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Nicaraguan boxer
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Birth:
12 September 1950(San Lorenzo)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Eddie Jose Gazo Roa (born 1950-09-12 in San Lorenzo, Nicaragua) is a former professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division who held the Lineal and WBA light middleweight titles.
Pro career
Gazo turned pro in 1971, and captured the WBA and lineal light middleweight titles in 1977 with a decision win over Miguel Angel Castellini. That year he was named The Ring magazine Progress of the Year fighter. He defended the belt three times before losing it to Masashi Kudo the following year. He retired in 1984 following a string of losses that concluded with a defeat to Julian Jackson.
Professional boxing record
| 44 Wins (24 knockouts, 20 decisions), 12 Losses (8 knockouts, 4 decisions), 2 Draws [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 16-0 |  Julian "The Hawk" Jackson |
KO | 2 | 17/03/1984 |  Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Gazo knocked out at 0:36 of the second round. |
| Loss | 3-0 |  John Mortensen |
PTS | 6 | 01/12/1983 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Loss | 17-0 |  John "The Beast" Mugabi |
TKO | 4 | 08/10/1983 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 33-1 |  Fulgencio Obelmejias |
KO | 2 | 06/10/1981 | Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Loss | 18-5-4 |  Bert "Trouble" Lee |
KO | 6 | 24/04/1981 |  Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Loss | 73-8-12 |  Miguel Castellini |
KO | 9 | 20/09/1980 | Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Win | -- | Edgar Bravo | KO | 1 | 05/09/1980 |  Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Loss | 27-0 | Thomas Hearns |
KO | 1 | 03/05/1980 |  Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Gazo knocked out at 2:41 of the first round. |
| Win | -- | Lino Cajina |
KO | 10 | 23/02/1980 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Carlos Grimaldi | PTS | 10 | 19/01/1980 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Trombo Machado | KO | 5 | 14/12/1979 |  San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Win | 0-5 | Ezequiel Obando |
KO | 9 | 05/11/1979 |  San Salvador, El Salvador |
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| Win | -- | Pedro Cisneros | PTS | 10 | 03/10/1979 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Loss | 19-0 |  Masashi Kudo |
SD | 15 | 09/08/1978 | Akita City, Japan |
Lost Lineal and WBA Light Middleweight Titles. 143-146, 145-147, 146-145. |
| Win | 14-4 |  Jae-Keum Lim |
SD | 15 | 18/12/1977 | Incheon, South Korea |
Retained Lineal and WBA Light Middleweight Titles. |
| Win | 19-4-2 | Kenji Shibata |
UD | 15 | 13/09/1977 | Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan |
Retained Lineal and WBA Light Middleweight Titles. 71-69, 72-71, 73-71. |
| Win | 31-5-1 | Koichi Wajima |
TKO | 11 | 07/06/1977 | Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan |
Retained Lineal and WBA Light Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the 11th round. |
| Win | 62-5-10 | Miguel Castellini |
UD | 15 | 05/03/1977 | Managua, Nicaragua |
Won Lineal and WBA Light Middleweight Titles. 149-144, 148-144, 148-143. |
| Win | 0-1 | Jorge De Avila |
KO | 7 | 04/09/1976 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 7-15-2 |  Dino Del Cid |
KO | 3 | 03/07/1976 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Rosalio Matute | KO | 6 | 15/05/1976 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 0-1 |  Rodrigo Delgado |
KO | 10 | 13/03/1976 | Managua, Nicaragua |
Central America Light Middleweight Title. |
| Win | -- | Ezequiel Obando |
KO | 4 | 17/07/1975 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Loss | -- | Jose Scott | PTS | 10 | 06/06/1975 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Win | -- | Walter Zuniga | PTS | 10 | 05/05/1975 | San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Loss | 1-0 | Carlos Obregon |
KO | 6 | 18/04/1975 | Bogota, Colombia |
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| Win | -- | Edmond Camayagua | KO | 6 | 07/02/1975 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 1-0 | Rodolfo Contreras |
KO | 10 | 22/05/1974 | Costa Rica |
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| Win | 0-3 | Gerardo Sanders | PTS | 10 | 20/04/1974 | Esteli, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 0-4 | Roberto "Tito" Arias |
PTS | 10 | 08/04/1974 | Managua, Nicaragua |
Central America Welterweight Title. |
| Win | -- | Hernan Grimaldi |
KO | 4 | 18/03/1974 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Draw | 2-0 | Adalberto Vanegas |
PTS | 10 | 04/02/1974 | Cartagena, Colombia |
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| Win | 0-2 | Roberto "Tito" Arias |
KO | 8 | 12/01/1974 | Estadio Roberto Clemente, Masaya, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 0-2 | Gerardo Sanders | KO | 6 | 12/12/1973 | Masaya, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 1-2 | Carlos "The Cat" Espinosa | PTS | 12 | 02/11/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
Nicaragua Welterweight Title. |
| Win | 0-1 | Gerardo Sanders | KO | 6 | 10/10/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Loss | 0-2 | Carlos "The Cat" Espinosa | KO | 10 | 20/09/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Orlando Sinclair | KO | 5 | 08/08/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 1-4 | Frank Medina |
PTS | 10 | 27/07/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 1-0 | Omar "Sharif" Perez |
PTS | 10 | 05/07/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Loss | -- | Omar "Sharif" Perez |
PTS | 10 | 14/06/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 0-1 | Carlos "The Cat" Espinosa | PTS | 10 | 04/04/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Pantera Negra | PTS | 10 | 03/03/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Draw | 4-3 | Julio Blanco |
PTS | 10 | 02/02/1973 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Tarzan Suazo | KO | 6 | 01/01/1973 | Esteli, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 30-13-3 | Leo Campbell |
PTS | 10 | 10/03/1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Felix Bojorge | KO | 5 | 01/03/1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Zapito Menochal | PTS | 10 | 20/02/1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Freddy Menochal | PTS | 10 | 10/02/1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Henry "Hank" Thompson | KO | 5 | 01/02/1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Frank Darce | PTS | 10 | 30/01/1972 | Leon, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Monaco Valle | KO | 1 | 20/01/1972 | Jinotepe, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Gerardo Sanders | KO | 2 | 10/01/1972 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | 0-1 | Roberto "Tito" Arias | PTS | 10 | 01/01/1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Carlos Ampie | KO | 3 | 30/10/1971 | Granada, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Carlos "Dirty" Sanchez | PTS | 6 | 20/10/1971 | Managua, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Sol Brillante Mitchell | KO | 3 | 10/10/1971 | Leon, Nicaragua |
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| Win | -- | Carlos "The Cat" Espinosa | PTS | 6 | 06/10/1971 | Leon, Nicaragua |
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