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| Gabriel Campillo | |
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 Campillo (right) vs. Shumenov, 2010 | |
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Chico Guapo ("The Handsome Guy") |
| Weight(s) | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 19 December 1978 Madrid, Spain |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
Gabriel Campillo (born 19 December 1978) is a Spanish former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2015, and held the WBA light-heavyweight title from 2009 to 2010. [1] [2]
Campillo made his professional debut on 2 February 2002, which ended in a four-round no contest against David Hernandez. On 20 September 2008, Campillo fought for the European super-middleweight title, but lost a twelve-round majority decision to Karo Murat. In his next fight, on 8 March 2009, Campillo won his first major regional championship by scoring a unanimous decision over then-reigning European Union super-middleweight champion Lolenga Mock.
On 20 June 2009, Campillo moved up to light-heavyweight and won the WBA title with a majority decision over Hugo Garay. Campillo defended the title on 15 August 2009 against Beibut Shumenov, scoring another majority decision. In their subsequent rematch, Campillo lost his title to Shumenov via split decision, in a result that was described as controversial by ringside observers. Further bad luck with judges' scorecards would continue for Campillo when he faced IBF light-heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud on 18 February 2012, losing a split decision. Despite suffering two knockdowns in the first round, Campillo got up to win most of the rest of the rounds in the eyes of many ringside observers.
In his last series of fights, Campillo suffered numerous knockout losses to Sergey Kovalev, Andrzej Fonfara, Artur Beterbiev, and Marcus Browne.
| 34 fights | 25 wins | 8 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 12 | 5 |
| By decision | 13 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Loss | 25–8–1 | Marcus Browne | KO | 1 (10), 0:55 | 12 Sep 2015 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US | |
| 33 | Loss | 25–7–1 | Artur Beterbiev | KO | 4 (12), 0:37 | 4 Apr 2015 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | For IBF North American light-heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 25–6–1 | Mirzet Bajrektarevic | TKO | 7 (8) | 12 Dec 2014 | Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 31 | Win | 24–6–1 | Thomas Williams Jr. | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 1 Aug 2014 | Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, US | Won WBO–NABO light-heavyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 23–6–1 | Ricky Dennis Pow | TKO | 7 (10) | 9 May 2014 | Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas, Spain | |
| 29 | Loss | 22–6–1 | Andrzej Fonfara | KO | 9 (12), 1:37 | 16 Aug 2013 | US Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 28 | Win | 22–5–1 | Ionut Trandafir Ilie | TKO | 2 (8) | 14 Jun 2013 | Polideportivo Municipal, Sedaví, Spain | |
| 27 | Loss | 21–5–1 | Sergey Kovalev | TKO | 3 (10), 1:30 | 19 Jan 2013 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US | |
| 26 | Loss | 21–4–1 | Tavoris Cloud | SD | 12 | 18 Feb 2012 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, US | For IBF light-heavyweight title |
| 25 | Draw | 21–3–1 | Karo Murat | SD | 12 | 1 Oct 2011 | Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany | For IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Sergey Beloshapkin | TKO | 5 (8) | 15 Apr 2011 | La Cubierta, Leganés, Spain | |
| 23 | Win | 20–3 | Luzimar Gonzaga | KO | 1 (8) | 15 May 2010 | La Cubierta, Leganés, Spain | |
| 22 | Loss | 19–3 | Beibut Shumenov | SD | 12 | 29 Jan 2010 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, US | Lost WBA light-heavyweight Title; For IBA light-heavyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Beibut Shumenov | MD | 12 | 15 Aug 2009 | Daulet National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan | Retained WBA light-heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Hugo Hernán Garay | MD | 12 | 20 Jun 2009 | Hogar de los Tigres, Sunchales, Argentina | Won WBA light-heavyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Lolenga Mock | UD | 12 | 8 Mar 2009 | Holmegårdsskolen, Kokkedal, Denmark | Won European Union super-middleweight title |
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Karo Murat | MD | 12 | 20 Sep 2008 | Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Germany | For European super-middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Roberto Santos | PTS | 8 | 31 May 2008 | Polideportivo Municipal Dehesa Boyal, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Sergey Kharchenko | PTS | 6 | 18 Apr 2008 | Casal Cultural i Recreatiu, Castellbisbal, Spain | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Israel Carrillo | UD | 6 | 8 Mar 2008 | Polideportivo Sage2000, Madrid, Spain | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Pavel Florian Madalin | TKO | 3 (6) | 2 Feb 2008 | Polideportivo Sage2000, Madrid, Spain | |
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Vyacheslav Uzelkov | KO | 6 (12) | 13 Sep 2007 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | For vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Juan Nelongo | TKO | 5 (10) | 19 May 2007 | Gimnasio del Rayo Vallecano, Madrid, Spain | Retained Spanish light-heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Fernando Fernandes | TKO | 3 (6) | 30 Mar 2007 | Polideportivo Municipal, Catral, Spain | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Juan Nelongo | UD | 10 | 3 Dec 2005 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | Won Spanish light-heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Oliver Tchinda | PTS | 6 | 17 Sep 2005 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Igor Lazarenko | TKO | 5 (6) | 11 Dec 2004 | Móstoles, Spain | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Florin Chidici | PTS | 4 | 19 Jun 2004 | Plaza de Toros, Móstoles, Spain | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Igor Lusakano | PTS | 4 | 25 Apr 2004 | Club Deportivo Barceló, Madrid, Spain | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Alexander Beroshvili | PTS | 4 | 13 Feb 2004 | Polideportivo de Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Yarali Yaraliev | PTS | 4 | 6 Nov 2003 | Polideportivo de Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Roman Merenkov | TKO | 3 (4) | 7 Jun 2003 | Pueblo Español, Palma, Spain | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Arturas Margis | PTS | 4 | 14 Mar 2003 | Polideportivo Huerta del Rey, Valladolid, Spain | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Arturas Margis | RTD | 3 (4), 3:00 | 4 Oct 2002 | Guadalajara, Spain |
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