Juan Carlos Gómez

Juan Carlos Gómez (born July 26, 1973) is a Cuban professional boxer. He is a former WBC cruiserweight champion, having made ten defenses of the title, and has challenged for the WBC heavyweight title. He currently resides and boxes out of Hamburg, Germany.

Early years and defection

He defected from Cuba during a stay in Germany. "I didn't choose boxing", said Cuban defector Juan Carlos Gómez in a recent interview. "They chose it for me in Cuba. I wanted to become a baseball player. That was always my dream. But, you know, in Cuba you are not allowed to make your own decisions."

Amateur career

• Amateur Record: 158-12
• 1990 – Gold Medal World Junior Championships in Lima at 75 kg
• 1994 – Represented Cuba at the Chemistry Cup, his results were:

Defeated Jan Schwank (Germany) 9-4

Lost to Sven Ottke (Germany) 9-9

• 1994 – Competed at the USA Vs Cuba Cup in Ledyard, USA

Defeated Antonio Tarver (USA) 10-10

• 1995 – Represented Cuba at the Chemistry Cup, his results were:

Lost to Thomas Ulrich (Germany)12-16

Professional career

Cruiserweight

The southpaw turned pro as a cruiser for Universum box promotions. On February 21, 1998, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Gómez won the WBC Cruiserweight title from reigning champion, Marcelo Fabian Dominguez via a unanimous decision.

Nicknamed "Black Panther", Gómez ruled the cruiserweight division from 1998–2001, successfully defending his WBC Cruiserweight Title ten times. Among his notable defenses were those against Dominguez (rematch), Imamu Mayfield and the smaller Jorge Castro who was KOd for the first time. James Toney declined a title shot when he was mandatory and later fought and beat Vassily Jirov.

He then vacated the title in February 2002 in order to move up to the Heavyweight ranks.

Heavyweight

In 2001 Gómez tested the waters in the heavyweight division and beaten durable veteran Al Cole (another former Cruiserweight champ) by TKO 6. Gómez then moved back down to defend his title against Pietro Aurino, and after defeating Aurino he moved up to heavyweight permanently.

Gómez has had some success at heavyweight, capturing wins over Sinan Samil Sam and David Defiagbon, but was shockingly TKO'd by fellow Cuban Yanqui Díaz in the first round in 2004.

Gómez defeated Don King promoted Oliver McCall via a ten round decision on October 15, 2005, a result which was changed shortly thereafter to a no contest after Gomez failed a post-fight drug test due to a presence of cocaine.^[1] Gómez vehemently denied the charge and backed this up by producing a negative test where no drugs were found in his system, though this test was taken two months after the fight.^[2]

After that Gómez announced that he converted to Islam. Gómez stated, '"After they stole my victory over Oliver McCall because of doping in October 2005 I was totally devastated. I swear that I never doped in my life. After the fight I went to the USA where I was built up by the Black Muslim community. That's why I converted to Islam. I thank Allah for giving me back my courage, energy and self esteem."' Gómez then returned to the ring on December 15, 2006 and on October 19 of 2007, once again outpointed Oliver McCall winning the WBC International Heavyweight title in the process, then on September 27, 2008, at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, Gómez defeated Vladimir Virchis to become the #1 contender for the WBC heavyweight title.^[3]

Gómez faced WBC Heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko on March 21 in Stuttgart, Germany. Early in the fight, Gomez managed to frustrate Klitschko by diverting a large number of jabs, but eventually Klitschko was able to establish control using his immense size and superior punching power. He was floored by a big right hand in round seven, but managed to get up. After a barrage of punches in round nine, the referee stopped the fight.^[4]

On March 27, 2010 Gómez made a successful comeback, defeating Alexey Mazikin to win the WBA International Heavyweight title. He went on to defeat Alexander Kahl of Germany on April 9 in Hamburg to record his second victory in a fortnight.

