César Cuenca

César René Cuenca (born January 18, 1981) is an Argentine professional boxer who held the IBF light welterweight title from 2015 to 2016.

César Cuenca

Personal information
Nickname	El Distinto ("The Distinctive One")
Born	César René Cuenca (1981-01-18) January 18, 1981 (age 44) Tres Isletas, Chaco, Argentina
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	Light welterweight
Boxing career
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	56
Wins	48
Win by KO	2
Losses	6
No contests	2

Professional career

On March 20, 2009, Cuenca won a twelve-round unanimous decision against undefeated contender Alex de Jesús.

On May 3, 2014, Cuenca defeated Albert Mensah to become the mandatory challenger for the IBF junior welterweight belt, held by American Lamont Peterson.

On July 18, 2015, he defeated Ik Yang in Macau by unanimous decision, in a bout he dominated and dropped his opponent, despite being knocked down himself. In the process, he won the vacant IBF light welterweight world championship, after a thirteen-year career, that spanned 49 fights prior, including two 'no contests'.^[1]

On November 4, 2015 Cuenca lost his world title in his next fight, when he faced Eduard Troyanovsky in Kazan, Russia. Cuenca, who was 48–0 at the time of the fight, was unable to get in range for the majority of the boxing match. Troyanovsky had re-hydrated much more than Cuenca and he seemed bigger in the ring, he used his size advantage well. After five rounds Cuenca had won just one, in a close fight, his left eye was cut open. In the sixth round, Troyanovsky landed a hard uppercut and Cuenca grabbed him at the waist, Troyanovsky leaned on the Argentine and he tumbled down, then as Troyanovsky was moving away it is possible that his foot hit Cuenca in his right eye. Immediately afterwards the American referee asked Cuenca if he could continue fighting, to which Cuenca told him in Spanish that his right eye was injured from the tumble and he needed time to recover, but the referee (who could not understand Spanish) asked him again more sternly and Cuenca repeated himself, gesturing to his right eye. The referee then waved off the fight, to the displeasure of Cuenca and his corner.^[2]

On April 8, 2016 Cuenca would get another shot at Eduard, he would lose via seventh round stoppage in the rematch.^[3]

