Pedro Gibrán Guevara Rocha (born 7 June 1989) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBC light flyweight champion.

Career Guevara started boxing as a teenager at the UAS. He still trains there, under coaches Marcos and Radamés Hernández. He represented Sinaloa in national Mexican competitions, and claims a victory over Oscar Valdez as an amateur.

Guevara turned pro in March 2008, defeating Gabriel López with a round 2 TKO. Guevara defeated Karluis Diaz on his 14th professional bout, claiming the WBC Silver light flyweight title. Guevara drew with Mario Rodríguez on his next fight. He went on to claim the NABF title, defeating Jorle Estrada with a round 7 TKO.

In August 2012, Guevara challenged for a world title for the first time, facing IBF light flyweight champion John Riel Casimero on his native Mazatlán. A left hook from Casimero dropped Guevara early on in the first round, but Guevara rallied and took many of the subsequent rounds. Casimero took the last rounds through his superior defense. Casimero got a split decision win (116-111, 114–113, 113–114) to retain his title.

Guevara regained the WBC Silver title on his next fight, beating Raúl García by split decision. Guevara beat Mario Rodríguez, who he'd previously fought to a draw, with a shutout unanimous decision (120-108, 119–109, 118–110).

Guevara vs. Yaegashi In December 2014, Guevara fought Akira Yaegashi for the vacant WBC light flyweight title in Tokyo. This was Guevara's first fight outside Mexico. The title was left vacant by Naoya Inoue, who moved up in weight. Yaegashi was moving down in weight, having lost his flyweight titles to Román González. The fight started with both boxers measuring each other, although Guevara seemed to edge the early rounds. Yaegashi started successfully trading shots in round 5. However, Guevara systematically broke Yaegashi down, who went down in round 7 after a left hook to the body. Yaegashi was unable to get up, giving Guevara the win and the WBC title.

Guevara vs. Claveras Guevara won his first defense comfortably, stopping outmatched Richard Claveras in one round.

Guevara vs. Lopez In July 2015, Guevara defended his title against mandatory challenger Ganigan López. The fight started as a slow, tactical affair, but Guevara pulled ahead with superior skills and more consistent work. López rallied in the championship rounds. Guevara hit the canvas in round 11 but it was ruled a slip. López's rally proved to not be enough as Guevara retained his title with a unanimous decision win (117-111, 116–112, 116–112).

Guevara vs. Kimura In November 2015, Guevara's title reign came to a screeching halt, as Guevara dropped a split decision (113-115, 113–115, 117–111) to Yu Kimura. Guevara built an early lead, but he slowed down as the rounds went on due to Kimura's body shots.

Guevara vs. Shiro Guevara pushed for a rematch against Kimura and a rematch against Ganigan López, who would unseat Kimura on 2016, but he wouldn't get another title shot until October 2017 against Ken Shiro, who had defeated López earlier that year. Guevara started strongly but as the fight went on, he once again started to slow down due to body shots, with Shiro rallying in the second half of the fight and winning a narrow majority decision (115-113, 115–113, 114-114). After the fight, Shiro called out Ganigan López.

Guevara vs. Teraji On 22 October 2017, Kenshiro Teraji beat Pedro Guevara by majority decision in their 12 round contest for the WBC championship of the world. The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 116-112 in favor of Teraji.

Guevara vs. Moloney On May 12, 2024 in Perth, Australia, Guevara was scheduled to face Andrew Moloney for the vacant WBC junior bantamweight title. He won the fight by split decision.

Guevara vs. Rodriguez Guevara was scheduled to challenge Jesse Rodriguez for WBC super flyweight title on November 9, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Guevara lost the fight by TKO in the third round.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes51Tomoya Tsuboi2 (10), Apr 11, 202650DrawAlexis Molina AguirreSD10Sep 6, 202549WinJose Armando ValdesUD10Mar 28, 202548LossJesse RodriguezTKO3 (12), Nov 9, 202447Win42–4–1Andrew MoloneySD12May 12, 202446Win41–4–1Lamberto MaciasUD10Feb 17, 202445Loss40–4–1Carlos CuadrasSD12Nov 17, 202344Win40–3–1Miguel Angel HerreraUD10Jun 28, 202343Win39–3–1Angel Aviles ArmentaUD10Sep 17, 202242Win38–3–1Marlon Rios SarinanaUD8 (8)Sep 11, 202141Win37–3–1Samuel GutierrezTKO3 (10), Jul 10, 202140Win36–3–1Victor MatuteTKO4 (10), Nov 15, 201939Win35–3–1Janiel RiveraUD12Jul 20, 201938Win34–3–1Marvin SolanoKO5 (12), Apr 13, 201937Win33–3–1Jorge Guerrero AguilarPTS8 (8)Dec 8, 201836Win32–3–1Roberto SánchezRTD10 (12), Sep 1, 201835Win31–3–1Ángel GuevaraTKO6 (10)May 18, 201834Loss30–3–1Kenshiro TerajiMD12Oct 22, 201733Win30–2–1Oswaldo NovoaSD8May 13, 201732Win29–2–1Jerry TomogdanUD10Oct 15, 201631Win28–2–1Rubén MontoyaTD6 (10)Jul 2, 201630Win27–2–1Jether OlivaUD10Feb 20, 201629Loss26–2–1Yu KimuraSD12Nov 28, 201528Win26–1–1Ganigan LópezUD12Jul 4, 201527Win25–1–1Richard ClaverasTKO1 (12), Apr 11, 201526Win24–1–1Akira YaegashiKO7 (12), Dec 30, 201425Win23–1–1Alejandro MoralesTKO6 (8)Sep 20, 201424Win22–1–1Armando TorresSD8May 31, 201423Win21–1–1Ivan MenesesRTD2 (10), Nov 30, 201322Win20–1–1Mario RodríguezUD12Jul 20, 201321Win19–1–1Raúl GarcíaSD12Mar 30, 201320Loss18–1–1John Riel CasimeroSD12Aug 4, 201219Win18–0–1Jose Guadalupe MartinezUD12May 19, 201218Win17–0–1Patricio CamachoKO2 (10), Apr 14, 201217Win16–0–1Manuel JiménezRTD4 (12), Dec 10, 201116Win15–0–1Jorle EstradaTKO7 (12), Oct 22, 201115Draw14–0–1Mario RodríguezSD12May 28, 201114Win14–0Karluis DiazKO3 (12), Dec 18, 201013Win13–0Raul Garay CarreonKO1 (10), Nov 13, 201012Win12–0German Aaron CotaKO3 (6), Aug 14, 201011Win11–0Charly ValenzuelaTKO5 (10)Jul 16, 201010Win10–0Doroteo AguileraTKO5 (8), Jun 4, 20109Win9–0Jesus HernandezUD4Mar 27, 20108Win8–0German Aaron CotaUD8Feb 5, 20107Win7–0Cesar LopezKO1 (4)Nov 21, 20096Win6–0Pedro GonzalezTKO3 (6)Oct 10, 20095Win5–0Noe AlvarezTKO2 (6), Jul 11, 20094Win4–0Miguel Angel HernandezUD6Jun 13, 20093Win3–0Francisco LopezTKO3 (4), May 16, 20092Win2–0German Aaron CotaUD4Mar 14, 20091Win1–0Gabriel LopezTKO2 (4), Mar 15, 2008

Personal life Pedro's brother, Alberto Guevara, is also a boxer who has previously challenged for a world title at bantamweight.

See also List of male boxers Notable boxing families List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world light-flyweight boxing champions

References

External links

Pedro Guevara - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live