Hugo Hernán Garay (born 27 November 1980) is an Argentine

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who fights at

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Career

Garay won the silver medal in

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World Junior Championships in 1998. In the

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, he won the bronze medal in the men's light-heavyweight category. Garay represented Argentina at the

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. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by

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's Olzhas Orazaliev. He made his professional debut on 2001-07-14, defeating Abel Alejandro Rodríguez. Garay was to fight champion Danny Green for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title on 27 April 2008 at Challenge Stadium in

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, Australia. However, following the sudden retirement of Green in March of that year, Garay fought Yuri Barashian instead on 3 July 2008 in

for the vacant belt, winning via twelve-round unanimous decision. On 22 November, he defeated Jürgen Brähmer by unanimous decision in his first title defense.

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* * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Garay, Hugo 1980 births Living people Argentine male boxers Boxers from Buenos Aires Province Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Pan American Games boxers for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Argentina Cruiserweight boxers World light-heavyweight boxing champions World Boxing Association champions 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 20th-century Argentine sportsmen

Career

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