Nery Saguilán

Nery Sanguilán
Statistics
Real name Nery Antonio Sanguilán Vargas[1]
Nickname(s) Pantera[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Nationality Mexican
Born (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988
Mexico City, Mexico[1]
Stance Orthodox[1]
Boxing record
Total fights 35[1]
Wins 30
Wins by KO 11
Losses 4
Draws 1

Nery Antonio Saguilán Vargas (born 20 February 1988 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBC Latino Super Featherweight champion and, since 19 July 2014, WBC USNBC Silver Lightweight champion.[2]

Boxing career

Saguilán grew up in El Molinito, a small town in the municipality of Naucalpan, State of Mexico.[3] Before becoming a professional boxer, he worked as a taxicab driver and construction worker.[3] He debuted professionally on 27 April 2007 in Tlalnepantla, defeating fellow Mexican Daniel Simón after four rounds.[1]

On 19 July 2014, in a bout staged at Hotel Azul Ixtapa in Ixtapa, Guerrero, Saguilán faced Seiichi Okada for the vacant WBC USNBC Silver Lightweight title. He dispatched the Japanese pugilist in the eight round via technical knockout.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Nery Sanguilan". BoxRec. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Saguilán noqueó a Okada en ocho" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 Umanzor, René (2 August 2014). "Nery Saguilán, el boxeador bailador" (in Spanish). Récord. Retrieved 22 September 2014.


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