Roger Gutiérrez
Born
Roger Andrés Gutiérrez Cuevas

(1995-04-11) April 11, 1995
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Other namesThe Kid
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Reach69+1⁄2 in (177 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins27
Wins by KO20
Losses5
Draws1

Roger Andrés Gutiérrez Cuevas (born April 11, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has held the WBA super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022.

Professional career

Early career

Gutiérrez made his professional debut against Alexander Ponce on October 19, 2013. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Gutiérrez amassed a 20-3–1 record during the next five years, before winning his first step-up fight against Leonardo Padilla on December 20, 2018, whom he beat by a fifth-round knockout.[2] Gutiérrez next beat the undefeated Eduardo Hernandez by a first-round knockout on July 13, 2019.[3] Gutiérrez faced Andres Tapia on December 14, 2019, in his final fight before challenging for a world title. He won the bout by unanimous decision.[4]

WBA Regular super featherweight champion

Gutiérrez vs. Alvardo II

On November 5, 2020, the WBA announced that their reigning super featherweight champion René Alvarado would make his first title defense against Gutiérrez. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell interim lightweight WBC title bout, which took place on 2 January 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The pair previously fought on July 14, 2017, with Alvardo winning by a seventh-round knockout.[5] Despite Alvardo entering the bout as a -300 favorite to retain,[6] Gutiérrez won the fight by an upset unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 113–112 scorecard. Although Alvardo was able to outbox for the majority of the rounds, Gutiérrez manage to knock the champion on three occasions, which allowed to narrowly edge him out. He first knocked Alvardo down with a right uppercut and a right straight in the third round, while the third knockdown occurred in the twelfth round, when he knocked Alvardo down with a short left hook.[7]

Gutiérrez vs. Alvardo III

Gutiérrez was booked to face René Alvarado in his first title defense. Their rubber match was scheduled for the undercard of the Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Egidijus Kavaliauskas WBO International welterweight title bout, which took place on August 14, 2021, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and was broadcast by DAZN.[8] Despite his victory against Alvardo seven months prior, Gutiérrez once again entered the fight as an underdog, with most odds-makers having Gutiérrez at +115.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 116–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 115–113 for him.[10]

Gutiérrez vs. Garcia

On August 15, 2021, the WBA ordered Gutiérrez to make his second title defense against the interim WBA champion Chris Colbert, giving the pair until September 15 to come to terms.[11] On October 25, 2021, it was revealed that Gutiérrez and Colbert had come to terms to face each other on February 19, 2022, on a Showtime broadcast card.[12] The fight was officially announced on January 24, 2022, as the main event of February 26 PBC card, which will take place at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.[13] Gutiérrez withdrew from the bout on February 10, after both he and several members of his team tested positive for COVID-19.[14]

Gutiérrez was instead scheduled to face the mandatory WBA title challenger Héctor García in his second title defense, who had earned the mandatory position with a unanimous decision victory over Colbert. The bout was expected to place at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela on July 10, 2022, and was to be broadcast on the WBA's YouTube channel.[15] The fight was later postponed, as the promoters were unable to organize a bout in Venezuela. Accordingly, ordered both sides to renegotiate terms to avoid the fight heading to a purse bid hearing.[16] The bout was rescheduled for August 20, and took place on the Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa Jr. undercard.[17] Gutiérrez remained inactive throughout the first eight rounds of the bout, which let his opponent build an early lead, and although Gutiérrez picked up the pace from the ninth round onward, he nonetheless lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 117–111 and one scorecard of 118–110.[18]

