Alfonso Blanco (boxer)

Alfonso Blanco Parra (born February 2, 1986 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan amateur boxer who won middleweight silver at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships‎.

Career

Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos Gongora, at the PanAm Games 2007 he exited early against the same opponent.

At the world championships Blanco beat Darren Sutherland, Germany's Konstantin Buga and Olympic Gold medalist Bakhtiyar Artayev to reach the finals at middleweight where he was defeated by Russian defending champion Matvey Korobov PTS 4:29.

His record as of 2007 is 118:16.

World amateur championships results

*Defeated James DeGale (Great Britain) 28-13
*Defeated Vijender Kumar (India) 13-8
*Defeated Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 20-13
*Defeated Konstantin Buga (Germany) 18-9
*Defeated Bakhtiyar Artayev (Kazakhstan) 15-7
*Lost to Matvey Korobov (Russia) 4-29

Olympic Games results

2008 (as a middleweight)
*Argenis Casimiro Núñez (Dom.Republic) 18-7
*Darren Sutherland (Ireland) 1-11

External links

* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/SouthAmericanGames2006.html South America 2006]