Sergio Víctor Palma

Sergio Víctor Palma
Sergio Víctor Palma
	A magazine cover featuring Sergio Víctor Palma (left) and Roberto Durán
Born	1 January 1956; La Tigra, Chaco, Argentina
Died	28 June 2021 (aged 65); Mar del Plata,; Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super bantamweight
Height	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	62
Wins	52
Wins by KO	20
Losses	5
Draws	5

Sergio Víctor Palma (1 January 1956 – 28 June 2021) was an Argentine who was the World Boxing Association's world Super Bantamweight boxing champion from 1980 until 1982.

Professional career

Palma was born in the town of La Tigra. He made his professional debut on 15 January 1976, he fought for his first world title in 1979 when he faced Ricardo Cardona but came up just short losing a close decision. He would not waste his second opportunity when he faced reigning champion Leo Randolph the following year and stopped him in the fifth round to become WBA super bantamweight champion. His would go on to defend the title five times, with his final defense coming against former champion Jorge Luján,^[1] before Leo Cruz beat him in a rematch for the title. After the loss. He would fight only 6 times over 8 years, finally retiring from the sport in 1990.

Professional boxing record

62 fights	52 wins	5 losses
By knockout	20	1
By decision	31	3
By disqualification	1	1
Draws	5

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
62	Win	52–5–5	Juan Domingo Nogueira	PTS	10	1990-08-10	General Arenales, Argentina
61	Win	51–5–5	Hugo Roberto Villarruel	PTS	10	1989-12-15	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina
60	Draw	50–5–5	Raúl Gómez	PTS	10	1985-01-04	Centro de Educacion Física, Mar del Plata, Argentina
59	Loss	50–5–4	Juan Domingo Malvarez	KO	6 (10)	1983-06-04	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
58	Win	50–4–4	Esteban Apolinario Bustos	TKO	6 (6)	1983-05-20	Mar del Plata, Argentina
57	Win	49–4–4	Ramon Fernando Sosa	PTS	10	1983-04-09	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
56	Loss	48–4–4	Leo Cruz	UD	15	1982-06-12	Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.	Lost WBA super-bantamweight title
55	Win	48–3–4	Américo Marino Suárez	PTS	10	1982-04-02	Formosa, Argentina
54	Win	47–3–4	Jorge Luján	UD	15	1982-01-15	Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba, Argentina	Retained WBA super-bantamweight title
53	Win	46–3–4	Vichit Muangroi-et	UD	15	1981-10-03	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBA super-bantamweight title
52	Win	45–3–4	Ricardo Cardona	TKO	12 (15), 1:44	1981-08-15	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBA super-bantamweight title
51	Win	44–3–4	Juan Carlos Totaro	KO	2 (10)	1981-07-03	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
50	Win	43–3–4	Danilo Batista	KO	9 (10)	1981-05-07	Caleta Olivia, Argentina
49	Win	42–3–4	Leo Cruz	UD	15	1981-04-04	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBA super-bantamweight title
48	Win	41–3–4	Máximo Ballesteros	KO	4 (10)	1981-02-13	Rosario, Argentina
47	Win	40–3–4	Hugo Fica	KO	3 (10)	1980-12-20	Resistencia, Argentina
46	Win	39–3–4	Ulises Morales	TKO	9 (15), 1:20	1980-11-08	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained WBA super-bantamweight title
45	Win	38–3–4	Leo Randolph	TKO	5 (15), 1:12	1980-08-09	Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, U.S.	Won WBA super-bantamweight title
44	Win	37–3–4	Juan José Brizuela	PTS	10	1980-06-07	Pergamino, Argentina
43	Win	36–3–4	Juan Carlos Totaro	PTS	10	1980-05-17	Mar del Plata, Argentina
42	Loss	35–3–4	Ricardo Cardona	UD	15	1979-12-15	Plaza de Toros, Barranquilla, Colombia	For WBA super-bantamweight title
41	Win	35–2–4	Miguel Ángel Lobera	KO	3 (12)	1979-11-09	Villa Ángela, Argentina	Won vacant South American super-bantamweight title
40	Win	34–2–4	Néstor Jiménez	PTS	10	1979-10-20	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
39	Win	33–2–4	Gilberto López	PTS	10	1979-09-28	Villa Regina, Argentina
38	Win	32–2–4	Francisco Acosta	TKO	7 (10)	1979-08-10	Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Retained Argentine super-bantamweight title
37	Win	31–2–4	Roberto Walter Haidar	KO	4 (10)	1979-07-13	General Pico, Argentina
36	Win	30–2–4	Raúl Eduardo Pérez	PTS	10	1979-06-15	Córdoba, Argentina
35	Win	29–2–4	Gilberto López	PTS	10	1979-05-18	Resistencia, Argentina
34	Win	28–2–4	Gilberto López	PTS	10	1979-05-04	Caleta Olivia, Argentina
33	Win	27–2–4	Héctor Hugo López	KO	5 (10)	1979-04-06	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
32	Win	26–2–4	Rubén Higinio Butiler	TKO	10 (12)	1979-03-16	Bariloche, Argentina	Retained Argentine super-bantamweight title
31	Win	25–2–4	Juan Diego Vega Ramírez	DQ	3 (10)	1979-01-27	Villa Huidobro, Argentina
30	Win	24–2–4	Gilberto López	UD	10	1978-12-15	Curuzú Cuatiá, Argentina
29	Win	23–2–4	Carlos Alberto Betbeder	PTS	10	1978-11-10	Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
28	Win	22–2–4	Raúl Eduardo Pérez	PTS	10	1978-10-28	Mar del Plata, Argentina
27	Win	21–2–4	Arnoldo Agüero	PTS	12	1978-09-30	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained Argentine super-bantamweight title
26	Win	20–2–4	Rubén Mateo Granado	KO	10 (12)	1978-08-12	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Retained Argentine super-bantamweight title
25	Win	19–2–4	Juan Carlos Acosta	KO	3 (10)	1978-07-21	Villa Ángela, Argentina
24	Win	18–2–4	Pablo Lencina	KO	2 (10)	1978-07-07	Curuzú Cuatiá, Argentina
23	Win	17–2–4	Juan Diego Vega Ramírez	PTS	10	1978-06-16	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
22	Win	16–2–4	Hugo Melgarejo	PTS	12	1978-05-19	Bariloche, Argentina	Won vacant South American super-bantamweight title
21	Win	15–2–4	David Juan Carlos González	PTS	10	1978-04-22	Maximo Paz, Argentina
20	Win	14–2–4	Benicio Segundo Sosa	TKO	7 (10)	1978-04-08	Sierras Bayas, Argentina
19	Win	13–2–4	Arnoldo Agüero	TD	7 (10)	1978-02-03	Mar del Plata, Argentina	Retained Argentine super-bantamweight title
18	Loss	12–2–4	Manuel Antonio Almada	DQ	4 (10)	1977-12-23	Coronel Pringles, Argentina
17	Draw	12–1–4	Carlos Mariano Córdoba	PTS	10	1977-12-09	Río Tercero, Argentina
16	Win	12–1–3	Arnoldo Agüero	PTS	12	1977-10-15	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won vacant Argentine super-bantamweight title
15	Win	11–1–3	Jose Teodomiro Casas	TKO	8 (10)	1977-09-12	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
14	Draw	10–1–3	Hugo José Emer	PTS	10	1977-07-13	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
13	Win	10–1–2	Ricardo Gómez	PTS	10	1977-04-22	Reconquista, Argentina
12	Win	9–1–2	Juan Aravena	PTS	10	1977-03-25	Bariloche, Argentina
11	Loss	8–1–2	Felix González	PTS	10	1977-03-09	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
10	Draw	8–0–2	Gilberto López	PTS	10	1977-01-19	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
9	Draw	8–0–1	Jose Teodomiro Casas	PTS	10	1976-12-04	Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
8	Win	8–0	Jose Vicario	PTS	10	1976-09-29	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
7	Win	7–0	Romualdo Agramonte	RTD	7 (8)	1976-08-06	Trenque Lauquen, Argentina
6	Win	6–0	Ricardo Gómez	PTS	8	1976-07-17	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5	Win	5–0	Hector Ramón Barreto	PTS	6	1976-06-11	Villaguay, Argentina
4	Win	4–0	Emilio Haedo	PTS	6	1976-05-08	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3	Win	3–0	Jose Horacio Izquierdo	PTS	6	1976-04-07	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Manuel Muñoz	RTD	4 (6)	1976-02-15	Mar del Plata, Argentina
1	Win	1–0	Ricardo Gómez	PTS	6	1976-01-15	Pergamino, Argentina

