Nicolino Locche

Nicolino Locche
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Real nameNicolino Felipe Locche
Nickname(s)El Intocable (The Untouchable)
Weight(s)Light Welterweight
NationalityArgentine
BornSeptember 2, 1939
Tunuyan, Mendoza, Argentina
DiedSeptember 7, 2005(2005-09-07) (aged 66)
Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights136
Wins117
Wins by KO14
Losses4
Draws14
No contests1

Nicolino Locche (September 2, 1939 – September 7, 2005) was an Argentine boxer from Tunuyán, Mendoza who held the World Junior Welterweight title from 1968 to 1972. Locche is often cited as one of the finest defensive boxers of all time and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.

Boxing career

His family came from the Sardinian village of Villasor, located near Cagliari. Locche was known as "El Intocable" ("The Untouchable") due to his defensive mastery, and became the Lineal and WBA Light Welterweight Champion in Tokyo, Japan on December 12, 1968, after defeating Paul Takeshi Fuji by technical knockout after Fuji refused to start the 10th round out of frustration because of exhaustion and his inability to connect punches on "The Untouchable," according to the Argentine boxing commentators' recount of the bout (Dotora, 2004).

Locche became an idol in Argentina and routinely sold out the Luna Park, Buenos Aires every time he fought at the well known boxing arena. His boxing style made him a legend. He possessed uncanny reflexes, standing in front of his opponents with his hands lowered at his sides, behind his back or even resting on his knees as he slipped, bobbed and weaved to avoid his opponent's punches.

Numerous Argentine sources also cite the fact that Locche's approach towards submitting himself to traditional boxing training and discipline was sometimes lackadaisical. For example, Locche was a known habitual cigarette smoker throughout most if not all of his boxing career and his adherence to the strict dietary requirements of his trade was often quite flexible. It was not unusual to see his seconds crowd around him during the 1 minute break between rounds where he would be puffing furiously on a cigarette.

Locche defended his title six times, against Carlos Hernandez, João Henrique, Adolph Pruitt, Antonio Cervantes and Domingo Barrera Corpas, before losing it to Alfonso Frazier in Panama on March 10, 1972. Locche failed to regain the World Champion belt in a rematch with Cervantes (a.k.a., Kid Pambelé) and retired in 1975.

He was champion of Mendoza, Argentina, and South American lightweight and Jr. welterweight. Locche turned professional at the age of 19 and amassed a record of 117-4-14 (14 draws). He was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. The Ring has retroactively certified him as lineal Junior Welterweight champion from 1968 to 1972.

Locche died in Las Heras in 2005 of heart failure.

