David Morrell (boxer)

David Morrell Jr.
Born	Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (1998-01-18) January 18, 1998 (age 27) Santa Clara, Cuba
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm) [1]
Reach	77 in (196 cm) [1]
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	12
Wins	11
Wins by KO	9
Losses	1
Medal record Men's Amateur boxing Representing   Cuba Youth World Championships 2016 St. Petersburg Light heavyweight Representing Camagüey Cuban National Championships 2017 Havana Light heavyweight

Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (born January 18, 1998) ^[2] is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (Regular version) light-heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025 and previously the WBA (Regular version) super-middleweight title from 2021 to 2024. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships and the 2017 Cuban National Championships.

Amateur career

During an amateur career in which Morrell compiled a record of 130–5, he won gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships, where he was named "Best Boxer of the Tournament", 2017 Cuban National Championships, and the 2018 India Open International Boxing Tournament. ^[3]

Professional career

Morrell made his professional debut on August 28, 2019, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Yendris Rodriguez Valdez at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ^[4]

He scored a second-round KO victory against Quinton Rankin in November ^[5] before facing Lennox Allen for the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title on August 8, 2020, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The bout featured on the undercard of the interim welterweight title fight between Thomas Dulorme and Jamal James. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 11 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[6] In what was described as a dominant performance, Morrell captured the WBA interim title via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 120–108, 119–109, and 118–110. ^{[7] [8]}

He was set to make the first defense of his title against Mike Gavronski on December 26 at the Shine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles. After Morrell failed to weigh within the super middleweight limit, reports claimed that he had been stripped of his title. However, it was later revealed that a clause in the fight contract allowed for the fight to continue as a non-title contest. Morrell defeated Gavronski via third-round KO. ^[9]

The following month, Morrell was elevated from interim champion to Regular champion. ^[10] The first defense of his Regular title came against Mario Cazares on June 27, 2021, at the Minneapolis Armory. Morrell Retained his title via first-round KO. ^[11]

After defending his title on November 5, 2022, against Aidos Yerbossynuly, knocking him out in the 12th round, ^[12] Yerbossynuly was hospitalized and put into an induced coma due to a subdural hematoma. ^{[13] [14]}

Morrell was scheduled to face Radivoje Kalajdzic at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on August 3, 2024. ^[15] Morrell defeated Kalajdzic by unanimous decision and won the vacant WBA "Regular" light heavyweight title. ^[16]

On October 8, 2024 it was announced that Morrell would face David Benavidez, who at that time held interim WBC light heavyweight title. ^{[17] [18] [19]}

Professional boxing record

12 fights	11 wins	1 loss
By knockout	9	0
By decision	2	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
12	Loss	11–1	David Benavidez	UD	12	Feb 1, 2025	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title; For WBC interim light-heavyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Radivoje Kalajdzic	UD	12	Aug 3, 2024	BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Sena Agbeko	TKO	2 (12), 1:43	Dec 16, 2023	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
9	Win	9–0	Yamaguchi Falcão	KO	1 (12), 2:22	Apr 22, 2023	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
8	Win	8–0	Aidos Yerbossynuly	KO	12 (12) 2:34	Nov 5, 2022	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
7	Win	7–0	Kalvin Henderson	TKO	4 (12), 2:35	Jun 4, 2022	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
6	Win	6–0	Alantez Fox	TKO	4 (12), 2:06	Dec 18, 2021	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
5	Win	5–0	Mario Abel Cazares	KO	1 (12), 2:32	Jun 27, 2021	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
4	Win	4–0	Mike Gavronski	KO	3 (10), 2:45	Dec 26, 2020	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Lennox Allen	UD	12	Aug 8, 2020	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBA interim super-middleweight title
2	Win	2–0	Quinton Rankin	KO	2 (8), 1:01	Nov 2, 2019	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Yendris Rodriguez Valdez	KO	1 (4), 1:05	Aug 31, 2019	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

See also

• List of male boxers
• List of southpaw stance boxers
• List of world super-middleweight boxing champions
• List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions

References

1. Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Sena Agbeko fight.
2. "David Morrell Bio Information - PBC Boxing". Fox Sports . Retrieved June 10, 2022.
3. "News: Gutierrez, Mike Faragon, Davey, Masoud, Kaplan, More". BoxingScene.com. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. "BoxRec: Osvary Morrell vs. Yendris Rodriguez Valdez". BoxRec . Retrieved July 30, 2020.
5. Donovan, Jake (November 2, 2019). "PBC on FS1: Ryan Karl Stops Bergman Aguilar in Five". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
6. Idec, Keith (July 30, 2020). "James-Dulorme: FOX, PBC Officially Announce Show For August 8". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
7. Donovan, Jake (August 9, 2020). "David Morrell Outworks Lennox Allen For Dominant Decision, Wins WBA Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
8. Fletcher, Jerrell (August 9, 2020). "David Morrell Dominates Lennox Allen; Picks Up WBA Interim Title". 3Kings Boxing WorldWide. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
9. Donovan, Jake (December 26, 2020). "David Morrell Demolishes Mike Gavronski in Three Round Beating". Boxing Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
10. Fitzsimmons, Lyle (February 2, 2021). "Super Middleweight Youngster David Morrell Insists "This Division is Mine"". Boxing Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
11. Donovan, Jake (June 27, 2021). "David Morrell Demolishes Mario Cazares in One Round". Boxing Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
12. Christ, Scott (November 6, 2022). "Highlights and results: David Morrell Jr knocks out Aidos Yerbossynuly in 12th round". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
13. "Report: Aidos Yerbossynuly in coma after taking beating from David Morrell". sports.yahoo.com. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
14. Rafael, Dan (November 7, 2022). "Source: Yerbossynuly in coma after 12th-round knockout loss to Morrell". danrafael.substack.com. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
15. Iskenderov, Parviz (April 24, 2024). "David Morrell vs Radivoje Kalajdzic joins Crawford-Madrimov confirmed undercard". FIGHTMAG.
16. Iskenderov, Parviz (August 4, 2024). "David Morrell bests Radivoje Kalajdzic by decision to become two-weight champion". FIGHTMAG.
17. "David Benavidez vs. David Morrell fight: Pair of top contenders to clash for interim light heavyweight title". CBSSports.com. October 8, 2024.
18. