Joel Casamayor
| Joel Casamayor | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Joel Casamayor Johnson |
| Nickname(s) | El Cepillo |
| Rated at | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Nationality |  Cuban |
| Born | 12 July 1971 Guantánamo, Cuba |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 45 |
| Wins | 38 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Cuba |
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Bantamweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| Silver | 1993 Tampere | Bantamweight |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| Bronze | 1990 Mexico City | Bantamweight |
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson (born July 12, 1971 in Guantánamo, Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face. Also, for his ability to "brush off" punches from his opponents.
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[edit] Amateur career
- 1989 - Gold medal (Bantamweight) at the Junior World Championships
- 1992 - Gold medal (Bantamweight) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
- Defeated Venkatesan Devarajan (India) points
- Defeated Riadh Klaai (Tunisia) points
- Defeated Roberto Jalnaiz (Philippines) KO 1
- Defeated Mohammed Achik (Morocco) TKO 1
- Defeated Wayne McCullough (Ireland) points
- 1993 - Silver medal (Bantamweight) at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland
- Defeated Agathangelos Tsiripidis (Greece) TKO 3
- Defeated Dirk Krueger (Germany) points
- Defeated Arthur Mikaelian (Armenia) points
- Defeated Vladislav Antonov (Russia) points
- Lost to Alexander Hristov (Bulgaria) points
- 1994 - Bronze medal (Featherweight) at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand
- Defeated Brian Carr (Scotland) points
- Defeated Nourredine Medjihoud (Algeria) points
- Defeated Cristian Rodriguez (Argentina) points
- Lost to Falk Huste (Germany) points
- 1994 - Silver Medal (Featherweight) at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Defeated Kai Kandelin (Finland) TKO 1
- Defeated Claude Chinon (France) points
- Lost to Ramaz Paliani (Russia) points
- 1995 - Competed (Featherweight) at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany
- Lost to Raimkul Malachbekov (Russia) points
[edit] Professional career
He won the NABF Super Featheweight title in 1999 by beating Jose Luis Noyola. Later that year, he won the WBA Super Featherweight title by stopping Jong-Kwon Baek in 5 rounds. In 2002, he lost that title in a controversial unification bout with WBO champion Acelino Freitas. At one point in the fight, Casamayor slipped and the referee ruled it a knockdown. Casamayor also had a point deducted for a late hit. Many believe Casamayor should have won the fight. In 2004, Diego Corrales, whom Casamayor stopped in 2003 for the Vacant IBA Super Featherweight Title, defeated him for the vacant WBO Super Featherweight title via a very close and controversial decision. Casamayor failed to take the WBC Lightweight title from José Luis Castillo later that year because the judges scored what seemed to be a clear win for Casamayor for Castillo. After the loss to Castillo, Casamayor's career appeared to be in a downward spiral and he was set up with undefeated rising prospect Almazbek Raiymkulov in June 2005. In a close, spirited battle the bout ended in a draw, with many believing that Casamayor's best days were behind him.
After two victories against little known opposition, in October 2006, Casamayor yet again took on the popular Diego Corrales, and defeated him by split decision, winning the WBC Lightweight title and recognition as the world lightweight champion by Ring Magazine. He was stripped of the WBC title for signing to fight then WBO lightweight champion Freitas rather than defend against his mandatory challenger, WBC interim champion David Diaz. Although the fight with Freitas never took place, David Diaz was still named WBC champion and Freitas went on to fight WBA champion Juan Diaz, losing via a 9th round TKO.
After Casamayor threatened the WBC with legal action, he was named as their interim champ. He defended the interim championship as well as The Ring's title against Jose Armando Santa Cruz on November 11, 2007 and won a controversial split decision.
The WBC removed Casamayor's interim title when, instead of fighting a rematch with Santa Cruz, he signed to fight undefeated Michael Katsidis, the WBO interim lightweight titlist. On March 22, 2008, in a great battle, Casamayor became the first man to defeat the Australian Katsidis when he won the fight with a TKO in the 10th round. With the win, Casamayor retained his Ring Magazine world title and added the WBO interim championship to his collection.