Professional boxing record

136 fights 117 wins 4 losses
By knockout 14 1
By decision 103 3
Draws 14
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
136 Win 117–4–14 (1) Ricardo Molina PTS 10 Aug 7, 1976 San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
135 Win 116–4–14 (1) Lorenzo Trujillo UD 10 May 8, 1976 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
134 Win 115–4–14 (1) Emilio Villa PTS 10 Jan 17, 1976 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
133 Win 114–4–14 (1) Obdulio Rogelio Zarza PTS 10 Dec 19, 1975 Rio Cuarto, Argentina
132 Win 113–4–14 (1) Jimmy Heair UD 10 Oct 17, 1975 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
131 Win 112–4–14 (1) Omar Hermelindo Zarza PTS 10 Sep 13, 1975 Venado Tuerto, Argentina
130 Win 111–4–14 (1) Javier Ayala PTS 10 Aug 9, 1975 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
129 Loss 110–4–14 (1) Antonio Cervantes RTD 10 (15), 3:00 Mar 17, 1973 Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela For WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
128 Win 110–3–14 (1) Benny Huertas PTS 10 Feb 9, 1973 Club Gimnasia y Esgrima, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
127 Win 109–3–14 (1) Pedro Adigue Jr. PTS 10 Jan 25, 1973 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
126 Win 108–3–14 (1) Ray Mercado PTS 10 Dec 16, 1972 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
125 Win 107–3–14 (1) Gerardo Ferrat PTS 10 Nov 18, 1972 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
124 Loss 106–3–14 (1) Alfonso Frazer UD 15 Mar 10, 1972 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama Lost WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
123 Win 106–2–14 (1) Nicolas Arkuzsyn PTS 10 Feb 16, 1972 Cruz del Eje, Argentina
122 Win 105–2–14 (1) Juan Carlos Peralta PTS 10 Feb 4, 1972 San Juan, Argentina
121 Win 104–2–14 (1) Antonio Cervantes UD 15 Dec 11, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
120 Win 103–2–14 (1) Antonio Ortiz PTS 10 Nov 13, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
119 Win 102–2–14 (1) Angel Roman PTS 10 Oct 29, 1971 Salta, Argentina
118 Win 101–2–14 (1) Domingo Barrera SD 15 Apr 3, 1971 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
117 Win 100–2–14 (1) Adan Gomez PTS 10 Mar 10, 1971 La Falda, Argentina
116 Win 99–2–14 (1) Juan Carlos Peralta PTS 10 Feb 14, 1971 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
115 Win 98–2–14 (1) Adolph Pruitt UD 15 May 16, 1970 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
114 Win 97–2–14 (1) Marcelino Acevedo TKO 9 (10) Apr 18, 1970 Club Ramon Santamarina, Tandil, Argentina
113 Win 96–2–14 (1) Martin Oscar Juarez PTS 10 Apr 3, 1970 Rosario, Argentina
112 Win 95–2–14 (1) João Henrique UD 15 Oct 11, 1969 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
111 Win 94–2–14 (1) Angel Roman PTS 10 Aug 22, 1969 Cordoba, Argentina
110 Win 93–2–14 (1) German Gastelbondo UD 10 Aug 2, 1969 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
109 Win 92–2–14 (1) Carlos Morocho Hernández UD 15 May 3, 1969 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
108 Win 91–2–14 (1) Manuel Hernandez UD 10 Apr 3, 1969 Asociacion Mendocina de Boxeo, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
107 Win 90–2–14 (1) Takeshi Fuji RTD 10 (15), 0:03 Dec 12, 1968 Kokugikan, Japan Won WBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
106 Draw 89–2–14 (1) Anibal Di Lella PTS 8 Oct 12, 1968 Mar del Plata, Argentina
105 Win 89–2–13 (1) Orlando Ribeiro PTS 10 Sep 13, 1968 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
104 Win 88–2–13 (1) Hilario Suarez PTS 10 Aug 16, 1968 San Francisco, Argentina
103 Win 87–2–13 (1) Tito Del Barco PTS 10 Aug 2, 1968 Cordoba, Argentina
102 Win 86–2–13 (1) Juan Alberto Aranda PTS 10 Jul 12, 1968 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
101 Win 85–2–13 (1) Abel Cachazu PTS 10 Jun 8, 1968 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
100 Win 84–2–13 (1) Alfredo Urbina PTS 10 May 11, 1968 Buenos Aires, Argentina
99 Win 83–2–13 (1) Juan Carlos Gomez PTS 10 Apr 20, 1968 Mar del Plata, Argentina
98 Win 82–2–13 (1) Alfredo Urbina PTS 10 Apr 10, 1968 Buenos Aires, Argentina
97 Win 81–2–13 (1) Vicente Milan Derado TKO 6 (10) Dec 2, 1967 Buenos Aires, Argentina
96 Win 80–2–13 (1) Adan Gomez UD 10 Nov 24, 1967 San Juan, Argentina
95 Win 79–2–13 (1) Abel Cachazu PTS 10 Nov 8, 1967 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
94 Win 78–2–13 (1) Leonardo Peralta PTS 10 Oct 18, 1967 San Rafael, Argentina
93 Win 77–2–13 (1) Abel Cachazu PTS 10 Oct 4, 1967 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
92 Win 76–2–13 (1) Osvaldo Piazza UD 10 Sep 15, 1967 Cordoba Sport Club, Cordoba, Argentina
