Eddie Gazo
# Eddie Gazo

Eddie Jose Gazo Roa (born 12 September 1950) is a Nicaraguan former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1984. He held the Lineal and WBA light middleweight titles from 1977 to 1978.

## Professional 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

| 54 fights | 40 wins | 12 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 22 | 9 |
| By decision | 18 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 54 | Loss | 40–12–2 | Julian Jackson | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 17, 1984 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 53 | Loss | 40–11–2 | John Mortensen | PTS | 6 | Dec 1, 1983 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 52 | Loss | 40–10–2 | John Mugabi | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 8, 1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 51 | Loss | 40–9–2 | Fulgencio Obelmejias | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 6, 1981 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 50 | Loss | 40–8–2 | Bert Lee | KO | 6 (10) | Apr 24, 1981 | Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 40–7–2 | Miguel Ángel Castellini | KO | 9 (10) | Sep 20, 1980 | Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 48 | Win | 40–6–2 | Edgar Bravo | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 5, 1980 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 47 | Loss | 39–6–2 | Thomas Hearns | KO | 1 (10) | May 3, 1980 | Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 39–5–2 | Lino Cajina | KO | 10 (?) | Feb 23, 1980 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 45 | Win | 38–5–2 | Carlos Grimaldi | PTS | 10 | Jan 19, 1980 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 44 | Win | 37–5–2 | Trombo Machado | KO | 5 (?) | Dec 14, 1979 | San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| 43 | Win | 36–5–2 | Ezequiel Obando | KO | 9 (?) | Nov 5, 1979 | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 42 | Win | 35–5–2 | Pedro Cisneros | PTS | 10 | Oct 3, 1979 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 41 | Loss | 34–5–2 | Masashi Kudo | SD | 15 | Aug 9, 1978 | Akita City, Japan | Lost WBA and The Ring junior-middleweight titles |
| 40 | Win | 34–4–2 | Jae-Keum Lim | SD | 15 | Dec 18, 1977 | Incheon, South Korea | Retained WBA and The Ring junior-middleweight titles |
| 39 | Win | 33–4–2 | Kenji Shibata | UD | 15 | Sep 13, 1977 | Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA and The Ring junior-middleweight titles |
| 38 | Win | 32–4–2 | Koichi Wajima | TKO | 11 (15) | Jun 7, 1977 | Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA and The Ring junior-middleweight titles |
| 37 | Win | 31–4–2 | Miguel Ángel Castellini | UD | 15 | Mar 5, 1977 | Managua, Nicaragua | Won WBA and The Ring junior-middleweight titles |
| 36 | Win | 30–4–2 | Jorge De Avila | KO | 7 | Sep 4, 1976 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 35 | Win | 29–4–2 | Dino Del Cid | TKO | 3 (?) | Jul 3, 1976 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 34 | Win | 28–4–2 | Rosalio Matute | KO | 5 (?) | May 15, 1976 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 33 | Win | 27–4–2 | Rodrigo Delgado | TKO | 10 (12) | Mar 13, 1976 | Managua, Nicaragua | Retained Central America light middleweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 26–4–2 | Carlos Obregon | RTD | 5 (10) | Apr 18, 1975 | Bogota, Colombia | |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Edmond Camayagua | KO | 6 (12) | Feb 7, 1975 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 30 | Win | 25–3–2 | Rodolfo Contreras | KO | 10 | May 22, 1974 | Costa Rica | |
| 29 | Win | 24–3–2 | Sugar Sanders | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1974 | Esteli, Nicaragua | |
| 28 | Win | 23–3–2 | Roberto Arias | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1974 | Managua, Nicaragua | Won Central America light middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 22–3–2 | Hernan Grimaldi | KO | 4 (12) | Mar 18, 1974 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 26 | Draw | 21–3–2 | Adalberto Vanegas | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1974 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Roberto Arias | KO | 8 (?) | Jan 12, 1974 | Estadio Roberto Clemente Stadium, Masaya, Nicaragua | |
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Sugar Sanders | KO | 6 (?) | Oct 10, 1973 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Frank Medina | PTS | 10 | Jul 28, 1973 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | Arturo Negra | PTS | 10 | Mar 3, 1973 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 21 | Draw | 17–3–1 | Julio Blanco | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1973 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 20 | Win | 17–3 | Tarzan Suazo | KO | 6 | Jan 1, 1973 | Esteli, Nicaragua | |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Carlos Espinosa | PTS | 12 | Mar 18, 1972 | Managua, Nicaragua | Won vacant Nicaraguian welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Leo Campbell | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Felix Bojorge | KO | 5 (?) | Mar 1, 1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Zapito Menochal | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Freddy Menochal | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Henry Thompson | KO | 5 (?) | Feb 1, 1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Frank Darce | PTS | 10 | Jan 30, 1972 | Leon, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Monaco Valle | KO | 1 (?) | Jan 20, 1972 | Jinotepe, Nicaragua | |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Gerardo Sanders | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 10, 1972 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | Win | 7–3 | Roberto Arias | PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1972 | Chinandega, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | Win | 6–3 | Carlos Ampie | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 30, 1971 | Granada, Nicaragua | |
| 8 | Win | 5–3 | Orlando Sinclair | KO | 5 (?) | Oct 23, 1971 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | Win | 4–3 | Carlos Sanchez | PTS | 6 | Oct 20, 1971 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | Win | 3–3 | Sol Brillante Mitchell | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 10, 1971 | Leon, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | Win | 2–3 | Carlos Espinosa | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1970 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | Loss | 1–3 | Joe Scott | KO | 4 (8) | Jul 23, 1970 | Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Loss | 1–2 | Carlos Espinosa | TKO | 7 (12) | Jun 20, 1970 | Managua, Nicaragua | For vacant Nicaraguian welterweight title |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Carlos Espinosa | PTS | 6 | Jun 20, 1970 | Leon, Nicaragua | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Omar Perez | PTS | 6 | Mar 1, 1969 | Estadio Cranshaw, Managua, Nicaragua | Professional debut (via Bob Yalen) |
