Avenamar Peralta


Ramón Avenamar Peralta was an Argentine professional boxer who fought 150 times and challenged for the European Boxing Union light heavyweight title.

Biography

Ramón Avenamar Peralta, mostly just known as Avenamar Peralta was born on January 3, 1943, in San Juan, Argentina. He resided in Quilmes, Argentina and is the younger brother of fellow Argentinian boxer and Heavyweight division contender Gregorio "Goyo" Peralta. After boxing, he has devoted his life to his wife Mercedes and father to Avenamar Jr., Marta and Patricia Pérez. Avenamar also earned Spanish citizenship.

Amateur career

Peralta had an impressive background for his Amateur boxing career, having set a record of 61 wins with only 4 losses and 5 draws, he was defeated by: Luis Servioli in the Argentina Boxing Federation, Pedro Ruppel in Olavarría, Salvador Manganelli in Azul, Buenos Aires and "Quito" Torres in Loma Negra. In addition, Peralta was the national amateur middleweight champion in Mar del Plata back in 1961.

Professional career

At the age of 21 on June 12, 1965, Avenamar Peralta made his debut against fellow debutant compatriot Raul Diaz in Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina, who he beat via third-round TKO out of their eight-round scheduled bout. He would fight opponents with low competition and low profiles making him comprise a record of 36–0 with 3 draws with his most impressive win being a ninth-round knockout against compatriot Argentine Middleweight title-challenger Ignacio Magallanes. His first loss was to debut-loser Santos Gimenez who beat Peralta via Disqualification after Peralta hit Gimenez low, Peralta would avenge his loss on September 14, 1968, via DQ.

Argentine and South American light heavyweight champion

On November 23, 1968, Peralta challenged Argentinian and South American light heavyweight champion Miguel Angel Paez for the Argentinian light heavyweight title in Estadio Luna Park, Peralta became the national champion prevailing via Unanimous decision.
Peralta successfully defended the title against long-time rival Jose Menno on May 14, 1969, and was named the South American light heavyweight champion in October 1969 after Paez vacated title. His second successful defense was against future world champion Víctor Galíndez on November 29, 1970, however he would lose hold of the title via Points against Juan Aguilar on June 11, 1971, in Mendoza, Argentina.
On April 29, 1972, Peralta defeated his conqueror Juan Aguilar in a rematch where Peralta would make the first defense of his South American title and regained the Argentine National title in Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires. On September 2 the same year however, Peralta lost his Argentine title against Víctor Galíndez and next month, would lose his South American title to the same foe.

Move to Europe

West Germany

After losing to Raul Arturo Loyola via PTS, Peralta settled in Spain on February 1, however he more often fought in West Germany and made his Europe debut on March 2, 1973, in Berlin formerly surrounded by the Communist-counterpart East Germany against American "The Devil" Charley Green, Peralta won via PTS. Peralta would fight once at Spain on January 11, 1974, in Madrid where he beat Zairian Billy Suze, afterwards, Peralta went back to West Germany having three more bouts.

Austria

Peralta fought only twice in Austria, first was a second-round KO victory against Zairian journeyman Jean Tshikuna, the latter bout was a third-round TKO win against Englishman Maxie Smith.

Return to West Germany

On October 14, 1974, Peralta lost to Dutch Rudi Lubbers via disqualification, marking his first loss after 12 consecutive victories. Peralta returned to fight in West Germany on December 10, 1974, until January 16, 1976, in between those times, Peralta seldom fought in Austria, only fighting in Vienna Stadthalle.
From May 22, 1976, Peralta began fighting more Internationally, he lost to South African Pierre Fourie via PTS in Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. On October 21, 1976, Peralta prevailed against Norwegian Harald Skog via eight-rounder PTS in Messehallen in Oslo, Norway, He won via DQ against Billy Aird in Caesar's Palace in Luton, England, drew with Ugandan Mustafa Wasajja in the Hall of Randers, Denmark and won via PTS against Hennie Thoonen in Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Spain

Since February 17, 1978, Peralta became a Spain-based boxer after tying with Brit Tony Moore in Madrid. Soon afterwards, Peralta defeated two more opponents.

