Daniel Matellon
Born
Daniel Matellon Ramos

(1988-02-02) 2 February 1988 (age 36)
Havana, Cuba
NationalityCuban
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins13
Wins by KO7
Losses1
Draws2

Daniel Matellon Ramos (born 2 February 1988) is a Cuban professional boxer who held the WBA interim light flyweight title from February to August 2021.

Professional career

Matellon made his professional debut against Johnny Garay on October 21, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He would go on to amass a 4-0-2 record before his first major title fight.[1]

In his seventh professional fight, Matellon was scheduled to fight Kenny Cano for the vacant WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title, on September 30, 2017. Matellon won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 105-104 in his favor.[2]

Matellon was scheduled to defend his title against Camilo Mendoza on March 10, 2018.[3] Matellon won the fight by a sixth-round knockout. Mendoza and his corner later disputed the victory, claiming the knockdown was a result of a head clash.[4]

Matellon's next two fights were non-title bouts. He scored a second-round knockout of Fernando Godinez on May 4, 2018, and won a split decision against Masamichi Yabuki on September 29, 2018.[5] Matellon was then scheduled to make his second title defense against Mario Andrade on April 30, 2019. He beat Andrade by a second-round knockout.[6]

Matellon compiled a record of 11–0–2 before defeating Erik Lopez via majority decision (MD) to win the WBA interim light-flyweight title on 7 February 2020 at the Roberto Durán Arena in Panama.[7]

Following a first-round knockout of Luis de la Rosa, in a non-title bout, Matellon was scheduled to fight Luis de la Rosa for the vacant WBA interim light flyweight title. Matellon outboxed his opponent to a majority decision victory, with two of the judges scoring the fight 116-112 for Matellon, while the third judge scored the fight as a 114-114 draw.[8]

Matellon was scheduled to make his first WBA Interim title defense against the former IBF mini flyweight champion Jose Argumedo on June 26, 2021.[9] Matellon won the fight by unanimous decision, with scorecards of 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113.[10] Matellon next faced Ivan Garcia for the vacant WBA Fedecaribe light flyweight title on July 16, 2022. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[11]

Matellon faced the former WBA (Regular) light flyweight champion Carlos Cañizales in a WBA light flyweight title eliminator on June 10, 2023, at the Casino Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[12] He lost the fight by an eighth-round technical decision, with two judges scoring the bout 77–73 for Cañizales and the third judge awarding the former champion a 76–74 scorecard. Matellon was deducted a point in the second and eighth round for repeated headbutts, with the fight eventually being stopped due to a cut above Cañizales' left eye, which was caused by one such headbutt in the second round.[13]

Professional boxing record

16 fights 13 wins 1 loss
By knockout 7 0
By decision 6 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Loss 13–1–2 Carlos Cañizales TD 8 (12), 3:00 10 Jun 2023 Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15 Win 13–0–2 Ivan Garcia Carrillo KO 3 (10), 1:02 16 Jul 2022 Los Andes Mall, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe light flyweight title
14 Win 12–0–2 José Argumedo UD 12 26 Jun 2021 Arena Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico Retained WBA interim light flyweight title
13 Win 11–0–2 Erik Omar Lopez MD 12 7 Feb 2020 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBA interim light flyweight title
12 Win 10–0–2 Luis de la Rosa KO 1 (8), 1:21 31 Jul 2019 Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
11 Win 9–0–2 Mario Andrade KO 2 (11), 0:35 30 Apr 2019 Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title
10 Win 8–0–2 Masamichi Yabuki SD 8 29 Sep 2018 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
9 Win 7–0–2 Fernando Ramon Godinez KO 2 (8), 0:47 4 May 2018 Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
8 Win 6–0–2 Camilo Mendoza KO 6 (11), 0:23 10 Mar 2018 Hotel Veneto, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title
7 Win 5–0–2 Kenny Cano UD 11 30 Sep 2017 Hotel Veneto, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBA Fedelatin light flyweight title
6 Win 4–0–2 Yenrry Bermudez TKO 4 (6) 11 Aug 2017 Club Arabe de Colon, Colón, Panama
5 Win 3–0–2 Jonathan Arias UD 6 30 Jun 2017 Los Andes Mall, Panama City, Panama
4 Draw 2–0–2 Azael Villar PTS 6 16 Feb 2017 Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez, Panama City, Panama
3 Draw 2–0–1 Argenis Cheremo SD 4 1 Dec 2016 Los Andes Mall, Panama City, Panama
2 Win 2–0 Marcos Arrieta TKO 2 (4), 2:18 5 Nov 2016 Jardin Tacita de Oro, Parita, Panama
1 Win 1–0 Johnny Garay UD 4 21 Oct 2016 Los Andes Mall, Panama City, Panama

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Matellon". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Renteria stops Maure, Matellon edges Cano". fightnewsasia.com. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ Villarreal, Héctor (10 March 2018). "Matellon and Mendoza ready for war in Panama". fightnews.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ Fletes, Pablo (15 March 2018). "Gestionan revancha Matellón vs. Mendoza pero en Nicaragua". notifight.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ Johns, Marquis (30 April 2019). "Matellon to main event WBA card in Panama City". bigfightweekend.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Nunez dropped four times, still wins decision". fightnews.com. May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Concepcion, Matellon win WBA interim belts". Boxingscene. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ^ Songalia, Ryan (8 February 2020). "Daniel Matellon outboxes wild Erik Lopez, wins majority decision to remain unbeaten". ringtv.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Daniel Matellón defenderá su título mundial en función del 'Canelo' Álvarez". panamaamerica.com. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  10. ^ Bland, Garrisson (27 June 2021). "Daniel Matellon Slips By Jose Argumedo; Retains WBA Interim Title". 3kingsboxing.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. ^ Villarreal, Héctor (17 July 2022). "Matellon vence a García en Ciudad de Panamá". fightnews.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ^ "AMB ordena eliminatoria final Matellon-Cañizales". fightnews.com. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. ^ Morilla, Diego (11 June 2023). "Rivas And Romero Draw, Cañizales Survives Matellon In KO To Drugs Double Card In Argentina – Full Report". ringtv.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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Sporting positions Regional boxing titles VacantTitle last held byCarlos Cañizales WBA Fedelatin light flyweight champion 30 September 2017 – 2020Vacated VacantTitle next held byLeandro Blanc World boxing titles VacantTitle last held byRandy Petalcorin WBA light flyweight championInterim title 7 February 2020 – 25 August 2021Stripped Title discontinued
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