Carlos Gabriel Salazar (born 5 September 1964) is an Argentine former

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who competed from 1985 to 1998. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the

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super flyweight title from 1995 to 1996, and the WBO

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title from 1996 and 1998.

Professional career

As a professional he had 58 fights (47–3–8), from 1985 to 1998. He campaigned at the flyweight and super flyweight divisions, winning world titles in both. After 3 unsuccessful attempts at the world title, Salazar became the

World super flyweight champion when he beat

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in 1995. He would defend the title once before losing it to the same Harold Grey. After that he decided to move down to flyweight and campaign for the WBO World title, winning it against Alberto Jiménez. He defended that title 5 times before losing it to Rubén Sánchez León in controversial fashion as he cited he was hit after the referee had stopped actions and the punch caused him a broken jaw. Salazar decided to retire from boxing after the fight citing medical issues.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salazar, Carlos Gabriel 1964 births Living people Flyweight boxers Super-flyweight boxers World flyweight boxing champions World super-flyweight boxing champions International Boxing Federation champions World Boxing Organization champions People from Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Argentine male boxers Olympic boxers of Argentina Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Chaco Province

Professional career

Professional boxing record

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