Amateur Career
Blanco won the 2006 South America title against Carlos Góngora, at the PanAm Games 2007 he exited early against the same opponent.
At the world championships Blanco beat Darren Sutherland, Germany's Konstantin Buga and Olympic Gold medalist Bakhtiyar Artayev to reach the finals at middleweight where he was defeated by Russian defending champion Matvey Korobov PTS 4:29.
His record as of 2007 is 118:16.
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