Rodolfo Blanco (born June 14, 1966) is a Colombian former professional boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title in 1992.
Professional career Blanco became a professional boxer in 1982. In 1987 he challenged Myung Woo Yuh for the World Boxing Association light flyweight title, losing by an eighth-round knockout. In 1990 he once again challenged for a world title, this time in the flyweight class. Northern Irish boxer Dave McAuley defeated Blanco by a unanimous decision to retain the IBF title. Two years later, on June 11, 1992, McAuley and Blanco met again, this time with Blanco prevailing by a unanimous decision and taking the title.
Blanco lost the title in his first defense when Thai Pichit Sitbangprachan knocked him out in three rounds on November 11, 1992. Blanco never won another world championship, although he did win the North American Boxing Federation super flyweight title in 1997. The next year he challenged Johnny Tapia for the IBF and WBO super flyweight titles, losing in twelve rounds.
Blanco continued to fight until 2002.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes53Loss30–22–1Ricardo MedinaKO4 (10)2002-08-1052Loss30–21–1Brahim AsloumPTS6 (6)2001-12-2251Loss30–20–1Spend AbaziKO5 (8)2001-11-1650Loss30–19–1Hector Javier MarquezTKO2 (?)2001-10-0549Loss30–18–1David ToledoPTS8 (8)2000-09-1548Win30–17–1Orlando GonzalezTKO8 (8)2000-07-1847Loss29–17–1Ángel ChacónUD8 (8)2000-06-2446Loss29–16–1Danny RomeroKO1 (10)2000-01-0845Loss29–15–1Adan VargasKO4 (10)1999-08-2144Loss29–14–1Eric MorelTKO6 (6)1998-09-2543Loss29–13–1Cuauhtemoc GomezUD12 (12)1998-08-0842Loss29–12–1Johnny TapiaUD12 (12)1998-02-1341Win29–11–1Antonio JaramilloPTS10 (10)1997-12-0640Win28–11–1William AlverzoUD12 (12)1997-08-0739Loss27–11–1David GrimánPTS6 (6)1997-06-0738Loss27–10–1Elias JuarezSD8 (8)1997-05-1037Loss27–9–1Tomas CordobaUD10 (10)1996-10-2636Loss27–8–1Pichit SitbangprachanKO3 (12)1992-11-2935Win27–7–1Dave McAuleyUD12 (12)1992-06-1134Win26–7–1Agustin GarciaPTS10 (10)1991-04-2033Loss25–7–1Dave McAuleyUD12 (12)1990-09-1532Win25–6–1Manuel JulioKO1 (?)1990-03-0931Win24–6–1Toribio RiascoTKO7 (?)1989-09-0130Win23–6–1Rafael CastroTKO6 (?)1989-07-1529Win22–6–1Noel CogolloKO10 (?)1989-05-2628Win21–6–1Alfredo CardalesTKO3 (?)1989-04-0827Win20–6–1Betulio GonzálezTKO8 (10)1988-11-2826Win19–6–1Felix MartiTKO6 (?)1988-07-1525Win18–6–1Eduardo TunonKO2 (10)1988-03-2524Win17–6–1Jose IriarteKO2 (?)1988-03-0423Loss16–6–1Yuh Myung-wooKO8 (15)1987-09-2022Win16–5–1Rafael RamosTKO3 (10)1987-06-1921Win15–5–1Alfredo GomezKO3 (?)1987-04-0420Win14–5–1Rafael JulioPTS10 (10)1986-06-2119Win13–5–1Hermogenes MurilloPTS10 (10)1986-04-3018Win12–5–1Felix BarriosKO2 (?)1986-03-2017Win11–5–1Agustin GarciaPTS10 (10)1986-01-3116Win10–5–1Joselo PerezTKO4 (?)1985-10-1815Draw9–5–1Benedicto MurilloPTS10 (10)1985-09-2714Win9–5Alfredo CardalesTKO5 (?)1985-08-3013Win8–5Arnold VelasquezKO5 (?)1985-06-2112Win7–5Jose IriarteKO3 (?)1985-03-2111Win6–5Elvis ÁlvarezPTS8 (8)1985-03-0110Loss5–5Agustin GarciaPTS10 (10)1984-07-279Win5–4Leonardo ParedesPTS10 (10)1984-03-118Win4–4Nelson PolancoPTS8 (8)1983-09-197Win3–4Jaime PaterninaPTS6 (6)1983-09-156Win2–4Manuel JulioTKO5 (?)1983-07-305Loss1–4Manuel ArizaTD4 (4)1983-03-114Loss1–3Jorge LugoPTS10 (10)1982-11-063Loss1–2Arnold VelasquezPTS4 (4)1982-04-172Win1–1Urbano SaltarinKO2 (?)1982-03-201Loss0–1Jose IriartePTS4 (4)1982-03-05
See also List of male boxers List of world flyweight boxing champions
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