José Uzcátegui
José Uzcátegui | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Bolivita |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Reach | 76+1⁄2 in (194 cm) |
Nationality | Venezuelan |
Born | El Vigía, Alberto Adriani Municipality, Venezuela | 24 December 1990
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 35 |
Wins | 31 |
Wins by KO | 26 |
Losses | 4 |
José Uzcátegui (born 24 December 1990) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the IBF super middleweight title from 2018 to 2019.[1]
Professional career[]
On 16 February 2013 he beat "Porky" Rogelio Medina via unanimous decision over ten rounds.[2]
In the same year he won by a technical knockout in the fourth round against Michel Rosales and also defeated Francisco Villanueva by a technical knockout in the first round.[3]
On 20 May 2017, Uzcátegui faced Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF interim super middleweight title. Uzcátegui started off strong, controlling the opening rounds. Dirrell saw his success come at the start of the fourth round, countering Uzcátegui and scoring well during the round. In the following rounds, the fight was action-packed with both fighters trading from close range. At the end of the eighth round, Uzcátegui delivered a three-punch combination on Dirrell, of which the third punch was after the bell rang. Uzcátegui was disqualified by the referee and Dirrell was proclaimed the winner. After the fight was over, Dirrell's trainer and uncle Leon Lewson punched Uzcátegui while he was in his corner, which led to other altercations in the ring, which had to be sorted out by security and the local police.
Later the IBF's president, Daryl Peoples, said, although the Maryland commission agreed with the referees (Bill Clancy) ruling, that he made several errors in his handling of the match and thus the IBF ordered an immediate rematch. Peoples said at the time, in part, "The referee made it clear that he had ruled the blow to Dirrell after the bell was 'illegal'. However, the referee did not determine whether the 'illegal' punch was intentional or accidental pursuant to [IBF] guidelines. Had the referee determined that the 'illegal' punch was accidental, the bout would have resulted in a technical decision awarded to Jose Uzcategui, who was ahead on the judges' scorecards after eight rounds had been scored."[4]
In his next fight, Uzcátegui fought Dirrell in a rematch for the IBF interim supermiddleweight title. Uzcátegui was hurting Direll throughout the fight, as Dirrell was bleeding early on in the fight. Jacob 'Stitch' Duran, Dirrell's cutman decided to instruct the referee to stop the fight in the eighth round, leading to an eighth-round technical knockout win for Uzcátegui.[5]
On 13 January 2019, Uzcátegui faced undefeated Caleb Plant in his first defense of the full version of the IBF super middleweight title. He lost via unanimous decision via scores of 116–110, 115–111 and 116–110 all in favor of Plant, after being knocked down in the second and fourth rounds.[6]
Professional boxing record[]
35 fights | 31 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 26 | 0 |
By decision | 5 | 3 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
No | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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35 | Win | 31–4 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 2:33 | 12 Jun 2021 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 30–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10), 0:48 | 26 Mar 2021 | ![]() |
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33 | Loss | 29–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 28 Dec 2019 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 29–3 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10) | 21 Sep 2019 | ![]() |
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31 | Loss | 28–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 13 Jan 2019 | ![]() |
Lost IBF super middleweight title |
30 | Win | 28–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 28 Sep 2018 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 27–2 | ![]() |
RTD | 8 (12) | 3 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
Won IBF interim super middleweight title |
28 | Loss | 26–2 | ![]() |
DQ | 8 (12) | 20 May 2017 | ![]() |
For vacant IBF interim super middleweight title Disqualified due to late (after the bell) punch |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | 20 Aug 2016 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (10) | 18 Jun 2016 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12) | 6 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | 28 Feb 2015 | ![]() |
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23 | Loss | 22–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2014 | ![]() |
For vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | 8 Mar 2014 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO Latino middleweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 21 Dec 2013 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8) | 16 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8) | 5 Oct 2013 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 11 Sep 2013 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 16 Feb 2013 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 19 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8) | 29 Sep 2012 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 18 Aug 2012 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 21 July 2012 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | 5 May 2012 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 17 Mar 2012 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 18 Feb 2012 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 14 Jan 2012 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 5 Nov 2011 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 21 Oct 2011 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 8 Oct 2011 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 3 Sep 2011 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2 Jul 2011 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 11 Jun 2011 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 6 May 2011 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 25 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "Jose Uzcategui stops Andre Dirrell, wins interim super middleweight world title". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "El Bolivita" sorprende al "Porky"(in Spanish)
- ^ José “Bolivita” Uzcátegui mantiene su invicto(in Spanish)
- ^ Rafael, Dan (August 31, 2017). "Jose Uzcategui disqualification for punch at bell against Andre Dirrell upheld". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "Jose Uzcategui Beats Down, Stops Andre Dirrell For IBF Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Caleb Plant lifts super middleweight title from Jose Uzcategui with two knockdowns". The Ring. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
External links[]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan people of Basque descent
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Venezuelan emigrants to Mexico
- Middleweight boxers
- Super-middleweight boxers
- World super-middleweight boxing champions
- International Boxing Federation champions
- People from Mérida (state)
- Venezuelan male boxers