Carlos Alfonso Utria Lopez (born 10 September 2003) is a Colombian professional boxer who competes in the super lightweight division. He is undefeated as a professional, won the 2025 WBC Boxing Grand Prix super-lightweight title, and was named 2025 Prospect of the Year by BoxingScene.
Professional career Utria fights as an orthodox boxer. He made his professional debut on 20 May 2023 in Barranquilla, scoring a first-round knockout victory over Alan Anaya. He followed with knockout wins against Carlos Quintero in June and Luis Diaz Marmol in August, then defeated Santiago Ochoa a month later, before closing the year with a first-round knockout of Hernan Perez.
On 7 June 2024, Utria won the WBA Fedecaribe super-lightweight title, defeating Robinson Garcia by first-round knockout. Two months later, he successfully defended his title, defeating Helber Rojas by second-round knockout.
WBC Boxing Grand Prix In 2025, Utria represented Colombia in the 140lbs division of the WBC Boxing Grand Prix.
Round of 32 Utria defeated Elianel Guerrero of the Dominican Republic by technical knockout in the second round, scoring three knockdowns.
Round of 16 Utria faced Alan Crenz of Argentina and won by unanimous decision after six rounds.
Quarterfinal Utria won a unanimous decision against Canadian boxer Spencer Wilcox, using his jab and combinations to control the fight.
Semifinal Utria stopped South African boxer Ntethelelo Nkosi by technical knockout in the first round after landing clean power shots that forced the referee to intervene.
Final Utria faced Mujibillo Tursunov in the final and won by unanimous decision, with the judges' scorecards reading 77–75, 77–75, 77–75, 78–74, and 78–74. The victory earned him the $100,000 first-place prize, the José Sulaimán Trophy, a top-10 ranking in the WBC's 140-pound division, and a guaranteed opportunity to challenge for the WBC Silver title.
On 22 August 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States, Utria defeated Israel Mercado via split decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 97–93 and 96–94 respectively in his favour, while the third had it 96–94 for his opponent.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes15Win15–0Israel Mercado1022 Aug 202614Win14–0Mujibillo Tursunov620 Dec 202513Win13–0Ntethelelo Nkosi1 19 Oct 202512Win12–0Spencer Wilcox613 Aug 202511Win11–0Alan David Crenz620 Jun 202510Win10–0Elianel Guerrero2 18 Apr 20259Win9–0Yonathan Mendoza1 18 Oct 20248Win8–0Jader Esquivia1 27 Sep 20247Win7–0Helber Rojas2 3 Aug 20246Win6–0Robinson Garcia1 7 Jun 20245Win5–0Hernan Perez1 16 Dec 20234Win4–0Santiago Ochoa1 23 Sep 20233Win3–0Luis Diaz Marmol1 26 Aug 20232Win2–0Carlos Quintero1 25 Jun 20231Win1–0Alan Anaya1 20 May 2023
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