César René Cuenca (born January 18, 1981) is an Argentine professional boxer who held the IBF light welterweight title from 2015 to 2016.

César Cuenca
Born
César René Cuenca

(1981-01-18) January 18, 1981 (age 43)
Tres Isletas, Chaco, Argentina
Other namesEl Distinto ("The Distinctive One")[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins48
Wins by KO2
Losses4
No contests2

Professional career

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On March 20, 2009, Cuenca won a twelve-round unanimous decision against undefeated contender Alex de Jesús.[2]

On May 3, 2014, Cuenca defeated Albert Mensah to become the mandatory challenger for the IBF junior welterweight belt, held by American Lamont Peterson.[3]

On July 18, 2015, he defeated Ik Yang in Macau by unanimous decision, in a bout he dominated and dropped his opponent, despite being knocked down himself. In the process, he won the vacant IBF light welterweight world championship, after a thirteen-year career, that spanned 49 fights prior, including two 'no contests'.[4]

Cuenca lost his world title in his next fight on November 4, 2015, when he faced Eduard Troyanovsky in Kazan, Russia. Cuenca, who was 48–0 at the time of the fight, was unable to get in range for the majority of the boxing match. Troyanovsky had re-hydrated much more than Cuenca and he seemed bigger in the ring, he used his size advantage well. After five rounds Cuenca had won just one, in a close fight, his left eye was cut open. In the sixth round, Troyanovsky landed a hard uppercut and Cuenca grabbed him at the waist, Troyanovsky leaned on the Argentine and he tumbled down, then as Troyanovsky was moving away it is possible that his foot hit Cuenca in his right eye. Immediately afterwards the American referee asked Cuenca if he could continue fighting, to which Cuenca told him in Spanish that his right eye was injured from the tumble and he needed time to recover, but the referee (who could not understand Spanish) asked him again more sternly and Cuenca repeated himself, gesturing to his right eye. The referee then waved off the fight, to the displeasure of Cuenca and his corner.

