Samuel Carmona
Carmona at the 2016 Olympics
Born
Samuel Carmona Heredia

(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 27)
Las Palmas, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights9
Wins8
Wins by KO4
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kharkiv Light flyweight

Samuel Carmona Heredia[a] (born 28 May 1996) is a Spanish professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the light flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he managed to reach the quarterfinals.[2][3]

Amateur boxing career

He began his career in 2008. In 2013, was runner-up in the Young Amateur Championship of Spain, 52 kg, defeating José María González for 19: 6 in the semifinal and fell in the final 10: 6 against Grabriel Escobar. In 2014, he again fell against Escobar, this time in the semifinals by 2: 1, and beat Ivan Chaves in the fight for third place. That same year, he won the Tournament of Spain in the category of less than 49 kg, when he defeated Gustavo de la Nuez in the final.[4]

In 2015, he won the Spanish championship, winning the final against Brandon Moreno Núñez, receiving a call from Rafael Lozano to will become part of the selection española.[5] On 4 June at the 2015 European Championships held in Samokov (Bulgaria), he finished in 5th place, which qualified for the 2015 World Championship Amateur Boxing in Doha.[6]

He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the world Olympic qualifiers in Baku, to qualify for the final defeating in the semifinal Indian pugilist Devendro Singh by 3 to 0.8 before (April), he had lost in the battle for third and since giving place for the Games in the Olympic Qualifying European Championship in Samsun (Turkey).[7][8]

Professional boxing career

Carmona made his professional debut against Alejandro Torres on 14 September 2019,[9] and won the fight by a second-round knockout.[10] Carmona was next scheduled to face Franklin Flores on 19 October 2019. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[11] Following this victory, Carmona signed with the Russia-based promoter Patriot Boxing Promotions.[12] Accordingly, his next fight against Enrique Magsalin took place in Russia, on 21 December 2019. He won it by unanimous decision, with scores of 79–73, 79-73 and 78–74.[13]

Carmona was scheduled to fight Jose Antonio Jimenez for the vacant WBA International flyweight title on 1 February 2020.[14] He won his sole fight of the year by first-round knockout, stopping Jimenez after just 93 seconds.[15]

Carmona was scheduled to face Joel Sanchez on 18 July 2021, after a 15-month hiatus from the sport. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 60–54, 60-54 and 60–53.[16] Carmona faced Luis Fernando Villa, in his last fight of the year, on 3 December 2021.[17] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[18] Carmona was booked to face Joel Cordova on 1 April 2022, on the undercard of the Sandor Martin and Jose Felix super lightweight bout.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 96–94, 96–93 and 97–93.[20]

Carmona is scheduled to challenge the WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez on 3 December 2022, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. He stepped in as a replacement for McWilliams Arroyo, who withdrew from the bout with a neck injury, on a month's notice.[21] He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 118–111, 117–112 and 114–114.[22]

Professional boxing record

9 fights 8 wins 1 loss
By knockout 4 0
By decision 4 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Loss 8–1 Julio Cesar Martinez MD 12 3 Dec 2022 Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. For WBC flyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Moises Mojica UD 6 29 Oct 2022 Pabellan Juan Beltran, Las Palmas, Spain
7 Win 7–0 Joel Cordova UD 10 1 Apr 2022 Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
6 Win 6–0 Luis Fernando Villa TKO 1 (8) 3 Dec 2021 Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain
5 Win 5–0 Joel Sanchez UD 6 18 Jul 2021 Polideportivo Magarinos, Madrid, Spain
4 Win 4–0 Jose Antonio Jimenez KO 1 (10), 1:33 1 Feb 2020 Yantarny Sports Palace, Kaliningrad, Russia Won vacant WBA International flyweight title
3 Win 3–0 Enrique Magsalin UD 8 21 Dec 2019 Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Franklin Flores KO 2 (4) 19 Oct 2019 Gallera del López Socas, Las Palmas, Spain
1 Win 1–0 Alejandro Torres KO 2 (6) 14 Sep 2019 Plaza de Garachico, Guia de Isora, Spain

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Samuel Carmona". BoxRec.
  2. ^ SAMUEL CARMONA HEREDIA – 49KG. aiba.org
  3. ^ "Samuel Carmona". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "SAMUEL CARMONA HEREDIA". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Samuel Carmona, un futuro patriarca del ring - Marca.com". 10 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ "El mejor equipo en la historia de los europeos, ya está en España". aebox.es. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Samuel Carmona, el boxeador que no teme ni al Zika - Marca.com". 28 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Samuel Carmona, a una victoria de los Juegos Olimpicos de Río | AEBOX – Asociación española de boxeo". aebox.es. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  9. ^ Aebox (7 September 2019). "Nuevo rival para Samuel Carmona…habrá derby canario ante Alejandro Torres". aebox.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Samuel Carmona gana por KO en su Debut Profesional". theboxerclub.es. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ Espabox (20 October 2019). "Nuevo triunfo de Samuel Carmona por KO". espabox.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ Marquiegui, Emilio (25 November 2019). "Samuel Carmona firma con una potente promotora rusa". marca.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ Carrera, Álvaro (21 December 2019). "Samuel Carmona se luce en su estreno internacional". as.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  14. ^ Eurosport (30 January 2020). "El mejor boxeo vuelve a Eurosport: Samuel Carmona-José Antonio Jiménez (1 de febrero, 21:00h)". eurosport.es. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Spaniard Samuel Carmona KO's Jose Antonio Jimenez with a big left hook in the first round. Carmona returns Friday on DAZN". nydolls.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Jonathan 'Maravilla' Alonso regresa al ring con victoria". marca.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  17. ^ Cvbj (27 November 2021). "Samuel Carmona vs Villa Padilla illuminate the evening of Lejarraga vs Flatley in Bilbao". cvbj.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  18. ^ Staff (3 December 2021). "El prospecto Samuel Carmona atropelló al mexicano Villa, Campbell Hatton sumó muy sencillo triunfo". bastionboxeo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Samuel Carmona, ante el mexicano Córdova: "Estoy muy Ilusionado, Quiero Seguir Imbatido"". espabox.com. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  20. ^ Donovan, Jake (1 April 2022). "Martin-Felix DAZN LIVE Results: Carmona Survives Stiff Challenge, Outpoints Joel Cordova". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  21. ^ Salazar, Francisco (13 November 2022). "Julio Cesar Martinez To Defend Flyweight Belt Against Samuel Carmona On December 3". ringtv.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  22. ^ Donovan, Jake (3 December 2022). "Julio Cesar Martinez Bags Majority Decision Over Samuel Carmona in Tough Defense". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

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