Alfredo Evangelista

Alfredo Evangelista (born December 3, 1954) is a former Spanish-Uruguayan boxer. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1] Evangelista has lived in Spain for a very large portion of his life.

For the Filipino anthropologist, see Alfredo E. Evangelista.
Alfredo Evangelista
Statistics
Real nameAlfredo Evangelista
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality Uruguay
Born (1954-12-03) December 3, 1954
Montevideo, Uruguay
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights78
Wins61
Wins by KO41
Losses13
Draws4

"The Lynx of Montevideo" Evangelista faced Muhammad Ali in a bout for the world heavyweight championship in 1977, losing by unanimous decision in 15 rounds.[1] He also fought against Larry Holmes for the World Boxing Council title in 1978, and lost by knockout in the seventh round.[2] He notably defeated title challenger Renaldo Snipes.

Boxing career

Evangelista was a good boxer who went undefeated in his first fifteen matches. One of those was a draw but the rest were wins. For his sixteenth fight he was defeated by European Champion Lorenzo Zanon, and after the fight faced Muhammad Ali in a bout for the world heavyweight championship in 1977, losing by unanimous decision in 15 rounds.

After these fights he had nine straight victories. He then fought against Larry Holmes for the World Boxing Council title in 1978, and lost by knockout in the seventh round. Evangelista followed this up by three wins and a loss to Lorenzo Zanon in their rematch. He drew with Felipe Rodriguez and moved on.

He won seven fights before meeting and losing to Leon Spinks, who had beaten Muhammad Ali. He won six more, then drew with Felipe in their second fight. He took two wins before getting bested by Greg Page. Evangelista had a six-fight streak of no losses, with five wins and one draw piled in there. This streak ended at the hands of Lucien Rodriguez. He won four fights until Hughroy Currie overcame him. Evangelista then had a win streak of eight before getting beaten by Steffen Tangstad. Patrick Lumumba bested him after Evangelista pulled off two more wins. He won a fight before three straight losses, and after another win retired.

