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Alberto Guevara

Alberto Guevara

Mexican boxer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guevara and the second or maternal family name is Rocha.

Alberto Gamaliel Guevara Rocha (born 15 July 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer who challenged twice for a bantamweight world title in 2012 and 2013.

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Professional career

On December 15, 2012, Guevara was defeated by Leo Santa Cruz in a fight for the IBF Bantamweight championship of the world.[1] On November 10, 2013, Guevara was knocked out by Shinsuke Yamanaka in a WBC bantamweight title fight.[2]

Guevara was scheduled to fight Randy Caballero for the IBF bantamweight title in February 2015. This would have been Guevara's third opportunity for a world title.[3] However, Caballero had to pull out of the fight due to an ankle injury and subsequent surgery.[4] Guevara lost to Emmanuel Rodríguez in June 2016, bringing his record up to 24–3.

References

  1. [1]
    "Leo Santa Cruz tops Alberto Guevara". ESPN. 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  2. [2]
    "Yamanaka retains bantamweight title". Associated Press. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  3. [3]
    "Homecoming set for Randy Caballero". ESPN. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  4. [4]
    "Caballero out of 2/27 title defense". 11 February 2015.


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