Professional boxing record

56 fights	48 wins	6 losses
By knockout	2	5
By decision	45	1
By disqualification	1	0
No contests	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
56	Loss	48–6 (2)	Rico Mueller	TKO	4 (8), 0:15	14 Feb 2025	Boxhalle Schorfheide, Schorfheide, Germany
55	Loss	48–5 (2)	Hamza Salahudin	RTD	4 (8), 3:00	2 Dec 2023	Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany
54	Loss	48–4 (2)	Ibrahim Guemues	TKO	8 (8), 1:34	22 Feb 2020	Halle, Recklinghausen, Germany
53	Loss	48–3 (2)	Jonathan Jose Eniz	UD	10	12 Jan 2019	Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina
52	Loss	48–2 (2)	Eduard Troyanovsky	TKO	7 (12), 2:14	8 Apr 2016	Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia	For IBF and IBO light-welterweight titles
51	Loss	48–1 (2)	Eduard Troyanovsky	TKO	6 (12), 2:44	4 Nov 2015	TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia	Lost IBF light-welterweight title; For IBO light-welterweight title
50	Win	48–0 (2)	Ik Yang	UD	12	18 Jul 2015	Cotai Arena, Cotai, Macau	Won vacant IBF light-welterweight title
49	Win	47–0 (2)	Albert Mensah	UD	12	3 May 2014	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
48	Win	46–0 (2)	Patricio Antonio Pedrero	UD	8	23 Nov 2013	Estadio Pedro Estremador, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
47	Win	45–0 (2)	Gustavo David Bermúdez	UD	10	25 May 2013	Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won vacant WBO Latino light-welterweight title
46	Win	44–0 (2)	Diego Jesús Ponce	KO	5 (8)	9 Mar 2013	Asociación de Fomento, San Bernardo del Tuyú, Argentina
45	Win	43–0 (2)	Claudio Alfredo Olmedo	UD	12	14 Jul 2012	Bomberos Voluntarios, General Villegas, Argentina
44	Win	42–0 (2)	Luis Gustavo Sosa	UD	10	12 Nov 2011	Tres Isletas, Argentina
43	Win	41–0 (2)	Sergio Omar Priotti	UD	10	2 Sep 2011	Club Once Unidos, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino light-welterweight title
42	Win	40–0 (2)	Juan Jose Dias	UD	8	26 Mar 2011	Club Unión Progresista, Villa Ángela, Argentina
41	Win	39–0 (2)	Mauricio Ariel Pereira	UD	8	28 Aug 2010	Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
40	Win	38–0 (2)	Cesar Leonardo Telechea	UD	10	6 Aug 2010	Tres Isletas, Argentina	Retained Argentine light-welterweight title
39	NC	37–0 (2)	Nazareno Gastón Ruíz	NC	1 (10)	22 May 2010	Casino City Center, Rosario, Argentina
38	Win	37–0 (1)	Nazareno Gastón Ruíz	UD	12	19 Dec 2009	Anfiteatro Manuel Ramírez, Posadas, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino light-welterweight title
37	Win	36–0 (1)	Alex de Jesús	UD	12	20 Mar 2009	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina	Won WBO Latino light-welterweight title
36	Win	35–0 (1)	Pablo Andrés Godoy	UD	10	19 Dec 2008	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina	Won vacant WBC Latino light-welterweight title
35	Win	34–0 (1)	Ariel Francisco Burgos	DQ	9 (10)	18 Oct 2008	Villa Ángela, Chaco, Argentina	Retained Argentine light-welterweight title
34	Win	33–0 (1)	Marcelo Martín Miranda	UD	10	12 Jul 2008	Club Tomas de Rocamora, Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina
33	Win	32–0 (1)	Juan Alberto Godoy	UD	10	8 Mar 2008	Estadio Pedro Estremador, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina	Retained Argentine light-welterweight title
32	Win	31–0 (1)	Sergio Javier Benítez	UD	6	27 Oct 2007	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
31	Win	30–0 (1)	Juan Alberto Godoy	UD	10	1 Sep 2007	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
30	Win	29–0 (1)	Diego Jesús Ponce	UD	6	15 Jun 2007	Ce.De.M. N° 1, Caseros, Argentina
29	Win	28–0 (1)	Carlos Adán Jerez	UD	10	7 Apr 2007	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
28	Win	27–0 (1)	Victor Hugo Paz	UD	6	4 Nov 2006	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
27	Win	26–0 (1)	José Alfaro	MD	10	12 May 2006	Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina
26	Win	25–0 (1)	Roberto David Arrieta	TD	8 (10)	11 Mar 2006	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
25	Win	24–0 (1)	Cristian Sebastián Paz	UD	8	14 Jan 2006	Club Independiente, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
24	Win	23–0 (1)	Guillermo de Jesús Paz	UD	10	15 Oct 2005	Polideportivo Municipal, Colón, Argentina
23	Win	22–0 (1)	Iván Orlando Bustos	UD	10	24 Sep 2005	Polideportivo Municipal, Luján, Argentina	Retained Argentine light-welterweight title
22	Win	21–0 (1)	Carlos Wilfredo Vilches	UD	10	30 Jul 2005	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina	Won Argentine light-welterweight title
21	Win	20–0 (1)	Andrés Pablo Villafañe	TKO	4 (8)	4 Jun 2005	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
20	Win	19–0 (1)	Pablo Ramón Barbero	UD	10	24 Apr 2005	Ce.De.M. N° 1, Caseros, Argentina
19	Win	18–0 (1)	Héctor Ricardo Gómez	UD	10	18 Dec 2004	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
18	Win	17–0 (1)	Omar Leon	UD	10	16 Oct 2004	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
17	Win	16–0 (1)	Juan Alberto Godoy	UD	10	4 Sep 2004	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
16	Win	15–0 (1)	Carlos Abel Chaves	UD	8	10 Jun 2004	Ce.De.M. N° 1, Caseros, Argentina
15	Win	14–0 (1)	Daniel Osvaldo Villalba	UD	8	28 May 2004	Tres Isletas, Argentina
14	Win	13–0 (1)	Walter Damian Díaz	UD	8	24 Apr 2004	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
13	Win	12–0 (1)	Walter Sergio Gómez	UD	8	3 Feb 2004	Club Atletico Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
12	Win	11–0 (1)	Julio González	UD	6	22 Nov 2003	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
11	Win	10–0 (1)	Daniel Osvaldo Villalba	UD	6	1 Nov 2003	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
10	NC	9–0 (1)	Daniel Osvaldo Villalba	NC	4 (1), 1:30	16 Aug 2003	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
9	Win	9–0	Daniel Osvaldo Villalba	UD	4	12 Jul 2003	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
8	Win	8–0	Andrés Alejandro Arno	UD	4	17 May 2003	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
7	Win	7–0	Ariel Francisco Burgos	SD	4	3 May 2003	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
6	Win	6–0	Víctor Daniel Ríos	UD	4	29 Mar 2003	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
5	Win	5–0	Carlos Roberto Rodríguez	UD	4	11 Jan 2003	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
4	Win	4–0	Oscar Roberto Medina	UD	4	14 Dec 2002	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
3	Win	3–0	Ramón Victorio Barrios	UD	4	19 Oct 2002	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Héctor Alberto González	UD	4	5 Oct 2002	Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
1	Win	1–0	Guillermo Lezcano	UD	4	10 Aug 2002	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina

See also

• List of male boxers
• List of southpaw stance boxers
• List of world light-welterweight boxing champions