David Morrell (boxer)

Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (born January 18, 1998)^[2] is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (Regular version) light-heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025 and previously the WBA (Regular version) super-middleweight title from 2021 to 2024. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships and the 2017 Cuban National Championships.

David Morrell Jr.
Born	Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (1998-01-18) January 18, 1998 (age 27) Santa Clara, Cuba
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Reach	77 in (196 cm)[1]
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	13
Wins	12
Wins by KO	9
Losses	1
Medal record Men's Amateur boxing Representing  Cuba Youth World Championships 2016 St. Petersburg Light heavyweight Representing Camagüey Cuban National Championships 2017 Havana Light heavyweight

Amateur career

During an amateur career in which Morrell compiled a record of 130–5, he won gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships, where he was named "Best Boxer of the Tournament", 2017 Cuban National Championships, and the 2018 India Open International Boxing Tournament.^[3]

Professional career

Morrell made his professional debut on August 28, 2019, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Yendris Rodriguez Valdez at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[4]

He scored a second-round KO victory against Quinton Rankin in November^[5] before facing Lennox Allen for the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title on August 8, 2020, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The bout featured on the undercard of the interim welterweight title fight between Thomas Dulorme and Jamal James. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 11 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] In what was described as a dominant performance, Morrell captured the WBA interim title via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 120–108, 119–109, and 118–110.^[7][8]

He was set to make the first defense of his title against Mike Gavronski on December 26 at the Shine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles. After Morrell failed to weigh within the super middleweight limit, reports claimed that he had been stripped of his title. However, it was later revealed that a clause in the fight contract allowed for the fight to continue as a non-title contest. Morrell defeated Gavronski via third-round KO.^[9]

The following month, Morrell was elevated from interim champion to Regular champion.^[10] The first defense of his Regular title came against Mario Cazares on June 27, 2021, at the Minneapolis Armory. Morrell Retained his title via first-round KO.^[11]

After defending his title on November 5, 2022, against Aidos Yerbossynuly, knocking him out in the 12th round,^[12] Yerbossynuly was hospitalized and put into an induced coma due to a subdural hematoma.^[13][14]

Morrell was scheduled to face Radivoje Kalajdzic at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on August 3, 2024.^[15] Morrell defeated Kalajdzic by unanimous decision and won the vacant WBA "Regular" light heavyweight title.^[16]

On October 8, 2024 it was announced that Morrell would face David Benavidez, who at that time held interim WBC light heavyweight title.^[17][18][19]

Professional boxing record

13 fights	12 wins	1 loss
By knockout	9	0
By decision	3	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
13	Win	12–1	Imam Khataev	SD	10	Jul 12, 2025	Louis Armstrong Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
12	Loss	11–1	David Benavidez	UD	12	Feb 1, 2025	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title; For WBC interim light-heavyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Radivoje Kalajdzic	UD	12	Aug 3, 2024	BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Sena Agbeko	TKO	2 (12), 1:43	Dec 16, 2023	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
9	Win	9–0	Yamaguchi Falcão	KO	1 (12), 2:22	Apr 22, 2023	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
8	Win	8–0	Aidos Yerbossynuly	KO	12 (12) 2:34	Nov 5, 2022	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
7	Win	7–0	Kalvin Henderson	TKO	4 (12), 2:35	Jun 4, 2022	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
6	Win	6–0	Alantez Fox	TKO	4 (12), 2:06	Dec 18, 2021	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
5	Win	5–0	Mario Abel Cazares	KO	1 (12), 2:32	Jun 27, 2021	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
4	Win	4–0	Mike Gavronski	KO	3 (10), 2:45	Dec 26, 2020	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Lennox Allen	UD	12	Aug 8, 2020	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBA interim super-middleweight title
2	Win	2–0	Quinton Rankin	KO	2 (8), 1:01	Nov 2, 2019	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Yendris Rodriguez Valdez	KO	1 (4), 1:05	Aug 31, 2019	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

See also

• List of male boxers
• List of southpaw stance boxers
• List of world super-middleweight boxing champions
• List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions