Yamaguchi Falcão

Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino (December 24, 1987 in São Mateus, Espírito Santo)[1] is a Brazilian boxer, currently a professional and a former holder of the World Boxing Council Latino Middleweight Title.[2] In his amateur years, he won silver at the 2011 Panamerican Games and a bronze at the 2012 Olympics at light heavyweight. He is a southpaw and the brother of Esquiva Falcão.

Yamaguchi Falcão
Statistics
Real nameYamaguchi Falcão Florentino
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
Nationality Brazil
Born (1987-12-24) December 24, 1987
São Mateus, Espírito Santo
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins16
Wins by KO7
Losses1
Draws1
No contests1
Medal record
Olympic games
2012 LondonLight heavyweight
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraLight Heavyweight
South American Games
2010 MedellinMiddleweight

Amateur career

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat two opponents at middleweight then lost 3:8 to eventual winner Abbos Atoev (UZB). At the 2010 South American Games he lost to Alex Theran but got a bronze anyway. Afterwards he moved up in weight. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Amine Azzouzi and Carlos Gongora, then lost to Elshod Rasulov. In Guadalajara at the PanAms he beat two opponents then lost to Cuban favorite Julio César la Cruz.

At the Olympic qualifier he beat three opponents including Osmar Bravo who also qualified then lost the final to American southpaw Marcus Browne. All three made the Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics he controversially edged out Sumit Sangwan 15:14, then Meng Fanlong 17:17, on countback before besting Cuban world champion Julio César la Cruz 18:15. He was defeated at semi-finals by the Russian favorite Egor Mekhontsev 23:11 and received the bronze medal.[3]

Unlike what his name suggests, he is not of Japanese descent.

Professional career

On October 2, it was revealed that Falcão became a professional, signing with Golden Boy Promotions.[4] In his debut, he was disqualified alongside Martín Fidel Ríos after the second round. Both fighters traded a few punches after the round ended followed by Ríos spitting on Falcão. The call was seen as excessive by both fighters, whom wanted to keep fighting.[5] However, Falcão won all of his subsequent 11 fights. In the tenth, against Jorge Daniel Caraballo, Falcão got the World Boxing Council Latino Middleweight title.[6] He is currently ranked 21st in the overall WBC Middleweight ranking.[7]

Professional boxing record
16 Wins (7 knockouts, 9 decisions), 1 Loss, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Draw16–1–1 D'Mitrius Ballard MD 10 5 Dec 2019 The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California For vacant WBC–NABF middleweight title
Loss16–1 Chris Pearson UD 10 2 May 2019 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada For vacant WBC Latino middleweight title
Win16–0 Elias Espadas UD 10 21 Jul 2018 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win15–0 Richard Gutierrez UD 8 31 Mar 2018 Marina Bay Sportsplex, Quincy, Massachusetts
Win14–0 Taronze Washington TKO 4 (10) 12 Aug 2017 A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida
Win13–0 Morgan Fitch UD 10 5 May 2017 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win12–0 Germán Pérez TKO 1 (10), 0:27 17 Dec 2016 The Forum, Inglewood, California
Win11–0 Devis Cáceres TKO 2 (10), 0:54 8 Jul 2016 Mendes Convention Center, Santos, São Paulo Retained WBC Latino middleweight title
Win10–0 Jorge Caraballo KO 2 (10), 2:10 4 Mar 2016 Mendes Convention Center, Santos, São Paulo Won WBC Latino middleweight title
Win9–0 Francisco Cordero RTD 8 (10) 14 Nov 2015 Ginásio Municipal Falcão, Praia Grande, São Paulo
Win8–0 Alberto Gustavo Sanchez UD 8 18 Sep 2015 Club Juventud Unida, Mina Clavero, Córdoba
Win7–0 José Carlos Paz UD 10 6 Jun 2015 Arena Santos, Santos, São Paulo
Win6–0 Gerardo Ibarra UD 8 30 Apr 2015 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California
Win5–0 Deartie Tucker UD 6 2 Apr 2015 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California
Win4–0 Raymond Terry KO 1 (6), 1:21 12 Mar 2015 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas
Win3–0 Martin Fidel Ríos UD 8 15 Nov 2014 Ginásio Municipal Falcão, Praia Grande, São Paulo
Win2–0 Jesus Cruz TKO 3 (6), 3:00 12 Jul 2014 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win1–0 Francisco Najera UD 4 26 Apr 2014 StubHub Center, Carson, California
NC– Martin Fidel Ríos NC 3 (4), 0:01 25 Jan 2014 Arena Santos, Santos, São Paulo

References
  1. "Place of Birth".
  2. Yamaguchi Falcão. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
  3. "Olympics boxing: Mekhontcev claims light-heavyweight gold". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. "Yamaguchi Falcao, Olympic Medalist, Goes Golden Boy - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. Por Thierry GozzerSantos, São Paulo. "Yamaguchi entra com machado, mas confusão deixa luta sem vencedor | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. "Yamaguchi nocauteia argentino em dois rounds e conquista cinturão latino".
  7. Admin. "World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com.
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