José Luis Valbuena

José Luis Valbuena (born March 19, 1971 in Turmero, Aragua) is a former bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who had a total number of 30 professional fights during his career. He is best known for knocking down Carlos Barreto on October 9, 1999. Three days after the bout Barreto died due to brain injuries sustained in the match. As an amateur Valbuena represented his native country at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Jose Luis Valbuena
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1971-03-19) 19 March 1971
Turmero, Venezuela
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins24
Wins by KO14
Losses4
Draws1
No contests1

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