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Enrique Chaffardet

Venezuelan boxer (1907-1980)

Born
5 December 1907
Died
24 April 1980, Caracas
Citizenship
Venezuela
Sport
boxing
Discipline
featherweight
Occupation
boxer

Enrique Chaffardet (December 5, 1907 – April 24, 1980) was a Venezuelan professional boxer during the Roaring Twenties who became the Venezuelan featherweight champion on August 17, 1930, after beating Sixto Escobar. Also known as 'Henry Chaff' and 'El Indio de Irapa' he was the first Venezuelan boxer to ever achieve international success and was eventually inducted into a Boxing Hall of Fame with an official record of 58–20–7. Born in Güiria, Venezuela, he is one of the nation's most legendary athletes. He is also the great-grandfather of Venezuelan footballer Andres De Abreu.

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Facts from Wikidata Q26998121 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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