91 Win 75–2–13 (1) Ramon Adolfo Gomez TKO 10 (10) Sep 10, 1967 Bahia Blanca, Argentina
90 Win 74–2–13 (1) Eddie Perkins PTS 10 Aug 19, 1967 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
89 Win 73–2–13 (1) Osvaldo Piazza PTS 10 Aug 4, 1967 Cipolletti, Argentina
88 Win 72–2–13 (1) Carlos Clemente PTS 10 Jul 19, 1967 Tandil, Argentina
87 Win 71–2–13 (1) Jose Acha Paz TKO 6 (10) Jul 10, 1967 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
86 Win 70–2–13 (1) Adan Gomez PTS 10 Jun 2, 1967 Bahia Blanca, Argentina
85 Win 69–2–13 (1) Langston Morgan PTS 10 May 13, 1967 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
84 Win 68–2–13 (1) Ruben Loayza PTS 10 Apr 21, 1967 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
83 Win 67–2–13 (1) Ubaldino Escobar PTS 10 Apr 7, 1967 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
82 Win 66–2–13 (1) Everaldo Costa Azevedo PTS 10 Jan 13, 1967 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
81 Win 65–2–13 (1) Jose Omar Salvo PTS 10 Dec 30, 1966 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
80 Win 64–2–13 (1) Omar Gottifredi UD 10 Oct 7, 1966 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
79 Win 63–2–13 (1) Sandro Lopopolo UD 10 Sep 10, 1966 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
78 Win 62–2–13 (1) Jose Omar Salvo PTS 10 Aug 19, 1966 Río Gallegos, Argentina
77 Draw 61–2–13 (1) Carlos Ortiz MD 10 Apr 7, 1966 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
76 Win 61–2–12 (1) Omar Gottifredi PTS 10 Jan 22, 1966 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
75 Win 60–2–12 (1) Hugo Rambaldi PTS 12 Dec 18, 1965 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won Argentine lightweight title
74 Win 59–2–12 (1) Raul Santos Villalba PTS 10 Sep 17, 1965 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
73 Win 58–2–12 (1) Leonardo Peralta PTS 10 Aug 6, 1965 Resistencia, Argentina
72 Draw 57–2–12 (1) Ismael Laguna PTS 10 Jul 17, 1965 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
71 Win 57–2–11 (1) Juan Carlos Salinas TKO 8 (10) Apr 30, 1965 Rio Cuarto, Argentina
70 Win 56–2–11 (1) Abel Laudonio PTS 12 Apr 10, 1965 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained South American lightweight title
69 Win 55–2–11 (1) Hugo Rambaldi PTS 10 Mar 20, 1965 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
68 Win 54–2–11 (1) Adan Gomez PTS 10 Jan 26, 1965 Santa Fe, Argentina
67 Win 53–2–11 (1) Pedro Benelli PTS 10 Dec 23, 1964 Cordoba Sport Club, Cordoba, Argentina
66 Loss 52–2–11 (1) Abel Laudonio PTS 12 Nov 14, 1964 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Lost Argentine lightweight title
65 Win 52–1–11 (1) Humberto Barbatto PTS 10 Oct 9, 1964 Bahia Blanca, Argentina
64 Draw 51–1–11 (1) Gualberto Gutiérrez PTS 10 Sep 26, 1964 Montevideo, Uruguay
63 Win 51–1–10 (1) Roberto Palavecino PTS 10 Sep 4, 1964 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
62 Win 50–1–10 (1) Deolidio Sosa PTS 10 Aug 21, 1964 Rosario, Argentina
61 Win 49–1–10 (1) Abel Laudonio PTS 10 Aug 8, 1964 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
60 Win 48–1–10 (1) Carlos Clemente PTS 10 Jul 10, 1964 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
59 Win 47–1–10 (1) Carlos Cappella PTS 10 Jun 19, 1964 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
58 Win 46–1–10 (1) Roberto Palavecino PTS 10 Apr 18, 1964 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
57 Win 45–1–10 (1) Raul Santos Villalba PTS 10 Feb 28, 1964 Mar del Plata, Argentina
56 Draw 44–1–10 (1) Roberto Palavecino PTS 10 Feb 14, 1964 Mar del Plata, Argentina
55 Win 44–1–9 (1) Pedro Benelli PTS 10 Jan 31, 1964 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
54 Win 43–1–9 (1) Raul Santos Villalba PTS 10 Dec 14, 1963 Buenos Aires, Argentina
53 Draw 42–1–9 (1) Tristán Falfán PTS 10 Oct 11, 1963 Cordoba, Argentina
52 Draw 42–1–8 (1) Carlos Cappella PTS 10 Sep 27, 1963 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
51 Win 42–1–7 (1) Adan Gomez PTS 10 Sep 13, 1963 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
50 Win 41–1–7 (1) Joe Brown UD 10 Aug 10, 1963 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
49 Win 40–1–7 (1) Rodolfo Espinoza PTS 10 Jul 20, 1963 Mar del Plata, Argentina
48 Win 39–1–7 (1) Sebastiao Nascimento PTS 15 Jun 29, 1963 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina Won South American lightweight title
47 Win 38–1–7 (1) Eulogio Caballero PTS 10 Jun 8, 1963 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
46 Win 37–1–7 (1) Gregorio Cintas PTS 10 May 24, 1963 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
