Agustin Mauro Gauto

Agustin Mauro Gauto (born 31 December 1997) is an Argentinian professional boxer who held the WBO International light-flyweight title in 2019. As of December 2021, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active mini-flyweight by The Ring.

Professional boxing career Gauto made his professional debut against Mauro Ezequiel Quinteros on 16 September 2017, and won the fight by unanimous decision. He amassed a 7–0 record before being scheduled to fight for his first title, the vacant South American light flyweight title, against Nohel Arambulet on 8 June 2018. Arambulet retired from the bout at the end of the eight round. Gauto was scheduled to make his first title defense against Luis Golindano on 1 September 2018. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.

Gauto was scheduled to fight Jose Antonio Jimenez for the vacant WBO Latino light-flyweight title on 31 October 2018. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

Gauto fought Jesus Cervantes Villanueva for the vacant IBF Youth light-flyweight title on 6 April 2019. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. Gauto was scheduled to defend his newly acquired title just three weeks later, on 27 April 2019, against Mauro Nicolas Liendro. He beat Liendro by a sixth-round knockout.

Gauto was scheduled to fight Jorge Luis Orozco for the vacant WBO International light-flyweight title on 28 September 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Gauto made the first defense of his WBO International title against Kenny Cano on 16 November 2019, two months after winning it. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.

Gauto made the second defense of his WBO International light-flyweight title against Julio Mendoza on 29 February 2020. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Gauto was next scheduled to face Juan Jose Jurado on 12 December 2020, in a 117 lbs catchweight bout. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

Gauto was scheduled to face David Barreto on 13 November 2021, in his first fight outside of the American continents, as the bout was scheduled to take place in Duesseldorf, Germany. Barreto later withdrew from the fight due to a positive COVID-19 test, and was replaced by Jaba Memishishi. Gauto made quick work of Memishishi, stopping him by technical knockout in the first round. Gauto was next booked to face Miel Fajardo on 5 March 2022. The event was eventually postponed to 26 March. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout. It was the first loss of his professional career.

In his U.S. debut on 6 April 2024, in Las Vegas, Gauto was stopped by Galal Yafai in the eighth round.

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