Horacio Accavallo

Horacio Accavallo
Statistics
Real name	Horacio Enrique Accavallo
Nickname(s)	Roquiño
Rated at	Flyweight
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1934-10-14) October 14, 1934 Villa Diamante, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	83
Wins	75
Wins by KO	34
Losses	2
Draws	6
No contests	0

Horacio Enrique Accavallo (born October 14, 1934) is an Argentine retired flyweight boxer who fought from 1956 until 1967. He retired with a record of 75 wins (34 KOs), 2 losses and 6 draws.

Accavallo fought mainly in Argentina. On March 1, 1966 he won the WBA world flyweight championship by outpointing Katsuyoshi Takayama on a 15 round split decision in Tokyo, Japan. Accavallo had been the number one contender for the title held by Salvatore Burruni, but Burruni chose to defend the title against someone other than Accavallo. Since the WBA had mandated that Burruni fight Accavallo, it stripped the champion of his crown and sanctioned the Accavallo-Takayama match for its version of the title.

Accavallo retired as the reigning WBA champion after escaping with a controversial 15 round split decision victory over former world flyweight champion Hiroyuki Ebihara.^[1]

Awards
Preceded by Bernardo Otaño	Olimpia de Oro 1966	Succeeded by Roberto de Vicenzo

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