Yonnhy Pérez
Yonnhy Pérez | |
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Born | (1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 (age 45) Cartagena, Colombia |
Nationality | Colombian |
Other names | El Colombiano ("The Colombian") |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Bantamweight |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 23 |
Wins | 20 |
Wins by KO | 14 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Yonnhy Pérez (born 18 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2011. He held the IBF bantamweight title from 2009 to 2010, reaching a peak ranking of number three at bantamweight by The Ring magazine in December 2010.[1]
Professional career
Although born in Colombia, Pérez has fought all but one of his professional fights in the United States. He made his debut on 30 July 2005 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 26. Pérez made a winning start to his career, knocking out Steve Lozoya in the first round.[2]
Pérez faced his biggest challenge on 29 May 2009, when he travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa to fight Silence Mabuza in an IBF Bantamweight title eliminator. Mabuza, a native of Johannesburg, was a former world champion and had only lost to the renowned Mexican Rafael Marquez. Despite trailing on all three scorecards, Pérez was able to knock Mabuza out in the final round.[3]
IBF bantamweight champion
In his first world title fight Pérez successfully challenged the IBF champion, Joseph Agbeko from Ghana. Agbeko, who in his previous fight defeated Vic Darchinyan, suffered a knockdown (a result of an unintentional headbutt) in the tenth round en route to losing his title to Pérez via a unanimous decision.[4]
On 22 May 2010, Pérez, defending his IBF title for the first time, fought to a majority draw against the unbeaten Mexican Abner Mares. One judge scored the bout 115–113 in favor of Mares while the other two scored it 114–114 even, resulting in Pérez retaining his title. After the fight both boxers claimed that the decision should have gone their way, and both expressed interest in a rematch.[5]
Perez vs. Agbeko II
Rather than an immediate rematch with Mares, Pérez faced Agbeko for a second time in the first round of Showtime's bantamweight tournament, while Mares faced Darchinyan on 11 December. Pérez went on to lose a unanimous decision to Agbeko in the match, and a technical decision (on accidental cuts) to Darchinyan on 23 April 2011.[6] In March 2012, having not fought since the losses to Agbeko and Darchinyan, Pérez announced his retirement from boxing, citing a lack of motivation to continue in the sport.[7]
Professional boxing record
23 fights | 20 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 14 | 0 |
By decision | 6 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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23 | Loss | 20–2–1 | ![]() | TD | 5 (12), 1:07 | 23 Apr 2011 | ![]() | For vacant IBO bantamweight title; Unanimous TD after Pérez cut from accidental head clash |
22 | Loss | 20–1–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 11 Dec 2010 | ![]() | Lost IBF bantamweight title |
21 | Draw | 20–0–1 | ![]() | MD | 12 | 22 May 2010 | ![]() | Retained IBF bantamweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 31 Oct 2009 | ![]() | Won IBF bantamweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() | TKO | 12 (12), 1:06 | 29 May 2009 | ![]() | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (10), 2:41 | 5 Sep 2008 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 27 Jun 2008 | ![]() | Won vacant NABF bantamweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 2 May 2008 | ![]() | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() | KO | 4 (8), 0:39 | 1 Mar 2008 | ![]() | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (10), 0:44 | 5 Oct 2007 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | RTD | 2 (8), 3:00 | 7 Sep 2007 | ![]() | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8), 0:19 | 28 Jul 2007 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (10), 2:00 | 25 May 2007 | ![]() | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 24 Mar 2007 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (6), 1:08 | 23 Feb 2007 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | KO | 6 | 20 Nov 2006 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 16 Oct 2006 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (8), 2:09 | 15 Sep 2006 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | KO | 2 (6) | 14 Jul 2006 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 16 Jun 2006 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 19 May 2006 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (4), 2:09 | 1 Sep 2005 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (4), 1:52 | 30 Jul 2005 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "The Ring Bantamweight Ratings". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "boxer: Yonnhy Perez". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Perez KOs Mabuza". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Yonnhy Perez Dethrones Joseph Agbeko". Boxing fanhouse. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Perez keeps IBF bantam belt with majority draw". USA Today. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Blake, Brian O. (4 October 2010). "Showtime Holds Press Conference For Upcoming Bantamweight Tournament". SportsBettingWorld.com. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Christ, Scott (8 March 2012). "Yonnhy Perez Announces Retirement From Boxing". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
External links
- Boxing record for Yonnhy Pérez from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Jhonny González | WBC Continental Americas bantamweight champion 25 May 2007 – June 2008 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Rodrigo Guerrero | ||
Vacant Title last held by Alejandro Valdez | NABF bantamweight champion 27 June 2008 – May 2009 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Mario Macias | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | IBF bantamweight champion 31 October 2009 – 11 December 2010 | Succeeded by Joseph Agbeko |