Guillermo Jones

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Guillermo EL Puma Jones
Statistics
Real name Guillermo Jones
Nickname(s) El Felino
Rated at Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Super Middleweight
Light middleweight
Welterweight
Nationality Panamanian
Born (1972-05-05) 5 May 1972
Colón, Panama
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 44
Wins 39
Wins by KO 31
Losses 3
Draws 2

Guillermo Jones (born 1972-05-05 in Colón, Panama) is the former World Boxing Association's WBA Cruiserweight Boxing Champion of the world.

Career

Known as 'El Felino', Jones started to box in the paid ranks in 1993 as a 148 pound welterweight, and was a world champion as a 198 pound cruiserweight 20 years later in 2013[1]

Guillermo (referred to by his first name rather than 'Jones', which usually refers to boxer Roy Jones Jr.) won his first 21 bouts in Panama, but was then stopped in Venezuela in two rounds by David Noel of Trinidad and Tobago in September 1997. He avenged that loss two months later in Panama by first round Knockout. Now aligned with promoter Don King, Jones fouhgt two light middleweight WBA world title bouts against Laurent Boudouani in 1998. He drew once and lost the rematch by split decision in 12 round contests.

Guillermo fought his way through four weight classes. Later fighting as a cruiserweight in 2002, he fought Johnny Nelson for the WBO World cruiserweight title, drawing in 12 rounds in his third world title attempt.

After yet another split decision loss in 2005 to future cruiserweight world title holder Steve Cunningham, Guillermo rebounded the same year with knockouts of Kelvin Davis and Wayne Braithwaite.

Jones got a shot at WBA World Cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan on September 27, 2008 and won the WBA world title by tenth round stoppage. He was the heaviest, and the oldest professional fighter from Panama to have achieved a world championship when became Panama's 28th world boxing champion.[2] After winning the WBA title, Jones created controversy when he went through a two year period of inactivity while remaining WBA world champion.

In August 2010, the WBA finally threatened to strip Guillermo of his belt unless he defended his world title. As a result, he made his first defense of his world title against Valery Brudov in October 2010, scoring an eleventh round stoppage in Panama City.

Jones second defense of his title was scheduled to take place on June 25, 2011, against then undefeated Ryan Coyne. A few days before the fight, Jones pulled out, citing a back injury sustained following a training session.[3] Jones later announced he would make a mandatory defense against Yoan Pablo Hernández.[4] The fight was scheduled to take place in Germany on August 27, 2011, but the bout was cancelled with no specific reason.

Jones the defended his WBA world title against Mike Marrone. The fight took place in Florida on November 5, 2011,[5] with Jones retaining his title via a TKO in the sixth round. After over a year of inactivity, Jones was declared the champion in recess after he backed out of a title defense against boxer Andres Taylor of Pennsylvania. Denis Lebedev of Russia won the interim WBA World title and then won the vacant WBA World title after Jones refused to fight him. After 18 months of inactivity, Jones traveled to Russia to fight Lebedev and settle matters regarding who the legitimate WBA world champion was, himself or Lebedev.


On May 17, 2013, Jones, the WBA World Cruiserweight champion 'in recess', cut and closed the left eye of Denis Lebedev in the first round. He eventually knocked out the other WBA World Cruiserweight champion 'claimant', Denis Lebedev of Russia, at 1:54 of the eleventh round to settle the issue once and for all as to who the true WBA World Cruiserweight champion was.[6] The bout is the first WBA World title bout in which two defending champions of the same world title belt faced each other. Jones inflicted horrific punishment on Lebedev, inflicting enough damage to Lebedev's right eye to perhaps end his career for medical reasons. Observers felt the bout should have been stopped early, but the Russian Boxing Federation would not stop the bout so it would go the distance, putting Jones in the position of having to knock Lebedev out in hostile territory to keep his title.

In October 2013, Jones was stripped of his title for failing a drug test for his WBA unification fight with Lebedev, with Lebedev being reinstated as full champion. A rematch between Lebedev and Jones has concordantly been ordered by the WBA.[7] In December 2013, Jones was reinstated by the WBA as Champion in Recess.[8]

