# Oscar Albarado

Oscar Albarado (September 15, 1948 – February 17, 2021) was an American former professional boxer who held the undisputed light middleweight world championship from June 1974 to January 1975.

## Professional career

Known as "Shotgun", Albarado turned pro in 1966 and captured the undisputed light middleweight championship when he upset Koichi Wajima by KO in 1974. He defended the crown once before losing it in a rematch to Wajima in 1975 by decision. He retired after the loss.

## Comeback

Albarado launched an unsuccessful comeback five years later, retiring in 1982 after several losses.

## Death

Albarado died on February 17, 2021, in Uvalde Texas at Amistad Nursing home at the age of 72.

## Professional boxing record

| 71 fights | 57 wins | 13 losses |
| By knockout | 43 | 7 |
| By decision | 13 | 6 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 71 | Loss | 57–13–1 | Ayub Kalule | TKO | 2 (10) | 30 Apr 1982 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 70 | Loss | 57–12–1 | John Jackie Collins | TKO | 9 (10), 0:42 | 26 Feb 1982 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 69 | Loss | 57–11–1 | Louis Acaries | TKO | 9 (10) | 21 Jan 1982 | Paris, France | |
| 68 | Win | 57–10–1 | Larry Martin | KO | 4 (10) | 19 Nov 1981 | St. Joseph Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 67 | Loss | 56–10–1 | Bernard Mays | KO | 9 (10) | 14 Oct 1981 | Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 56–9–1 | Ray Phillips | KO | 8 (10) | 21 Jul 1981 | Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
| 65 | Loss | 55–9–1 | Bobby Czyz | TKO | 3 (10), 2:30 | 21 May 1981 | Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 55–8–1 | Norris McKinney | KO | 6 (10) | 7 May 1981 | Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 54–8–1 | Miguel Balderas | KO | 4 (10) | 10 Mar 1981 | Civic Center Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 53–8–1 | Robert Perry | PTS | 10 | 24 Feb 1981 | Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | |
| 61 | Loss | 52–8–1 | Paul Stephens | KO | 4 (15), 1:06 | 15 Jan 1981 | Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 52–7–1 | German Marquez | KO | 2 (10), 0:44 | 14 Oct 1980 | Civic Center Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 51–7–1 | Jesse Lara | KO | 6 (15) | 1 Sep 1980 | Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
| 58 | Loss | 50–7–1 | Koichi Wajima | UD | 15 | 21 Jan 1975 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring junior middleweight titles |
| 57 | Win | 50–6–1 | Ryu Sorimachi | TKO | 7 (15), 2:17 | 8 Oct 1974 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring junior middleweight titles |
| 56 | Win | 49–6–1 | Koichi Wajima | KO | 15 (15), 1:57 | 4 Jun 1974 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | Won WBA, WBC, and inaugural The Ring junior middleweight title |
| 55 | Win | 48–6–1 | Eddie Mazon | PTS | 10 | 26 Apr 1974 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 47–6–1 | Eddie Mazon | UD | 10 | 1 Nov 1973 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 46–6–1 | Dino Del Cid | KO | 2 (10), 0:52 | 28 Jun 1973 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 52 | Loss | 45–6–1 | Dino Del Cid | TKO | 1 (10), 1:33 | 17 May 1973 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 45–5–1 | Alex Olguin | KO | 4 (10), 1:44 | 19 Mar 1973 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 44–5–1 | Rodolfo Martinez | KO | 3 (10), 2:40 | 15 Feb 1973 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 49 | Win | 43–5–1 | Thurman Durden | SD | 10 | 4 Jan 1973 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 42–5–1 | Rey Reyes | KO | 1 (10), 2:58 | 16 Nov 1972 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 41–5–1 | Ruben Arocha | TKO | 9 (10), 0:43 | 3 Aug 1972 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 40–5–1 | Demetrio Salazar | KO | 4 (10), 2:06 | 11 Jul 1972 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 39–5–1 | James Shelton | TKO | 3 (10), 1:58 | 6 Jun 1972 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 44 | Loss | 38–5–1 | Ernie Lopez | UD | 10 | 28 Oct 1971 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 38–4–1 | Matt Roa | KO | 4 (10), 2:48 | 7 Oct 1971 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 37–4–1 | Bobby Williams | UD | 10 | 26 Aug 1971 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 36–4–1 | Freddie Jones | TKO | 1 (10), 2:54 | 22 Jul 1971 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 40 | Draw | 35–4–1 | Armando Muñíz | SD | 10 | 6 May 1971 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 35–4 | Frankie Lewis | MD | 10 | 16 Apr 1971 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 38 | Loss | 34–4 | Manuel Fierro | UD | 10 | 30 Mar 1971 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 34–3 | Raul Soriano | SD | 10 | 24 Nov 1970 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 33–3 | Larry Brazier | TKO | 3 (10) | 6 Oct 1970 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 32–3 | Pedro Adigue | UD | 10 | 2 Jun 1970 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 31–3 | Roberto Oscar Amaya | TKO | 9 (10), 1:41 | 5 May 1970 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 30–3 | Charlie Green | TKO | 3 (10), 2:07 | 14 Apr 1970 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 32 | Loss | 29–3 | Percy Pugh | UD | 10 | 30 Mar 1970 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 31 | Loss | 29–2 | Adolph Pruitt | UD | 10 | 27 Jan 1970 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Bobby Williams | TKO | 7 (10), 2:40 | 9 Dec 1969 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | LC Morgan | TKO | 5 (10), 0:45 | 28 Oct 1969 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | LC Morgan | DQ | 5 (10) | 7 Oct 1969 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Thurman Durden | MD | 10 | 14 Aug 1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Johnny Brooks | TKO | 7 (10), 2:06 | 3 Jun 1969 | Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 25 | Loss | 24–1 | Hedgemon Lewis | UD | 10 | 10 Apr 1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Miguel Aguilar | TKO | 3 (10), 0:43 | 6 Mar 1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Jose Valenzuela | TKO | 6 (10) | 6 Feb 1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Miguel Hernandez | UD | 10 | 23 Jan 1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Johnny Doyan | KO | 2 (8), 1:29 | 9 Jan 1969 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Jerry Graci | KO | 9 (10) | 29 Oct 1968 | Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Lonnie Harris | KO | 1 (10), 2:20 | 30 Sep 1968 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Cassius Greene | KO | 1 (10), 2:42 | 10 Sep 1968 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Gilbert Gutierrez | TKO | 3 (10), 2:04 | 17 Jul 1968 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Gilbert de los Santos | TKO | 5 (10) | 3 May 1968 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Gilbert Gutierrez | KO | 1 (10) | 2 Apr 1968 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Gilbert Gutierrez | UD | 8 | 19 Mar 1968 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Allen Moten | KO | 1 (6) | 1 Feb 1968 | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ruben Rivera | KO | 2 (6) | 1 Jan 1968 | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Hector Ramirez | KO | 2 (8), 2:10 | 12 Dec 1967 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Billy Strother | UD | 6 | 14 Nov 1967 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Chuy Andrade | KO | 1 (6) | 28 Oct 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Lechero Gonzalez | KO | 1 (6) | 30 Sep 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Piri Albarado | KO | 6 (6) | 2 Sep 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Nat Jackson | SD | 6 | 10 Jul 1967 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Gary Pannell | TKO | 2 (4) | 16 Jun 1967 | Teamsters Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Freddie Burris | TKO | 2 (6) | 30 May 1967 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jesus Cuate Lara | KO | 3 | 1 Apr 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ramiro Hernandez | KO | 3 | 11 Mar 1967 | Rosita South, Texas, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Genaro Morones | TKO | 4 (4), 2:24 | 12 Apr 1966 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* WBA light middleweight champion (154 lbs)
* WBC light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed light middleweight champion