# Héctor Javier Velazco

Héctor Javier Velazco (20 May 1973,Avellaneda) is an Argentine boxer.

## Professional career

Known as "El Artillero", Velazco turned pro in 1996 and compiled a record of 28-1-1 in his first 31 fights before he defeated András Gálfi on 3 March 2003 for the vacant WBO interim middleweight title. He was elevated to full champion when original titleholder Harry Simon failed to make his mandatory defense due to injuries suffered in a car accident. He would go on to lose the belt in his first defense to Felix Sturm in what would be his first fight outside of his native Argentina. Velazco had a record of 8–6 in his final 14 fights before deciding to retire from the sport in 2010.

## Professional boxing record

| 47 fights | 37 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 16 | 5 |
| By decision | 19 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 47 | Loss | 37–9-1 | Braimah Kamoko | TKO | 10 (12) | 31 Jul 2010 | Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | |
| 46 | Loss | 37–8-1 | Gusmyr Perdomo | TKO | 2 (11) | 3 Jul 2008 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | For vacant WBA Fedelatin super middleweight title |
| 45 | Win | 37–7-1 | Martin David Islas | UD | 6 | 15 May 2008 | Sociedad Española, San Luis, Argentina | |
| 44 | Win | 36–7-1 | Martin David Islas | UD | 10 | 5 Jan 2008 | Polideportivo Municipal, Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 43 | Loss | 35–7–1 | Mads Larsen | UD | 8 | 23 Apr 2007 | Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany | |
| 42 | Loss | 35–6–1 | Jürgen Brähmer | UD | 12 | 19 May 2007 | Color Line Arena, Altona, Germany | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title |
| 41 | Win | 35-5-1 | Martin David Islas | KO | 2 (6) | 20 Jan 2007 | Monte Hermoso, Argentina | |
| 40 | Win | 34-5-1 | Juan Italo Meza | UD | 8 | 2 Sep 2006 | Shopping Alas, Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 39 | Win | 33-5-1 | Walter Lucio Martinez | UD | 6 | 16 Dec 2005 | Polideportivo Municipal, Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 38 | Win | 32-5-1 | Hugo Ricardo Rodriguez | KO | 3 (10) | 12 Nov 2005 | Ce.De.M. N° 1, Caseros, Argentina | |
| 37 | Loss | 31-5-1 | Arthur Abraham | KO | 5 (12) | 23 Apr 2005 | Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany | For WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 31-4-1 | Luis Daniel Parada | UD | 8 | 19 Mar 2005 | Club Independiente, Bahia Blanca, Argentina | |
| 35 | Loss | 30-4-1 | Mariano Natalio Carrera | TKO | 10 (12) | 19 Jun 2004 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 34 | Win | 30-3-1 | Ramon Arturo Britez | UD | 8 | 6 Mar 2004 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 33 | Loss | 29-3-1 | Felix Sturm | SD | 12 | 13 Sep 2003 | Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Germany | Lost WBO middleweight title |
| 32 | Win | 29-2-1 | András Gálfi | RTD | 8 (12) | 10 May 2003 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won vacant WBO interim middleweight title |
| 31 | Win | 28-2-1 | Lorenzo Marquez | KO | 2 (8) | 5 Oct 2002 | Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina | |
| 30 | Win | 27-2-1 | Leonardo Javier Gonzalez | RTD | 8 (12) | 25 May 2002 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 29 | Win | 26-2-1 | Juan Italo Meza | TKO | 7 (8) | 19 Jan 2002 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 28 | Win | 25-2-1 | Hugo Daniel Sclarandi | UD | 12 | 21 Jul 2001 | Polideportivo Municipal, Pinamar, Argentina | |
| 27 | Win | 24-2-1 | Rogerio Cacciatore | KO | 8 (12) | 21 Apr 2001 | Ex Expreso Castellano, Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 26 | Win | 23-2-1 | Jose Luis Loyola | UD | 8 | 8 Dec 2000 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 25 | Win | 22-2-1 | Hugo Daniel Sclarandi | PTS | 8 | 13 Oct 2000 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 24 | Win | 21-2-1 | Ramon Arturo Britez | UD | 12 | 21 Jul 2000 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 23 | Win | 20-2-1 | Nestor Jesus Gil | KO | 2 (8) | 26 May 2000 | Pinamar, Argentina | |
| 22 | Win | 19-2-1 | Juan Carlos Lettieri | PTS | 6 | 21 Apr 2000 | Club Social y Deportivo Mar de Ajó, Argentina | |
| 21 | Win | 18-2-1 | Mario Javier Moreno | UD | 8 | 25 Feb 2000 | Estadio Polideportivo, Pinamar, Argentina | |
| 20 | Draw | 17-2-1 | Cristian Oscar Zanabria | PTS | 8 | 7 Dec 1999 | Dolores, Argentina | |
| 19 | Win | 17-2 | Marcelo Hugo Pablo Lamadrid | PTS | 8 | 15 Oct 1999 | Pinamar, Argentina | |
| 18 | Win | 16-2 | Argentino Raul Lopez | TKO | 3 (8) | 12 Jun 1999 | Pinamar, Argentina | |
| 17 | Win | 15-2 | Jose Laercio Bezerra de Lima | PTS | 8 | 18 Dec 1998 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 16 | Loss | 14-2 | Ariel Patricio Arrieta | KO | 4 (10) | 29 Aug 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | Win | 14-1 | Jose Luis Saldivia | PTS | 8 | 16 May 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | Win | 13-1 | Fernando Roberto Vera | DQ | 5 (8) | 4 Apr 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | Win | 12-1 | Javier Alberto Lescano | PTS | 8 | 20 Dec 1997 | Estudios Canal 9 TV, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | Win | 11-1 | Antonio de la Cruz Perez | DQ | 4 (8) | 22 Nov 1997 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 10-1 | Ariel Patricio Arrieta | RTD | 5 (6) | 8 Nov 1997 | Estudios Canal 9 TV, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | Win | 9-1 | Raul Norberto Guichapani | UD | 8 | 27 Sep 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | Win | 8-1 | Carlos Alberto Rene More | RTD | 3 (8) | 19 Jul 1997 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 8 | Win | 7-1 | Gustavo Fabian Maceda | PTS | 8 | 28 Jun 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | Win | 6-1 | Fernando Roberto Vera | TKO | 4 (6) | 14 Jun 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | Win | 5-1 | Carlos Marcelo Romero | TKO | 3 (10) | 3 May 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | Win | 4-1 | Gustavo Fabian Maceda | PTS | 6 | 29 Mar 1997- | Estudios Canal 9 TV, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | Loss | 3-1 | Jorge Javier Arias | DQ | 1 (8) | 1 Feb 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Hector Eduardo Villarreal | KO | 4 (6) | 23 Nov 1996 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Sandro Walter Barrionuevo | TKO | 4 (6) | 12 Oct 1996 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Jose Maria Escobar | KO | 3 (6) | 7 Sep 1996 | Villa Gesell, Argentina | |