European light heavyweight title challenger

After 13 years of professional boxing, Peralta has composed an imposing record of 94–14–12 and challenged the reigning European light heavyweight champion Italian Aldo Traversaro on September 5, 1978, in Bibione, Veneto, Italy, the bout ending in a draw.
After failing to win the major title, Peralta started to fatigue, he mostly fought in Spain, but he fought in Italy on March 4 and April 27, 1979, where he lost both the bouts against former Italian National and subsequent European heavyweight champion Lorenzo Zanon and former Italian National and Leon Spinks-challenger Alfio Righetti. After a two-bouts losing streak, Peralta challenged the reigning Spanish heavyweight strap-holder Felipe Rodriguez in Pabellón Municipal de Deportes de Pontevedra, Peralta would be once more unfortunate losing via PTS.

Spanish light heavyweight champion

On August 8, 1980, Peralta won the vacant Spanish light heavyweight belt against Alejandro Cardoso via PTS in Campo del Gas, Madrid. Peralta defended the title on his next bout in a rematch against Cardoso where he again triumphed via PTS.
On July 4, 1981, Peralta once again tried to be the Spanish National heavyweight champion rematching Felipe Rodriguez, however, Rodriguez once again proved superior. Peralta defended his light heavyweight crown on his next match against Emilio Garcia, however, the newcomer Garcia scored an upset against Peralta and stopped Peralta in the last round of their scheduled match. Peralta tried to capture the belt in the next year against Emilio Garcia, unfortunately, Garcia retained his title drawing with Peralta.

