# Carlos Gabriel Salazar

Carlos Gabriel Salazar (born 5 September 1964) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF super flyweight title from 1995 to 1996, and the WBO flyweight title from 1996 to 1998.

## Professional career

As a professional he had 58 fights (47–3–8), from 1985 to 1998. He campaigned at the flyweight and super flyweight divisions, winning world titles in both. After 3 unsuccessful attempts at the world title, Salazar became the IBF World super flyweight champion when he beat Harold Grey in 1995. He would defend the title once before losing it to the same Harold Grey. After that he decided to move down to flyweight and campaign for the WBO World title, winning it against Alberto Jiménez. He defended that title 5 times before losing it to Rubén Sánchez León in controversial fashion as he cited he was hit after the referee had stopped actions and the punch caused him a broken jaw. Salazar decided to retire from boxing after the fight citing medical issues.

## Professional boxing record

| 58 fights | 47 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 1 |
| By decision | 29 | 7 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 58 | Loss | 47–8–3 | Rubén Sánchez León | TD | 8 (12), 2:47 | 14 Aug 1998 | Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico | Lost WBO flyweight title |
| 57 | Win | 47–7–3 | José López | UD | 12 | 21 Mar 1998 | Club Accion, Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
| 56 | Win | 46–7–3 | Everardo Morales | UD | 12 | 10 Oct 1997 | Club Regatas de Resistencia, Resistencia, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
| 55 | Win | 45–7–3 | Salvatore Fanni | UD | 12 | 19 Jul 1997 | Anfiteatro, Porto Rotondo, Italy | Retained WBO flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 44–7–3 | Antonio Ruiz | UD | 12 | 23 May 1997 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | Retained WBO flyweight title |
| 53 | Draw | 43–7–3 | Antonio Ruiz | SD | 12 | 23 May 1997 | Parque de Beisbol Ferrocarril, Mexicali, Mexico | Retained WBO flyweight title |
| 52 | Win | 43–7–2 | Alberto Jiménez | TKO | 10 (12) | 13 Dec 1996 | Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won WBO flyweight title |
| 51 | Draw | 42–7–2 | Alberto Jiménez | SD | 12 | 6 Sep 1996 | Sociedad de Formento, Villa Ballester, Argentina | For WBO flyweight title |
| 50 | Win | 42–7–1 | Jorge Fernando Calfin | PTS | 10 | 20 Jul 1996 | Maldonado, Uriguay | |
| 49 | Loss | 41–7–1 | Harold Grey | UD | 12 | 27 Apr 1996 | Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia | Lost IBF super flyweight title |
| 48 | Win | 41–6–1 | Antonello Melis | TKO | 6 (12), 2:50 | 10 Feb 1996 | Palasport, Roma, Italy | Retained IBF super flyweight title |
| 47 | Win | 40–6–1 | Harold Grey | SD | 12 | 7 Oct 1995 | Estadio Super Domo, Mar del Plata, Argentina | Won IBF super flyweight title |
| 46 | Win | 39–6–1 | Mario Crispín Romero | KO | 3 (10) | 2 Sep 1995 | Club Juventud Unida, Gualeguaychú, Argentina | |
| 45 | Win | 38–6–1 | Néstor Luis Paniagua | PTS | 10 | 29 Apr 1995 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 44 | Win | 37–6–1 | Víctor Hugo Fuentealba | KO | 4 (10) | 22 Mar 1995 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 43 | Win | 36–6–1 | Jorge Fernando Calfin | TKO | 6 (10) | 17 Dec 1994 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 42 | Loss | 35–6–1 | Hiroshi Kawashima | UD | 12 | 7 Aug 1994 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | For WBC super flyweight title |
| 41 | Loss | 35–5–1 | Marco Antonio Barrera | MD | 10 | 13 Apr 1994 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 40 | Win | 35–4–1 | Mozart Gomes Dos Santos | TD | 3 (10) | 12 Feb 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 39 | Win | 34–4–1 | Ceferino Sánchez | TKO | 6 (8) | 4 Dec 1993 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 38 | Loss | 33–4–1 | Moon Sung-kil | SD | 12 | 3 Jul 1993 | Education Culture Center, Seoul, South Korea | For WBC super flyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 33–3–1 | Luis Alberto Vargas | PTS | 10 | 20 Mar 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 36 | Win | 32–3–1 | Walter Oscar De Gracia | PTS | 10 | 12 Dec 1992 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 35 | Win | 31–3–1 | Adrián Cristian Ochoa | TKO | 7 (10) | 24 Oct 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 34 | Win | 30–3–1 | Agustín José López | UD | 10 | 22 Aug 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 33 | Win | 29–3–1 | Julio Gudino | PTS | 10 | 18 Jul 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 32 | Win | 28–3–1 | José Ramón Soto | TKO | 10 (10) | 19 Jun 1992 | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 31 | Win | 27–3–1 | José Ramón Soto | TKO | 3 (10) | 16 May 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Héctor Fabián Jaime | PTS | 10 | 11 Apr 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Oscar Dante Reynoso | PTS | 10 | 16 Nov 1991 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Roberto Schonning | PTS | 10 | 29 Oct 1991 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Jose Hamilton Rodrigues | PTS | 12 | 13 Jul 1991 | Charata, Chaco, Argentina | Won South American flyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Redigildo Conceicao | PTS | 10 | 30 Jun 1991 | Charata, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Antonio Vallejos | PTS | 10 | 24 May 1991 | Barranqueras, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 24 | Loss | 20–3–1 | Hugo Rafael Soto | RTD | 8 (12) | 16 Nov 1990 | Catamarca City, Catamarca, Argentina | For Argentina flyweight title |
| 23 | Loss | 20–2–1 | Sot Chitalada | UD | 12 | 1 May 1990 | Army Sports Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | For WBC flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Adrián Damián Román | KO | 4 (12) | 11 Apr 1990 | Catamarca City, Catamarca, Argentina | Won South American flyweight title |
| 21 | Draw | 19–1–1 | Ruben Condori | PTS | 10 | 11 Nov 1989 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Roy Thompson | UD | 10 | 7 Oct 1989 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Ruben Condori | PTS | 10 | 24 Jun 1989 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Carlos Benito Rejala | KO | 1 (10) | 22 Apr 1989 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Sergio Andres Carlevaris | PTS | 10 | 18 Mar 1989 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Adrian Daniel Roman | PTS | 12 | 18 Dec 1988 | Argentina | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Rodolfo Duran | KO | 7 (10) | 14 Oct 1988 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Hector Luis Patri | PTS | 10 | 2 Sep 1988 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Ruben Condori | PTS | 10 | 1 Jul 1988 | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Domingo Santos Aragon | PTS | 10 | 18 Jun 1988 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Domingo Santos Aragon | PTS | 10 | 14 May 1988 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Julio Cesar Olivera | RTD | 3 (6) | 16 Apr 1988 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ramon Jose Cufre | KO | 3 (8) | 11 Mar 1988 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ramon Jose Cufre | TKO | 6 (8) | 20 Nov 1987 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Oscar Vergara | PTS | 10 | 16 Oct 1987 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Oscar Vergara | PTS | 10 | 18 Sep 1987 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Mario Gustavo Quintana | KO | 1 (8) | 8 May 1987 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Enrique Jose Caro | KO | 3 (6) | 10 Apr 1987 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Oscar Ledesma | PTS | 10 | 12 Dec 1986 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ricardo Escobar Baez | PTS | 10 | 4 Apr 1986 | Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Roberto Ledesma | TKO | 2 (6) | 7 Dec 1985 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |