Gabriel Maestre
Born
Gabriel José Maestre Pérez

(1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 37)
Barcelona, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights7
Wins6
Wins by KO5
Losses0
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Venezuela
ALBA Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Barquisimeto Welterweight
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Sucre Welterweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Welterweight
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago de Chile Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Welterweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Welterweight

Gabriel José Maestre Pérez[a] (born 22 July 1986) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. As an amateur he competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, whilst also winning medals at the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games.[1][2][3][4]

Amateur career

Olympic results

London 2012

Rio 2016

World Championship results

Almaty 2013

Doha 2015

Pan American Games results

Toronto 2015

Lima 2019

Professional career

On 6 July 2019, Maestre made his professional debut against Jeovanis Barraza. Maestre won via technical knockout after knocking his opponent down twice in the second round which resulted in referee, Guillermo Perez Pineda, stepping in to stop the bout.[5] On 19 December 2019 Maestre fought in his second professional fight against Diego Gabriel Chaves of Argentina. Maestre dropped Chaves to the canvas during the opening round, after which Chaves proceeded to clinch Maestre in an attempt of prolonging the bout. Maestre took control of the fight in the fourth round and dropped his opponent multiple times, which forced the corner of Chaves to throw in the towel.[6]

Just shy of a year after his last bout, Maestre returned to the ring against Daniel Vega Cota. Maestro secured victory by knocking out his Mexican opponent in the opening minute of the first round after landing a heavy left uppercut.[7]

On 7 August 2021, Maestre faced Mykal Fox for the vacant WBA interim welterweight title. Maestre was dropped in the second round by a left hook, and was seemingly outboxed through 12 rounds by his opponent. However, he was awarded with a highly controversial unanimous decision victory, with scores of 115-112, 117-110 and 114-113 all in his favor.[8] There was outrage over the decision, with promoter Lou DiBella calling for a "federal investigation of boxing and the WBA".[9]

Professional boxing record

7 fights 6 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
7 Win 6–0–1 United States Travon Marshall TKO 2 (10), 2:06 12 Aug 2023 United States MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
6 Win 5–0–1 United States Devon Alexander RTD 3 (10), 3:00 8 Apr 2023 United States Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
5 Draw 4–0–1 Ukraine Taras Shelestyuk SD 10 11 Mar 2022 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
4 Win 4–0 United States Mykal Fox UD 12 7 Aug 2021 United States Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US Won vacant WBA interim welterweight title
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Daniel Vega Cota KO 1 (10), 0:38 17 Dec 2020 Colombia Discoteca Kilymandiaro, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
2 Win 2–0 Argentina Diego Gabriel Chaves TKO 4 (10), 2:14 19 Dec 2019 Colombia Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia Retained WBA Fedebol super-welterweight title
1 Win 1–0 Colombia Jeovanis Barraza TKO 2 (10), 2:16 6 Jul 2019 Colombia Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia Won vacant WBA Fedebol super-welterweight title

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maestre and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

References

  1. ^ "Gabriel MAESTRE". olympicchannel.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabriel Maestre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Full name: Gabriel José Maestre Pérez
  3. ^ "BOXING AND FAMILY. MEETING GABRIEL MAESTRE". worldseriesboxing.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "The Toronto 2015 Pan American Games finishes with seven superb Finals". aiba.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Maestre Makes Debut in Force, Crushes Barraza in Two". boxingscene.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Gabriel Maestre Takes Out Diego Chaves in Four Rounds". boxingscene.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Maestre shined brilliantly at "Maratón Boxística"". wbaboxing.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Mykal Fox dominates Gabriel Maestre, but loses highly controversial decision". The Ring. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Outrage Over Gabriel Maestre Vs Mykal Fox Decision! — Boxing News". www.boxing247.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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