Heavyweight · Argentina
Oscar Bonavena 58-9-1 44 KO · 1964–1976
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Oscar Bonavena was a heavyweight boxer from Argentina, born Sep 25, 1942. Record 58-9-1 with 44 knockouts over 1964–1976. Oscar Bonavena last fought Billy Joiner on Feb 26, 1976 and won by UD over 10 rounds.
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Born Sep 25, 1942
Died May 22, 1976
Country 🇦🇷 Argentina
Stance Orthodox
Height 179 cm
Reach 185.5 cm
Nickname Ringo
Debut Jan 3, 1964
Career 1964–1976
Rounds boxed 422
KO share 76%
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Titles WBA Heavyweight Title elimination series 1967
Boxerbook rating 1859 ± 281 · inactive since Feb 1976Why here › Confirmed bouts 10 of 68
Career record Record
58-9-1, 44 KOs · 1964–1976
Last result
The record 68 bouts, 1964–1976, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 68, Wikipedia (ja) · 3, Wikipedia (es) · 1
W
UD 10/10 · Reno, Nevada
Bonavena 57-9-1 · Joiner —
W
[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/17707 Reinaldo Gorosito]
PTS 10/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 56-9-1 · Gorosito] —
W
TKO 5/10 · International Center Arena, Honolulu
Bonavena 55-9-1 · Vaka —
W
KO 9/10 · Rome
Bonavena 54-9-1 · Wright —
W
[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/171 Bob Mashburn]
KO 2/10 · Rome
Bonavena 53-9-1 · Mashburn] —
W
[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/16059 Larry Renaud]
KO 3/10 · Rome
Bonavena 52-9-1 · Renaud] —
W
[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/15809 Larry Middleton]
UD 12/12 · Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland
Bonavena 51-9-1 · Middleton] —
L
UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Bonavena 51-8-1 · Lyle 26-1-1
W
Terry Sorrell
TKO 2/8 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Bonavena 50-8-1 · Sorrell —
W
Lou Bailey
UD 10/10 · Denver, Colorado
Bonavena 49-8-1 · Bailey —
W
Roy Wallace
TKO 6/10 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Bonavena 48-8-1 · Wallace —
W
TKO 2/10 · Circus Circus Hotel, Las Vegas
Bonavena 47-8-1 · Caldwell —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bonavena 47-7-1 · Patterson 53-7-1
W
DQ 7/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 46-7-1 · Lewis —
L
For vacant NABF heavyweight title TKO 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bonavena 46-6-1 · Ali 30-0-0
W
Luis Pires
RTD 8/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 45-6-1 · Pires —
W
James J Woody
KO 5/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 44-6-1 · Woody —
W
KO 1/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 43-6-1 · Ramos —
W
José Menno
KO 2/8 · Montevideo, Montevideo
Bonavena 42-6-1 · Menno —
W
KO 7/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 41-6-1 · Lovell —
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Miguel Angel Paez
DQ 7/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 41-5-1 · Paez —
W
TKO 8/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 40-5-1 · Lovell —
D
PTS 10/10 · Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo
Bonavena 40-5-0 · Peralta —
W
TKO 3/10 · Sportpalast, Berlin
Bonavena 39-5-0 · Grupe —
W
Luis Pires
RTD 8/10 · Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 38-5-0 · Pires —
L
For NYSAC heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bonavena 38-4-0 · Frazier 21-0-0
W
Jim Fletcher
KO 1/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 37-4-0 · Fletcher —
W
UD 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Bonavena 36-4-0 · Martin 26-4-0
W
MD 10/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 35-4-0 · Folley —
W
Roberto Davila
UD 10/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 34-4-0 · Davila —
W
Lee Carr
KO 3/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 33-4-0 · Carr —
W
Alberto Benassi
KO 3/10 · La Rioja, La Rioja