Retirement

After drawing with Emilio Garcia previously, on October 14, 1982, Peralta battled his last match against future Italian world-title challenger Angelo Rottoli in Marano Vicentino, Veneto, Italy. Peralta was stopped in the second round due to an injury, next year he officially retired.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
150Loss103–32–15Angelo RottoliTKO2 14 Oct 1982Marano Vicentino, Veneto, Italy
149Draw103–31–15Emilio GarcíaPTS103 Sep 1982Madrid, Community of Madrid, SpainFor Spanish light-heavyweight title
148Loss103–31–14Walter CevoliPTS86 Jul 1982Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
147Loss103–30–14Felipe RodríguezPTS86 May 1982Bilbao, Basque Community, Spain
146Loss103–29–14Richard CaramanolisKO9 11 Dec 1981Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
145Loss103–28–14Pierre Babo KabassuPTS1031 Oct 1981Kinshasa, Kinshasa Province, Zaire
144Loss103–27–14John OdhiambhoPTS89 Oct 1981K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
143Loss103–26–14Emilio GarcíaTKO10 19 Mar 1981Paris, France
139Loss102–23–14Fred SerresPTS1027 Feb 1981Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
138Win102–22–14Alejandro CardosoPTS821 Nov 1980Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Moix, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
137Win101–22–14Pierre Babo KabassuPTS1031 Oct 1980Izegem, West Flanders, Belgium
136Win100–22–14Alejandro CardosoPTS1028 Aug 1980Melilla, Málaga, SpainRetained Spanish light-heavyweight title
135Win99–22–14Alejandro CardosoPTS108 Aug 1980Campo del Gas, Madrid, SpainWon vacant Spanish light-heavyweight title
134Loss98–22–14Hocine TaferPTS1027 Jun 1980Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
133Loss98–21–14Felipe RodríguezPTS107 Jun 1980Pabellón de los Deportes, Pontevedra, SpainFor Spanish heavyweight title
132Loss98–20–14Neil MalpassPTS828 Apr 1980Berlin, West Germany
131Loss98–19–14Mustafa WasajjaPTS829 Feb 1980Idrætshal, Odense, Denmark
130Win98–18–14Jean-Pierre CoopmanPTS1025 Dec 1979Izegem, West Flanders, Belgium
129Draw97–18–14Faustino QuinalesPTS813 Oct 1979Polideportivo de Anoeta, San Sebastián, Spain
128Win97–18–13José Antonio GálvezPTS86 Oct 1979Pabellón de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain
127Loss96–18–13Tony MoorePTS1025 Aug 1979Palacio de los Deported de Riazor, A Coruña, Spain
126Win96–17–13José Antonio GálvezPTS821 Jul 1979Benidorm, Valencian Community, Spain
125Loss95–17–13Alfio RighettiPTS1027 Apr 1979Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
124Loss95–16–13Lorenzo ZanonPTS84 Mar 1979Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy
123Loss95–15–13Felipe RodríguezTKO3 2 Dec 1978Pabellón de los Deportes, Pontevedra, Spain
122Win95–14–13Alejandro CardosoTKO7 3 Nov 1978Palacio de los Deportes de Riazor, A Coruña, Spain
121Draw94–14–13Aldo TraversaroPTS155 Sep 1978Bibione, Veneto, ItalyFor European light-heavyweight title
120Win94–14–12Sugar SilexPTS820 May 1978Palacio de los Deportes de Riazor, A Coruña, Spain
119Win93–14–12José LozanoKO4 6 May 1978Palacios de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
118Draw92–14–12Tony MoorePTS817 Feb 1978Palacios de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
117Win92–14–11Hennie ThoonenPTS1031 Oct 1977Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands
116Draw91–14–11Mustafa WasajjaPTS62 Jun 1977Hallen, Randers, Denmark
115Draw91–14–10Leo KakolewiczPTS1020 May 1977Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
114Draw91–14–9Ennio ComettiPTS828 Apr 1977Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
113Win91–14–8Gregory DownesTKO7 1 Apr 1977Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
112Win90–14–8Billy AirdDQ5, 2:0028 Feb 1977Caesar's Palace, Luton, EnglandAird was disqualified for illegal use of head
111Win89–14–8Horst LangKO2 29 Oct 1976Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
110Win88–14–8Harald SkogPTS821 Oct 1976Messehallen, Oslo, Norway
109Draw87–14–8Tony GreenePTS818 Jun 1976Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, West Germany
108Loss87–14–7Pierre FouriePTS1022 May 1976Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
107Draw87–13–7Tom BetheaPTS1016 Jan 1976Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, West Germany
106Draw87–13–6Sugar Ray AndersonPTS1012 Sep 1975Offenbach, Hesse, West Germany
105Win87–13–5Bernd AugustTKO3 6 Sep 1975Berlin, West Germany
104Loss86–13–5Tom BetheaKO3 30 May 1975Hamburg, Hamburg State, West Germany
103Win86–12–5Eddie DuncanKO7 4 Apr 1975Hamburg, Hamburg State, West Germany
102Win85–12–5Hal CarollUD1018 Mar 1975Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
101Win84–12–5Conny VelensekTKO8 1 Mar 1975Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
100Win83–12–5Rüdiger SchmidtkeTKO4 31 Jan 1975Hamburg, Hamburg State, West Germany
99Win82–12–5Sugar Ray AndersonTKO8 18 Jan 1975Hamburg, Hamburg State, West Germany
98Win81–12–5Kilani RamdaniTKO5 7 Jan 1975Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
97Win80–12–5Kilani RamdaniKO3 10 Dec 1974Offenbach, Hesse, West Germany
96Loss79–12–5Rudi LubbersDQ5 14 Oct 1974Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands
95Win79–11–5Maxie SmithTKO3 7 Jun 1974Vienna, Vienna Federal State, Austria
94Win78–11–5Jean TshikunaKO2 14 May 1974Graz, Styria, Austria
93Win77–11–5Ngozika EkwelumPTS1020 Feb 1974Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, West Germany
92Win76–11–5Carlo ClementiTKO2 15 Feb 1974Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
91Win75–11–5Ba SounkaloKO3 8 Feb 1974Frankfurt, Hesse, West Germany
90Win74–11–5Billy SuzePTS811 Jan 1974Palacios de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
89Win73–11–5Hartmut SassePTS89 Nov 1973Berlin, West Germany
88Win72–11–5Miguel Ángel PáezTKO6 26 Oct 1973Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
87Win71–11–5Ba SounkaloPTS1021 Sep 1973Ernst-Merck-Halle, Hamburg, West Germany
86Win70–11–5Christian PonceletTKO5 13 May 1973Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
85Win69–11–5Eddie PattersonTKO3 6 Apr 1973Hamburg, Hamburg State, West Germany
84Win68–11–5Charley GreenPTS102 Mar 1973Berlin, West Germany
83Loss67–11–5Raúl Arturo LoyolaPTS1030 Jan 1973Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
82Loss67–10–5Jorge AhumadaTKO5 11 Oct 1972Medina, Tucumán Province, Argentina
81Loss67–9–5Víctor GalíndezPTS127 Oct 1972Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLost South American light-heavyweight title
80Loss67–8–5Víctor GalíndezPTS122 Sep 1972Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentineLost Argentine light-heavyweight title
79Win67–7–5Rubén GonzálezRTD6 8 Jul 1972Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
78Win66–7–5Jorge AhumadaPTS1024 Jun 1972Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
77Win65–7–5Juan AguilarPTS1229 Apr 1972Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained South American light-heavyweight titles;
Won Argentine light-heavyweight title
76Win64–7–5Eddie JonesPTS1015 Apr 1972Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Provinec, Argentina
75Win63–7–5Roberto AguilarTKO6 1 Apr 1972Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
74Win62–7–5Carlos C PouyannesDQ8 15 Jan 1972Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
73Win61–7–5Víctor GalíndezPTS1018 Dec 1971Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
72Win60–7–5Juan AguilarPTS1020 Oct 1971Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
71Win59–7–5Víctor GalíndezTKO9 11 Sep 1971Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
70Win58–7–5Pedro RimovskyTKO9 25 Aug 1971Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
69Loss57–7–5Juan AguilarPTS1211 Jun 1971Ciudad Mendoza, Mendoza Province, ArgentinaLost Argentine light-heavyweight title
68Loss57–6–5Jorge AhumadaPTS1020 Mar 1971Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
67Loss57–5–5Víctor GalíndezPTS109 Jan 1971Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
66Win57–4–5Víctor GalíndezPTS1228 Nov 1970Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained Argentine light-heavyweight title
65Win56–4–5Carlos SantagadaRTD6 9 Oct 1970Cipolletti, Río Negro Province, Argentina
64Win55–4–5Gabino BayKO6 22 Aug 1970Olvarría, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
63Loss54–4–5Eddie JonesUD1011 Jul 1970Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
62Win54–3–5Juan AguilarTKO7 8 May 1970Ciudad Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina
61Win53–3–5Ángel Alberto CoriaTKO5 28 Mar 1970Estadio Bristol, Mar del Plata, Argentina
60Win52–3–5Ángel Alberto CoriaPTS109 Jan 1970Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
59Loss51–3–5Vicente RondónPTS106 Dec 1969Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
58Win51–2–5Carlos SantagadaTKO4 8 Oct 1969Olavarría, Buenos Aires Provine, Argentina
57Win50–2–5Ramón RochaPTS104 Oct 1969Rivadavia, Mendoza Province, Argentina
56Win49–2–5Óscar WondrykKO3 12 Sep 1969Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
55Win48–2–5Luiz RosendoKO7 23 Aug 1969Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
54Draw47–2–5Ramón RochaMD101 Aug 1969Estadio Felipe Milia, Rosario, Argentina
53Win47–2–4Mario LoayzaKO4 17 Aug 1969Santa Rosa, Salta Province, Argentina
52Win46–2–4José MennoUD1214 May 1969Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained Argentine light-heavyweight title
51Loss45–2–4José MennoUD1013 Mar 1969Club Atenas, La Plata, Argentina
50Win45–1–4Kurt LüdeckeTKO3 1 Feb 1969Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
49Win44–1–4Enrique MayoTKO1 27 Dec 1978La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
48Win43–1–4Óscar WondrykKO5 14 Dec 1968Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
47Win42–1–4Miguel Ángel PáezUD1223 Nov 1968Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon Argentine light-heavyweight title
