Amílcar Vidal
Born
Amílcar Vidal Jr.

(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996
Montevideo, Uruguay
NationalityUruguayan
Other namesPety
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Reach189 cm (74 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO13
Losses1

Amílcar Vidal Jr. (born 26 February 1996) is an Uruguayan professional boxer who has held the WBC Latino middleweight title since 2019.

Early life

Vidal was born on 26 February 1996 in Montevideo, growing up in the Unión neighborhood of the city.[1] His father, also named Amílcar, was an amateur boxer in the 1960s and opened his own gym in 2010.[2][3] His older brothers, Richard and Alejandro, boxed as well, inspiring Amílcar Jr. to enter the ring at age five.[1]

As an amateur, Vidal made his debut at the age of 16 in Brazil and had 60 bouts.[2][3]

Professional career

Vidal made his professional debut on 14 April 2018, knocking out compatriot Rodrigo Ferrari in Mercedes, Uruguay.[4] On 26 January 2019, he stopped an undefeated Carlos Capelari with a hook to the liver in the first round of their bout in Montevideo to win the vacant WBC FECONSUR middleweight title.[5][6] Vidal retained the belt with an eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) win over Martín Bulacio in Buenos Aires that May.[7] On 3 August 2019, he defeated Nicolás Luque Palacios via unanimous decision at the Palacio Peñarol in Montevideo to win the vacant WBC Latino middleweight title, with the judges' scorecards reading 99–91, 97–93 and 96–94.[4] It was Vidal's first fight to go the distance, ending his streak of eight consecutive stoppage victories. He ended the year by making his U.S. debut against fellow undefeated contender Zach Prieto on a ShoBox card at the WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan, Iowa.[8][9] Vidal floored Prieto twice early on, forcing referee Mark Nelson to wave off the fight with one second remaining in the first round.[8] After another first-round TKO win over an undefeated Leopoldo Reyna,[10] he knocked out an undefeated Edward Ortiz in two rounds at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[11]

On 17 July 2021, Vidal went the distance with Immanuwel Aleem, scoring a majority decision victory over the American veteran on the undercard of the Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño world title unification bout at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.[12] WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán said that Vidal "had a sensational fight, in which he proved to be a real prospect, worthy of being ranked highly."[13] On 29 December 2021, he defeated Martín Bulacio in a rematch via unanimous decision (99–91, 97–93, 96–94) to retain his WBC Latino middleweight title, improving his record to 14–0.[4][14]

Personal life

Vidal temporarily moved to Mexico in 2016 to train and continue his amateur career.[15] He was run over by a truck while jogging in the State of Mexico, spending over two months in the hospital.[1][16] Vidal suffered a broken pelvis and had to undergo surgery on his left arm, being told he would never walk again.[16]

Vidal's father and trainer, Amílcar Sr., died about a month after his win over Immanuwel Aleem in 2021.[17]

