Hugo Garay


Hugo Hernán Garay is an Argentine professional boxer who fights at light heavyweight.

Career

Garay won the silver medal in Buenos Aires World Junior Championships in 1998. In the 1999 Pan American Games, he won the bronze medal in the men's light-heavyweight category.
Garay represented Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division by Kazakhstan'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 Perth, Australia. However, following the sudden retirement of Green in March of that year, Garay fought Yuri Barashian instead on 3 July 2008 in Buenos Aires 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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
41Loss34–7Cesar David CrenzTKO5 2011-10-14Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
40Loss34–6Marco HuckKO10 2011-07-16Olympia Eishalle, Munich, Bavaria, GermanyFor WBO World Cruiserweight title.
39Win34–5Martin David IslasUD6 2011-04-08Club Ciclista Juninense, Junin, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
38Win33–5Marcelo Leandro Da SilvaKO1 2010-08-14Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina
37Loss32–5Chris HenryTKO1 2010-03-27Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
36Loss32–4Gabriel CampilloMD12 2009-06-20Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales, Santa Fe, ArgentinaLost WBA World Light Heavyweight title.
35Win32–3Jürgen BrähmerUD12 2008-11-22Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, GermanyRetained WBA World Light Heavyweight title.
34Win31–3Yuri BarashianUD12 2008-07-03Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant WBA World Light Heavyweight title.
33Win30–3Eduardo FrancaKO2 2007-11-25Club Sportivo Barraca, Armstrong, Santa Fe, ArgentinaWon vacant WBA Fedelatin Light Heavyweight title.
32Loss29–3Franco Raul SanchezDQ2 2007-10-27Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGaray disqualified for hitting after the bell.
31Win29–2Orlando Antonio FariasKO1 2007-07-27Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina
30Win28–2Alejandro Agustin AlvarezKO2 2007-03-24Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
29Win27–2Fernando Roberto VeraKO4 2006-12-16Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, Argentina
28Win26–2Gustavo EnriquezUD10 2006-04-08Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant WBA Fedelatin Light Heavyweight title.
27Win25–2Cristian Dario LealUD10 2005-10-07Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained Argentina Light Heavyweight title.
26Win24–2Miguel Angel RobledoTKO4 2005-06-25Club Aguada, Montevideo, Uruguay
25Loss23–2Zsolt ErdeiSD12 2005-02-26Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg, GermanyFor WBO World Light Heavyweight title.
24Win23–1Sergio Martin BeazUD6 2004-12-10Club General Paz Juniors, Cordoba, Argentina
23Win22–1Felix Jose HernandezKO6 2004-11-10Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
22Win21–1Nestor Fabian CasanovaKO1 2004-08-21Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
21Loss20–1Zsolt ErdeiMD12 2004-05-08Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyFor WBO World Light Heavyweight title.
20Win20–0Sergio Martin BeazUD12 2004-02-21Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Villa Carlos Paz, ArgentinaWon South America Light Heavyweight title.
19Win19–0Alejandro LakatosTKO12 2003-11-06Pabellon B, Alcobendas, Comunidad de Madrid, SpainRetained WBO Latino Light Heavyweight title.
18Win18–0Peter VenancioUD12 2003-09-20Conrad Hotel & Casino, Punta del Este, UruguayRetained WBO Latino Light Heavyweight title.
17Win17–0Sergio Martin BeazUD10 2003-07-12Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16Win16–0Hector Ricardo SoteloTKO1 2003-05-24Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, UruguayWon Argentina Light Heavyweight title.
15Win15–0Peter VenancioKO4 2003-03-22Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, UruguayWon vacant WBO Latino Light Heavyweight title.
14Win14–0Hector Ricardo SoteloUD8 2003-02-15Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
13Win13–0Juan Eduardo ZabalaTKO3 2002-12-06Hotel Cordoba Plaza, Cordoba, Argentina
12Win12–0Daniel Adrian ArrudaTKO2 2002-10-19Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11Win11–0Hugo Ricardo RodriguezUD6 2002-09-13Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina
10Win10–0Walter Fabian BasabezTKO1 2002-08-31Estadio Pascual Perez, Mendoza, Argentina
9Win9–0Jorge Enrique ArguelloKO1 2002-07-13Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
8Win8–0Hector Ricardo SoteloUD8 2002-05-25Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
7Win7–0Orlando Javier AcunaUD8 2002-04-13Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
6Win6–0Adolfo ObandoUD6 2002-03-02Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5Win5–0Aaron Orlando SoriaUD4 2002-01-19Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4Win4–0Juan Eduardo ZabalaTKO3 2001-11-17Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3Win3–0Jose Daniel VelazquezUD4 2001-10-20Estadio FAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2Win2–0Gabriel Gustavo HeckRTD1 2001-08-11Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
1Win1–0Abel Alejandro RodriguezKO1 2001-07-14CeDeM N 2, Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina