   Dante Cane KO 4 26/12/1978   Bologna European heavyweight title.
Loss 23–3–1   Larry Holmes KO 7 10/11/1978   Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada WBC heavyweight title. Alfredo knocked out at 2:14 of the seventh round.
Win 23–2–1   Joe Maye KO 3 09/09/1978   A Coruña
Win 22–2–1   Jacob Tchanthuing KO 8 11/08/1978   Lepe
Win 21–2–1   Jody Ballard SD 10 09/06/1978   Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 20–2–1   Billy Joiner KO 1 27/05/1978   Leon, Spain
Win 19–2–1   Billy Aird PTS 15 03/03/1978   Leon, Spain European heavyweight title.
Win 18–2–1   Jean-Pierre Coopman KO 1 26/11/1977   Brussels European heavyweight title.
Win 17–2–1   Pedro Soto TKO 8 29/09/1977   Madison Square Garden, New York City Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the eighth round.
Win 16–2–1   Lucien Rodriguez TKO 11 09/09/1977   Madrid European heavyweight title.
Win 15–2–1   Christian Poncelet TKO 3 17/06/1977   Madrid
Loss 14–2–1   Muhammad Ali UD 15 16/05/1977   Capitol Centre, Landover, Maryland WBA/WBC heavyweight titles.
Loss 14–1–1   Lorenzo Zanon PTS 8 04/02/1977   Bilbao
Win 14–0–1   Guillermo De la Cruz TKO 6 03/12/1976   Montevideo
Win 13–0–1   Lisimo Obutobe TKO 5 19/11/1976   Madrid
Win 12–0–1   Rudi Lubbers TKO 3 08/10/1976   Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid
Win 11–0–1   Fermin Hernandez KO 4 07/08/1976   Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Win 10–0–1   Tony Moore PTS 8 21/07/1976   Bilbao
Win 9–0–1   Mario Baruzzi TKO 4 02/07/1976   Barcelona
Win 8–0–1   Lucien Rodriguez TKO 4 02/06/1976   Bilbao
Win 7–0–1   Jose Manuel Urtain RTD 5 14/05/1976   Madrid
Win 6–0–1   Benito Penna RTD 2 23/04/1976   Madrid
Win 5–0–1   Giuseppe Ros PTS 8 02/04/1976   Madrid
Win 4–0–1   Neville Meade PTS 8 12/03/1976   Madrid
Draw 3–0–1   Jose Antonio Galvez PTS 8 21/02/1976   Almeria
Win 3–0   Adriano Rosati KO 3 29/01/1976   Bilbao
Win 2–0   Santiago Alberto Lovell KO 2 25/12/1975   Bilbao
Win 1–0   Angelo Visini TKO 1 10/10/1975   Madrid

References

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  1. ^ "The old song and dance sham". The Age. 1977-05-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ "Holmes knocks out Evangelista to retain WBC title". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 1978-11-11. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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