Diego Gabriel Chaves (born 7 April 1986) is an Argentine

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who held the WBA

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title from 2012 to 2013.

Early life

Diego Chaves was born on 7 April 1986, in San Miguel,

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. Chaves had a stint as a football player in the junior divisions of Argentine club Velez Sársfield before dedicating his life to boxing. His grandfather, Rudecindo, was also a boxer who fought at middleweight in Argentina in the 1970s. Before turning pro, Chaves represented Argentina in the

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where he won the bronze medal in the

category. He also participated in the Americas qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics but was eliminated.

Professional career

Chaves made his debut at the age of 22 on 5 July 2008, against fellow countryman Juan José Islas in the town of Castelli,

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. Chaves won by knockout in the third round. After a string of victories on home soil, Chaves fought obtained the WBO Latino light middleweight after defeating

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ian fighter Uilian Santana Barauna. Chaves made only one defense of this title before winning the vacant WBO Latino

title against another boxer from Brazil, Daniel Saboia. Around that time, Chaves had his first fight outside Argentina, winning a non-title fight by unanimous decision against Brazilian Edvan Dos Santos Barros at the

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. Chaves then returned to Argentina, where he made five successful defenses of his WBO Latino welterweight belt before defeating French boxer Ismael El Massoudi to become WBA Interim

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on 21 July 2012. Since then, Chaves has successfully defended his Interim title once on 22 September 2012, defeating

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nian boxer José Miranda by

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in the second of twelve rounds.Diego Chaves Drills Jose Miranda in Two Rounds
BoxingScene.com. September 22, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

Professional boxing record for Diego Gabriel Chaves
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaves, Diego Gabriel World Boxing Association champions Welterweight boxers 1986 births Living people Argentine male boxers Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games silver medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2007 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games