Rodolfo Blanco (born June 14, 1966) is a Colombian former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

who held the

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(IBF)

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title in 1992.

Professional career

Blanco became a professional boxer in 1982. In 1987 he challenged Myung Woo Yuh for the

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light flyweight title, losing by an eighth-round knockout. In 1990 he once again challenged for a world title, this time in the flyweight class. Northern Irish boxer

Dave McAuley David Anthony McAuley, MBE (born 15 June 1961, Larne) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1983 to 1992. He held the IBF flyweight title from 1989 to 1992 and challenged twice for the WBA flyweight title, i ...

defeated Blanco by a unanimous decision to retain the IBF title. Two years later, on June 11, 1992, McAuley and Blanco met again, this time with Blanco prevailing by a unanimous decision and taking the title. Blanco lost the title in his first defense when Thai Pichit Sitbangprachan knocked him out in three rounds on November 11, 1992. Blanco never won another world championship, although he did win the

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title in 1997. The next year he challenged

Johnny Tapia John Lee Anthony Tapia (February 13, 1967 – May 27, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the unified IBF and WBO super flyweight title ...

for the IBF and

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super flyweight titles, losing in twelve rounds. Blanco continued to fight until 2002.

Professional boxing record

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Rodolfo 1966 births Living people Colombian male boxers People from Sucre Department Light-flyweight boxers World flyweight boxing champions Super-flyweight boxers International Boxing Federation champions 20th-century Colombian sportsmen

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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