Things you didn't know about Walter Sequeira
‘King’ Lyndon Arthur (19-1, 13 KOs) is back in the ring on Saturday night, September 17, against Walter ‘El Yacare’ Sequeira (25-9-1, 17 KOs) as part of a huge night of free-to-air boxing at the University of Bolton Stadium, live on Channel 5 from 9:30pm.
Arthur 2.0 puts his plans in motions to win the British title by making his comeback from defeat to Anthony Yarde last year against Argentinian Sequeira on the Wasserman Boxing show in Bolton.
Before he can start his campaign against Dan Azeez, he has to get through the tough South American first, but who is he? BBN found out all you need to know below:
Walter Gabriel Sequeira was born in Mercedes, Buenos Aires and is 35-years-old.
His nickname 'El Yacare' translates to 'The Alligator'.
He is managed by Ariel Ladebesse, who also looks after Alexis Damian Gomez; promoted by Walter Pana Sosa, and formerly trained by his father Angel Oscar Sequeira, who passed away in February 2021. He sadly lost his grandmother, Maria, six months later.
He lost his pro debut by mixed decision in April 2012. But he bounced back to win his next 14 fights, 10 by KO.
He won his first title in his 11th fight – the WBC Latino light-heavyweight title, which he defended four times successfully.
He challenged Avni Yildirim for the WBC Silver International light-heavyweight title in Germany in 2016, going the distance over 12 rounds. Yildirim went on to challenge for world titles against Chris Eubank Jr, Anthony Dirrell and Canelo.
He also challenged for the WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title against Anthony Yarde in 2018 in England, and for the WBA Inter-Continental super-middleweight title against Kevin Lele Sadjo in France in 2019.
Walter is currently ranked No.6 light-heavyweight in his native Argentina.
He was once ranked in the top 15 with the WBC.
He has won the Argentinian lightweight title, the WBC Latino title, and is an OMB Latino and CMB Latino champ.
In 2019, a plaza in his local neighbourhood was opened up in his name, called the Plaza Walter "Yacare" Sequeria.
Bio
Bouts: 35
Rounds: 191
Wins: 25
Losses: 9
Draws: 1
KOs: 17
KO Ratio: 48.57%
Height: 5′ 8″
Reach: 69″
Stance: Orthodox
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