Félix Verdejo

Nombre real:Feliz Verdejo Sanchez

Félix Verdejo Sánchez (born May 19, 1993) is a professional boxer from Puerto Rico who, as an amateur, qualified for the 2012 Olympics as a lightweight (60 kg).^[1]

Amateur career

Verdejo was the winner at lightweight at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[2] Qualification was assured when Verdejo defeated a Mexican rival in the quarter-finals since the top-4 finishers qualified for the 2012 Olympics in his weight class.^[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Verdejo defeated Panamanian José Huertas in the first round with a score of 11-5.^[4] Then he defeated Tunisian Ahmed Mejri with a 16-7 score before losing to Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine in the quarterfinals 14-9.

Verdejo was also a Panamerican Youth Champion.^[5]

Professional career

Verdejo vs. Petchsamuthr Duanaaymukdahan at CotaiArena in Macau in November 2013

In October 2012, Verdejo became a professional by joining Top Rank, signing for an undisclosed amount that reportedly included a bonification $600,000 dolars.

Verdejo won the "New Hispanic Promise" category of the 2013 Premios Juventud on July 18 of that year. After closing his 2013 campaign, Verdejo was voted "Prospect of the Year" by BoxingScene and Top Rank.^[6] He also finished second in Yahoo!'s list, which noted that any other year he would have been a "slam dunk winner".^[7] In his first fight of 2014, Verdejo faced undefeated Lauro Alcantar, winning by knockout in only 21 seconds. Verdejo continued his success throughout 2014, going 7-0 with 6 KO, making his career record 16(KO 12)-0. ESPN.com would go on to name Felix Verdejo 'Prospect of the Year' for 2014.

Personal life

Felix Verdejo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has two brothers and two sisters. Verdejo, the only boxer in the family, started boxing when he was nine years old.

Professional record

Result	Record	Opponent	Date	Result	Time	Location	Notes
N/A	N/A	Ivan Najera	02015-06-13-0000June 13, 2015	N/A	- (10)	Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win	17-0	Marco Antonio Lopez	02015-04-25-0000April 25, 2015	TKO 5	1:45	Coliseo Mario Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Win	16-0	Karim El Ouazghari	02014-12-13-0000December 13, 2014	TKO 4	1:27	2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	15-0	Sergio Villanueva	02014-10-04-0000October 4, 2014	KO 3	1:57	Bahía Shriners Events Center, Orlando, Florida
Win	14-0	Oscar Bravo	02014-08-16-0000August 16, 2014	UD 8		Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Win	13-0	Engelberto Valenzuela	02014-06-07-0000June 7, 2014	KO 1	1:17	Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win	12-0	Iván Zavala	02014-04-19-0000April 19, 2014	KO 1	1:14	Bahía Shriners Events Center, Orlando, Florida
Win	11-0	Juan Santiago	02014-03-22-0000March 22, 2014	KO 3	1:36	Coliseo Roger Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Win	10-0	Lauro Alcantar	02014-01-25-0000January 25, 2014	KO 1	2:44	Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win	9-0	Petchsamuthr Duanaaymukdahan	02013-11-24-0000November 24, 2013	UD 6		CotaiArena, Venetian Resort, Macau, China
Win	8-0	Gary Eyer	02013-10-06-0000October 6, 2013	TKO 2	2:53	Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	7-0	Guillermo Delgadillo	02013-08-10-0000August 10, 2013	UD 6		Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	6-0	Corben Page	02013-05-18-0000May 18, 2013	TKO 4	1:48	Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Win	5-0	Steve Gutierrez	02013-04-13-0000April 13, 2013	KO 1	1:51	Radio City Music Hall, New York, United States
Win	4-0	Martin Quezada	02013-03-23-0000March 23, 2013	TKO 2	0:51	Cancha Ruben Zayas Mantañez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Win	3-0	Jose Santiago	02013-03-02-0000February 2, 2013	TKO 3	0:26	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez,Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Win	2-0	Tomi Archambault	02013-01-19-0000January 19, 2013	KO 1	0:21	Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win	1-0	Leonardo Chavez	02012-12-06-0000December 6, 2012	UD 4		Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, United States	Professional Debut.

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