Gonzalo Basile

Gonzalo Omar Basile
Born	Gonzalo Omar Basile (1974-03-30) March 30, 1974 Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Other names	El Paton
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Reach	74 in (190 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	82
Wins	69
Wins by KO	31
Losses	12
Draws	0
No contests	1

Gonzalo Omar Basile (born March 30, 1974) is an Argentine truckdriver who befriended the syndicalist Hugo Moyano, who is sponsoring his boxing career in the Heavyweight division. As of July 2013, Gonzalo is the WBC Latino Heavyweight Champion.

Pro career

On October 28, 2006, Gonzalo fought against Alexander Dimitrenko for the WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title and lost in a first-round knockout. Basile vs Fres Oquendo was set for June 26, 2009 in Chicago. In the end, the fight did not happen. Promotor Dominic Pesoli said, "There’s just too many complications bringing Basile in from Argentina". On June 6, 2012 Gonzalo had the chance to fight for the Vacant WBC Baltic Silver heavyweight title against Artur Szpilka, but "El Paton" was no opponent for Artur, and he lost by KO on the 4 round.

External links

• Boxing record for Gonzalo Basile from BoxRec (registration required)