Esteban Gallard
# Esteban Gallard

Esteban Gallard (January 1, 1901 – October 7, 1929) was a Cuban boxer who found international fame under the nickname Kid Charol. While Charol never won a world boxing title, he did obtain popularity, especially in Argentina where he lived for the last years of his life after moving there from his Cuban hometown of Sagua la Grande. He had a relatively short boxing career before dying at age 28, holding only 67 bouts in an era when many boxers logged more than 100 career fights.

## Professional career

Charol began his professional boxing career May 20, 1922, when he outpointed Fabio Lameida over eight rounds in Sagua, Cuba. For his third bout, November 1 of the same year, he faced a boxer named Kid Shadow. In his first professional bout abroad, Kid Charol knocked Kid Shadow out, apparently in the first round, at Panama. However, while most records point at this to be a first-round knockout, it remains unclear whether this knockout victory was actually achieved in the first round.

His next bout is said to have taken place on December 1, also in Panama. According to records, he beat Kid Brown in the first round that day, but, once again, the round in which the fight was over, and, in this case also, the actual date of the Charol-Brown bout, remain unclear. Kid Charol fought during an era when boxing records and the such were not always updated.

On January 1, 1923, Charol was held winless for the first time in his career, Enrique Ponce De Leon managing to fight to a ten-round draw (tie) with Charol.

Three more victories followed, and then, on August 25, he faced "Cuco Morales". Morales apparently insisted on fouling Kid Charol by hitting him low, and was disqualified in the second round.

Charol won three and drew one of his next four bouts, and then, on February 16, 1924, he was defeated for the first time, losing to Jimmy Finley by a fifteen-round decision in Havana. On his next fight, March 15 of the same year, Charol won the Cuban Middleweight title, when he knocked Rafael Fello Rodriguez in the fifth round of a rematch. Their first bout had ended in a fifteen-round draw.

Next, on April 1, he apparently fought a Homer Robertson. Whether this fight actually happened or not is also a mystery; some records show that Charol beat Robertson by a fifth-round knockout; other Kid Charol records do not list this fight as happening at all.

Kid Charol won four more fights, then headed to South America permanently. His first fight there, against Victor Alba, also has a mystery element, because, although it is believed that it took place on January 1, 1925, the date of the bout is not exactly known. Charol did defeat Alba by a first-round knockout in Lima, Peru.

On March 1, Kid Charol supposedly knocked out Alex Rely, also in Lima, in another fight whose exact date is not known.

After those two bouts, Charol moved on to Chile, fighting in Santiago three times. Once again, his first bout there, against Victor Contreras, happened without an exact date given on records, but it is generally believed that Charol outpointed Contreras over ten rounds in June 1925.

Charol returned to Cuba for one bout, defeating Abdel El Kebir by a fourth-round knockout on January 30, 1926. The very next day, he may have fought Jamaica's Peter Sung, winning by a ninth-round knockout. No proof exists that the fight with Sung ever happened, but a Jamaican newspaper published a story about it.

Charol won his next four fights, before moving to Argentina. On November 13, 1926, he made his Argentine debut by knocking Alejandro Trias out in five rounds at Buenos Aires.

On December 10, Charo dropped Luis Gaitieri ten times before stopping Gaitieri in the seventh round. Next came two fight trilogies that were sandwiched: Charol lost and drew with Michele Bonaglia before fighting three consecutive bouts with Eduardo Brissett. Having beaten Brissett once and drawn with him twice, Charol then faced Bonaglia for the third time, losing a twelve-round decision.

By then, Charol was starting to develop tuberculosis. It was during this time that his popularity among Argentine boxing fans rose even more, because, despite the fact that the public was aware of his illness, he fought on, winning three more bouts.

