Carlos Gerena

Carlos Gerena.
Born	Carlos Gerena. (1971-01-12) January 12, 1971 Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Other names	El Topo
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super Featherweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Stance	Orthodox stance
Boxing record
Total fights	44
Wins	38
Wins by KO	30
Losses	6

Carlos Gerena

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
	1991 Havana	Bantamweight

Carlos Gerena Allende (born January 12, 1971 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico) is a former contender in the super featherweight division of boxing. He was nicknamed "El Topo".

Amateur career

• 1990 Competed as a Flyweight at 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle
  • Lost to Dzhambulat Mutayev (Soviet Union) points
• 1991 Bantamweight Silver Medalist at Pan-American Games in Havana
  • Defeated Catalino Becerra (Panama) TKO 2
  • Defeated Javier Calderon (Mexico) points
  • Lost to Enrique Carrion (Cuba) points
• 1992 Represented Puerto Rico as a Featherweight at the Barcelona Olympic Games
  • Defeated Narendar Singh (India) points
  • Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria) points

Pro career

Gerena's most notable accomplishment was defeating Jesús Chávez of Mexico by split decision on January 7, 1995—early in both of their careers. Chávez avenged the loss on March 22, 2003 with a TKO victory in round 6. Gerena also fought against notable world champions Genaro Hernandez and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Gerena won minor titles such as the WBA Latin, WBA Fedelatin, and WBC Continental Americas super featherweight titles throughout his career. His record was 38-6 (30 KOs). Before his professional career he represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

See also

• Puerto Rican-Mexican boxing rivalry

External links

• Boxing record for Carlos Gerena from BoxRec (registration required)