Dainier Christian Peró Justiz (born 1 October 1999) is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur, Peró won gold medals at both the 2019 Pan American Games and 2016 Youth World Championships. Peró also competed at the 2020 Olympics. He is the younger brother of professional boxer and 2016 Olympian Lenier Peró, a southpaw who has also won Pan Am Games gold medals, namely the heavyweight gold medal at the 2011 games and the super-heavyweight gold medal at the 2015 games.
Amateur career Highlights
Olympic Games result Tokyo 2020 Round of 16: Defeated Cristian Salcedo (Colombia) 5–0 Quarter-finals: Defeated by Richard Torrez (USA) 4–1
Pan American Games result Lima 2019 Quarter-finals: Defeated Cosme dos Santos (Brazil) 5–0 Semi–finals: Defeated Richard Torrez (USA) 3–2 Final: Defeated Cristian Salcedo (Colombia) 4–1
Professional career Early career Peró made his professional debut on 2 December 2022, in a bout against Deane Williams. Peró secured a win after knocking his opponent out in the opening round of the bout.
Peró was scheduled to face Cesar Navarro in the main event of Most Valuable Prospects 12 at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL on May 9, 2025. Peró won the fight by unanimous decision, though he was dropped twice in the fight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes13Win13–0Donald HaynesworthRTD2 (10), 20 Feb 202612Win12–0Mario Aguilar Lopez2 (8), 17 Jan 202611Win11–0Cesar NavarroUD109 May 202510Win10–0Walter BurnsTKO1 (10), 13 Dec 20249Win9–0Willie Jake JrTKO3 (8), 19 Oct 20248Win8–0James EvansTKO5 (8), 26 Jul 20247Win7–0Jose Mario TamezTKO1 (6), 26 Apr 20246Win6–0Joe JonesTKO2 (6), 2 Feb 20245Win5–0Quintell Thompson1 (4), 24 Jun 20234Win4–0Josue VargasUD424 Mar 20233Win3–0Daniel Zavala411 Feb 20232Win2–0Benjerman BakerKO1 (4), 14 Jan 20231Win1–0Deane Williams1 (4), 2 Dec 2022
References
External links Dainier Pero at AIBA