Charol's condition worsened, and by 1929, he started to spend a lot of time in a hospital. He managed, however, to keep training, and secured a fight with future International Boxing Hall of Fame member Dave Shade, who traveled to Argentina for the bout. Charol was hospitalized when he was asked if he wanted to fight with Chade. He was in critical condition when Chade arrived in Argentina. Despite these facts, Charol discharged himself from the hospital days before the bout, and he held Chade to a twelve-round draw, in a fight held on April 30 of that year.

This would turn out to be Charol's last fight, as his condition kept on worsening until he died five and a half months later, on October 7, in Buenos Aires.

Kid Charol had a record of 53 wins, 3 losses and 10 draws, with 34 wins by knockout.

## Professional boxing record

| 67 fights | 54 wins | 3 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 34 | 0 |
| By decision | 19 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 10 | 10 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 67 | Draw | 54–3–10 | Dave Shade | PTS | 12 | Apr 30, 1929 | Parque Romano, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 66 | Win | 54–3–9 | Ted Moore | PTS | 12 | Feb 7, 1929 | Club Atletico River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 65 | Loss | 53–3–9 | Charley Hahn | PTS | 12 | Dec 1, 1928 | River Plate Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 64 | Win | 53–2–9 | Armando De Carolis | TKO | 7 (12) | May 31, 1928 | Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 63 | Draw | 52–2–9 | Manuel K.O. Brissett | PTS | 12 | Apr 7, 1928 | River Plate Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 62 | Loss | 52–2–8 | Michele Bonaglia | PTS | 12 | Mar 10, 1928 | River Plate Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 61 | Win | 52–1–8 | Manuel K.O. Brissett | PTS | 10 | Jan 2, 1928 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 60 | Draw | 51–1–8 | Guillermo Silva | PTS | 12 | Nov 12, 1927 | Club Atletico Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 59 | Draw | 51–1–7 | Michele Bonaglia | PTS | 12 | Mar 19, 1927 | Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 58 | Win | 51–1–6 | Mario Bosisio | KO | 5 (12) | Feb 12, 1927 | Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 57 | Win | 50–1–6 | Luis Galtieri | KO | 7 (12) | Dec 10, 1926 | Parque Romano, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 56 | Win | 49–1–6 | Alejandro Trias | KO | 5 (12) | Nov 13, 1926 | Parque Romano, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 55 | Win | 48–1–6 | Jerome Vernier | PTS | 10 | Oct 16, 1926 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 54 | Draw | 47–1–6 | Alberto Icochea | PTS | 12 | Sep 26, 1926 | Plaza de Toros de Acho, Lima, Peru | |
| 53 | Win | 47–1–5 | Larry Estridge | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1926 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 52 | Win | 46–1–5 | Ricardo Alis | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 5, 1926 | Santos & Artigas, Havana, Cuba | |
| 51 | Win | 45–1–5 | Panama Joe Gans | PTS | 12 | Mar 6, 1926 | Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba | |
| 50 | Win | 44–1–5 | Jimmy Kelly | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 20, 1926 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 49 | Win | 43–1–5 | Peter Sung | KO | 9 (?) | Feb, 1926 | Cuba | Date and venue unknown |
| 48 | Win | 42–1–5 | Abd El Kebir | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 30, 1926 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 47 | Win | 41–1–5 | Willie Murray | PTS | 12 | Dec 26, 1925 | Hippodrome Circo, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
| 46 | Win | 40–1–5 | Pablo Munoz | KO | 4 (12) | Dec 12, 1925 | Hippodrome Circo, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
| 45 | Draw | 39–1–5 | Victor Contreras | PTS | 12 | Nov 7, 1925 | Hippodrome Circo, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
| 44 | Win | 39–1–4 | Alex Rely | TKO | 8 (?) | Aug 23, 1925 | Lima, Peru | |
| 43 | Draw | 38–1–4 | Manuel K.O. Brissett | PTS | 12 | Jul 19, 1925 | Lima, Peru | |
| 42 | Win | 38–1–3 | Victor Alva | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 1, 1925 | Lima, Peru | |
| 41 | Win | 37–1–3 | Kid Shadow | KO | 5 (12) | Nov 9, 1924 | Central American Stadium, Colon City, Panama | |
| 40 | Win | 36–1–3 | Bearcat Reid | KO | 3 (12) | Oct 25, 1924 | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama | |
| 39 | Win | 35–1–3 | Jimmy DeCapua | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 18, 1924 | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama | |
