Amílcar Vidal

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. His father, also named Amílcar, was an amateur boxer in the 1960s and opened his own gym in 2010. His older brothers, Richard and Alejandro, boxed as well, inspiring Amílcar Jr. to enter the ring at age five. 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. Vidal retained the belt with an eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) win over Martín Bulacio in Buenos Aires that May. 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. Vidal floored Prieto twice early on, forcing referee Mark Nelson to wave off the fight with one second remaining in the first round. he knocked out an undefeated Edward Ortiz in two rounds at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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. 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." 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.

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

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