[edit] Casamayor vs. Marquez
Casamayor was defeated by Juan Manuel Márquez on September 13, 2008. Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) by Knockout in the 11th round at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. In the first four rounds of the bout, Marquez continually walked into counter lefts from Casamayor. It took Marquez until the fifth round to be able to find the range with his right hand. By the fifth round, a cut over Casamayor's right eye was opened from a clash of heads. Rounds five, six, seven and eight were rounds where Marquez landed straight punches from the outside, but he was also nailed by Casamayor whenever he lunged forward. Two minutes into the eleventh round, Casamayor was knocked down by a right hand as he pulled away from an intense exchange. Casamayor got up and immediately tried to smother Marquez, but Marquez let his hands go in furious combination. Casamayor swung back, but he went down again with about 7 seconds left in the round. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in and stopped the fight before Casamayor had a chance to stand up again. This caused some anger from fans, however, Casamayor was gracious in defeat and said, "Marquez was the best this night." The official judges had the fight scored 95-95, 95-95, and 97-93 for Marquez.[1]
Casamayor is a unionized boxer, a member of the Joint Association of Boxers.
[edit] Comeback
On November 6 2009, Casamayor beat Jason Davis by unanimous decision.[2]
Casamayor fought Mexican American Robert Guerrero at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, on July 31, 2010. The 10 round bout was an undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz II event.[3] The 39 year old pugilist lost the match by unanimous decision: 98–89, 98–89, 97–90. Guerrero rocked Casamayor throughout the fight, sending him down in the second round. The Cuban got up and looked exhausted after two rounds. He recovered in the next rounds but Guerrero continued to put pressure, landing several combinations and outboxing him. In the last minute of the final round, the Cuban engaged on the offensive, with Guerrero being knocked down for the first time in his professional career.[4]
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 38 Wins (22 Knockouts), 6 Defeats (2 Knockouts), 1 Draw[5] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 38-6-1 |  Timothy Bradley |
TKO | 8 (12), 2:59 | 2011-11-12 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
For WBO Light Welterweight title. |
| Win | 38-5-1 |  Manuel Leyva |
SD | 10 | 2011-03-11 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Loss | 37-5-1 | Robert Guerrero |
UD | 10 | 2010-07-31 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 37-4-1 | Jason Davis |
UD | 8 | 2009-11-06 | Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Loss | 36-4-1 | Juan Manuel Marquez |
TKO | 11 (12), 2:55 | 2008-09-13 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Lost The Ring Lightweight title |
| Win | 36-3-1 |  Michael Katsidis |
TKO | 10 (12), 0:30 | 2008-03-22 | Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California |
Retained The Ring & won interim WBO Lightweight titles |
| Win | 35-3-1 | José Armando Santa Cruz |
SD | 12 | 2007-11-10 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |
Retained The Ring & interim WBC Lightweight titles |
| Win | 34-3-1 | Diego Corrales |
SD | 12 | 2006-10-07 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won The Ring & WBC Lightweight titles |
| Win | 33-3-1 | Lamont Pearson |
TKO | 9 (10), 0:44 | 2006-07-07 | Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Win | 32-3-1 |  Antonio Ramirez |
KO | 5 (10), 0:26 | 2006-02-24 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida |
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| Draw | 31-3-1 |  Almazbek Raiymkulov |
PTS | 12 | 2005-06-11 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York |
WBC Lightweight title eliminator |
| Loss | 31-3 | Jose Luis Castillo |
SD | 12 | 2004-12-04 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
For WBC Lightweight title |
| Win | 31-3 |  Daniel Seda |
UD | 10 | 2004-07-03 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |
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| Loss | 30-2 | Diego Corrales |
SD | 12 | 2004-03-06 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut |
For WBO & IBO Super Featherweight titles |
| Win | 30-1 | Diego Corrales |
TKO | 6 (12), 3:00 | 2003-10-04 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won vacant IBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 29-1 | Nate Campbell |
UD | 10 | 2003-01-25 | Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California |
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| Win | 28-1 | Yoni Vargas |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:28 | 2002-12-20 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |
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| Win | 27-1 | Juan Jose Arias |
TKO | 8 (10), 1:44 | 2002-06-08 | Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Loss | 26-1 |  Acelino Freitas |
UD | 12 | 2002-01-12 | Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada |
For WBA & WBO Super Featherweight titles |
| Win | 26-0 | Joe Morales |
TKO | 8 (12), 2:04 | 2001-09-29 | The Miccosukee Resort & Casino, Miami, Florida |
Retained WBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 25-0 | Edwin Santana |
UD | 12 | 2001-05-05 | Silver Star Casino, Philadelphia, Mississippi |
Retained WBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 24-0 | Robert Garcia |
