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