Yamaguchi Falcão
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Real name | Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Middleweight Super middleweight Light heavyweight Cruiserweight | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] São Mateus, Espírito Santo | January 24, 1988|||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino (born 24 January 1988) is a Brazilian boxer, currently a professional and a former holder of the World Boxing Council Latino Middleweight Title.[2] In his amateur years, he won silver at the 2011 Panamerican Games and a bronze at the 2012 Olympics at light heavyweight. He is a southpaw and the brother of Esquiva Falcão. He was born in São Mateus, Espírito Santo.[3]
Amateur career[]
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat two opponents at middleweight then lost 3:8 to eventual winner Abbos Atoev (UZB). At the 2010 South American Games he lost to Alex Theran but got a bronze anyway. Afterwards he moved up in weight. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Amine Azzouzi and Carlos Gongora, then lost to Elshod Rasulov. In Guadalajara at the PanAms he beat two opponents then lost to Cuban favorite Julio César la Cruz.
At the Olympic qualifier he beat three opponents including Osmar Bravo who also qualified then lost the final to American southpaw Marcus Browne. All three made the Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics he controversially edged out Sumit Sangwan 15:14, then Meng Fanlong 17:17, on countback before besting Cuban world champion Julio César la Cruz 18:15. He was defeated at semi-finals by the Russian favorite Egor Mekhontsev 23:11 and received the bronze medal.[4]
Unlike what his name suggests, he is not of Japanese descent.
Professional career[]
On October 2, it was revealed that Falcão became a professional, signing with Golden Boy Promotions.[5] In his debut, he was disqualified alongside Martín Fidel Ríos after the second round. Both fighters traded a few punches after the round ended followed by Ríos spitting on Falcão. The call was seen as excessive by both fighters, whom wanted to keep fighting.[6] However, Falcão won all of his subsequent 11 fights. In the tenth, against Jorge Daniel Caraballo, Falcão got the World Boxing Council Latino Middleweight title.[7] He is currently ranked 21st in the overall WBC Middleweight ranking.[8]
Professional boxing record[]
22 fights | 19 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 8 | 0 |
By decision | 11 | 1 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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22 | Win | 19–1–1 | Jorge Daniel Miranda | UD | 9 | 23 Oct 2021 | Raposo Shopping, São Paulo, Brazil | Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe super middle title |
21 | Win | 18–1–1 | Gilberto Pereira dos Santos | UD | 10 | 21 Aug 2021 | Clube Mogiano, Mogi Mirim, Brazil | Super middleweight debut. Won vacant WBC Latino super middle title |
20 | Win | 17–1–1 | Clebson Tubarão | TKO | 1 (10) | 24 Jul 2021 | Ginásio do Coliseu Boxing Club, Guarulhos, Brazil | Cruiserweight debut. Won vacant CNB cruiserweight title |
19 | Draw | 16–1–1 | D'Mitrius Ballard | MD | 10 | 5 Dec 2019 | The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, US | For vacant WBC–NABF middleweight title |
18 | Loss | 16–1 | Chris Pearson | UD | 10 | 2 May 2019 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | For vacant WBC Latino middleweight title |
17 | Win | 16–0 | Elias Espadas | UD | 10 | 21 Jul 2018 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
16 | Win | 15–0 | Richard Gutierrez | UD | 8 | 31 Mar 2018 | Marina Bay Sportsplex, Quincy, Massachusetts, US | |
15 | Win | 14–0 | Taronze Washington | TKO | 4 (10), 3:00 | 12 Aug 2017 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, US | |
14 | Win | 13–0 | Morgan Fitch | UD | 10 | 5 May 2017 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
13 | Win | 12–0 | Germán Pérez | TKO | 1 (10), 0:27 | 17 Dec 2016 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, US | |
12 | Win | 11–0 | Devis Cáceres | TKO | 2 (10), 0:54 | 8 Jul 2016 | Mendes Convention Center, Santos, Brazil | Retained WBC Latino middleweight title |
11 | Win | 10–0 | Jorge Caraballo | KO | 2 (10), 2:10 | 4 Mar 2016 | Mendes Convention Center, Santos, Brazil | Won WBC Latino middleweight title |
10 | Win | 9–0 | Francisco Cordero | RTD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 14 Nov 2015 | Ginásio Municipal Falcão, Praia Grande, Brazil | |
9 | Win | 8–0 | Alberto Gustavo Sanchez | UD | 8 | 18 Sep 2015 | Club Juventud Unida, Mina Clavero, Argentina | |
8 | Win | 7–0 | José Carlos Paz | UD | 10 | 6 Jun 2015 | Arena Santos, Santos, Brazil | |
7 | Win | 6–0 | Gerardo Ibarra | UD | 8 | 30 Apr 2015 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, US | |
6 | Win | 5–0 | Deartie Tucker | UD | 6 | 2 Apr 2015 | Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, US | |
5 | Win | 4–0 | Raymond Terry | KO | 1 (6), 1:21 | 12 Mar 2015 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
4 | Win | 3–0 | Martin Fidel Ríos | UD | 8 | 15 Nov 2014 | Ginásio Municipal Falcão, Praia Grande, Brazil | |
3 | Win | 2–0 | Jesus Cruz | TKO | 3 (6), 3:00 | 12 Jul 2014 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
2 | Win | 1–0 | Francisco Najera | UD | 4 | 26 Apr 2014 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US | |
1 | NC | – | Martin Fidel Ríos | NC | 3 (4), 0:01 | 25 Jan 2014 | Arena Santos, Santos, Brazil |
References[]
- ^ Yamaguchi Falcão at Olympedia
- ^ Yamaguchi Falcão. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
- ^ "Place of Birth".
- ^ "Olympics boxing: Mekhontcev claims light-heavyweight gold". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Falcao, Olympic Medalist, Goes Golden Boy - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Por Thierry GozzerSantos, São Paulo. "Yamaguchi entra com machado, mas confusão deixa luta sem vencedor | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Yamaguchi nocauteia argentino em dois rounds e conquista cinturão latino".
- ^ Admin. "World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com.
External links[]
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- Living people
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Olympic boxers of Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- People from Espírito Santo
- Brazilian male boxers
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
- South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- South American Games medalists in boxing
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games