TKO | 9 (12), 1:14 | 2001-01-06 | Texas Station, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Retained WBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 23-0 | Radford Beasley |
TKO | 5 (12), 0:52 | 2000-09-16 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Retained WBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 22-0 | Bernard Harris |
UD | 10 | 2000-09-16 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |
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| Win | 21-0 |  Jong-Kwon Baek |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:18 | 2000-05-21 | Harrah's Casino, Kansas, Missouri |
Won WBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 20-0 | David Santos |
UD | 12 | 1999-11-20 | The Miccosukee Resort & Casino, Miami, Florida |
Retained interim WBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 19-0 | Luis Enrique Valenzuela |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1999-08-21 | The Miccosukee Resort & Casino, Miami, Florida |
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| Win | 18-0 | Antonio Hernandez |
UD | 12 | 1999-06-19 | The Miccosukee Resort & Casino, Miami, Florida |
Won interim WBA Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 17-0 | Jay Cantu |
KO | 6 (10), 1:02 | 1999-04-18 | The Miccosukee Resort & Casino, Miami, Florida |
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| Win | 16-0 |  Russell Stoner Jones |
UD | 10 | 1999-03-14 | Pueblo, Colorado |
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| Win | 15-0 | Jose Luis Noyola |
UD | 12 | 1999-01-30 | The Miccosukee Resort & Casino, Miami, Florida |
Won NABF Super Featherweight title |
| Win | 14-0 | Raymond Flores |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:59 | 1998-11-13 | The Miccosukee Resort & Casino, Miami, Florida |
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| Win | 13-0 | Eugene Johnson |
UD | 6 | 1998-09-26 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut |
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| Win | 12-0 | Miguel Figueroa |
TKO | 2 (6) | 1998-08-22 | Atlantic City Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 11-0 | Gary Triano |
TKO | 4 | 1998-07-21 | Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 10-0 | Javier Diaz |
UD | 8 | 1998-01-23 | Sons Of Italy, Lake Worth, Florida |
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| Win | 9-0 | Julio Gervacio |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:27 | 1997-10-04 | Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 8-0 | Pat Chavez |
UD | 6 | 1997-08-19 | Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas |
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| Win | 7-0 | Salvador Montes |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:15 | 1997-07-12 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada |
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| Win | 6-0 | Raul Munoz |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:49 | 1997-05-04 | Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 5-0 | Francisco Valdez |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:49 | 1997-04-18 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 4-0 | Vidal Padilla |
TKO | 1 (4) | 1997-01-18 | Condado |
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| Win | 3-0 | Roberto Sierra |
KO | 1 (4) | 1996-12-14 | Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 2-0 | Oscar Junior Gonzalez |
UD | 4 | 1996-11-01 | Coconut Grove, Florida |
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| Win | 1-0 | David Chamendis |
UD | 4 | 1996-11-01 | James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida |
Professional Debut |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ap.google.com, Marquez floors Casamayor in big lightweight debut
- ^ Joel Casamayor : boxer
- ^ Gonzales, Jhonny (July 9, 2010). "Joel Casamayor Wants To Avenge Loss To Marquez". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29088. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ Vester, Mark (July 31, 2010). "Robert Guerrero Gets Lackluster Win Over Joel Casamayor". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29729. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ Joel Casamayor's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.
[edit] External links
- Joel Casamayor Official Site
- Professional boxing record for Joel Casamayor from BoxRec
- Olympic profile
- Article about the Joel Casamayor-Diego Corrales rivalry
| Preceded by Jong-Kwon Baek |
WBA Super Featherweight Champion May 21, 2000 – January 12, 2002 Lost bid for super title |
Vacant
Title next held by
Yodsanan Sor Nanthachaias Regular champion |
| Succeeded by Acelino Freitas as Super champion |
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| Preceded by Diego Corrales |
WBC Lightweight Champion October 7, 2006 – February 20, 2007 Stripped |
Succeeded by David Díaz Interim champ elavated |
| The Ring Lightweight champion October 7, 2006 – September 13, 2008 |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel Márquez |
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| Preceded by Michael Katsidis |
WBO Lightweight Interim Champion March 22, 2008 – September 13, 2008 Vacates |
Succeeded by Michael Katsidis |
| Titles in pretence | ||
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Diego Corrales |
World Super Featherweight Champion IBA Recognition October 4 2003 - March 6 2004 |
Succeeded by Diego Corrales |
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