Hugo Pastor Corro

Name: Hugo Pastor Corro
Alias: Itaka
Hometown: Ciudad Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
Birthplace: Eusebio Bustos, Mendoza, Argentina
Died: 2007-06-15 (Age:53)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 173cm
Reach: 172cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Notes

• Hugo Corro, who won two comeback bouts in 1988 after a seven year absence, lost via first round knockout to middleweight contender Juan Domingo Roldan of Argentina on September 16, 1988, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] After a draw over 10 rounds in December 1988, and getting knocked out in the fourth round in February 1989, Corro's attempt comeback ended.
• Older brother of 32-4-3 Argentine lightweight contender Osvaldo Omar Corro who fought between 1985 and 1994. Osvaldo held the South American Lightweight title in 1993, and inspired his brother's comeback try.
• Died of acute liver disease at age 53 in 2007. Won world middleweight title shortly after fellow Argentine Carlos Monzon retired. Monzon died at age 52 in 1995 in a car accident, an eerie dying young parallel.

Preceded by: Rodrigo Valdez

WBA Middleweight Champion WBC Middleweight Champion 1978 Apr 22 – 1979 Jun 30

Succeeded by: Vito Antuofermo