Bonavena 32-4-0 · Benassi —
W
Felipe Pedro Marich
TKO 6/10 · Córdoba, Córdoba
Bonavena 31-4-0 · Marich —
L
WBA Heavyweight Title elimination tournament UD 12/12 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Bonavena 31-3-0 · Ellis 24-5-0
W
WBA Heavyweight Title elimination series UD 12/12 · Waldstadion, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Bonavena 30-3-0 · Mildenberger 51-3-3
W
Carlos Vazquez
TKO 3/10 · General Roca, Río Negro
Bonavena 29-3-0 · Vazquez —
W
Luis Pires
RTD 6/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 28-3-0 · Pires —
W
Pablo Sagrispanti
KO 2/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 27-3-0 · Sagrispanti —
W
Hubert Hilton
TKO 10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 26-3-0 · Hilton —
W
KO 9/10 · Estadio Bristol, Mar del Plata
Bonavena 25-3-0 · Giorgetti —
W
Roberto Veliz
KO 4/10 · Asociación Mendocina de Boxeo, Mendoza
Bonavena 24-3-0 · Veliz —
W
Alberto Benassi
TKO 5/10 · Rosario, Santa Fe
Bonavena 23-3-0 · Benassi —
W
Amos Johnson
UD 10/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 22-3-0 · Johnson —
W
Alberto Benassi
KO 5/10 · Estadio Bristol, Mar del Plata
Bonavena 21-3-0 · Benassi —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bonavena 21-2-0 · Frazier 11-0-0
W
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bonavena 20-2-0 · Chuvalo 35-12-2
W
UD 10/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 19-2-0 · Giorgetti —
L
DQ 8/10 · Estadio Bristol, Mar del Plata
Bonavena 19-1-0 · Giorgetti —
W
Bruno Segura
KO 2/10 · Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 18-1-0 · Segura —
W
Billy Daniels
KO 1/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 17-1-0 · Daniels —
W
Hector Wilson
KO 2/10 · Concepción, Tucumán
Bonavena 16-1-0 · Wilson —
W
Pablo Sagrispanti
TKO 1/10 · Rosario, Santa Fe
Bonavena 15-1-0 · Sagrispanti —
W
Won Argentinian Heavyweight Title UD 12/12 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 14-1-0 · Peralta —
W
Alberto Gonzales
KO 2/10 · Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Bonavena 13-1-0 · Gonzales —
W
KO 1/12 · Córdoba, Córdoba Province, 🇦🇷
Bonavena 12-1-0 · Corletti 9-3-4
W
Rodolfo Diaz
TKO 4/10 · Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 11-1-0 · Diaz —
W
Rogelio Gregorutti
KO 2/10 · San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán
Bonavena 10-1-0 · Gregorutti —
W
Carlos Vazquez
KO 3/10 · Salón de los Deportes, Bahía Blanca
Bonavena 9-1-0 · Vazquez —
W
Rene Sosa
KO 2/10 · Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
Bonavena 8-1-0 · Sosa —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bonavena 8-0-0 · Folley —
W
Billy Stephan
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bonavena 7-0-0 · Stephan —
W
Dick Wipperman
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bonavena 6-0-0 · Wipperman —
W
TKO 5/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bonavena 5-0-0 · McNeeley —
W
Byron Stoimenides
KO 1/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bonavena 4-0-0 · Stoimenides —
W
Leslie Borden
TKO 3/10 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens
Bonavena 3-0-0 · Borden —
W
Wendell Newton
TKO 5/6 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens
Bonavena 2-0-0 · Newton —
W
Everett Copeland
KO 1/6 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens
Bonavena 1-0-0 · Copeland —
W
Lou Hicks
TKO 1/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bonavena 0-0-0 · Hicks —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Oscar Bonavena's record? Oscar Bonavena's professional record is 58-9-1 with 44 knockouts.
Who did Oscar Bonavena fight last? Oscar Bonavena last fought Billy Joiner on Feb 26, 1976 and won by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 10112 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10112 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
