Luis Abregú

Luis Carlos Abregu
Luis Carlos Abregu
Born	Luis Carlos Abregu; 15 December 1982 (age 41); Chicligasta, Tucuman, Argentina
Other names	El Potro
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	39
Wins	36
Wins by KO	29
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

Last updated November 10, 2024

Luis Carlos Abregu (born 15 December 1982) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016.

Professional career

Abregu made his professional debut on 4 March 2005, defeating fellow Argentine Alberto Evaristo Torres via third-round technical knockout. Abregu built up a record of 19-0, all fought in his native Argentina, before fighting overseas for the first time as he travelled to the United States to beat Christian Solano.^[1]

His first loss came at the hands of Timothy Bradley. Bradley, who moved up from light welterweight, won the match on a unanimous decision on July 17, 2010 at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California.^[2]

Professional boxing record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round Time	Date	Location	Notes
36 Wins (29 knockouts), 3 Losses (2 knockout)^[3]
Loss	36–3	Juan Carlos Pedrozo	TKO	3 (8)	2016-09-23	Complejo Deportivo Nicolás Vitale, Salta, Argentina
Loss	36–2	Sadam Ali	TKO	9 (10)	Nov 8, 2014	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	For WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
Win	36–1	Jean Carlos Prada	TKO	8 (10)	2014–04–04	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	35–1	Antonin Décarie	UD	10 (10)	2013–04–27	Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires	Won vacant WBC Silver welterweight title
Win	34–1	Thomas Dulorme	TKO	7 (10) 2:35	2012–10–27	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York	Won vacant WBC International welterweight title
Win	33–1	Marco Avendano	KO	3 (12)	2012–09–07	Estadio Delmi, Salta	Retained South American welterweight title
Win	32–1	Pedro Verdu	KO	5 (12)	2012–06–08	Estadio Delmi, Salta	Won vacant South American welterweight title
Win	31–1	Javier Mamani	KO	2 (10)	2011–11–04	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	30–1	Walter Diaz	TKO	2 (8)	2011–08–12	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Loss	29–1	Timothy Bradley	UD	12	2010–07–17	Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California
Win	29–0	Richard Gutierrez	UD	10	2010–02–06	Monterrey Arena, Monterrey	Won vacant WBC FECARBOX welterweight title
Win	28–0	Diego Diaz Gallardo	KO	4 (10)	2009–09–04	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	27–0	Irving Garcia	KO	4 (10) 2:59	2009–05–01	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California
Win	26–0	Americo Sagania	UD	10	2009–03–20	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	25–0	David Estrada	SD	10	2008–12–05	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California
Win	24–0	Roberto Valenzuela	TKO	6 0:51	2008–10–04	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California
Win	23–0	Thomas Davis	TKO	2 (10) 0:58	2008–07–30	Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California
Win	22–0	Roberto Reuque	KO	3 (12) 0:35	2008–07–04	Estadio Delmi, Salta	Retained South American welterweight title
Win	21–0	Raúl Bejarano	TKO	7 (12)	2008–04–04	Estadio Delmi, Salta	Won South American welterweight title
Win	20–0	Cristian Solano	TKO	3 (8) 1:18	2007–10–20	Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California
Win	19–0	Julio Gonzalez	RTD	3 (6)	2007–08–10	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	18–0	Amilcar Funez Melian	KO	9 (10) 1:23	2007–06–08	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	17–0	Luis Sosa	RTD	2 (6) 0:01	2006–03–10	Club Echagüe, Paraná
Win	16–0	Sergio Finetto	TKO	5 (8) 1:56	2006–10–28	Club Sportivo America, Santa Fe
Win	15–0	Rodrigo Pias	RTD	6 (10) 0:01	2006–09–09	Club Yupanqui, Buenos Aires
Win	14–0	Cristian Paz	RTD	1 (6) 2:11	2006–08–12	Ce. De. M. No. 2, Caseros
Win	13–0	Jorge Gomez	TKO	4 (8)	2006–06–22	Salta
Win	12–0	Raul Lopez	KO	2 (6)	2006–05–05	Cachi
Win	11–0	Sergio Benitez	TKO	4 (6) 2:23	2006–04–22	Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win	10–0	Dario Perez	KO	3 (4) 1:32	2006–02–25	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	9–0	Daniel Montenegro	TKO	2 (6) 1:14	2005–12–10	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	8–0	Ivan Taberna	TKO	2 (6) 1:19	2005–11–26	Estadio F. A. B., Buenos Aires
Win	7–0	Walter Gomez	UD	6	2005–09–10	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	6–0	Nestor Sanchez	DQ	1 (6)	2005–08–05	Joaquín V. González
Win	5–0	Jorge Ramirez	KO	1 (4)	2005–07–02	Club Prado Español, Laboulaye
Win	4–0	Bernardino Gonzalez	TKO	8 1:00	2005–06–10	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	3–0	Fernando Pereyra	MD	4	2005–04–16	Estadio Delmi, Salta
Win	2–0	Sergio De Oliveira	KO	1 (4) 0:25	2005–04–01	Ex Salta Club, Salta
Win	1–0	Alberto Torres	TKO	3 (4)	2005–03–04	Salta

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References

↑ "boxer: Luis Carlos Abregu". Boxrec. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
↑ "Fight set for Bradley, Abregu". ESPN. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
↑ "Luis Abregu Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.

External links

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[1] "boxer: Luis Carlos Abregu". Boxrec. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[2] "Fight set for Bradley, Abregu". ESPN. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[3] "Luis Abregu Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.

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Luis Carlos Abregu
Born	Luis Carlos Abregu (1982-12-15) 15 December 1982 (age 41) Chicligasta, Tucuman, Argentina
Other names	El Potro
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Stance	Orthodox

Boxing record
Total fights	39
Wins	36
Wins by KO	29
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0