Félix Verdejo

Félix Verdejo
Statistics
Real name Félix Verdejo Sánchez
Nickname(s) El Diamante ("The Diamond")
Rated at Super featherweight
Lightweight
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach 71 1⁄2 in (182 cm)
Nationality Puerto Rican
Born (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 21
Wins 21
Wins by KO 14
Losses 0

Félix Verdejo Sánchez (born May 19, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a lightweight.[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 dollars.

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 boxing record

21 Wins (14 knockouts, 7 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[8]
Result Record Opponent Date Result Time Location Notes
N/A N/A Mexico Juan José Martínez June 11, 2016 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win 21–0 Mexico José Luis Rodríguez April 16, 2016 UD 10 Puerto Rico Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained WBO Latino Lightweight title.
Win 20–0 Brazil William Silva February 27, 2016 UD 10 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States Retained WBO Latino Lightweight title.
Win 19–0 Brazil Josenilson Dos Santos December 11, 2015 TKO 2 0:32 Puerto Rico Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained WBO Latino Lightweight title.
Win 18–0 United States Ivan Najera June 13, 2015 UD 10 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States Retained WBO Latino Lightweight title.
Win 17–0 Mexico Marco Antonio Lopez April 25, 2015 TKO 5 1:45 Puerto Rico Coliseo Mario Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Won vacant WBO Latino Lightweight title.
Win 16–0 Spain Karim El Ouazghari December 13, 2014 TKO 4 1:27 United States 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 15–0 Mexico Sergio Villanueva October 4, 2014 KO 3 1:57 United States Bahía Shriners Events Center, Orlando, Florida
Win 14–0 Chile Oscar Bravo August 16, 2014 UD 8 Puerto Rico Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Win 13–0 Mexico Engelberto Valenzuela June 7, 2014 KO 1 1:17 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win 12–0 Mexico Iván Zavala April 19, 2014 KO 1 1:14 United States Bahía Shriners Events Center, Orlando, Florida
Win 11–0 United States Juan Santiago March 22, 2014 KO 3 1:36 Puerto Rico Coliseo Roger Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Win 10–0 Mexico Lauro Alcantar January 25, 2014 KO 1 2:44 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win 9–0 Thailand Petchsamuthr Duanaaymukdahan November 24, 2013 UD 6 China CotaiArena, Venetian Resort, Macau, China
Win 8–0 United States Gary Eyer October 6, 2013 TKO 2 2:53 United States Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 7–0 United States Guillermo Delgadillo August 10, 2013 UD 6 United States Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 6–0 United States Corben Page May 18, 2013 TKO 4 1:48 Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Zayas Montañez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Win 5–0 United States Steve Gutierrez April 13, 2013 KO 1 1:51 United States Radio City Music Hall, New York, United States
Win 4–0 United States Martin Quezada March 23, 2013 TKO 2 0:51 Puerto Rico Cancha Ruben Zayas Mantañez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Win 3–0 United States Jose Santiago February 2, 2013 TKO 3 0:26 Puerto Rico Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Win 2–0 United States Tomi Archambault January 19, 2013 KO 1 0:21 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Win 1–0 United States Leonardo Chavez December 6, 2012 UD 4 United States Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, United States Professional Debut.

References

  1. ↑ @Claressashields. "News". AIBA. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. ↑ Puerto Rico boxing team at the 2012 London Olympics. "Puerto Rico boxing team at the 2012 London Olympics". ProBoxing-Fans.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  3. ↑ @Claressashields. "News". AIBA. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  4. ↑ Rosa Rosa, Carlos (July 29, 2012). "Verdejo da el primer triunfo". El Nuevo Día.
  5. ↑ "Rio to witness the highest quality of boxing". Aroundtherings.com. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  6. ↑ Jake Donovan (2013-12-30). "BScene Awards: 2013 Prospect of The Year, Felix Verdejo". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  7. ↑ Kevin Lole (2013-12-23). "Who is boxing's prospect of the year?". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  8. ↑ "Félix Verdejo Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.


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