Jesús Cuellar

Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuéllar (born December 28, 1986) is an Argentine professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) featherweight title from 2015 to 2016.

Jesús Cuéllar
Born	Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuéllar (1986-12-28) December 28, 1986 (age 38) José C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Other names	Jinete del KO
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight Super featherweight
Height	5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm)[1]
Reach	69 in (175 cm)[1]
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	29
Wins by KO	22
Losses	4

Amateur career

Cuellar had an amateur record of 230 wins and 10 losses, and was a member of the Argentina national team.^[2]

Professional career

Cuellar was trained by former world champion and 2012 Trainer of the Year, Robert García.^[3]

Cuellar vs. Marrero

On August 23, 2013, Cuellar defeated Claudio Marrero for the WBA interim featherweight title, in a close fight. Cuellar was the more aggressive fighter and scored a knockdown in the 6th round.^[4][5]

Cuellar vs. Mares

On December 10, 2016, Cuellar defended his WBA (Regular) featherweight title against Abner Mares who was ranked #6 by the WBA at featherweight. Mares defeated Cuellar via split decision, scoring 117-110, 116-111 and 112-115 on the scorecards.^[6]

Cuellar vs. Davis

After coming off his third loss and 2 years of layoff, Cuellar returned to the ring against Gervonta Davis. On March 5, 2018 the fight was finalized for the vacant WBA (Regular) super featherweight title. And for the fight Cuellar had to move up from featherweight to super featherweight. Prior to the fight, Alberto Machado, the WBA (Super) champion at the same weight class, was inexplicably downgraded to 'Regular' champion, and the Davis-Cuellar fight was upgraded to be for Machado's WBA (Super) super featherweight title. On April 21, 2018 Davis knocked Cuellar down three times en route to a third round knockout win.^[7]

Cuellar vs. Fortuna

On November 2, 2019, Cuellar faced Javier Fortuna. Cuellar suffered his fourth loss as Fortuna dominated and dropped him twice en route to a second round knockout win.^[8]

Professional boxing record

33 fights	29 wins	4 losses
By knockout	22	3
By decision	7	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
33	Loss	29–4	Javier Fortuna	KO	2 (10), 2:01	Nov 2, 2019	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
32	Win	29–3	Carlos Padilla	KO	2 (6), 0:33	Mar 9, 2019	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
31	Loss	28–3	Gervonta Davis	TKO	3 (12), 2:45	Apr 21, 2018	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.	For vacant WBA (Super) super featherweight title
30	Loss	28–2	Abner Mares	SD	12	Dec 10, 2016	Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Lost WBA (Regular) featherweight title
29	Win	28–1	Jonathan Oquendo	UD	12	Dec 5, 2015	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title
28	Win	27–1	Vic Darchinyan	TKO	8 (12), 1:04	Jun 6, 2015	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title
27	Win	26–1	Ruben Tamayo	TKO	5 (12), 1:48	Dec 20, 2014	Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.	Retained WBA interim featherweight title
26	Win	25–1	Juan Manuel López	KO	2 (12), 1:36	Sep 11, 2014	The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBA interim featherweight title
25	Win	24–1	Rico Ramos	UD	12	May 2, 2014	The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBA interim featherweight title
24	Win	23–1	Claudio Marrero	UD	12	Aug 23, 2013	Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.	Won vacant WBA interim featherweight title
23	Win	22–1	Gustavo Daniel Gonzalez	TKO	1 (8), 1:58	Dec 12, 2012	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
22	Win	21–1	Jean Javier Sotelo	TKO	1 (10), 2:59	Nov 30, 2012	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina
21	Win	20–1	Claudio Rosendo Tapia	KO	2 (10), 0:49	Aug 31, 2012	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Retained FAB featherweight title; Won vacant WBA Fedelatin interim featherweight title
20	Win	19–1	Miguel Leonardo Caceres	MD	10	Feb 4, 2012	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina
19	Win	18–1	Ramon Elizer Esperanza	TKO	4 (10), 1:20	Nov 25, 2011	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina
18	Loss	17–1	Óscar Escandón	TKO	7 (12), 2:59	Oct 15, 2011	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina
17	Win	17–0	Hugo Orlando Gomez	TKO	3 (12), 2:58	Jul 23, 2011	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino featherweight title
16	Win	16–0	Ramon Armando Torres	KO	4 (10), 1:50	Apr 16, 2011	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Won vacant FAB featherweight title
15	Win	15–0	Jose Saez	TKO	2 (12), 1:20	Jan 12, 2011	Centro Recreativo Municipal Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino featherweight title
14	Win	14–0	Diego Herminio Alejandro Sananco	RTD	8 (12), 3:00	Oct 23, 2010	Escuela Tecnica Nº1, Salto, Argentina	Won WBO Latino featherweight title
13	Win	13–0	Miguel Leonardo Caceres	UD	10	Aug 21, 2010	Club Atlético Adelante, Reconquista, Argentina
12	Win	12–0	Claudio Rosendo Tapia	RTD	11 (12), 1:06	Apr 30, 2010	Asociación Mutual del Club El Tala, San Francisco, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino interim featherweight title
11	Win	11–0	Lucas Rafael Baez	TKO	1 (10), 2:10	Feb 27, 2010	Asociación Española Tiro y Deportiva Jorge Ross, La Carlota, Argentina
10	Win	10–0	Luis Armando Juarez	UD	12	Oct 24, 2009	Estadio Cubierto Municipal, Deán Funes, Argentina	Won vacant WBO Latino interim featherweight title
9	Win	9–0	Victor Cardozo Coronel	TKO	9 (10), 1:49	Sep 4, 2009	Club Atléico Jorge Newbery, Maipú, Argentina
8	Win	8–0	Julio Cesar Ruiz	TKO	3 (10), 1:41	May 23, 2009	Club Sarmiento, Dolores, Argentina
7	Win	7–0	Cristian Javier Olmedo	TKO	3 (6), 0:58	Mar 21, 2009	Club Sportivo, La Calera, Argentina
6	Win	6–0	Marcelo Antonio Gomez	UD	6	Jan 24, 2009	Casino y Bingo, Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
5	Win	5–0	Carlos Albeto Ibarra	TKO	2 (4), 0:07	Dec 6, 2008	Club Social y Deportivo, San Vicente, Argentina
4	Win	4–0	Pascal Bouchez	KO	1 (4), 2:09	Nov 1, 2008	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Juan Ramon Alfonsin	KO	1 (4), 2:46	Aug 2, 2008	Gimnasio Municipal, Pergamino, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Juan Atonio Alcaraz	RTD	1 (4), 3:00	Jul 11, 2008	Club Deportivo Libertad, Sunchales, Argentina
1	Win	1–0	Cristian Omar Gimenez	TKO	1 (4), 1:52	Jun 12, 2008	Club Social y Deportivo, Mar de Ajó, Argentina