Joan Guzmán
Career, Record, Stats
Joan Guzmán (El Pequeño Tyson) is a 48-year-old retired Dominican professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 17 years, 1 month, and 8 days, Guzmán amassed a record of 34-1-1, which includes 21 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Joan Guzmán's Boxing Career
Joan Guzmán was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on May 1, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on September 23, 1997 against Juan Miguel Rivera. Guzmán defeated Rivera via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Guzmán became a world champion at the age of 26 after 17 professional fights. He challenged Fabio Daniel Oliva for the vacant WBO super-bantamweight title and stopped Oliva in the 3rd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-featherweight (WBO) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Guzmán's last fight was a 5th-round TKO victory over Kevin Carter at age 38, on October 31, 2014.
Some of Joan Guzmán's best fights have been against Humberto Soto and Agapito Sánchez. For a complete list of Guzmán's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joan Guzmán".
Guzmán has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Joan Guzmán Losses".
Joan Guzmán's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Oct 31, 2014 | 38 |  Kevin Carter | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Nov 30, 2012 | 36 | 
Khabib Allakhverdiev 29 17-0  | loss | TD 8 |
35 | Jul 21, 2012 | 36 | Jorge Pimentel | win | KO 1 |
34 | Mar 02, 2012 | 35 | Jesus Pabon | win | KO 8 |
33 | Nov 18, 2011 | 35 | Florencio Castellano | win | KO 1 |
32 | Dec 11, 2010 | 34 | Jason Davis | nc | NA
|
31 | Mar 27, 2010 | 33 | Ali Funeka | win | SD 12 |
30 | Nov 28, 2009 | 33 | Ali Funeka | draw | MD 12 |
29 | Dec 20, 2008 | 32 | Ammeth Diaz | win | UD 12 |
28 | Nov 17, 2007 | 31 | 
Humberto Soto 27 42-5-2 | win | UD 12 |
27 | Dec 18, 2006 | 30 | Antonio Davis | win | UD 12 |
26 | Sep 16, 2006 | 30 | Jorge Rodrigo Barrios | win | SD 12 |
25 | May 06, 2006 | 30 | Javier Jáuregui | win | UD 10 |
24 | Aug 26, 2005 | 29 | Terdsak Kokietgym | win | UD 12 |
23 | Apr 22, 2005 | 28 | Fernando Beltrán | win | UD 12 |
22 | Nov 06, 2004 | 28 | Joe Morales | win | UD 10 |
21 | Feb 26, 2004 | 27 | 
Agapito Sánchez 34 31-9-3 | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Aug 29, 2003 | 27 | Alfaro Gonzalez | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jul 27, 2003 | 27 | Jorge Monsalvo | win | KO 1 |
18 | Aug 17, 2002 | 26 | Fabio Daniel Oliva | win | KO 3 |
17 | Feb 26, 2002 | 25 | Armando Guerrero | win | UD 10 |
16 | Sep 29, 2001 | 25 | Edel Ruiz | win | UD 12 |
15 | Aug 09, 2001 | 25 | Héctor Ávila | win | KO 2 |
14 | Mar 08, 2001 | 24 | Julio Jerez | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Dec 21, 2000 | 24 | Aneudis Cuevas Pena | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Nov 23, 2000 | 24 | Dionisio Moreno | win | KO 1 |
11 | Jun 29, 2000 | 24 | Julio Jerez | win | KO 1 |
10 | Feb 01, 2000 | 23 | Santiago Matos | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Oct 25, 1999 | 23 | Francisco De Leon | win | TKO 11 |
8 | Aug 03, 1999 | 23 | Rafael de la Cruz | win | KO 5 |
7 | Jul 19, 1999 | 23 | Francisco Pena | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jun 05, 1999 | 23 | Orlando Mateo | win | KO 1 |
5 | Apr 17, 1999 | 22 | Pascual Polanco | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Mar 29, 1999 | 22 | Jose Luis Sulbaran | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Mar 11, 1999 | 22 | Orlando Mateo | win | PTS 8 |
2 | Dec 19, 1997 | 21 | Henry Bowden | win | KO 2 |
1 | Sep 23, 1997 | 21 | Juan Miguel Rivera | win | TKO 2 |