Adolfo Viruet

Who is Adolfo Viruet?

Adolfo Viruet is a retired Puerto Rican champion, NABF junior welterweight champion boxer. His brother Edwin was also a professional boxer.

Viruet was a contender in the light welterweight and welterweight divisions during the late 1970s and early 1980s, fighting such opponents as Roberto Durán, Sugar Ray Leonard, Donald Curry, Bruce Curry, Pete Ranzany and Luis Resto. He retired in 1982 with a final record of 23-6-1.He also was the first trainer of Arturo Gatti.In his fight with roberto duran he caught duran with a left hook and dropped duran in the 9th round,the ref did not call a knockdown and in his fight with sugar ray in the later rounds he dropped ray with only 2 weeks of training