Carlos Balderas
Born (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996
Lompoc, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesKarlos
Statistics
Weight(s)lightweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Reach1.85 m (73 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins14
Wins by KO12
Losses2

Karlos Zenon Balderas Jr. (born August 24, 1996) is an American boxer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Personal life

Balderas was born on May 24, 1996, in Lompoc, California. He was the first member of his family to be born in the United States;[1][2] his grandfather first came to California, leaving his wife and children behind in Oaxaca, Mexico, to work in strawberry fields, eventually earning the money to move the rest of the family to the United States.[1][2] Whilst growing up in Santa Maria, California, Balderas was first taken to a boxing gym as a punishment for fighting in the streets with his friends and getting suspended from school.[1][2] His older brother Jose is also a boxer.[3]

Career

Balderas is coached by his father Zenon and his uncle David.[3]

In December 2014, Balderas won the lightweight division of the US National Team Trials, qualifying him for the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he received a first round bye and was defeated in the quarterfinals by Lindolfo Delgado of Mexico.[4] Balderas represented the USA Knockouts in the World Series of Boxing (WSB). In 2015 he took part in five bouts, defeating Fabio Introvaia of Italy, Dawid Michelus of Poland, Brian Nunez of Argentina and Adrian Javier Martinez Morales of Puerto Rico but losing to Azerbaijan's Albert Selimov. In 2016 he won his first two bouts against Lindolfo Delgado and Moroccan Hamza Rabii.[5]

He qualified for the men's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil via his results in the WSB where he won the gold medal in his elite division and was named Outstanding Boxer of the event. Balderas was given his Olympic allocation by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) after two of the athletes ahead of him in the final WSB rankings instead qualified for the Olympics through the 2015 World Championships.[3][6] Balderas won his first two Olympic matches but lost in the quarterfinals to Cuban finalist Lázaro Álvarez. On April 9, 2017, he won his pro debut by first-round TKO.[7]

Professional boxing record

15 fights 14 wins 1 loss
By knockout 12 1
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win 14-1 Mexico Esteban Sanchez TKO 8 (8), 1:02 Nov 12, 2022 United States Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, U.S.
14 Win 13–1 Colombia Ruben Cervera UD 6 May 21, 2022 United States Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
13 Win 12–1 Brazil Aelio Mesquita KO 2 (6), 0:38 Mar 4, 2022 United States Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, U.S.
12 Win 11–1 Ecuador Julio Cortez TKO 4 (6), 2:13 Nov 20, 2021 United States Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
11 Win 10–1 United States Fidel Cervantes TKO 2 (6), 2:03 Aug 14, 2021 United States Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
10 Loss 9–1 Mexico Rene Tellez Giron KO 6 (8), 0:10 21 Dec 2019 United States Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 United States Robert Frankel TKO 7 (8), 1:34 13 Jul 2019 United States Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Luis May KO 4 (8), 1:07 20 Apr 2019 United States Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Mexico Jose Cen Torres RTD 3 (6), 3:00 16 Feb 2019 United States Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Giovanni Caro KO 4 (6), 2:09 28 Jul 2018 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Alex Silva KO 1 (6), 2:25 9 Jun 2018 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Jorge Rojas Zacazontetl UD 4 17 Feb 2018 United States Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Carlos Flores KO 1 (8), 0:32 15 Dec 2017 United States Pioneer Event Center, Lancaster, California, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Eder Amaro Fajardo KO 1 (6), 1:36 30 Jul 2017 United States Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, California, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Thomas Smith RTD 1 (6), 3:00 9 Apr 2017 United States The Novo, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Litman, Laken (March 10, 2016). "First-generation American Carlos Balderas hopes to put U.S. Boxing back on the medal stand in Rio". USA Today. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 McDonald, Scott (November 12, 2015). "First-Generation American Carlos Balderas Qualifies For Rio Olympics, Fulfills His American Dream". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lightweight Carlos Balderas Is First U.S. Boxer To Qualify For 2016 Olympics". United States Olympic Committee. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Boxing - Athlete Profile Balderas Carlos". Official Website of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Light Balderas Jr. Carlos". World Series of Boxing. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Velin, Bob (November 8, 2015). "Carlos Balderas, 19, first to qualify for U.S. Olympic men's boxing team". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Carlos Balderas".
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