Sammy Fuentes

“Mangani”

Boxing

34-18-2RECORD

28WINS BY KO / TKO

6WINS BY DECISION

54PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Mangani
Date of birth	18 Feb 1964
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Birthplace	Loíza, Puerto Rico
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Light welterweight, Lightweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	178 cm (70″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1982–1998
Status	Retired
Pro debut	20 Nov 1982
Last fight	Loss vs José Luis López, 9 May 1998

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Titles and honours

WBO light welterweight champion (1995–1996)
WBC Continental Americas light welterweight champion (1989)

Background

Puerto Rican boxer from Loíza who won a silver medal at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games before turning professional. He challenged Julio César Chávez for the WBC light welterweight title in 1989 and won the vacant WBO light welterweight title in 1995.

Fight history

54 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	José Luis López	TKO	2	9 May 1998	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, US
Loss	Frank Olsen	Decision (unanimous)	10	20 Mar 1998	Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
Draw	Antonio Rivera	Decision (points)	10	25 Oct 1997	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	Santos Cardona	TKO	7	31 May 1997	Coliseo Tomás Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Loss	Jaime Balboa	TKO (corner retirement)	6	22 Mar 1997	Condado, Puerto Rico
Win	Rene Valdez	Decision (points)	10	18 Jan 1997	Condado, Puerto Rico
Loss	Giovanni Parisi	TKO	8	9 Mar 1996	PalaLido, Milan, Italy	Lost WBO light welterweight title
Win	Marco Antonio Lizarraga	KO	4	11 Dec 1995	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	Juan Soberanes	TKO (corner retirement)	4	23 Oct 1995	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	Héctor López	Decision (split)	12	10 Jun 1995	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained WBO light welterweight title
Win	Fidel Avendano	TKO	2	20 Feb 1995	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US	Won vacant WBO light welterweight title
Win	Daniel Hernandez	TKO (corner retirement)	6	3 Dec 1994	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, US
Win	David Ojeda	KO	5	7 Nov 1994	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	Andreas Panayi	TKO	4	17 Sep 1994	Leisure Centre, Crawley, England, UK
Win	Gilberto Flores	KO	1	15 Aug 1994	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Loss	Vyacheslav Yanovskiy	Decision (unanimous)	10	27 May 1994	Club Neva, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	Charlie Brown	KO	2	9 Jul 1993	Nouméa, New Caledonia
Win	Charles Baou	TKO	5	15 May 1993	Nouméa, New Caledonia
Loss	Ángel Hernández	Decision (split)	10	19 Mar 1993	Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
Loss	Kostya Tszyu	TKO	1	13 Nov 1992	Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Loss	Charles Murray	Decision (unanimous)	10	16 Jul 1992	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Marco Antonio Lizarraga	KO	7	1 Jun 1992	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	Liasu Braimoh	KO	5	27 Jan 1992	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Loss	David Kamau	Decision (unanimous)	10	4 Nov 1991	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Loss	Rodney Moore	TKO	2	4 Jun 1991	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Loss	Julio César Chávez	TKO (corner retirement)	10	18 Nov 1989	Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, US	For WBC light welterweight title
Win	Rodolfo Aguilar	Decision (unanimous)	12	14 Aug 1989	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
Draw	Rodolfo Aguilar	Decision (majority)	12	15 May 1989	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	John Montes	KO	7	28 Feb 1989	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	Santos Cardona	TKO	2	9 Jan 1989	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	Vincent Releford	TKO	2	5 Oct 1988	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, US
Win	Frank Smith	KO	4	15 Apr 1988	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Loss	Freddie Pendleton	TKO	1	12 Feb 1988	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Tony Martin	TKO	5	9 Dec 1987	Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Nick Parker	TKO	6	25 Jun 1987	Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Win	Jerome Spotsville	TKO	1	18 Apr 1987	Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	Roger Mayweather	TKO (corner retirement)	9	28 Nov 1986	Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US	For vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title
Loss	Frankie Randall	TKO	2	30 May 1986	Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Loss	Frankie Warren	Decision (split)	10	6 Apr 1986	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, US
Win	Marvin Garris	TKO	5	14 Feb 1986	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Ali Kareem Muhammad	TKO	8	10 Jan 1986	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Roberto Juarez	TKO	8	13 Nov 1985	Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	Harry Arroyo	KO	7	9 Oct 1985	Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Othal Dixon	Decision (majority)	10	19 Jun 1985	Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Cirilo Morell	TKO	2	25 Mar 1985	Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US
Win	Jocko King	Decision (unanimous)	6	21 Feb 1985	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	Roberto Ortiz	KO	8	1 Sep 1984	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Loss	Fitzroy Davidson	Disqualification	7	16 Dec 1983	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Win	Angus Alleyne	KO	1	11 Nov 1983	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Loss	Juan Nazario	KO	5	18 Aug 1983	Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Win	Edwin Rodriguez	KO	2	16 Apr 1983	Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Win	Victor Fontanez	KO	2	24 Mar 1983	Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Win	Roberto Ortiz	Decision (points)	6	12 Feb 1983	Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Win	Victor Aponte	KO	3	20 Nov 1982	Aguadilla, Puerto Rico	Pro debut

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