Carlos Barreto (boxer)


Carlos Barreto was a bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Olympic results

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, where he collapsed after the fight and was removed on a stretcher. He died due to brain injuries sustained in the match.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Loss13–2–1José Luis ValbuenaTKO10 1999-10-09Naciones Unidas Park, Caracas, Venezuela
15Loss13–1–1Néstor GarzaTKO8 1999-05-08Hilton Hotel, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.For WBA super-bantamweight title
14Win13–0–1Hector Acero SánchezUD12 1998-10-03Gimnasio José Beracasa, Caracas, VenezuelaWon interim WBA super-bantamweight title
13Win12–0–1Fernando BlancoPTS10 1998-07-14Caracas, Venezuela
12Draw11–0–1José Luis ValbuenaPTS10 1998-04-30Caracas, Venezuela
11Win11–0Julio DelgadoUD10 1998-02-28Sebucán, Venezuela
10Win10–0Jorge SotoKO4 1997-12-09Los Teques, Venezuela
9Win9–0Edgar MendozaKO1 1997-10-25Los Teques, Venezuela
8Win8–0Angel RosarioTKO4 1997-09-27Gimnasio José Beracasa, Caracas, VenezuelaWon WBA Fedelatin super-bantamweight title
7Win7–0Antonio OsorioTKO6 1997-07-12Caracas, Venezuela
6Win6–0Elvis MontoyaPTS8 1997-03-07Calabozo, Venezuela
5Win5–0Nestor ArmasTKO2 1996-12-14Venezuela
4Win4–0Ramon CentenoTKO2 1996-11-23Venezuela
3Win3–0Ignacio HernandezKO1 1996-10-19Venezuela
2Win2–0Enrique CovaTKO3 1996-10-07Maracay, Venezuela
1Win1–0Juan MorenoKO1 1996-09-21Petare, Venezuela