Yonnhy Pérez

Yonnhy Pérez
Born	(1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 Cartagena, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Other names	El Colombiano ("The Colombian")
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	20
Wins by KO	14
Losses	2
Draws	1

Yonnhy Pérez (born 18 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2011. He held the IBF bantamweight title from 2009 to 2010, reaching a peak ranking of number three at bantamweight by The Ring magazine in December 2010.

Professional career

Although born in Colombia, Pérez has fought all but one of his professional fights in the United States. He made his debut on 30 July 2005 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 26. Pérez made a winning start to his career, knocking out Steve Lozoya in the first round.

Pérez faced his biggest challenge on 29 May 2009, when he travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa to fight Silence Mabuza in an IBF Bantamweight title eliminator. Mabuza, a native of Johannesburg, was a former world champion and had only lost to the renowned Mexican Rafael Marquez. Despite trailing on all three scorecards, Pérez was able to knock Mabuza out in the final round.

IBF bantamweight champion

In his first world title fight Pérez successfully challenged the IBF champion, Joseph Agbeko from Ghana. Agbeko, who in his previous fight defeated Vic Darchinyan, suffered a knockdown (a result of an unintentional headbutt) in the tenth round en route to losing his title to Pérez via a unanimous decision.

On 22 May 2010, Pérez, defending his IBF title for the first time, fought to a majority draw against the unbeaten Mexican Abner Mares. One judge scored the bout 115–113 in favor of Mares while the other two scored it 114–114 even, resulting in Pérez retaining his title. After the fight both boxers claimed that the decision should have gone their way, and both expressed interest in a rematch.

Perez vs. Agbeko II

Main article: Yonnhy Perez vs. Joseph Agbeko II

Rather than an immediate rematch with Mares, Pérez faced Agbeko for a second time in the first round of Showtime's bantamweight tournament, while Mares faced Darchinyan on 11 December. Pérez went on to lose a unanimous decision to Agbeko in the match, and a technical decision (on accidental cuts) to Darchinyan on 23 April 2011. In March 2012, having not fought since the losses to Agbeko and Darchinyan, Pérez announced his retirement from boxing, citing a lack of motivation to continue in the sport.

Professional boxing record

23 fights	20 wins	2 losses
By knockout	14	0
By decision	6	2
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
23	Loss	20–2–1	Vic Darchinyan	TD	5 (12), 1:07	23 Apr 2011	Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	For vacant IBO bantamweight title; Unanimous TD after Pérez cut from accidental head clash
22	Loss	20–1–1	Joseph Agbeko	UD	12	11 Dec 2010	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.	Lost IBF bantamweight title
21	Draw	20–0–1	Abner Mares	MD	12	22 May 2010	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained IBF bantamweight title
20	Win	20–0	Joseph Agbeko	UD	12	31 Oct 2009	Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won IBF bantamweight title
19	Win	19–0	Silence Mabuza	TKO	12 (12), 1:06	29 May 2009	Springs Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa
18	Win	18–0	David Martinez	TKO	6 (10), 2:41	5 Sep 2008	Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Oscar Andrade	UD	10	27 Jun 2008	DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.	Won vacant NABF bantamweight title
16	Win	16–0	Manuel Sarabia	UD	6	2 May 2008	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Alex Becerra	KO	4 (8), 0:39	1 Mar 2008	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Alexander Fedorov	TKO	4 (10), 0:44	5 Oct 2007	Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Antonio Maria Cochero Diaz	RTD	2 (8), 3:00	7 Sep 2007	Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	José Laureano	TKO	3 (8), 0:19	28 Jul 2007	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Samuel Lopez	KO	1 (10), 2:00	25 May 2007	DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
10	Win	10–0	Oscar Andrade	UD	8	24 Mar 2007	DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Luis Agosto	TKO	2 (6), 1:08	23 Feb 2007	DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Arturo Bracamontes	KO	6	20 Nov 2006	DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Arturo Bracamontes	UD	6	16 Oct 2006	DoubleTree, Ontario, California, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Larry Olvera	TKO	6 (8), 2:09	15 Sep 2006	Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Israel Navarrete	KO	2 (6)	14 Jul 2006	Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Daniel Quevedo	UD	6	16 Jun 2006	Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Edison Morillo	RTD	1 (6), 3:00	19 May 2006	Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Leshaun Blair	TKO	4 (4), 2:09	1 Sep 2005	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona
1	Win	1–0	Steve Lozoya	TKO	1 (4), 1:52	30 Jul 2005	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

External links

• Boxing record for Yonnhy Pérez from BoxRec (registration required)