Professional boxing record

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54 fights 48 wins 4 losses
By knockout 2 3
By decision 46 1
No contests 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
54 Loss 48–4 (2) Ibrahim Guemues TKO 8 (8), 1:34 22 Feb 2020 Halle, Recklinghausen, Germany
53 Loss 48–3 (2) Jonathan Jose Eniz UD 10 12 Jan 2019 Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
52 Loss 48–2 (2) Eduard Troyanovsky TKO 7 (12), 2:14 8 Apr 2016 Krylya Sovetov Universal Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia For IBF and IBO light welterweight titles
51 Loss 48–1 (2) Eduard Troyanovsky TKO 6 (12), 2:44 4 Nov 2015 Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia Lost IBF light welterweight title;
For IBO light welterweight title
50 Win 48–0 (2) Ik Yang UD 12 18 Jul 2015 Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao Won vacant IBF light welterweight title
49 Win 47–0 (2) Albert Mensah UD 12 3 May 2014 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
48 Win 46–0 (2) Patricio Antonio Pedrero UD 8 23 Nov 2013 Estadio Pedro Estremador, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
47 Win 45–0 (2) Gustavo David Bermúdez UD 10 25 May 2013 Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina Won WBO Latino light welterweight title
46 Win 44–0 (2) Diego Jesús Ponce KO 5 (8) 9 Mar 2013 Asociación de Fomento, San Bernardo del Tuyú, Argentina
45 Win 43–0 (2) Claudio Alfredo Olmedo UD 12 14 Jul 2012 Bomberos Voluntarios, General Villegas, Argentina Won interim WBO Latino light welterweight title
44 Win 42–0 (2) Luis Gustavo Sosa UD 10 12 Nov 2011 Tres Isletas, Argentina
43 Win 41–0 (2) Sergio Omar Priotti UD 10 2 Sep 2011 Club Once Unidos, Mar del Plata, Argentina Won vacant WBO Latino light welterweight title
42 Win 40–0 (2) Juan Jose Dias UD 8 26 Mar 2011 Club Unión Progresista, Villa Ángela, Argentina
41 Win 39–0 (2) Mauricio Ariel Pereira UD 8 28 Aug 2010 Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
40 Win 38–0 (2) Cesar Leonardo Telechea UD 10 6 Aug 2010 Tres Isletas, Argentina Won Argentina (FAB) light welterweight title
39 NC 38–0 (1) Nazareno Gastón Ruíz NC 1 (10) 22 May 2010 Casino City Center, Rosario, Argentina
38 Win 37–0 (1) Nazareno Gastón Ruíz UD 12 19 Dec 2009 Anfiteatro Manuel Ramírez, Posadas, Argentina Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title
37 Win 36–0 (1) Alex de Jesús UD 12 20 Mar 2009 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina Won WBO Latino light welterweight title
36 Win 35–0 (1) Pablo Andrés Godoy UD 10 19 Dec 2008 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina Won vacant WBC Latino light welterweight title
35 Win 34–0 (1) Ariel Francisco Burgos DQ 9 (10) 18 Oct 2008 Villa Ángela, Chaco, Argentina Won Argentina (FAB) and interim WBA Fedecaribe light welterweight titles
34 Win 33–0 (1) Marcelo Martín Miranda UD 10 12 Jul 2008 Club Tomas de Rocamora, Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina
33 Win 32–0 (1) Juan Alberto Godoy UD 10 8 Mar 2008 Estadio Pedro Estremador, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina Won Argentina (FAB) light welterweight title
32 Win 31–0 (1) Sergio Javier Benítez UD 6 27 Oct 2007 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
31 Win 30–0 (1) Juan Alberto Godoy UD 10 1 Sep 2007 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
30 Win 29–0 (1) Diego Jesús Ponce UD 6 15 Jun 2007 Ce.De.M. N° 1, Caseros, Argentina
29 Win 28–0 (1) Carlos Adán Jerez UD 10 7 Apr 2007 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
28 Win 27–0 (1) Victor Hugo Paz UD 6 4 Nov 2006 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
27 Win 26–0 (1) José Alfaro MD 10 12 May 2006 Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe light welterweight title
26 Win 25–0 (1) Roberto David Arrieta TD 8 (10) 11 Mar 2006 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
25 Win 24–0 (1) Cristian Sebastián Paz UD 8 14 Jan 2006 Club Independiente, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
24 Win 23–0 (1) Guillermo de Jesús Paz UD 10 15 Oct 2005 Polideportivo Municipal, Colón, Argentina
23 Win 22–0 (1) Iván Orlando Bustos UD 10 24 Sep 2005 Polideportivo Municipal, Luján, Argentina Retained Argentina (FAB) light welterweight title
22 Win 21–0 (1) Carlos Wilfredo Vilches UD 10 30 Jul 2005 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina Retained Argentina (FAB) light welterweight title;
regularization title bout
21 Win 20–0 (1) Andrés Pablo Villafañe TKO 4 (8) 4 Jun 2005 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
20 Win 19–0 (1) Pablo Ramón Barbero UD 10 24 Apr 2005 Ce.De.M. N° 1, Caseros, Argentina Won interim Argentina (FAB) light welterweight title
19 Win 18–0 (1) Héctor Ricardo Gómez UD 10 18 Dec 2004 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
18 Win 17–0 (1) Omar Leon UD 10 16 Oct 2004 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
17 Win 16–0 (1) Juan Alberto Godoy UD 10 4 Sep 2004 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
16 Win 15–0 (1) Carlos Abel Chaves UD 8 10 Jun 2004 Ce.De.M. N° 1, Caseros, Argentina
15 Win 14–0 (1) Daniel Osvaldo Villalba UD 8 28 May 2004 Tres Isletas, Argentina
14 Win 13–0 (1) Walter Damian Díaz UD 8 24 Apr 2004 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina Cuenca down in the 7th round
13 Win 12–0 (1) Walter Sergio Gómez UD 8 3 Feb 2004 Club Atletico Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
12 Win 11–0 (1) Julio González UD 6 22 Nov 2003 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
11 Win 10–0 (1) Daniel Osvaldo Villalba UD 6 1 Nov 2003 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
10 NC 9–0 (1) Daniel Osvaldo Villalba NC 4 (1), 1:30 16 Aug 2003 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Win 9–0 Daniel Osvaldo Villalba UD 4 12 Jul 2003 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
8 Win 8–0 Andrés Alejandro Arno UD 4 17 May 2003 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
7 Win 7–0 Ariel Francisco Burgos SD 4 3 May 2003 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 Win 6–0 Víctor Daniel Ríos UD 4 29 Mar 2003 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 Win 5–0 Carlos Roberto Rodríguez UD 4 11 Jan 2003 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
4 Win 4–0 Oscar Roberto Medina UD 4 14 Dec 2002 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 Win 3–0 Ramón Victorio Barrios UD 4 19 Oct 2002 Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2 Win 2–0 Héctor Alberto González UD 4 5 Oct 2002 Ce.De.M. N° 2, Caseros, Argentina
1 Win 1–0 Guillermo Lezcano UD 4 10 Aug 2002 Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina

References

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  1. ^ Morilla, Diego (2015-07-16). "Cesar Cuenca: 'I train to death for every fight'" Archived 2015-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. The Ring. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  2. ^ "Boxing South of the Border: Weekend Results – Boxing News".
  3. ^ "Ibf Jr. Welterweight Final Elimination: It is Africa Vs. South America as Albert Mensah is Set to Engage Cesar Cuenca". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  4. ^ "Cesar Cuenca Dominates Ik Yang, Wins Ibf Light Welter Title".
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Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Lamont Peterson
IBF light welterweight champion
July 18, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Succeeded by