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]

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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