- Hugo Garay
Hugo Hernán Garay (born
1980-11-27 inTigre, Buenos Aires ) is alight heavyweight boxer fromArgentina , who represented his native country at the2000 Summer Olympics . There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) byKazakhstan 'sOlzhas Orazaliev .A year earlier he won the bronze medal in the men's light-heavyweight category at the
1999 Pan American Games . Garay made his professional debut on2001-07-14 , defeatingAbel Alejandro Rodríguez .Garay was to fight champion
Danny Green for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title on April 27, 2008 at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia. However, following the sudden retirement of Green in March of that year, Garay foughtYuri Barashian instead on July 3, 2008 inBuenos Aires for the vacant belt, winning via twelve-round unanimous decision. [ [http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines//EkEVEuApyuXBAZmWAN.html Boxing News - Fightnews.com : EkEVEuApyuXBAZmWAN ] ]References
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