Jesús Cuellar
- Featherweight
- Super featherweight
Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuéllar (born December 28, 1986) is an Argentine professional boxer. He held the WBA(regular) featherweight title from 2015 to 2016, and has challenged once for the WBA super featherweight title in 2018.
Amateur career
Cuellar had an amateur record of 230 wins and 10 losses, and was a member of the Argentina national team.[2]
Professional career
Cuellar was trained by former world champion and 2012 Trainer of the Year, Robert García.[3]
Cuellar vs. Marrero
On August 23, 2013, Cuellar defeated Claudio Marrero for the WBA interim featherweight title, in a close fight. Cuellar was the more aggressive fighter and scored a knockdown in the 6th round.[4][5]
Cuellar vs. Mares
On December 10, 2016, Cuellar defended his WBA (Regular) featherweight title against Abner Mares who was ranked #6 by the WBA at featherweight. Mares defeated Cuellar via split decision, scoring 117-110, 116-111 and 112-115 on the scorecards.[6]
Cuellar vs. Davis
After coming off his third loss and 2 years of layoff, Cuellar returned to the ring against Gervonta Davis. On March 5, 2018 the fight was finalized for the vacant WBA (Regular) super featherweight title. And for the fight Cuellar had to move up from featherweight to super featherweight. Prior to the fight, Alberto Machado, the WBA (Super) champion at the same weight class, was inexplicably downgraded to 'Regular' champion, and the Davis-Cuellar fight was upgraded to be for Machado's WBA (Super) super featherweight title. On April 21, 2018 Davis knocked Cuellar down three times en route to a third round knockout win.[7]
Cuellar vs. Fortuna
On November 2, 2019, Cuellar faced Javier Fortuna. Cuellar suffered his fourth loss as Fortuna dominated and dropped him twice en route to a second round knockout win.[8]
Professional boxing record
33 fights | 29 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 22 | 3 |
By decision | 7 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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33 | Loss | 29–4 | ![]() | KO | 2 (10), 2:01 | Nov 2, 2019 | ![]() | |
32 | Win | 29–3 | ![]() | KO | 2 (6), 0:33 | Mar 9, 2019 | ![]() | |
31 | Loss | 28–3 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (12), 2:45 | Apr 21, 2018 | ![]() | For vacant WBA (Super) super featherweight title |
30 | Loss | 28–2 | ![]() | SD | 12 | Dec 10, 2016 | ![]() | Lost WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
29 | Win | 28–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Dec 5, 2015 | ![]() | Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
28 | Win | 27–1 | ![]() | TKO | 8 (12), 1:04 | Jun 6, 2015 | ![]() | Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (12), 1:48 | Dec 20, 2014 | ![]() | Retained WBA interim featherweight title |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() | KO | 2 (12), 1:36 | Sep 11, 2014 | ![]() | Retained WBA interim featherweight title |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | May 2, 2014 | ![]() | Retained WBA interim featherweight title |
24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Aug 23, 2013 | ![]() | Won vacant WBA interim featherweight title |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (8), 1:58 | Dec 12, 2012 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (10), 2:59 | Nov 30, 2012 | ![]() | |
21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() | KO | 2 (10), 0:49 | Aug 31, 2012 | ![]() | Retained FAB featherweight title; Won vacant WBA Fedelatin interim featherweight title |
20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() | MD | 10 | Feb 4, 2012 | ![]() | |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (10), 1:20 | Nov 25, 2011 | ![]() | |
18 | Loss | 17–1 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (12), 2:59 | Oct 15, 2011 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (12), 2:58 | Jul 23, 2011 | ![]() | Retained WBO Latino featherweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() | KO | 4 (10), 1:50 | Apr 16, 2011 | ![]() | Won vacant FAB featherweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (12), 1:20 | Jan 12, 2011 | ![]() | Retained WBO Latino featherweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Oct 23, 2010 | ![]() | Won WBO Latino featherweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | Aug 21, 2010 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | RTD | 11 (12), 1:06 | Apr 30, 2010 | ![]() | Retained WBO Latino interim featherweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (10), 2:10 | Feb 27, 2010 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | Oct 24, 2009 | ![]() | Won vacant WBO Latino interim featherweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | TKO | 9 (10), 1:49 | Sep 4, 2009 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (10), 1:41 | May 23, 2009 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (6), 0:58 | Mar 21, 2009 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | Jan 24, 2009 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (4), 0:07 | Dec 6, 2008 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4), 2:09 | Nov 1, 2008 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (4), 2:46 | Aug 2, 2008 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | Jul 11, 2008 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4), 1:52 | Jun 12, 2008 | ![]() |
References
- ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Gervonta Davis fight.
- ^ "News - Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar: "All I want is a shot at the best at 126."". Max Boxing. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Jesus Cuellar Boxing Star From Argentina Now in Oxnard". Esnewsreporting.com. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ William Holmes (August 23, 2013). "ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Usmanee and Mendez Draw, Cuellar Defeats Marrero". Boxing Insider. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Alex Ballentine. "Marrero vs. Cuellar: Jesus Andres Cuellar Defeats Claudio Marrero Via Decision". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ "Mares vs Cuellar - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Gervonta Davis tears Jesus Cuellar apart, scores three knockdowns for TKO win". The Ring. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Donovan, Jake. "Javier Fortuna Demolishes Jesus Cuellar in Two Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
External links
- Boxing record for Jesús Cuellar from BoxRec (registration required)
- Jesus Cuellar - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
New title | WBO Latino featherweight champion Interim title October 24, 2009 – October 23, 2010 Won full title | Vacant Title next held by Juan Manuel López | ||
Vacant Title last held by Jonathan Victor Barros | WBO Latino featherweight champion October 23, 2010 – October 2011 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Matias Rueda | ||
Vacant Title last held by Jorge Linares | WBA Fedelatin featherweight champion Interim title August 31, 2012 – August 23, 2013 Won interim world title | Vacant | ||
Vacant Title last held by Jonathan Victor Barros | FAB featherweight champion April 16, 2011 – October 2013 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Matias Rueda | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Javier Fortuna | WBA featherweight champion Interim title August 23, 2013 – February 21, 2015 Promoted | Vacant Title next held by Carlos Zambrano | ||
Preceded byas champion | WBA featherweight champion Regular title February 21, 2015 – December 10, 2016 | Succeeded by |