Carlos Roberto Cuadras Quiroa (born August 24, 1988) is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the WBC super flyweight title from 2014 to 2016. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the bantamweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games.
Amateur career Cuadras won the gold medal at the 2007 PanAmerican Games by beating local James Pereira and winning the final against Dominican southpaw Claudio Marrero 15-11.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost to Joe Murray: 19-28.
Professional career In February 2010, Cuadras knocked out Oswaldo Rodriguez to win the WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Flyweight Championship at the Poliforum Zamná in Mérida, Yucatán.
Cuadras is managed by his father Rosario Cuadras, and promoted by Japan's Teiken Promotions. He has trained with Jose Luis Bueno and others at Bueno's Gym or his own gym in Mexico, often training under Sendai Tanaka's instruction in Japan.
In September 2011, Cuadras competed for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Flyweight Title against Johnny García at the Foro Polanco in Mexico City. He was knocked down with García's left hook in the first round. However, after his barrage in the second round, he landed a left to the liver and a right to the jaw to floor García twice, and captured the title with the stoppage victory.
Cuadras went up a weight division and knocked out Javier Franco in the fifth round after flooring him to be crowned the WBC United States (USNBC) Bantamweight Champion at the Playa Mamitas in Playa del Carmen on June 16, 2012.
On November 13, 2014 Cuadras was scheduled to defend his title against Sonny Boy Jaro, but Jaro was replaced with Marvin Mabait due to having visa problems.
On September 10, 2016, Cuadras sustained his first defeat as a professional, when he lost the WBC world Super-Flyweight title to Roman Gonzalez by a 12 round decision in a fight broadcast in the United States by HBO Boxing.
On September 9, 2017, Cuadras lost to Juan Francisco Estrada in a very close and entertaining fight. While reading out the scorecards, legendary boxing announcer Michael Buffer, mistakenly announced Carlos Estrada as the winner, before correcting himself, and declaring Juan Francisco Estrada as the winner by unanimous decision, winning 114-113 on all three judges' scorecards.
In his next fight, Cuadras was upset by Puerto Rican McWilliams Arroyo.
On May 12, 2024 in Perth, Australia, Cuadras was scheduled to defend his interim WBC junior bantamweight title against Andrew Moloney. On March 27, 2024 it was announced that Cuadras withdrew due to injury.
Cuadras announced his retirement from professional boxing on November 24, 2025, after losing to Tomoya Tsuboi by eighth round stoppage at Toyota Arena Tokyo in Koto-Ku, Japan.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes51LossTomoya TsuboiTKO8 (10), Nov 24, 202550WinLuis Guzman TorresUD10May 15, 202549WinJuan Ramírez MárquezUD8Dec 6, 202448WinPedro GuevaraSD12Nov 17, 202347Win41–5–1Juan Carlos MirelesTKO5 (8)Aug 4, 202346Win40–5–1Lamberto MaciasUD10Feb 10, 202345Loss39–5–1Jesse RodríguezUD12Feb 5, 202244Loss39–4–1Juan Francisco EstradaTKO11 (12), Oct 23, 202043Win39–3–1Jose Maria CardenasMD10Sep 14, 201942Win38–3–1Daniel LozanoUD8May 25, 201941Win37–3–1Ricardo Núñez TD7 (12), Aug 18, 201840Loss36–3–1McWilliams ArroyoMD10Feb 24, 201839Loss36–2–1Juan Francisco EstradaUD12Sep 9, 201738Win36–1–1David CarmonaUD10Mar 18, 201737Loss35–1–1Román GonzálezUD12Sep 10, 201636Win35–0–1Richie MepranumRTD8 (12), Apr 23, 201635Win34–0–1Koki EtoUD12Nov 28, 201534Win33–0–1Dixon FloresTKO5 (12), Aug 15, 201533Win32–0–1Luis ConcepciónUD12Apr 4, 201532Win31–0–1Marvin MabaitTKO6 (12), Nov 13, 201431Draw30–0–1José Salgado4 (12), Sep 20, 201430Win30–0Srisaket Sor RungvisaiTD8 (12), May 31, 201429Win29–0Nathawut KeawkanyaTKO2 (6), Dec 31, 201328Win28–0Victor ZaletaTKO7 (12), Mar 2, 201327Win27–0Fernando LumacadUD12Nov 24, 201226Win26–0Ronald Ortega BarreraTKO7 (12)Sep 29, 201225Win25–0Javier FrancoKO5 (12), Jun 16, 201224Win24–0Humberto MoralesUD10Mar 31, 201223Win23–0Alberto ChucTKO6 (10), Dec 17, 201122Win22–0Johnny GarciaTKO2 (12), Sep 24, 201121Win21–0Armando SantosUD10Jun 17, 201120Win20–0Pissanu TepjangTKO2 (6), Apr 8, 201119Win19–0Sakchai Sor TanapinyoKO1 (8), Nov 26, 201018Win18–0Jose BarreroTKO5 (10), Aug 6, 201017Win17–0Nahum CeronKO1 (8)Jun 5, 201016Win16–0Alberto Chuc8Mar 20, 201015Win15–0Oswaldo RodriguezTKO5 (10), Feb 20, 201014Win14–0Paulino Villalobos8Dec 19, 200913Win13–0Miguel TiqueKO2 (8), Nov 20, 200912Win12–0Humberto MoralesKO2 (6)Oct 24, 200911Win11–0Jose Luis AmadoKO1 (8)Sep 26, 200910Win10–0Josimar OlivaresTKO6 (6), Aug 23, 20099Win9–0Jesus CejaKO1 (6), Jun 27, 20098Win8–0Arturo CamargoTKO1 (6), Apr 4, 20097Win7–0Seksith Por ThitimaKO1 (6), Mar 12, 20096Win6–0Rodolfo GarayKO2 (6), Dec 20, 20085Win5–0Yasuyuki MatayoshiTKO2 (6), Oct 16, 20084Win4–0Nahum Ceron 4 (4), Aug 30, 20083Win3–0Ambrosio MartinezKO1 (4), Jul 16, 20082Win2–0David Ramirez1 (4)Jun 14, 20081Win1–0Marco Turriza1 (4)May 31, 2008
See also List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
References
External links
Carlos Cuadras - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live