Claudio Marrero

Claudio Marrero
Statistics
Real name Claudio Marrero Guzman
Weight(s) Featherweight
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach 68½ in (174 cm)
Nationality Dominican Republic Dominican
Born (1989-03-06) March 6, 1989
Santo Domingo, Dom. Republic
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 25
Wins 23
Wins by KO 17
Losses 2

Claudio Marrero Guzman (born March 6, 1989 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional boxer who was the IBO and interim WBA featherweight champion. He has 1 son and only speaks Spanish.

Amateur career

Marrero was the silver medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games in the bantamweight division. He came within one win of qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing to Yankiel León of Cuba 12:1.[1] Marrero also competed at the 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships and 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships.

Professional career

On August 23, 2013, Marrero lost to Jesús Cuellar for the interim WBA featherweight title on ESPN Friday Night Fights.[2] On April 29, 2017, he won the interim WBA featherweight and IBO world featherweight titles by knocking out Carlos Zambrano in the first round. He would lose the WBA belt in his next fight by KO against Jesus Rojas.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
25 fights 23 wins 2 losses
By knockout 17 1
By decision 6 1
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 23–2 Mexico Jorge Lara KO 1 (10) 2018-04-28 United States Don Haskins Center, El Paso
Loss 22–2 Puerto Rico Jesús Rojas KO 7 (12) 2017-9-15 United States MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada Lost interim WBA Featherweight title
Win 22–1 Peru Carlos Zambrano KO 1 (12) 2017-4-29 United States Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada Won interim WBA and IBO Featherweight title
Win 21–1 Dominican Republic Luis Hinojosa TKO 4 (10) 2016-8-21 United States Ford Amphitheater, Coney Island, New York
Win 20–1 United States Jonathan Arrellano UD 6 (6) 2016-2-27 United States Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Win 19–1 United States Rico Ramos KO 3 (10) 2015-7-25 United States Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 18–1 Nicaragua Orlando Rizo UD 8 (8) 2015-2-20 United States CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Win 17–1 United States Ira Terry TKO 6 (10) 2014-11-21 United States Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 16–1 Puerto Rico Felix Perez TKO 2 (6) 2014-08-08 United States CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Win 15–1 Mexico Jose Angel Beranza UD 8 (8) 2014-02-22 United States Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Loss 14–1 Argentina Jesús Cuellar UD 12 (12) 2013-08-23 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York For interim WBA featherweight title
Win 14–0 Panama Mauricio Martínez TKO 4 (10) 2012-11-30 United States BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida
Win 13–0 Mexico Juan Jose Beltran TKO 3 (10) 2012-07-21 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida Won WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
Win 12–0 Mexico Emmanuel Lucero UD 10 (10) 2012-05-18 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida Retained WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
Win 11–0 Mexico Gerardo Zayas UD 10 (10) 2012-03-02 United States Westin Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, Florida Retained WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
Win 10–0 Dominican Republic Francis Ruiz TKO 2 (8) 2012-01-07 United States Westin Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, Florida Won WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
Win 9–0 United States Charles E Jones TKO 3 (6) 2011-12-03 United States Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Win 8–0 Dominican Republic Ambiorix Ciriaco TKO 2 (6) 2011-09-05 Dominican Republic Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo
Win 7–0 Puerto Rico Hipolito Rivera TKO 4 (6) 2011-04-23 United States Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo, Miami, Florida
Win 6–0 Nicaragua David Reyes UD 4 (4) 2011-03-04 Nicaragua Casino Pharaohs, Managua
Win 5–0 Dominican Republic Jin Kelly TKO 1 (6) 2010-11-29 Dominican Republic Coliseo Pepe Mayen, San Pedro de Macoris
Win 4–0 Dominican Republic Miguelo Tavarez KO 1 (6) 2010-11-20 Dominican Republic Sosua Bay Grand Casino, Puerto Plata
Win 3–0 Dominican Republic Dionisio Rodriguez TKO 1 (6) 2010-10-16 Dominican Republic Polideportivo, San Cristobal
Win 2–0 Dominican Republic Junior Rodriguez TKO 1 (6) 2010-10-09 Dominican Republic La Vega
Win 1–0 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Rosario TKO 1 (4) 2010-09-18 Dominican Republic Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo Professional debut

See also

References

  1. "AIBA 2007 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  2. Alex Ballentine. "Marrero vs. Cuellar: Jesus Andres Cuellar Defeats Claudio Marrero Via Decision". Bleacher Report.
Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Lusanda Komanisi
IBO featherweight champion
April 29, 2017 – 2017
Vacant
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by
Carlos Zambrano
WBA featherweight champion
Interim title

April 29, 2017 – September 15, 2017
Succeeded by
Jesús Rojas
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