| 38 | Win | 34–1–3 | Gunboat Skee | KO | 1 (12) | Oct 11, 1924 | Santa Ana Pavilion, Panama City, Panama | |
| 37 | Win | 33–1–3 | Cabo Luis Guzman | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 20, 1924 | Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba | |
| 36 | Win | 32–1–3 | Clemente Sanchez | KO | 9 (10) | Sep 6, 1924 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 35 | Win | 31–1–3 | Homer Robertson | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 23, 1924 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 34 | Win | 30–1–3 | Joe Mallin | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 14, 1924 | Havana, Cuba | Round not certain |
| 33 | Win | 29–1–3 | Eladio Herrera | KO | 5 (?) | Jun 7, 1924 | Santos & Artigas, Havana, Cuba | |
| 32 | Win | 28–1–3 | Fred Archer | PTS | 12 | Apr 12, 1924 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 31 | Win | 27–1–3 | Rafael Fello Rodriguez | KO | 5 (?) | Mar 15, 1924 | Havana, Cuba | Won Cuban middleweight title |
| 30 | Loss | 26–1–3 | Jimmy Finley | PTS | 15 | Feb 16, 1924 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 29 | Win | 26–0–3 | Manuel Manso | KO | 8 (8) | Dec 26, 1923 | Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 28 | Win | 25–0–3 | Lester Lara | KO | 4 (?) | Dec 16, 1923 | Santos & Artigas, Havana, Cuba | Exact round not known |
| 27 | Draw | 24–0–3 | Eladio Herrera | PTS | 10 | Nov 15, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 26 | Win | 24–0–2 | Rafael Fello Rodriguez | PTS | 10 | Nov, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | Exact date unknown |
| 25 | Win | 23–0–2 | Estanislao Frias | PTS | 12 | Oct 28, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 24 | Win | 22–0–2 | Jesus Herrera | KO | 8 (8) | Oct 15, 1923 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Alberto Dumois | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 6, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 22 | Draw | 20–0–2 | Rafael Fello Rodriguez | PTS | 15 | Sep 12, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | For Cuban middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Cuco Morales | DQ | 2 (?) | Aug 25, 1923 | Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba | Morales DQ'd for persistent low blows |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Carlos Lopez | KO | 5 (?) | Aug 12, 1923 | Playa de Marianao, Havana, Cuba | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Eladio Herrera | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1923 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Eladio Herrera | PTS | 10 | Jul 21, 1923 | Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Clemente Sánchez | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Enrique Ponce de Leon | PTS | 10 | Jun, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | Exact date unknown |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Kid Campillo | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 16, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Eusebio Sole | KO | 3 (?) | May 20, 1923 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Jesus Herrera | PTS | 10 | May 10, 1923 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 12 | Draw | 11–0–1 | Enrique Ponce de Leon | PTS | 10 | Apr, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | Exact date unknown |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rafael Perez | PTS | 6 | Mar 4, 1923 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Carlos Lopez | KO | 9 (10) | Feb 11, 1923 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Carlos Lopez | KO | 5 (?) | Jan 8, 1923 | Havana, Cuba | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Miguel Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1922 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Manuel Manso | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 4, 1922 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Emilio Rodriguez | PTS | 10 | Sep 4, 1922 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | JA Rios | PTS | 10 | Jul 20, 1922 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Nestor Morejon | KO | 2 (?) | Jun 26, 1922 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Miguel Medina | PTS | 8 | Jun 18, 1922 | Santa Clara, Cuba | Month and day unknown |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | MS McVea | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 4, 1922 | Sagua, Cuba | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Fabio Lameida | KO | 3 (6) | May 20, 1922 | Sagua, Cuba | |