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (31 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
NC 39-3-2 Russia Denis Lebedev KO 11 17/05/2013 Russia Crocus City Hall, Moscow Retained WBA Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 38-3-2 United States Michael Marrone TKO 6 05/11/2011 Florida Hollywood, Florida, United States Retained WBA Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 37-3-2 Russia Valery Brudov TKO 11 02/10/2010 Panama Panama City, Panama Retained WBA Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 36-3-2 Germany Firat Arslan TKO 10 27/09/2008 Germany Altona, Hamburg, Germany Won WBA Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 35-3-2 United States Zack Page UD 8 07/07/2007 Connecticut Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States 77-74, 79-72, 79-72.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 34-3-2 United States Jeremy "Beast" Bates TKO 1 06/01/2007 Florida Hollywood, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 33-3-2 Guyana Wayne "Big Truck" Braithwaite TKO 4 03/09/2005 Ohio Cleveland, Ohio, United States WBA Fedelatin/WBC Latino Cruiserweight Titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 32-3-2 United States Kelvin "Concrete" Davis TKO 4 21/05/2005 Illinois Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:42 of the fourth round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 31-3-2 United States Steve "USS" Cunningham SD 10 02/04/2005 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts, United States 93-97, 94-96, 97-93.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 31-2-2 Dominican Republic Antonio Berroa KO 1 03/12/2004 Panama Panama City, Panama WBA Fedelatin/WBC Latino Cruiserweight Titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 30-2-2 Brazil Luciano Torres TKO 1 16/03/2004 Panama Panama City, Panama WBA Fedelatin Cruiserweight Title.
Draw 29-2-2 United Kingdom Johnny "Entertainer" Nelson SD 12 23/11/2002 United Kingdom Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom For WBO World Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 29-2-1 Tonga Sione Asipeli UD 10 13/07/2002 Ohio Warren, Ohio, United States 99-91, 99-91, 99-92.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 28-2-1 United States "Terrible" Tim Williamson SD 10 13/04/2002 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 95-94, 96-93, 94-95.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 27-2-1 Mexico Victor Maciel TKO 1 19/05/2001 Panama Colon, Panama Referee stopped the bout at 1:21 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 26-2-1 United States Allen "Boogaloo" Watts UD 10 20/05/2000 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States 99-88, 99-88, 98-89.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 25-2-1 Togo Jaffa "African Assassin" Ballogou UD 6 18/12/1999 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States 58-56, 59-55, 59-56.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24-2-1 Dominican Republic Jose Maquina Rojas TKO 2 09/10/1999 Panama Panama City, Panama Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23-2-1 Guyana Santos Daniels TKO 6 04/09/1999 Panama Panama City, Panama Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the sixth round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 22-2-1 France Laurent Boudouani SD 12 30/05/1998 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For WBA World Light Middleweight Title.
Draw 22-1-1 France Laurent Boudouani PTS 12 13/02/1998 New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States For WBA World Light Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22-1 Trinidad and Tobago David "The First" Noel TKO 1 29/11/1997 Panama Colon, Panama WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 21-1 Trinidad and Tobago David "The First" Noel KO 2 27/09/1997 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21-0 Venezuela Alejandro Ugueto TKO 5 03/05/1997 Panama Colon, Panama WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20-0 Nicaragua Jorge Luis Vado KO 1 28/02/1997 Panama Colon, Panama
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19-0 Venezuela Alejandro Ugueto PTS 12 07/10/1996 Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18-0 Colombia Gilberto Barreto KO 1 15/06/1996 Panama Panama City, Panama WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title. Barreto knocked out at 1:04 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17-0 Panama Eduardo "Cheetah Ruiz" Rodriguez KO 2 20/04/1996 Panama Colon, Panama Rodriguez knocked out at 2:53 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16-0 Dominican Republic Manuel Florian TKO 2 29/03/1996 Panama Panama City, Panama
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-0 Argentina Carlos Alberto Arrieta KO 1 15/03/1996 Panama Panama City, Panama WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14-0 Venezuela Jose Garcia KO 1 02/02/1996 Panama Colon, Panama WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-0 Colombia Manuel "Manito" Alvarez KO 1 18/09/1995 Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12-0 Colombia Ricardo Simarra TKO 4 05/08/1995 Panama Colon, Panama WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-0 Panama Antonio Ocasio KO 3 15/07/1995 Panama Colon, Panama Panama Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-0 Panama Marcelino Quiroz KO 2 01/04/1995 Panama Panama City, Panama Quiroz knocked out at 2:35 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-0 Dominican Republic Rafael Ortiz KO 1 04/02/1995 Panama Colon, Panama
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-0 Colombia Felix Jose "Escopeta" Hernandez TKO 2 15/10/1994 Panama Colon, Panama
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-0 Nicaragua Jaime Mayorga TKO 1 03/09/1994 Panama Colon, Panama WBC FECARBOX Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-0 Colombia Edison Martinez TKO 1 04/06/1994 Panama Colon, Panama Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-0 Colombia Manuel "Manito" Alvarez SD 8 05/02/1994 Panama Panama City, Panama 77-76, 78-75, 76-77.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-0 Panama Ramon Barrera TKO 1 28/12/1993 Panama Panama City, Panama
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-0 Colombia Jorge Eliecer Ortiz TKO 1 04/12/1993 Panama Panama City, Panama Referee stopped the bout at 2:18 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-0 Dominican Republic Manuel Florian UD 4 16/10/1993 Panama Colon, Panama
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0 Panama Gabriel Camarena TKO 1 17/07/1993 Panama Panama City, Panama Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the first round.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/2581/guillermo-jones-incredible-growing-man/
  2. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=15241
  3. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6678163
  4. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/guillermo-jones-ill-face-yoan-pablo-hernandez-on-8-27--40619
  5. ↑ http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/05/2440867/jones-will-defend-world-title.html
  6. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-2326451/Denis-Lebedev-loses-Guillermo-Jones--eye-swollen-shut.html
  7. ↑ http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/wba-strips-jones-lebedev-again-cruiser-champ-229048
  8. ↑ http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/wba-reinstalls-guillermo-jones-as-champion-in-recess-233377

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Preceded by
Firat Arslan		 WBA Cruiserweight Champion
September 27, 2008 – October 30, 2012
Status changed 		Succeeded by
Denis Lebedev
Interim Champion Promoted
New title WBA Cruiserweight Champion
Champion in Recess
October 30, 2012 – May 17, 2013 		Unified
Preceded by
Denis Lebedev		 WBA Cruiserweight Champion
May 17, 2013 – October 18, 2013 Stripped 		Succeeded by
Denis Lebedev
Reinstated
Vacant WBA Cruiserweight Champion
Champion in Recess
December 14, 2013 – present
Reinstated 		Incumbent
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