Mariano Natalio Carrera (born July 22, 1980) is an Argentine

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, who represented his native country at the

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. Carrera began his pro career in 2001 and captured the WBA middleweight title by knocking out

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in 2006. Carrera tested positive for an illegal substance following the win over Castillejo, and the bout's result was officially overturned to a

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. His urine test was confirmed to have tested positive for the steroid

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. He was stripped of the title. Carrera is not officially recognized as a former world champion by the WBA. Castillejo and Carrera met in a rematch in 2007 and Castillejo knocked out Carrera in six rounds. His height is 183 cm.

Professional boxing record

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, , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 31-4 , align=left, Josival Lima Teixeira , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 30-4 , align=left, Oney Valdez , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , style="background:#ddd;", NC , 29-4 , align=left,

, , , , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 29-4 , align=left, Luis Daniel Parada , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 28-4 , align=left, Gustavo Javier Kapusi , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 27-4 , align=left, Paulo Alejandro Sanchez , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Loss , 26-4 , align=left, Paulo Alejandro Sanchez , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 26-3 , align=left,

Ruben Eduardo Acosta Ruben Edaurdo Acosta (born 21 July 1978) is an Argentine professional boxer. He is the current WBO NABO cruiserweight champion. Biography On 20 May 2005, Acosta had a 10-0-1KOs pro record when he face top contender Mariano Natalio Carrera fo ...

, , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 25-3 , align=left, Luis Daniel Parada , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 24-3 , align=left, Hugo Daniel Sclarandi , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 23-3 , align=left, Gustavo Javier Kapusi , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 22-3 , align=left, Jorge Sclarandi , , , , align=left, , , , -align=center , Win , 21-3 , align=left, Hector Javier Velazco , , , , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 20-3 , align=left, Juan Italo Meza , , , , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 19-3 , align=left, Enrique Campos , , , , align=left, , align=left,

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