On April 22, 2023, a 35-year-old Yamaguchi Falcão (24-1-1, 10 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBA (Regular) title held by 25-year-old Cuban boxer David Morrell Jr. (8-0, 7 KOs).
Falcão came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Morrell Jr. was on a 8-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 17 days.
David Morrell Jr. made quick work of Yamaguchi Falcão, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Morrell Jr. improves his record to 9-0 (8 KOs), while Falcão adds a loss to his record at 24-2-1.
On May 2, 2019, a 31-year-old Yamaguchi Falcão (16-0, 7 KOs) and Chris Pearson met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Falcão came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 11 days.
Yamaguchi Falcão lost to Chris Pearson via unanimous decision in the 10-round middleweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 16-1.