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| Real name | Joel Casamayor Johnson |
| Nickname(s) | El Cepillo |
| Rated at | Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Nationality |  Cuban |
| Birth date | 12 July 1971 |
| Birth place | Guantánamo,Cuba |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Cuba |
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Bantamweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| Silver | 1993 Tampere | Bantamweight |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| Bronze | 1990 Mexico City | Bantamweight |
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson (born July 12, 1971 in Guantanamo, Cuba) is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face. Also, for his ability to "brush off" punches from his opponents.
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Amateur career
- 1989 - Gold medal (Bantamweight) at the Junior World Championships
- 1992 - Gold medal (Bantamweight) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
- Defeated Venkatesan Devarajan (India) points
- Defeated Riadh Klaai (Tunisia) points
- Defeated Roberto Jalnaiz (Philippines) KO 1
- Defeated Mohammed Achik (Morocco) TKO 1
- Defeated Wayne McCullough (Ireland) points
- 1993 - Silver medal (Bantamweight) at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland
- Defeated Agathangelos Tsiripidis (Greece) TKO 3
- Defeated Dirk Krueger (Germany) points
- Defeated Arthur Mikaelian (Armenia) points
- Defeated Vladislav Antonov (Russia) points
- Lost to Alexander Hristov (Bulgaria) points
- 1994 - Bronze medal (Featherweight) at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand
- Defeated Brian Carr (Scotland) points
- Defeated Nourredine Medjihoud (Algeria) points
- Defeated Cristian Rodriguez (Argentina) points
- Lost to Falk Huste (Germany) points
- 1994 - Silver Medal (Featherweight) at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Defeated Kai Kandelin (Finland) TKO 1
- Defeated Claude Chinon (France) points
- Lost to Ramaz Paliani (Russia) points
- 1995 - Competed (Featherweight) at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany
- Lost to Raimkul Malachbekov (Russia) points
Professional career
He won the NABF Super Featheweight title in 1999 by beating Jose Luis Noyola. Later that year, he won the WBA Super Featherweight title by stopping Jong-Kwon Baek in 5 rounds. In 2002, he lost that title in a controversial unification bout with WBO champion Acelino Freitas. At one point in the fight, Casamayor slipped and the referee ruled it a knockdown. Casamayor also had a point deducted for a late hit. Many believe Casamayor should have won the fight. In 2004, Diego Corrales, whom Casamayor stopped in 2003 for the Vacant IBA Super Featherweight Title, defeated him for the vacant WBO Super Featherweight title via a very close and controversial decision. Casamayor failed to take the WBC Lightweight title from José Luis Castillo later that year because the judges scored what seemed to be a clear win for Casamayor for Castillo. After the loss to Castillo, Casamayor's career appeared to be in a downward spiral and he was set up with undefeated rising prospect Almazbek Raiymkulov in June 2005. In a close, spirited battle the bout ended in a draw, with many believing that Casamayor's best days were behind him.
After two victories against little known opposition, in October 2006, Casamayor yet again took on the popular Diego Corrales, and defeated him by split decision, winning the WBC Lightweight title and recognition as the world lightweight champion by Ring Magazine. He was stripped of the WBC title for signing to fight then WBO lightweight champion Freitas rather than defend against his mandatory challenger, WBC interim champion David Diaz. Although the fight with Freitas never took place, David Diaz was still named WBC champion and Freitas went on to fight WBA champion Juan Diaz, losing via a 9th round TKO.
After Casamayor threatened the WBC with legal action, he was named as their interim champ. He defended the interim championship as well as The Ring's title against Jose Armando Santa Cruz on November 11, 2007 and won a controversial split decision.
The WBC removed Casamayor's interim title when, instead of fighting a rematch with Santa Cruz, he signed to fight undefeated Michael Katsidis, the WBO interim lightweight titlist. On March 22, 2008, in a great battle, Casamayor became the first man to defeat the Australian Katsidis when he won the fight with a TKO in the 10th round. With the win, Casamayor retained his Ring Magazine world title and added the WBO interim championship to his collection.
Casamayor was defeated by Juan Manuel Marquez on September 13, 2008. Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) won by Knockout in the 11th round at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. In the first four rounds of the bout, Marquez continually walked into counter lefts from Casamayor. It took Marquez until the fifth round to be able to find the range with his right hand. By the fifth round, a cut over Casamayor's right eye was opened from a clash of heads. 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. Two minutes into the eleventh round, Casamayor was knocked down by a right hand as he pulled away from an intense exchange. Casamayor got up and immediately tried to smother Marquez, but Marquez let his hands go in furious combination. Casamayor swung back, but he went down again with about 7 seconds left in the round. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in and stopped the fight before Casamayor had a chance to stand up again. This caused some anger from fans, however, Casamayor was gracious in defeat and said, "Marquez was the best this night." The official judges had the fight scored 95-95, 95-95, and 97-93 for Marquez.[1]
Casamayor is a unionized boxer, a member of the Joint Association of Boxers.
Comeback
On 11/6/09, Casamayor beat Jason Davis by UD.[2]
External links
- Joel Casamayor Official Site
- Professional boxing record for Joel Casamayor from Boxrec
- Article about the Joel Casamayor-Diego Corrales rivalry
- On Casamayor's nickname
References
| Preceded by Jong-Kwon Baek |
WBA Super Featherweight Champion May 21, 2000 – January 12, 2002 Lost bid for super title |
Succeeded by Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai as Regular champion |
| Preceded by Diego Corrales |
WBC Lightweight Champion October 7, 2006 – February 20, 2007 Stripped |
Succeeded by David Díaz Interim champ elavated |
| The Ring Lightweight champion October 7, 2006 – September 13, 2008 |
Succeeded by Juan Manuel Márquez |
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| Preceded by Michael Katsidis |
WBO Lightweight Interim Champion March 22, 2008 – September 13, 2008 Vacates |
Succeeded by Michael Katsidis |
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