Professional boxing record

17 fights 16 wins 1 loss
By knockout 12 1
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
17 Loss 16–1 United States Elijah Garcia KO 4 (10), 2:17 4 Mar 2023 United States Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, US Lost WBC Latino middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Argentina Gabriel Omar Diaz UD 10 29 Jul 2022 Uruguay Estadio American Box, Montevideo, Uruguay Retained WBC Latino middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Paraguay Osmar Gustavo Dominguez Chamorro TKO 2 (10), 1:22 2 Apr 2022 Argentina Polideportivo Municipal Roberto De Vicenzo, Berazategui, Argentina Retained WBC Latino middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Argentina Martín Bulacio UD 10 29 Dec 2021 Argentina Polideportivo Municipal Roberto De Vicenzo, Berazategui, Argentina Retained WBC Latino middleweight title
13 Win 13–0 United States Immanuwel Aleem MD 10 17 Jul 2021 United States AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 United States Edward Ortiz KO 2 (10), 1:58 14 Nov 2020 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Mexico Leopoldo Reyna TKO 1 (10) 4 Jan 2020 Uruguay Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay
10 Win 10–0 United States Zach Prieto TKO 1 (8), 2:59 15 Nov 2019 United States WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan, Iowa, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Argentina Nicolás Luque Palacios UD 10 3 Aug 2019 Uruguay Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay Won vacant WBC Latino middleweight title
8 Win 8–0 Argentina Martín Bulacio TKO 8 (10) 10 May 2019 Argentina Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBC FECONSUR middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Argentina Carlos Capelari KO 1 (10) 26 Jan 2019 Uruguay Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay Won vacant WBC FECONSUR middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Argentina Pablo Sergio Pastor KO 2 (6), 1:09 24 Nov 2018 Uruguay Club Atlético Rentistas, Montevideo, Uruguay
5 Win 5–0 Argentina Walter Dario Lizardo TKO 1 (4) 20 Oct 2018 Argentina Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Argentina Genaro Daniel Nozzi KO 2 (4), 1:13 11 Aug 2018 Uruguay Fronton del Campus Municipal, Maldonado, Uruguay
3 Win 3–0 Argentina Marcelo Marcos Madrid TKO 1 (4), 1:17 16 Jun 2018 Uruguay Pabellón de las Rosas, Piriápolis, Uruguay
2 Win 2–0 Argentina Jonathan David Mason KO 1 (4), 1:50 12 May 2018 Uruguay Fronton del Campus Municipal, Maldonado, Uruguay
1 Win 1–0 Uruguay Rodrigo Ferrari KO 2 (4) 14 Apr 2018 Uruguay Club de Remeros Mercedes, Mercedes, Uruguay

References

  1. 1 2 3 Irusta, Carlos (16 November 2020). "Amilcar Vidal, ese sueño celeste del boxeo uruguayo". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Amilcar Vidal Jr volvió a ganar con otro duro y rápido nocaut: quién es la promesa del boxeo uruguayo que busca meterse entre los mejores del mundo". Infobae (in Spanish). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Perini, Lucas (31 July 2019). "Nacido para ser boxeador". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2022 – via Issuu.
  4. 1 2 3 Castillo, Elisinio (30 December 2021). "Amilcar Vidal Decisions Bulacio Over Ten To Retain WBC regional Belt". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Amilcar Vidal campeón sudamericano del CMB". Salimo.uy (in Spanish). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Vidal ganó el título Sudamericano". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Amílcar Vidal noqueó en Buenos Aires". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 Salazar, Francisco (16 November 2019). "George Gets Disputed Win Over Escudero, Vidal Blasts Prieto". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Chavez, Felix F. (16 November 2019). "El Paso middleweight Zach Prieto stopped in first round on Friday night". El Paso Times. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Salazar, Francisco (5 January 2020). "Amilcar Vidal Demolishes Leopoldo Reyna in One Round". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Donovan, Jake (14 November 2020). "Amilcar Vidal Overwhelms, Stops Edward Ortiz Inside Of Two Rounds". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Idec, Keith (17 July 2021). "Amilcar Vidal Fights Through Fire, Wins Majority Decision Over Aleem". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "WBC Prez: Charlo-Castano Had Fair Result, One of The Best Fights in Years". Boxing Scene. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  14. ↑ Salazar, Francisco (29 December 2021). "Middleweight prospect Amilcar Vidal remains unbeaten with decision over Martin Bulacio". The Ring. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Amilcar Vidal, el boxeador que sigue el legado de su familia y defiende el título sudamericano". Referí (in Spanish). El Observador. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  16. 1 2 Salazar, Francisco (3 January 2020). "Amilcar Vidal continues to climb the middleweight ranks, captures the attention of Showtime". The Ring. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Salazar, Francisco (28 December 2021). "Amilcar Vidal risks his unbeaten record in Argentina on Wednesday". The Ring. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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