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José Domingo Carattoli born in La Plata, BA, Argentina, in September 30, 1906. He was the first Latinamerican Light Heavyweight who had the stature of World Champion, and, with the exception of Jorge Ahumada against Bob Foster, none other Argentinian faced and defeated the rivals of the hierarchy that Carattoli did.
The pro career of José Carattoli was from 1928 to 1936. He was Argentinian Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion. Paradoxically, his left hand, the most powerful acquaintance in the Argentinian pugilism, not only furnished his way to the sporting greatness: too, fractured twice, forced him to a premature retirement, when he was in his height and the biggest conquests could to be able for him.
Between his principal triumphs are: over Víctor Avendaño, the first Iberoamerican Olympic Champion, in 1928, Light Heavyweight (K.O. 2) Vicente Olivieri, former Argentinian LH Champion (K.O. 6) Alberto Icochea (PTS) José Concha (twice by K.O.) Guillermo Silva (TKO 3) The famous Basque Isidoro Gastañaga (TKO 6) [Gastañaga, on October 15, 1937, secluded Carattoli, beat on points the Light Heavyweight World Champion John Henry Lewis] The American Tommy Loughran, considered by several reviewers the greatest Light Heavyweight of all times, confronted Carattoli in one of the largest sporting events of his era in Buenos Aires, October 6, 1934. By unanimous decision José Carattoli win clearly over the great Tommy Loughran… On February 21, 1935, they returned to fight, but this time, José breaked his famous left hand and arrived to the draw, but one judge voted Carattoli as the victorious. There haven’t doubts: Carattoli was in the same rank of Tommy Loughran. Because of his reiterated injuries in his most important hand, José Carattoli choosed to retire; in that moment, probably, he was the best Light Heavyweight of the world.
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