Professional boxing record

50 Wins (38 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 No Contest [5]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	55-4-1	Dmitry Kudryashov	KO	1 (10)	28/11/2014	Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia	Loss WBA International Cruiserweight title
Win	55-3-1	Goran Delic	TKO	5 (10)	06/07/2014	Ahmat Arena, Grozny, Russia	Win WBA International Cruiserweight title
Win	54–3-1	Ivica Bacurin	SD	8	08/03/2014	Messzi István Sporthall, Kecskemét, Hungary
Win	53–3-1	Jindrich Velecky	UD	8	23/11/2013	CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Win	52–3–1	Adnan Buharalija	TKO	2 (10)	01/11/2013	Dachau, Germany
Win	51–3–1	Maksym Pedyura	UD	8	11/05/2012	Goeppingen, Germany
Win	50–3-1	Darnell Wilson	TKO	4	21/04/2012	Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
Loss	49–3–1	Darnell Wilson	MD	10	24/09/2011	Dima-Sportcenter, Lohbruegge, Germany
Win	49–2–1	Harold Sconiers	TKO	4	04/12/2010	Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
Win	48–2–1	Zack Page	UD	8	31/07/2010	O2 World, Altona, Germany
Win	47–2–1	Oezcan Cetinkaya	UD	8	04/06/2010	Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Germany
Win	46-2-1	Alexander Kahl	UD	8	09/04/2010	Schwerin Arena, Schwerin, Germany
Win	45–2–1	Oleksiy Mazikin	KO	3	27/03/2010	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Germany
Loss	44–2–1	Vitali Klitschko	TKO	9	21/03/2009	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany	For WBC World Heavyweight Title.
Win	44–1–1	Volodymyr Vyrchys	UD	12	27/09/2008	Color Line Arena, Altona, Germany
Win	43–1–1	Oliver McCall	UD	12	19/10/2007	Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Germany
Win	42–1–1	Denis Bakhtov	UD	12	16/06/2007	Atatürk Sport Salonu, Ankara, Turkey	Won PABA Heavyweight Title.
Win	41–1–1	Adenilson Rodrigues	TKO	1	10/02/2007	Hotel Elysee, Rothenbaum, Germany	Won WBC Latino Title.
Win	40–1–1	Daniel Frank	KO	3	15/12/2006	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Germany
NC	39-1-1 1 NC	Oliver McCall	NC	10	15/10/2005	Mehrzweckhalle Sued, Düsseldorf, Germany
Win	39–1	George Arias	KO	4	28/05/2005	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
Win	38–1	David Defiagbon	TKO	3	15/01/2005	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
Loss	37–1	Yanqui Díaz	TKO	1	13/08/2004	Laredo Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas, United States
Win	37–0	Sinan Samil Sam	UD	10	27/09/2003	HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York, United States
Win	36–0	Daniel Frank	TKO	2	17/08/2002	Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Germany
Win	35–0	Ken Murphy	TKO	5	16/03/2002	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
Win	34–0	Pietro Aurino	TKO	6	03/11/2001	Hansehalle, Lubeck, Germany
Win	33–0	Alfred Cole	TKO	6	04/08/2001	Las Vegas, United States
Win	32–0	Jorge Fernando Castro	TKO	10	16/12/2000	Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
Win	31–0	Imamu Mayfield	KO	3	06/05/2000	Swissotel, Neuss, Germany
Win	30–0	Mohamed Siluvangi	TKO	2	11/03/2000	Hansehalle, Lubeck, Germany
Win	29–0	Napoleon Tagoe	KO	9	11/12/1999	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Germany
Win	28–0	Bruce Scott	TKO	6	17/07/1999	Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany
Win	27–0	Marcelo Fabian Dominguez	UD	12	13/03/1999	Hansehalle, Luebeck, Germany
Win	26–0	Rodney Gordon	TKO	2	12/12/1998	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Win	25–0	Alexey Ilyin	TKO	2	03/10/1998	Prinz-Garden Halle, Augsburg, Germany
Win	24–0	Guy Waters	TKO	6	05/06/1998	Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Germany
Win	23-0	Marcelo Fabian Dominguez	UD	12	21/02/1998	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Win	22–0	Mike Robinson	KO	2	08/11/1997	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Win	21–0	Mike Sedillo	KO	2	04/10/1997	Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, Germany
Win	20–0	Ted Cofie	TKO	4	12/07/1997	Berlethalle, Hagen, Germany	Cofie knocked down three times in the fourth round. Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the fourth round.
Win	19–0	Valeriy Vykhor	TKO	5	14/06/1997	Saaltheater Geulen, Aachen, Germany
Win	18–0	Guy Sonnenberg	KO	1	10/05/1997	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Win	17–0	Jose Arimatea Da Silva	TKO	9	08/03/1997	Sartory Saale, Cologne, Germany
Win	16–0	Ron Carter	TKO	3	22/02/1997	Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Germany
Win	15–0	Mike Peak	PTS	8	25/01/1997	Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany
Win	14–0	Dan Ward	KO	1	21/12/1996	Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, Frankfurt, Germany
Win	13–0	Brian LaSpada	TKO	11	19/10/1996	Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, Frankfurt, Germany
Win	12–0	Philippe Michel	TKO	9	17/08/1996	Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, Frankfurt, Germany	Won International WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Win	11-0	Ludomir Dubac	TKO	2	08/06/1996	Deutz Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany	Dubac knocked down twice in the first round and was knocked through the ropes in the second round. Referee stopped the bout by the time Dubac tried to get up.
Win	10–0	Tim "Dark" Knight	PTS	8	04/05/1996	Friedrichshain, Germany
Win	9–0	David Quinn Robinson	TKO	2	13/04/1996	Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Germany
Win	8–0	Eduardo Antonio Carranza	TKO	2	06/04/1996	Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, Germany
Win	7–0	Bobbie Joe Edwards	TKO	5	16/03/1996	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany
Win	6–0	Cesar Agustin Basualdo Morel	TKO	1	25/02/1996	Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Germany
Win	5–0	Karoly Kovacs	TKO	2	10/02/1996	Stadthalle, Cottbus, Germany	Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the second round. Kovacs down twice in the first round and down in the second.
Win	4–0	Keith McMurray	TKO	4	25/11/1995	Stadthalle, Braunschweig, Germany	McMurray knocked down three times in the fourth round. McMurray wanted to continue but the referee stopped the bout.
Win	3–0	Donnie Penelton	KO	2	19/08/1995	Düsseldorf, Germany	Gomez knocked down Penelton with a jab and cross. Penelton unable to beat the 10 count.
Win	2–0	Hedi El Assaidi	TKO	4	05/08/1995	Friedrichshain, Germany	Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the fourth round.
Win	1–0	"Pale" Dale Jackson	PTS	6	20/05/1995	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Germany

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Juan Carlos Gómez from BoxRec