Death

Palma resided in Mar del Plata where he died from complications related to COVID-19 on 28 June 2021, at the age of 65.^[2]

References

^ "Eusebio Pedroza will defend his World Boxing Association featherweight..." United Press International. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ "SERGIO VICTOR PALMA, FORMER WBA 122-POUND TITLEHOLDER, DEAD AT 65". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

External links

Boxing record for Sergio Víctor Palma from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title	Argentine super-bantamweight Champion October 15, 1977 – 1980 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Cesar Alfredo Villarruel
Vacant Title last held by Rubén Váldez	South American super-bantamweight Champion May 19, 1978 – 1978 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Rubén Váldez
Vacant Title last held by Rubén Váldez	South American super-bantamweight Champion November 9, 1979 – August 9, 1980 Won world title	Vacant Title next held by Cesar Alfredo Villarruel
World boxing titles
Preceded by Leo Randolph	WBA super-bantamweight champion August 9, 1980 – June 12, 1982	Succeeded by Leo Cruz
Awards
Previous: Diego Maradona	Olimpia de Oro 1980	Next: Marcelo Alexandre

[1] "Eusebio Pedroza will defend his World Boxing Association featherweight..." United Press International. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[2] "SERGIO VICTOR PALMA, FORMER WBA 122-POUND TITLEHOLDER, DEAD AT 65". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

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