His career was generally streaks of wins followed by a loss. Sometimes he had two or three losses in a row. His record was decent, with many wins, but ultimately contained more losses to middling fighters than to great opponents. This makes it nearly impossible to list him as an all-time great himself, but he was certainly a good, skilled boxer.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
78 fights 61 wins 13 losses
By knockout 41 4
By decision 18 9
By disqualification 2 0
Draws 4
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 61–13–4 Arthur Wright KO 2 15/04/1988 Madrid
Loss 60–13–4 Adilson Rodrigues PTS 10 20/12/1987 Rio de Janeiro
Loss 60–12–4 Pierre Coetzer PTS 10 30/08/1987 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss 60–11–4 Anders Eklund KO 7 28/03/1987 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 60–10–4 Andre van den Oetelaar TKO 5 08/01/1987 Bilbao EBU Heavyweight Title.
Loss 59–10–4 Patrick Lumumba PTS 8 05/09/1986 Madrid
Win 59–9–4 Tim Miller KO 4 25/04/1986 Benavente, Zamora
Win 58–9–4 Frank Vega KO 1 15/03/1986 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Loss 57–9–4 Steffen Tangstad PTS 8 10/01/1986 Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 57–8–4 Louis Pergaud Ngatchou PTS 8 19/11/1985 Barcelona
Win 56–8–4 James Dixon SD 10 07/07/1985 Riviera Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Win 55–8–4 Marty Capasso PTS 10 07/06/1985 Oranjestad, Aruba
Win 54–8–4 Tony Velasco DQ 5 10/05/1985 Galt Ocean Mile Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Velasco disqualified at 2:48 of the fifth round.
Win 53–8–4 Tim Miller TKO 3 03/29/1985 Nassau, Bahamas
Win 52–8–4 Sterling Benjamin TKO 9 01/03/1985 Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Port of Spain Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the ninth round.
Win 51–8–4 Arthur Wright TKO 2 05/01/1985 Badajoz
Win 50–8–4 Louis Persaud Ngatchou PTS 8 13/07/1984 Palma de Mallorca
Loss 49–8–4 Hughroy Currie PTS 8 06/04/1984 Bilbao
Win 49–7–4 Renaldo Snipes SD 10 23/09/1983 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio 43-47, 48-46, 46-45.
Win 48–7–4 Larry Ware KO 2 17/07/1983 The Dunes, Las Vegas
Win 47–7–4 Victor Varon PTS 8 19/12/1982 Salamanca
Win 46–7–4 Victor Varon PTS 8 28/08/1982 Puente Genil
Loss 45–7–4 Lucien Rodriguez PTS 12 07/06/1982 Paris EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 45–6–4 Ali Lukasa TKO 6 29/04/1982 Barcelona
Draw 44–6–4 Terry O'Connor PTS 8 23/10/1981 Madrid
Win 44–6–3 Terry Mintus KO 3 12/09/1981 Oviedo
Win 43–6–3 Terry Daniels KO 2 29/08/1981 Ibiza
Win 42–6–3 Tom Prater RTD 4 01/08/1981 La Linea de la Concepción
Win 41–6–3 Mary Konate KO 3 18/07/1981 Pontevedra
Loss 40–6–3 Greg Page KO 2 12/06/1981 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Alfredo knocked out at 0:40 of the second round.
Win 40–5–3 Henry Patterson KO 1 09/05/1981 Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha
Win 39–5–3 Henry Patterson PTS 8 21/03/1981 Zaragoza
Draw 38–5–3 Felipe Rodriquez Piñeiro PTS 10 02/01/1981 Palma de Mallorca Spain Heavyweight Title.
Win 38–5–2 Johnny Blaine TKO 4 13/09/1980 Málaga
Win 37–5–2 Bob Stallings DQ 6 01/08/1980 Palma de Mallorca
Win 36–5–2 Neil Malpass PTS 8 17/07/1980 Barcelona
Win 35–5–2 Winston Allen PTS 8 21/06/1980 Barcelona
Win 34–5–2 Tommy Kiely PTS 8 09/05/1980 Barcelona
Win 33–5–2 Fetiche Kassongo TKO 3 07/03/1980 Barcelona
Loss 32–5–2 Leon Spinks KO 5 12/01/1980 Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey Alfredo knocked out at 2:43 of the fifth round.
Win 32–4–2 Tony Moore PTS 8 08/12/1979 A Coruña
Win 31–4–2 Calvin Langston TKO 3 01/12/1979 Pamplona
Win 30–4–2 Jacob Tchanthuing RTD 2 08/11/1979 Bilbao
Win 29–4–2 Tony Moore PTS 8 27/10/1979 A Coruña
Win 28–4–2 Elliott Bryant TKO 3 04/08/1979 Vigo
Win 27–4–2 Dan Ronnell Johnson RTD 2 27/07/1979 Santander, Cantabria
Win 26–4–2 Johnny Blaine TKO 2 21/07/1979 Logroño
Draw 25–4–2 Felipe Rodriquez Piñeiro PTS 10 14/07/1979 Pontevedra Spain Heavyweight Title.
Loss 25–4–1 Lorenzo Zanon PTS 12 18/04/1979 Turin EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 25–3–1 Lucien Rodriguez KO 2 02/03/1979 Liege EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 24–3–1 Dante Cane KO 4 26/12/1978 Bologna EBU Heavyweight Title.
Loss 23–3–1 Larry Holmes KO 7 10/11/1978 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada WBC World Heavyweight Title. Alfredo knocked out at 2:14 of the seventh round.
Win 23–2–1 Joe Maye KO 3 09/09/1978 A Coruña
Win 22–2–1 Jacob Tchanthuing KO 8 11/08/1978 Lepe
Win 21–2–1 Jody Ballard SD 10 09/06/1978 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 20–2–1 Billy Joiner KO 1 27/05/1978 Leon, Spain
Win 19–2–1 Billy Aird PTS 15 03/03/1978 Leon, Spain EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 18–2–1 Jean-Pierre Coopman KO 1 26/11/1977 Brussels EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 17–2–1 Pedro Soto TKO 8 29/09/1977 Madison Square Garden, New York City Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the eighth round.
Win 16–2–1 Lucien Rodriguez TKO 11 09/09/1977 Madrid EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 15–2–1 Christian Poncelet TKO 3 17/06/1977 Madrid
Loss 14–2–1 Muhammad Ali UD 15 16/05/1977 Capitol Centre, Landover, Maryland WBA/WBC World Heavyweight Titles. 64-72, 64-72, 65-71.
Loss 14–1–1 Lorenzo Zanon PTS 8 04/02/1977 Bilbao
Win 14–0–1 Guillermo De la Cruz RTD 6 03/12/1976 Montevideo
Win 13–0–1 Lisimo Obutobe TKO 5 19/11/1976 Madrid
Win 12–0–1 Rudi Lubbers TKO 3 08/10/1976 Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid
Win 11–0–1 Fermin Hernandez KO 4 07/08/1976 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Win 10–0–1 Tony Moore PTS 8 21/07/1976 Bilbao
Win 9–0–1 Mario Baruzzi TKO 4 02/07/1976 Barcelona
Win 8–0–1 Lucien Rodriguez TKO 4 02/06/1976 Bilbao
Win 7–0–1 Jose Manuel Urtain RTD 5 14/05/1976 Madrid
Win 6–0–1 Benito Penna RTD 2 23/04/1976 Madrid
Win 5–0–1 Giuseppe Ros PTS 8 02/04/1976 Madrid
Win 4–0–1 Neville Meade PTS 8 12/03/1976 Madrid
Draw 3–0–1 Jose Antonio Galvez PTS 8 21/02/1976 Almeria
Win 3–0 Adriano Rosati KO 3 29/01/1976 Bilbao
Win 2–0 Santiago Alberto Lovell KO 2 25/12/1975 Bilbao
Win 1–0 Angelo Visini TKO 1 10/10/1975 Madrid

References
  1. "The old song and dance sham". The Age. 1977-05-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. "Holmes knocks out Evangelista to retain WBC title". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. 1978-11-11. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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