Bryan Chevalier

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Bryan Chevalier
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Nickname(s)CHARY
Weight(s) Super-bantamweight
Featherweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
NationalityPuertorriqueño
Born (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 29)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights22
Wins20
Wins by KO16
Losses1
Draws1

Bryan Chevalier (born 16 March 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer, who has held the WBO-NABO featherweight title since 2021.

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Professional boxing career

Chevalier made his professional debut against Jean Carlos Molina on 29 March 2014, and won the fight by a first-round knockout. He amassed a 14–0 record during the next five years, before being scheduled to face Luis Lebron for the interim WBO Latino featherweight title. [2] Chevalier won the fight by unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 100–90 for him, while the third judge awarded him a 97–93 scorecard. [3] Chevalier made the first defense of his newly acquired regional title against Yeison Vargas on 7 December 2019. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. [4]

Chevalier was booked to face Carlos Zambrano on 4 March 2021, following a 15-month absence from the sport. He won the fight by a third-round knockout. Chevalier first knocked Zambrano down in the first round, with a shot to the back of the head which wasn't spotted by the referee. He knocked Zambrano down twice more in the third round, first with a right straight and then with a body shot, which left Zambrano unable to beat the ten count. [5]

Chevalier faced James Wilkins for the vacant WBO-NABO featherweight title on 9 July 2021. The fight was Chevalier's United States debut, as the bout took place at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. [6] He justified his role as the betting favorite, [7] winning the bout by unanimous decision, with scores of 97–92, 95–94 and 96–93. [8]

Chevalier faced Carlos Padilla on 6 July 2022, following a near year-long absence from the sport. [9] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [10] Chevalier next faced Cesar Juarez for the vacant WBO Intercontinental super featherweight title on 26 October 2022. He won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout. [11]

Professional boxing record

22 fights20 wins1 loss
By knockout161
By decision40
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Win20–1–1 Ranfis Encarnación RTD7 (10), 3:0012 Jul 2023Wyndham Rio Mar, Rio Grande, Puerto RicoRetained WBO Intercontinental super featherweight title
21Win19–1–1Alberto MercadoTKO7 (10), 2:5922 Apr 2023Cancha Pepin Cestero, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
20Win18–1–1Cesar JuarezTKO7 (10), 1:5526 Oct 2022Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto RicoWon vacant WBO Intercontinental super featherweight title
19Win17–1–1Carlos PadillaTKO2 (8), 1:066 Jul 2022Wyndham Rio Mar, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
18Win16–1–1James WilkinsUD109 Jul 2021 Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Won vacant WBO-NABO featherweight title
17Win15–1–1 Carlos Zambrano KO3 (8), 2:214 Mar 2021Municipal Boxing Gym Felix Pagan Pintor, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
16Win14–1–1Yeison VargasKO3 (10), 1:057 Dec 2019Coliseo Pedrin Zorrilla, San Juan, Puerto RicoRetained interim WBO Latino featherweight title
15Win13–1–1Luis LebronUD1017 Aug 2019Coliseo Pedrin Zorrilla, San Juan, Puerto RicoWon interim WBO Latino featherweight title
14Win12–1–1Francisco RodriguezUD61 Mar 2019Cancha Nilmarie Santini, Santurce, Puerto Rico
13Win11–1–1Eliezer AgostoKO6 (6), 2:326 Oct 2018 Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
12Win10–1–1Ricardo RodriguezTKO2 (8), 2:5916 Jun 2018Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico
11Win9–1–1Luis E Diaz TorresUD619 Apr 2018 Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico
10Loss8–1–1Alcides SantiagoKO2 (4), 2:5917 Jun 2017Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
9Win8–0–1Harold ReyesTKO5 (6), 2:5311 Feb 2017Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
8Win7–0–1Eduardo MelendezTKO3 (6), 2:4110 Sep 2016Auditorio Municipal, Comerio, Puerto Rico
7Win6–0–1Luis Miguel OrtizKO3 (6), 0:505 Jun 2016Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Catano, Puerto Rico
6Draw5–0–1Harold ReyesMD414 Nov 2015Auditorio Municipal, Comerio, Puerto Rico
5Win5–0Angel LopezTKO4 (4), 2:0813 Jun 2015Coliseo Ismael Delgado, Aguada, Puerto Rico
4Win4–0Joseph SantosTKO3 (4), 1:0114 Mar 2015Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, Caguas, Puerto Rico
3Win3–0Antonio VeraTKO1 (4), 1:231 Nov 2014 Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico
2Win2–0Jason AgostoTKO1 (4), 1:2311 Jul 2014 Emilio E. Huyke Coliseum, Humacao, Puerto Rico
1Win1–0Jean Carlos MolinaKO1 (4), 1:0329 Mar 2014Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Catano, Puerto Rico

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