46Win41–1–4Ángel MárquezTKO8 30 Oct 1968Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
45Win40–1–4José FerreyraTKO2 4 Oct 1968Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina
44Win39–1–4Santos GiménezDQ3 14 Sep 1968Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
43Win38–1–4Renato de MoraesKO6 10 Aug 1968Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Province
42Win37–1–4Ángel MárquezKO10 19 Jul 1968Ciudad Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina
41Draw36–1–4Miguel Ángel PáezPTS1015 Jun 1968Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
40Loss36–1–3Santos GiménezDQ4 22 May 1968Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPeralta was disqualified for hitting low
39Win36–0–3Ignacio MagallanesKO9 11 May 1968Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
38Win35–0–3Mario TarsettiTKO4 3 Apr 1968Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
37Win34–0–3Roberto VelizKO3 17 Feb 1968Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
36Draw33–0–3José MennoPTS103 Feb 1968Estadio Bristol, Mar del Plata, Argentina
35Draw33–0–2José MennoPTS106 Jan 1968Estadio Bristol, Mar del Plata, Argentina
34Win33–0–1Óscar CoriaKO6 4 Nov 1967Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
33Win32–0–1Luiz RosendoKO7 21 Oct 1967Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
32Win31–0–1Bruno SeguraKO2 6 Oct 1967Paso de los Libres, Corrientes Province, Argentina
31Win30–0–1Marcelo GarnicaTKO4 20 Sep 1967Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
30Win29–0–1Bruno SeguraKO3 5 Aug 1967Alumni Azuleno FBC, Azul, Argentina
29Win28–0–1Luis Rafael GargiuloTKO8 12 Jul 1967Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
28Win27–0–1Marcelo GarnicaPTS1020 May 1967Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
27Win26–0–1Hugo DanielePTS106 May 1967Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
26Win25–0–1Antonio MagaldiDQ8 17 Mar 1967Club Lavalle, San Nicolás, Argentina
25Win24–0–1Alberto MassiKO2 4 Mar 1967Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
24Win23–0–1Aníbal CórdobaTKO7 16 Dec 1966San Juan, San Juan Province, Argentina
23Win22–0–1Gregorio GómezTKO5 18 Nov 1966San Juan, San Juan Province, Argentina
22Win21–0–1René SosaKO5 5 Nov 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
21Win20–0–1Luis Antonio PereyraRTD4 8 Oct 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
20Win19–0–1Nelson ValdezTKO4 17 Sep 1966Dolores, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
19Win18–0–1Gregorio GómezPTS103 Sep 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
18Win17–0–1Aníbal CórdobaPTS1020 Aug 1966Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
17Win16–0–1Marcelo GarnicaPTS106 Aug 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
16Win15–0–1Ricardo MedinaKO3 9 Jul 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
15Win14–0–1Natividad OronaTKO10 18 Jun 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
14Win13–0–1Jorge Omar TisseraKO8 4 Jun 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
13Win12–0–1Gregorio GómezPTS1021 May 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
12Win11–0–1Natividad OronaPTS107 May 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
11Win10–0–1Roberto Eduardo CarabajalKO8 23 Apr 1966Olavarría, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
10Draw9–0–1Marcelo GarnicaPTS102 Apr 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
9Win9–0Aníbal CórdobaPTS104 Feb 1966Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
8Win8–0Federal MagariñosKO6 10 Dec 1965Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
7Win7–0Omar PeppiKO4 20 Nov 1965Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
6Win6–0Ubaldo Marcos BustosKO6 6 Nov 1965Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
5Win5–0Miguel GonzálezKO6 9 Oct 1965Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
4Win4–0Nelson ValdezKO7 11 Sep 1965Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
3Win3–0Rito LeivaKO3 2 Jul 1965Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
2Win2–0Ángel Alberto CoriaKO6 19 Jun 1965Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina
1Win1–0Raúl DíazTKO3 12 Jun 1965Azul, Distrito Federal, Argentina

Death

Avenamar Peralta died at the age of 71 on October 13, 2014, at 10:30 PM. The rigor of 150 professional bouts took its toll on his health in the last years of his life. Avenamar asked for his remains to be cremated and then his ashes be scattered in places close to the affection of the Peralta family. First at the Station Site, linked to Avenamar's adolescence then in the Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Municipal Park, where he would go running as a boxer and the procedure ended at Almirante Brown Municipal Spa, where he went in the summers. His family and close companions paid a heartfelt tribute.