Hugo Garay
Encyclopedia
Hugo Hernán Garay (born 27 January 1980 in Tigre, Buenos Aires
) is a light heavyweight
boxer
from Argentina
World Junior Championships in 1998. In the 1999 Pan American Games
, he won the bronze medal in the men's light-heavyweight category.
Garay represented Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics
. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Kazakhstan
's Olzhas Orazaliev. He made his professional debut on 2001-07-14, defeating Abel Alejandro Rodríguez.
Garay was to fight champion Danny Green
for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title on April 27, 2008 at Challenge Stadium in Perth
, Australia. However, following the sudden retirement of Green in March of that year, Garay fought Yuri Barashian
instead on July 3, 2008 in Buenos Aires
for the vacant belt, winning via twelve-round unanimous decision. On November 22, he defeated Jürgen Brähmer by unanimous decision in his first title defense.
Garay has a record of 34 wins (18 KO's) and 5 (1 KO) losses. His nickname is "Pigu".
Tigre, Buenos Aires
Tigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa...
) is a light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Career
Garay won the silver medal in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
World Junior Championships in 1998. In the 1999 Pan American Games
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
, he won the bronze medal in the men's light-heavyweight category.
Garay represented Argentina at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
's Olzhas Orazaliev. He made his professional debut on 2001-07-14, defeating Abel Alejandro Rodríguez.
Garay was to fight champion Danny Green
Danny Green
Daniel "Danny" Green is an Australian professional boxer and the former IBO cruiserweight champion.- Amateur boxing career and the Olympics :...
for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title on April 27, 2008 at Challenge Stadium in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Australia. However, following the sudden retirement of Green in March of that year, Garay fought Yuri Barashian
Yuri Barashian
Yuri Barashian is a light heavyweight Ukrainian boxer and a former world title challenger and European champion. He dethroned light heavyweight champion of Europe Thomas Ulrich...
instead on July 3, 2008 in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
for the vacant belt, winning via twelve-round unanimous decision. On November 22, he defeated Jürgen Brähmer by unanimous decision in his first title defense.
Garay has a record of 34 wins (18 KO's) and 5 (1 KO) losses. His nickname is "Pigu".