Jayson Vélez

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Jayson Vélez Jiménez (born March 9, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who challenged for the IBF featherweight title in 2014.

Professional career[]

WBC Silver Featherweight Championship[]

Velez beat Salvador Sánchez II for the vacant WBC Silver Featherweight Championship.^[1][2]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
38	Loss	29–8–1	Gabriel Flores Jr.	TKO	6 (10), 1:47	Feb 20, 2021	MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
37	Loss	29–7–1	Óscar Valdez	TKO	10 (10), 2:23	Jul 21, 2020	MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
36	Loss	29–6–1	Jaime Abroleda	SD	12	Feb 8, 2020	PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
35	Win	29–5–1	Hector Ruben Ambriz Suarez	TKO	7 (10)	Jul 27, 2019	Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
34	Win	28–5–1	Victor Terrazas	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 16, 2019	Coliseo Rafael G Amalbert, Juncos, Puerto Rico
33	Win	27–5–1	Orlando Cruz	KO	2 (10)	Sep 22, 2018	Coliseo Rafael G Amalbert, Juncos, Puerto Rico
32	Loss	26–5–1	Ryan García	UD	10	May 4, 2018	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
31	Win	26–4–1	Juan Manuel López	TKO	12 (12), 1:54	Mar 3, 2018	Coliseo Mario Quijote Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
30	Win	25–4–1	Giovanni Caro	KO	5 (8), 1:53	Jul 8, 2017	Palacio de los Deportes, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
29	Win	24–4–1	Alberto Mercado	UD	10	Mar 4, 2017	Coliseo Fernando Hernández, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
28	Loss	23–4–1	Alfredo Santiago	MD	10	Dec 10, 2016	Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Cataño, Puerto Rico
27	Loss	23–3–1	Rene Alvarado	SD	10	Jul 15, 2016	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
26	Loss	23–2–1	Joseph Diaz	UD	10	Mar 26, 2016	Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, U.S.
25	Loss	23–1–1	Ronny Rios	UD	10	Nov 21, 2015	Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
24	Win	23–0–1	Daniel Ramirez	UD	10	Jun 4, 2015	Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
23	Draw	22–0–1	Evgeny Gradovich	SD	12	Nov 29, 2014	CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.	For IBF featherweight title

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