Roger Andrés Gutiérrez Cuevas (born April 11, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the WBA super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022.
Professional career Early career Gutiérrez made his professional debut against Alexander Ponce on October 19, 2013. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Gutiérrez amassed a 20-3–1 record during the next five years, before winning his first step-up fight against Leonardo Padilla on December 20, 2018, whom he beat by a fifth-round knockout. Gutiérrez next beat the undefeated Eduardo Hernandez by a first-round knockout on July 13, 2019. Gutiérrez faced Andres Tapia on December 14, 2019, in his final fight before challenging for a world title. He won the bout by unanimous decision.
WBA Regular super featherweight champion Gutiérrez vs. Alvardo II On November 5, 2020, the WBA announced that their reigning super featherweight champion René Alvarado would make his first title defense against Gutiérrez. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell interim lightweight WBC title bout, which took place on 2 January 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, United States. The pair previously fought on July 14, 2017, with Alvardo winning by a seventh-round knockout. Despite Alvardo entering the bout as a -300 favorite to retain, Gutiérrez won the fight by an upset unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 113–112 scorecard. Although Alvardo was able to outbox for the majority of the rounds, Gutiérrez manage to knock the champion on three occasions, which allowed to narrowly edge him out. He first knocked Alvardo down with a right uppercut and a right straight in the third round, while the third knockdown occurred in the twelfth round, when he knocked Alvardo down with a short left hook.
Gutiérrez vs. Alvardo III Gutiérrez was booked to face René Alvarado in his first title defense. Their rubber match was scheduled for the undercard of the Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Egidijus Kavaliauskas WBO International welterweight title bout, which took place on August 14, 2021, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and was broadcast by DAZN. Despite his victory against Alvardo seven months prior, Gutiérrez once again entered the fight as an underdog, with most odds-makers having Gutiérrez at +115. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 116–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 115–113 for him.
Gutiérrez vs. Garcia On August 15, 2021, the WBA ordered Gutiérrez to make his second title defense against the interim WBA champion Chris Colbert, giving the pair until September 15 to come to terms. On October 25, 2021, it was revealed that Gutiérrez and Colbert had come to terms to face each other on February 19, 2022, on a Showtime broadcast card. The fight was officially announced on January 24, 2022, as the main event of February 26 PBC card, which will take place at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gutiérrez withdrew from the bout on February 10, after both he and several members of his team tested positive for COVID-19.
Gutiérrez was instead scheduled to face the mandatory WBA title challenger Héctor García in his second title defense, who had earned the mandatory position with a unanimous decision victory over Colbert. The bout was expected to place at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela on July 10, 2022, and was to be broadcast on the WBA's YouTube channel. The fight was later postponed, as the promoters were unable to organize a bout in Venezuela. Accordingly, ordered both sides to renegotiate terms to avoid the fight heading to a purse bid hearing. The bout was rescheduled for August 20, and took place on the Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa Jr. undercard. Gutiérrez remained inactive throughout the first eight rounds of the bout, which let his opponent build an early lead, and although Gutiérrez picked up the pace from the ninth round onward, he nonetheless lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 117–111 and one scorecard of 118–110.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37Loss29–7–1Lucas BahdiUD12Aug 23, 202536Win29–6–1Moises FloresKO2 (10), Nov 15, 202435Win28–6–1Alan AyalaUD10May 18, 202434Loss27–6–1Zaur AbdullaevUD10Feb 10, 202433Loss27–5–1Otar EranosyanRTD8 (12), Aug 9, 202332Win27–4–1Henry DelgadoKO2 (10), Mar 3, 202331Loss26–4–1 Héctor GarcíaUD12Aug 20, 202230Win26–3–1 René AlvaradoUD12Aug 14, 2021 29Win25–3–1 René AlvaradoUD12Jan 2, 2021 28Win24–3–1 Andres TapiaUD10Dec 14, 2019 27Win23–3–1 Angel MujicaTKO3 (8), Oct 19, 2019 26Win22–3–1 Eduardo HernándezKO1 (10), Jul 13, 2019 25Win21–3–1 Leonardo PadillaKO5 (10), Dec 20, 2018 24Win20–3–1 Eduardo AgueroTKO4 (6), Nov 21, 2018 23Loss19–3–1 Oscar Duarte4 (8), Sep 29, 2018 22Loss19–2–1 Hector Tanajara Jr.UD8Jun 23, 2018 21Win19–1–1 Willy Franklin MorilloKO1 (8), May 24, 2018 20Win18–1–1 Antonio RequenaKO2 (8), Feb 3, 2018 19Win17–1–1 Brayner VazquezKO5 (8)Oct 26, 2017 18Win16–1–1 Juan PinaTKO2 (8), Sep 9, 2017 17Loss15–1–1 René AlvaradoKO7 (8), Jul 14, 2017 16Win15–0–1 Ciro MoleroTKO2 (10), Feb 11, 2017 15Win14–0–1 Alfredo MirabalTKO1 (8), Oct 1, 2016 14Win13–0–1 Moises CastroTKO1 (6), Aug 16, 2016 13Win12–0–1 Denilson HerreraKO1 (8)Apr 4, 2016 12Win11–0–1 Alexander GonzalezUD8Jan 30, 2016 11Win10–0–1 Gustavo VeraTKO2 (8), Nov 14, 2015 10Win9–0–1 Luis NinoTKO2 (6), Oct 10, 2015 9Win8–0–1 Yohangel RomeroTKO1 (6), Aug 15, 2015 8Win7–0–1 Christian Eduardo Gomez GarciaTKO6 (6), Jun 27, 2015 7Win6–0–1 Miguel Urdaneta2 (6), May 30, 2015 6Win5–0–1 Daniel CaicedoKO1 (4), Mar 7, 2015 5Draw4–0–1 Alfredo Mirabal4Oct 11, 2014 4Win4–0 Edgar Daniel AhumadaUD4Aug 30, 2014 3Win3–0 Luis NinoKO1 (4)May 5, 2013 2Win2–0 Jimzor Maytan3 (4), Dec 14, 2013 1Win1–0 Alexander Ponce4Oct 19, 2013
See also List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
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