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Yomar Álamo

Yomar Álamo (born 6 March 1995) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held the WBO–NABO light welterweight title since 2019. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best active light welterweight by the WBO.

Yomar Álamo
Born (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29)
NationalityPuerto Rican
Other namesThe Magic
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights23
Wins20
Wins by KO12
Losses2
Draws1

Professional career

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Álamo made his professional debut on 27 April 2013, defeating Carlos Acevedo via first-round technical knockout (TKO) in under a minute in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He signed an exclusive promotional contract with Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2 Entertainment the following month,[2] although he would soon switch to Carlos Maldonado's Black Tiger Promotions.[3][4] He won the WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title in his eleventh fight, a second-round TKO of Edgardo Rivera in his hometown of Aguas Buenas on 13 August 2016. It was the first WBC fight ever held in the city, and his younger brother Yamil debuted earlier on the card with a victory.[5] He successfully retained the belt two months later against veteran fighter Edwin López at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan after his opponent failed to answer the bell for the second round.[6][7]

In 2017 Álamo had two fights: he beat journeyman Juan Carlos Contreras in Santo Domingo, his first contest outside his home nation, and then knocked out Hungarian prospect Zsigmond Vass in the first round in Aguas Buenas to collect the vacant WBC Youth light welterweight title.[8] The latter made history again as it was the first WBC Youth title fight ever held in Puerto Rico, and was attended by WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán for the occasion.[9][10] After this he signed with Miami-based promoter Felix "Tutico" Zabala Jr. and his All Star Promotions in early 2018,[4] and had a non-title victory over Colombian rival Wilfrido Buelvas at the Kissimmee Civic Center in Kissimmee, Florida that July.[11][12] He also began training under former two-division world champion Iván Calderón in Guaynabo.[12]

On 22 February 2019 he received a shot at the vacant WBO–NABO light welterweight title, facing "La Tormenta" Manuel Méndez, again in Kissimmee, in the main event of a card celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Boxeo Telemundo series on the Spanish-language network.[13] Álamo won the belt with a ten round unanimous decision victory (100–90, 99–91, 99–91) that moved him to 16–0.[14][15] At a title celebration in his hometown of Aguas Buenas a few days later, he was given an award of recognition by mayor Javier García Pérez on behalf of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.[16] His first title defence was set to be against Mexican fighter Miguel Angel Martínez, but Martínez was pulled from the show to be plugged into another card as a replacement.[17] He instead faced Salvador Briceño in August 2019 and scored his second straight unanimous decision victory (98–92, 98–92, 96–94).[18] Two months later he fought Antonio Morán to a ten-round split draw (97–93, 95–95, 94–96) in a Boxeo Telemundo main event, retaining again but suffering the first blemish on his undefeated record.[19][20]

Álamo matched up against undefeated Mexican-American prospect Kendo Castañeda in another Boxeo Telemundo headliner on 28 February 2020, making his third defence of the NABO light welterweight title. Before the fight, Castañeda said that Álamo had only fought taxicab drivers and he would turn him into one.[21] The Puerto Rican went on to defeat the San Antonio native by majority decision (98–92, 97–93, 95–95),[22] prompting a further push to #6 in the WBO rankings.

Professional boxing record

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23 fights 20 wins 2 losses
By knockout 12 1
By decision 8 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 20–2–1   Richardson Hitchins RTD 8 (10), 3:00 12 Nov 2022   Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
22 Loss 20–1–1   Liam Paro SD 10 18 Dec 2021   Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
21 Win 20–0–1   Adrian Yung UD 10 13 Aug 2021   Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title
20 Win 19–0–1   Jesús Alberto Beltrán UD 10 5 Mar 2021   Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBO Latino light welterweight title
19 Win 18–0–1   Kendo Castañeda MD 10 28 Feb 2020   Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light welterweight title
18 Draw 17–0–1   Antonio Morán SD 10 4 Oct 2019   Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light welterweight title
17 Win 17–0   Salvador Briceño UD 10 2 Aug 2019   Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light welterweight title
16 Win 16–0   Manuel Méndez UD 10 22 Feb 2019   Osceola Heritage Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Won vacant WBO–NABO light welterweight title
15 Win 15–0   Wilfrido Buelvas KO 4 (6), 0:28 28 Jul 2018   Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
14 Win 14–0   Zsigmond Vass KO 1 (10), 1:02 19 Aug 2017   Coliseo Samuel Rodríguez, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico Won vacant WBC Youth light welterweight title
13 Win 13–0   Juan Carlos Contreras TKO 1 (6), 1:48 12 Feb 2017   Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12 Win 12–0   Edwin López RTD 1 (8), 3:00 29 Oct 2016   Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico Retained WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title
11 Win 11–0   Edgardo Rivera TKO 2 (8), 1:43 13 Aug 2016   Coliseo Samuel Rodríguez, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico Won vacant WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title
10 Win 10–0   Gabriel Díaz UD 6 5 Jun 2016   Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Cataño, Puerto Rico
9 Win 9–0   Gabriel Díaz UD 6 6 Feb 2016   Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
8 Win 8–0   Roberto Rivera Sevilla TKO 4 (6), 2:51 14 Nov 2015   Auditorio Municipal, Comerío, Puerto Rico
7 Win 7–0   Enrique Quinones KO 1 (4), 2:50 8 Aug 2015   Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico
6 Win 6–0   Bryan Montalvo UD 4 14 Mar 2015   Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
5 Win 5–0   Víctor Vega KO 1 (4), 2:15 22 Mar 2014   Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
4 Win 4–0   Héctor Velez TKO 1 (4), 2:21 1 Feb 2014   Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
3 Win 3–0   Reymundo Santiago TKO 1 (4), 0:52 26 Oct 2013   Coliseo Rafael G. Amalbert, Juncos, Puerto Rico
2 Win 2–0   Luis Ortiz Medina TKO 1 (4), 1:32 31 Aug 2013   Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
1 Win 1–0   Carlos Acevedo TKO 1 (4), 0:47 27 Apr 2013   Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Yomar Álamo". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Photos: Miguel Cotto Inks Jose Lopez, Yomar Alamo". Boxing Scene. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ Gaztambide, Fernando (15 March 2017). "Con grandes planes Yomar "The Magic" Alamo" (in Spanish). Solo Boxeo. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Gonzalez, Damon (16 May 2018). "Puerto Rico Prospect Yomar Alamo Inks with All Star Boxing". Latinbox Sports. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Yomar Alamo Blasts Edgardo Rivera To Win WBC Regional Belt". Boxing Scene. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Pelea entre 'Juanma' y 'Papito' termina en conato de motín (galería y vídeo)" (in Spanish). NotiCel. 29 Oct 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. ^ Burton, Ryan (29 October 2016). "Juanma Stops Vazquez Jr. in Eleventh, Brawl Erupts Afterwards". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Yomar Alamo Blasts Zsigmond Vaas in One For WBC Youth Belt". Boxing Scene. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Puerto Rico- First Time Host for WBC Youth Title Match". fightnewsasia.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ^ "WBC President in Puerto Rico for an [sic] Historic Card". fightnewsasia.com. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. ^ Santoliquito, Joseph (28 July 2018). "MASAYUKI ITO UPSETS CHRIS DIAZ VIA DOMINANT DECISION, WINS VACANT WBO 130-POUND TITLE". RingTV. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b Pérez, Jorge L. (20 February 2019). "De regreso Yomar Alamo" (in Spanish). The Gondol. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. ^ Salazar, Francisco (21 February 2019). "Unbeaten Yomar Alamo Faces Manuel Mendez in Boxeo Telemundo Crossroads Fight". RingTV. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  14. ^ Salazar, Francisco (23 February 2019). "Yomar Alamo Remains Unbeaten, Outboxes Manuel Mendez on Telemundo". RingTV. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Yomar Alamo Grabs WBO NABO Title; Outpoints Mendez In Telemundo Season Premiere". WBO. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  16. ^ "La OMB entregó faja de Norte América (NABO) a Yomar Álamo" (in Spanish). Box al Día. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  17. ^ Donovan, Jake (29 July 2019). "Yomar Alamo To Now Face Salvador Briceno In Friday's Telemundo". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  18. ^ Donovan, Jake (3 August 2019). "Cintron Drops, Outboxes Eto In Rematch To Earn Mandatory". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Alamo, Moran battle to ten round draw". fightnews.com. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  20. ^ Donovan, Jake (5 October 2019). "Yomar Alamo, Antonio Moran Fight To Split Draw In Kissimmee". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  21. ^ Whisler, John (27 February 2020). "San Antonio boxer Kendo Castaneda says he will turn opponent into 'taxi cab driver'". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  22. ^ Salazar, Francisco (29 February 2020). "Yomar Alamo wins hard-fought majority decision over Kendo Castaneda". RingTV. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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