Professional boxing record

33 fights 27 wins 5 losses
By knockout 21 3
By decision 6 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
33 Loss 27–5–1 Otar Eranosyan RTD 8 (12), 3:00 Aug 9, 2023 Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, US
32 Win 27–4–1 Henry Delgado KO 2 (10), 1:46 Mar 3, 2023 Hotel Tibisay, Maracaibo, Venezuela Won vacant WBA Fedelatin super featherweight title
31 Loss 26–4–1 Héctor García UD 12 Aug 20, 2022 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. Lost WBA super featherweight title
30 Win 26–3–1 René Alvarado UD 12 Aug 14, 2021 Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) super featherweight title
29 Win 25–3–1 René Alvarado UD 12 Jan 2, 2021 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S. Won WBA (Regular) super featherweight title
28 Win 24–3–1 Andres Tapia UD 10 Dec 14, 2019 Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
27 Win 23–3–1 Angel Mujica TKO 3 (8), 0:52 Oct 19, 2019 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
26 Win 22–3–1 Eduardo Hernandez KO 1 (10), 2:39 Jul 13, 2019 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
25 Win 21–3–1 Leonardo Padilla KO 5 (10), 2:13 Dec 20, 2018 Plaza de La Paz, Cartagena, Colombia
24 Win 20–3–1 Eduardo Aguero TKO 4 (6), 2:10 Nov 21, 2018 Gimnasio Mocho Navas, Petare, Venezuela
23 Loss 19–3–1 Oscar Duarte RTD 4 (8), 3:00 Sep 29, 2018 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
22 Loss 19–2–1 Hector Tanajara Jr. UD 8 Jun 23, 2018 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
21 Win 19–1–1 Willy Franklin Morillo KO 1 (8), 2:47 May 24, 2018 Karibe Convention Center, Pétion-Ville, Haiti
20 Win 18–1–1 Antonio Requena KO 2 (8), 1:02 Feb 3, 2018 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
19 Win 17–1–1 Brayner Vazquez KO 5 (8) Oct 26, 2017 Karibe Convention Center, Pétion-Ville, Haiti
18 Win 16–1–1 Juan Pina TKO 2 (8), 2:40 Sep 9, 2017 Gimnasio Vertical El Dorado, Petare, Venezuela
17 Loss 15–1–1 René Alvarado KO 7 (8), 1:33 Jul 14, 2017 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S
16 Win 15–0–1 Ciro Molero TKO 2 (10), 1:45 Feb 11, 2017 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
15 Win 14–0–1 Alfredo Mirabal TKO 1 (8), 2:44 Oct 1, 2016 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
14 Win 13–0–1 Moises Castro TKO 1 (6), 2:09 Aug 16, 2016 Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa (Hotel El Panama), Panama City, Panama
13 Win 12–0–1 Denilson Herrera KO 1 (8) Apr 4, 2016 Jardín Terapeútico, Los Teques, Venezuela
12 Win 11–0–1 Alexander Gonzalez UD 8 Jan 30, 2016 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
11 Win 10–0–1 Gustavo Vera TKO 2 (8), 1:16 Nov 14, 2015 Polideportivo Barrio Carmelo Urdaneta, Maracaibo, Venezuela
10 Win 9–0–1 Luis Nino TKO 2 (6), 2:07 Oct 10, 2015 El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela
9 Win 8–0–1 Yohangel Romero TKO 1 (6), 2:45 Aug 15, 2015 Centro Comercial Hyper Jumbo, Maracay, Venezuela
8 Win 7–0–1 Christian Eduardo Gomez Garcia TKO 6 (6), 0:25 Jun 27, 2015 Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela
7 Win 6–0–1 Miguel Urdaneta TKO 2 (6), 2:46 May 30, 2015 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
6 Win 5–0–1 Daniel Caicedo KO 1 (4), 1:59 Mar 7, 2015 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
5 Draw 4–0–1 Alfredo Mirabal SD 4 Oct 11, 2014 Polideportivo de Corinsa, Cagua, Venezuela
4 Win 4–0 Edgar Daniel Ahumada UD 4 Aug 30, 2014 Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela
3 Win 3–0 Luis Nino KO 1 (4) May 5, 2013 Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela
2 Win 2–0 Jimzor Maytan KO 3 (4), 2:05 Dec 14, 2013 Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela
1 Win 1–0 Alexander Ponce UD 4 Oct 19, 2013 Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Héctor García fight.
  2. ↑ Salazar, Francisco (23 November 2018). "Roger Gutierrez Knocks Out Leonardo Padilla in Colombia". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Rodríguez, Salvador (24 July 2019). "Rocky Hernández consideró el retiro trás revés ante Roger Gutiérrez". espndeportes.espn.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Salazar, Francisco (15 December 2019). "Roger Gutierrez Wins Decision, Cristian Baez Battered in Shocker". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "René Alvarado defenderá ante el criollo Roger Gutiérrez el 5 de diciembre". soynuevaprensadigital.com. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Williams, Joe (2 January 2022). "Rene Alvarado vs. Roger Gutierrez fight odds, picks and prediction". sportsbookwire.usatoday.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Rosenthal, Michael (2 January 2021). "Roger Gutierrez drops Rene Alvarado three times, wins decision". boxingjunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Donovan, Jake (14 July 2021). "Roger Gutierrez-Rene Alvarado Trilogy Bout Added To Ortiz-Kavaliauskas". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Rockwell, Rick (12 August 2021). "Roger Gutierrez vs. Rene Alvarado Betting Preview, Odds and Pick". gamblingsites.org. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Morilla, Diego (14 August 2021). "Roger Gutierrez outworks and outhustles Rene Alvarado in rubber match". ringtv.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Stumberg, Patrick L. (16 August 2021). "WBA orders Roger Gutierrez to face Chris Colbert". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Stumberg, Patrick L. (25 October 2021). "Roger Gutierrez vs Chris Colbert targeted for February 19th on Showtime". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Ring TV (24 January 2022). "Chris Colbert challenges Roger Gutierrez for a 130-pound belt on Feb. 26". ringtv.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Donovan, Jake (10 February 2022). "Roger Gutierrez (Covid) Out, Chris Colbert Seeks New Foe Atop February 26 Showtime Tripleheader". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Donovan, Jake (25 May 2022). "Roger Gutierrez-Hector Garcia WBA Title Fight Set For July 10 In Caracas, Venezuela". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Donovan, Jake (27 June 2022). "Roger Gutierrez-Hector Garcia WBA Title Fight On The Move, No Longer In Venezuela". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  17. ↑ Idec, Keith (7 July 2022). "Broner-Figueroa, Gutierrez-Garcia, Puello-Akhmedov : Showtime Tripleheader August 20". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  18. ↑ Rosenthal, Michael (20 August 2022). "Hector Garcia defeats Roger Gutierrez by unanimous decision to win 130-pound title". boxingjunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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