Avenamar Peralta

Ramón Avenamar Peralta (January 3, 1943 – October 13, 2014) was an Argentine professional boxer who fought 150 times and challenged for the European Boxing Union (EBU) light heavyweight title.

Biography Ramón Avenamar Peralta, mostly just known as Avenamar Peralta was born on January 3, 1943, in San Juan, Argentina. He resided in Quilmes, Argentina and is the younger brother of fellow Argentinian boxer and Heavyweight division contender Gregorio "Goyo" Peralta. After boxing, he has devoted his life to his wife Mercedes and father to Avenamar Jr., Marta and Patricia Pérez. Avenamar also earned Spanish citizenship.

Amateur career Peralta had an impressive background for his Amateur boxing career, having set a record of 61 wins with only 4 losses and 5 draws, he was defeated by: Luis Servioli in the Argentina Boxing Federation, Pedro Ruppel in Olavarría, Salvador Manganelli in Azul, Buenos Aires and "Quito" Torres in Loma Negra. In addition, Peralta was the national amateur middleweight champion in Mar del Plata back in 1961.

Professional career At the age of 21 on June 12, 1965, Avenamar Peralta made his debut against fellow debutant compatriot Raul Diaz in Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina, who he beat via third-round TKO out of their eight-round scheduled bout. He would fight opponents with low competition and low profiles making him comprise a record of 36–0 with 3 draws with his most impressive win being a ninth-round knockout against compatriot Argentine Middleweight title-challenger Ignacio Magallanes.