Carlos Barreto (July 25, 1976 – October 12, 1999) was a
bantamweight
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from
Venezuela
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, who represented his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
Olympic results
*Defeated
Aleksandar Hristov (Bulgaria) 9-3
*Lost to
Vichairachanon Khadpo (Thailand) 6-14
Pro career
He made his professional debut on September 21, 1996. He holds the distinction of being the first ever WBA interim champion when he beat Hector Acero Sánchez in October 1998 to win the interim super-bantamweight title. He would get a chance at becoming full champion in his next, but would get stopped in the eighth round against incumbent champion Néstor Garza. He died on October 12, 1999, three days after a bout against
José Luis Valbuena in
Caracas
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, where he collapsed after the fight and was removed on a
stretcher
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. He died due to brain injuries sustained in the match.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of southpaw stance boxers
This is a list of southpaw stance boxers. Southpaw is a boxing term that designates the stance where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. Southpaw is the normal s ...
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List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
References
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1976 births
1999 deaths
Venezuelan male boxers
Boxers from Caracas
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Venezuela
Super-bantamweight boxers
Southpaw boxers
Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
Sport deaths in Venezuela
20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen