Joel Casamayor
Joel Casamayor was born in Guantánamo, Guantánamo Province, Cuba on July 12th, 1971 and is the Boxer. At the age of 52, Joel Casamayor biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Joel Casamayor Johnson (born July 12, 1971) is a Cuban American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2011.
He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA super featherweight title from 2000 to 2002; and the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal lightweight titles between 2006 and 2008.
As an amateur, Casamayor won a gold medal in the bantamweight division at the 1992 Olympics, after which he defected to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Olympics.
Amateur career
Casamayor's amateur record stands at 363 victories and 30 losses.
Professional career
In 1999, he defeated Jose Luis Noyola in the NABF Super Featherweight Championship. He won the WBA Super Featherweight championship by defeating Jong-Kwon Baek in 5 rounds later this year. In 2002, he lost the title in a turbulent unification battle with WBO champion Acelino Freitas. Casamayor fell at one point during the contest, and the referee declared it a knockdown. A point was also deducted for a late strike by Casamayor. Many believe Casamayor should have won the competition. Diego Corrales, the Vacant IBA super featherweight champion, defeated him in 2004 for the vacant WBO Super Featherweight title by a close and controversial decision. Casamayor was unable to win the WBC Lightweight title from José Luis Castillo later this year because the judges gave Casamayor what seemed to be a definite win over Castillo. Casamayor's career seemed to be on a downward spiral after the tense loss to Castillo, and he was put into a promising upward trajectory, beginning with undefeated rising prospect Almazbek Raiymkulov in June 2005. The bout came to a close, spirited battle, with many believing that Casamayor's best days were behind him.
Casamayor beat Diego Corrales again in October 2006, defeating him by a split decision and earning the WBC Lightweight title and recognition as the world lightweight champion by Ring Magazine. He was stripped of the WBC for deciding to face then-WBO lightweight champion Freitas rather than fight against his ostensible adversary, WBC interim champion David D'az. Despite the fact that Freitas was never fought over, David D.az was still crowned WBC champion and Freitas went on to face WBA champion Juan D'az, who lost via a 9th-round TKO.
After Casamayor threatened the WBC with legal proceedings, he was appointed interim champion. He defended the interim championship as well as The Ring's title over Jose Armando Santa Cruz on November 11, 2007 and received a controversial split decision.
When Casamayor's interim title was withdrawn instead of participating in a rematch with Santa Cruz, he decided to face undefeated Michael Katsidis, the WBO interim lightweight champion. Casamayor became the first man to defeat the Australian Katsidis after winning the fight with a TKO in the 10th round on March 22, 2008. Casamayor won the Ring Magazine world championship and added the WBO interim championship to his collection.
Juan Manuel Márquez defeated Casamayor on September 13, 2008. Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) was knocked out in the 11th round of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, by a score. Marquez walked into counter lefts from Casamayor in the first four rounds of the tournament. Marquez didn't know how to find the range with his right hand until the fifth round. A cut across Casamayor's right eye was opened by a head clash by the fifth round. The rounds five, six, seven, and eight were rounds where Marquez landed straight punches from the outside, but he was also nailed by Casamayor whenever he lunged forward. Casamayor was knocked down by a right hand as he turned away from a tense conversation two minutes into the eleventh round. Casamayor got up and tried to smother Marquez right away, but Marquez let his hands go in a tumultuous combination. Casamayor swung back, but he fell again in the round with about 7 seconds remaining. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in and called off the fight before Casamayor had a chance to stand up again. This sparked some indignation from fans, but Casamayor was gracious in defeat, saying, "Marquez was the best this night" despite the loss. The official judges had the fight score 94-95-95-95, 95-94, and 97-93 for Marquez.
Casamayor is a member of the Joint Association of Boxers, a unionized boxer.
Casamayor defeated Jason Davis by a majority vote on November 6, 2009.
On July 31, 2010, Casamayor defeated Mexican American Robert Guerrero at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The ten round match was an undercard to the Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Juan D'Az II tournament. The 39-year-old pugilist lost the game by unanimous decision: 98–89, 97–90. Guerrero dominated Casamayor during the war, losing him in the second round. After two rounds, the Cubans got up and looked drained. He recovered in the next round, but Guerrero continued to put pressure, gaining several combinations and outboxing him. The Cuban took the fight in the final minute of the tournament, with Guerrero being knocked down for the first time in his professional career.