45 Win 36–1–7 (1) Rodolfo Catalini PTS 10 Apr 26, 1963 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
44 Win 35–1–7 (1) Javier Gomez PTS 10 Mar 23, 1963 Buenos Aires, Argentina
43 Draw 34–1–7 (1) Gregorio Cintas PTS 10 Feb 22, 1963 Salta, Argentina
42 Win 34–1–6 (1) Pedro Benelli PTS 10 Feb 1, 1963 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
41 Win 33–1–6 (1) Tony Padron PTS 10 Dec 28, 1962 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
40 Win 32–1–6 (1) Tristan Falfan KO 6 (10) Dec 14, 1962 Cordoba, Argentina
39 Win 31–1–6 (1) Manuel Alvarez PTS 12 Oct 20, 1962 Buenos Aires, Argentina Retained Argentine lightweight title
38 Win 30–1–6 (1) Pedro Benelli PTS 10 Sep 29, 1962 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
37 Win 29–1–6 (1) Hugo Juarez PTS 10 Aug 24, 1962 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
36 Win 28–1–6 (1) Humberto Barbatto PTS 10 Jul 6, 1962 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
35 Win 27–1–6 (1) Eulogio Caballero PTS 10 Jun 5, 1962 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
34 Win 26–1–6 (1) Horacio Rivero TKO 2 (10) May 16, 1962 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
33 Win 25–1–6 (1) Abelardo Sire PTS 10 Apr 24, 1962 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
32 Win 24–1–6 (1) Fernando Azocar PTS 10 Mar 30, 1962 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
31 Win 23–1–6 (1) Nuncio Canistra TKO 9 (10) Jan 25, 1962 Palmira, Argentina
30 Win 22–1–6 (1) Vicente Milan Derado PTS 10 Dec 16, 1961 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
29 Win 21–1–6 (1) Pedro Benelli PTS 10 Dec 1, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
28 Win 20–1–6 (1) Jaime Gine PTS 12 Nov 4, 1961 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won Argentine lightweight title
27 Win 19–1–6 (1) Ubaldino Escobar PTS 10 Oct 13, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
26 Win 18–1–6 (1) Ubaldino Escobar PTS 10 Sep 29, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
25 Win 17–1–6 (1) Juan Carlos Flores KO 5 (10) Sep 1, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
24 Win 16–1–6 (1) Guillermo Cano PTS 12 Jun 9, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
23 Win 15–1–6 (1) Julio H. Catalini TKO 10 (10) May 12, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
22 Win 14–1–6 (1) Antonio Repollo PTS 10 Mar 10, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
21 Draw 13–1–6 (1) Juan Ignacio Campos PTS 10 Jan 27, 1961 Córdoba, Argentina
20 Win 13–1–5 (1) Vicente Milan Derado UD 10 Jan 20, 1961 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
19 Win 12–1–5 (1) Rogelio Andre PTS 10 Nov 4, 1960 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
18 Draw 11–1–5 (1) Manuel Alvarez PTS 10 Sep 17, 1960 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
17 Win 11–1–4 (1) Pedro Benelli PTS 10 Jul 30, 1960 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 Draw 10–1–4 (1) Jaime Gine PTS 10 Jun 11, 1960 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15 Win 10–1–3 (1) Juan Ignacio Campos PTS 10 Mar 25, 1960 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
14 Win 9–1–3 (1) Jaime Gine PTS 10 Feb 26, 1960 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
13 Draw 8–1–3 (1) Vicente Milan Derado PTS 10 Jan 22, 1960 Asociacion Mendocina de Boxeo, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
12 Win 8–1–2 (1) Hector Tula TKO 5 (10) Jan 8, 1960 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
11 Draw 7–1–2 (1) Ricardo Jofre PTS 10 Dec 11, 1959 Asociacion Mendocina de Boxeo, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
10 Loss 7–1–1 (1) Vicente Milan Derado PTS 10 Nov 6, 1959 Asociacion Mendocina de Boxeo, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
9 Draw 7–0–1 (1) Juan Ignacio Campos PTS 10 Oct 16, 1959 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
8 Win 7–0 (1) Pedro Videla PTS 8 Aug 8, 1959 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
7 Win 6–0 (1) Juan Ramirez PTS 8 Jul 29, 1959 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 Win 5–0 (1) Leandro Ahumada PTS 10 Apr 3, 1959 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
5 Win 4–0 (1) Rodolfo Catalini KO 4 (10) Mar 6, 1959 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
4 NC 3–0 (1) Leandro Ahumada NC 9 (10) Feb 27, 1959 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Eduardo Salazar PTS 10 Jan 30, 1959 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Rodolfo Catalini PTS 8 Jan 9, 1959 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Luis Garcia KO 2 (6) Dec 11, 1958 Federación Mendocina de Box, Ciudad Mendoza, Argentina

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