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]

Gabriel Campillo
Campillo (right) vs. Shumenov, 2010
Born (1978-12-19) 19 December 1978 (age 45)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Other namesChico Guapo
("The Handsome Guy")
Statistics
Weight(s)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins25
Wins by KO12
Losses8
Draws1

Professional career

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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.

Professional boxing record

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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 WBONABO 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

References

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  1. ^ "WBA Boxer Profile". World Boxing Association. Panama City, Panama: World Boxing Association. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  2. ^ "Campillo: I'm moved by glory, not greed". ESPN. ESPN. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Juan Nelongo
Spanish light-heavyweight champion
3 December 2005 – February 2008
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Alejandro Lakatos
Preceded by European Union
light-heavyweight champion

8 March 2009 – June 2009
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Lolenga Mock
Preceded by WBONABO
light-heavyweight champion

1 August 2014 – December 2014
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Artur Beterbiev
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA light-heavyweight champion
20 June 2009 – 29 January 2010
Succeeded by