Oscar Bonavena was born in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina on September 25, 1942. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on January 3, 1964 against Lou Hicks. Bonavena defeated Hicks via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Bonavena's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Billy Joiner at age 33, on February 26, 1976.
Some of Oscar Bonavena's best fights have been against George Chuvalo, Leotis Martin, and Zora Folley. For a complete list of Bonavena's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Oscar Bonavena".
Bonavena has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Oscar Bonavena Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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68 | Feb 26, 1976 | 33 | Billy Joiner | win | UD 10 |
67 | Nov 01, 1975 | 33 | Raul Gorosito | win | PTS 10 |
66 | Nov 12, 1974 | 32 | Mani Vaka | win | TKO 5 |
65 | Oct 18, 1974 | 32 | Oliver Wright | win | KO 9 |
64 | Sep 21, 1974 | 31 | Bob Mashburn | win | KO 2 |
63 | Jul 13, 1974 | 31 | Larry Renaud | win | KO 3 |
62 | May 21, 1974 | 31 | Larry Middleton | win | UD 12 |
61 | Mar 19, 1974 | 31 | Ron Lyle 33 26-1-1 | loss | UD 12 |
60 | Nov 20, 1973 | 31 | Terry Sorrell | win | TKO 2 |
59 | Aug 15, 1973 | 30 | Lou Bailey | win | UD 10 |
58 | Aug 06, 1973 | 30 | Roy Wallace | win | TKO 6 |
57 | Jul 23, 1973 | 30 | Leroy Caldwell | win | TKO 2 |
56 | Feb 11, 1972 | 29 | Floyd Patterson 37 53-7-1 | loss | UD 10 |
55 | Oct 04, 1971 | 29 | Alvin Blue Lewis | win | DQ 7 |
54 | Dec 07, 1970 | 28 | Muhammad Ali 28 30-0 | loss | TKO 15 |
53 | Oct 29, 1970 | 28 | Luis Faustino Pires | win | TKO 4 |
52 | Jul 04, 1970 | 27 | James J Woody | win | KO 5 |
51 | May 09, 1970 | 27 | Manuel Ramos | win | KO 1 |
50 | Apr 24, 1970 | 27 | Jose Humberto Menno | win | KO 2 |
49 | Mar 21, 1970 | 27 | Santiago Alberto Lovell | win | KO 7 |
48 | Jan 10, 1970 | 27 | Miguel Angel Paez | loss | DQ 7 |
47 | Dec 13, 1969 | 27 | Santiago Alberto Lovell | win | TKO 9 |
46 | Aug 08, 1969 | 26 | Gregorio Peralta | draw | PTS 10 |
45 | Jun 20, 1969 | 26 | Wilhelm Von Homburg | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Mar 05, 1969 | 26 | Luis Faustino Pires | win | RTD 8 |
43 | Dec 10, 1968 | 26 | Joe Frazier 24 21-0 | loss | UD 15 |
42 | Nov 09, 1968 | 26 | Jim Fletcher | win | KO 1 |
41 | Sep 07, 1968 | 25 | Leotis Martin 29 26-4 | win | UD 10 |
40 | Jul 06, 1968 | 25 | Zora Folley 37 76-9-6 | win | MD 10 |
39 | Jun 01, 1968 | 25 | Roberto Davila | win | UD 10 |
38 | Apr 20, 1968 | 25 | Lee Carr | win | KO 3 |
37 | Mar 08, 1968 | 25 | Alberto Benassi | win | KO 3 |
36 | Feb 16, 1968 | 25 | Felipe Marich | win | TKO 6 |
35 | Dec 02, 1967 | 25 | Jimmy Ellis 27 24-5 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Sep 16, 1967 | 24 | Karl Mildenberger | win | UD 12 |
33 | Aug 05, 1967 | 24 | Carlos Vazquez | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Jul 22, 1967 | 24 | Luis Faustino Pires | win | RTD 5 |
31 | Jun 23, 1967 | 24 | Pablo Sagrispanti | win | KO 2 |
30 | Apr 08, 1967 | 24 | Hubert Hilton | win | TKO 10 |
29 | Jan 21, 1967 | 24 | Jose Giorgetti | win | KO 9 |
28 | Dec 01, 1966 | 24 | Roberto Veliz | win | KO 4 |
27 | Nov 18, 1966 | 24 | Alberto Benassi | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Oct 22, 1966 | 24 | Amos Johnson | win | UD 10 |
25 | Oct 07, 1966 | 24 | Alberto Benassi | win | KO 5 |
24 | Sep 21, 1966 | 23 | Joe Frazier 22 11-0 | loss | SD 10 |
23 | Jun 23, 1966 | 23 | George Chuvalo 28 35-12-2 | win | MD 10 |
22 | Apr 16, 1966 | 23 | Jose Giorgetti | win | UD 10 |
21 | Mar 12, 1966 | 23 | Jose Giorgetti | loss | DQ 8 |
20 | Feb 12, 1966 | 23 | Bruno Segura | win | KO 2 |
19 | Nov 13, 1965 | 23 | Billy Daniels | win | KO 1 |
18 | Oct 22, 1965 | 23 | Hector Wilson | win | KO 2 |
17 | Oct 09, 1965 | 23 | Pablo Sagrispanti | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Sep 04, 1965 | 22 | Gregorio Peralta | win | UD 12 |
15 | Aug 06, 1965 | 22 | Alberto Gonzales | win | KO 2 |
14 | Jul 23, 1965 | 22 | Eduardo Corletti | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jun 26, 1965 | 22 | Rodolfo Diaz | win | TKO 4 |
12 | May 28, 1965 | 22 | Rogelio Fernando Gregorutti | win | KO 2 |
11 | Apr 30, 1965 | 22 | Carlos Vazquez | win | KO 3 |
10 | Apr 16, 1965 | 22 | Rene Sosa | win | KO 2 |
9 | Feb 26, 1965 | 22 | Zora Folley 33 68-7-4 | loss | UD 10 |
8 | Dec 18, 1964 | 22 | Billy Stephan | win | TKO 6 |
7 | Nov 13, 1964 | 22 | Dick Wipperman | win | UD 10 |
6 | Aug 21, 1964 | 21 | Tom McNeeley | win | TKO 5 |
5 | May 29, 1964 | 21 | Byron Stoimenides | win | KO 1 |
4 | May 05, 1964 | 21 | Leslie Borden | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Mar 10, 1964 | 21 | Wendell Newton | win | TKO 5 |
2 | Feb 04, 1964 | 21 | Everett Copeland | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jan 03, 1964 | 21 | Lou Hicks | win | TKO 1 |