Yamaguchi Falcão
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino |
| Nationality |
 Brazil |
| Born |
December 24, 1987 São Mateus, Espírito Santo |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
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Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino (December 24, 1987 in São Mateus, Espírito Santo [1]) 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.
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.
Middleweight
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.[3]
Pro career
On October 2 it was revealed that Falcão became a professional, signing with Golden Boy Promotions.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He is currently ranked 21st in the overall WBC Middleweight ranking.[7]
Professional boxing record
| 13 Wins (6 knockouts, 7 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest[2] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 13–0 |  Morgan Fitch |
UD | 10 | 2017-05-05 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 12–0 |  Germán Pérez |
TKO | 1 (10), 0:27 | 2016-12-17 | The Forum, Inglewood, California |
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| Win | 11–0 |  Devis Cáceres |
TKO | 2 (10), 0:54 | 2016-07-08 | Mendes Convention Center, Santos, São Paulo |
Defended the WBC Latino Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 10–0 |  Jorge Caraballo |
KO | 2 (10), 2:10 | 2016-03-04 | Mendes Convention Center, Santos, São Paulo |
Won the WBC Latino Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 9–0 | Francisco Cordero |
RTD | 8 (10) | 2015-11-14 | Ginásio Municipal Falcão, Praia Grande, São Paulo |
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| Win | 8–0 | Alberto Gustavo Sanchez |
UD | 8 | 2015-09-18 | Club Juventud Unida, Mina Clavero, Córdoba |
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| Win | 7–0 | José Carlos Paz |
UD | 10 | 2015-06-06 | Arena Santos, Santos, São Paulo |
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| Win | 6–0 | Gerardo Ibarra |
UD | 8 | 2015-04-30 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California |
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| Win | 5–0 | Deartie Tucker |
UD | 6 | 2015-04-02 | Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California |
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| Win | 4–0 | Raymond Terry |
KO | 1 (6), 1:21 | 2015-03-12 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas |
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| Win | 3–0 | Martin Fidel Ríos |
UD | 8 | 2014-11-15 | Ginásio Municipal Falcão, Praia Grande, São Paulo |
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| Win | 2–0 |  Jesus Cruz |
TKO | 3 (6), 3:00 | 2014-07-12 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 1–0 | Francisco Najera |
UD | 4 | 2014-04-26 | StubHub Center, Carson, California |
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| NC | – | Martin Fidel Ríos |
NC | 3 (4), 0:01 | 2014-01-25 | Arena Santos, Santos, São Paulo |
Professional boxing debut at Middleweight. |
References
- ↑ "Place of Birth".
- 1 2 Yamaguchi Falcão. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "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 2014-08-13.
- ↑ Por Thierry GozzerSantos, São Paulo. "Yamaguchi entra com machado, mas confusão deixa luta sem vencedor | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ↑ "Yamaguchi nocauteia argentino em dois rounds e conquista cinturão latino".
- ↑ Admin. "World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com.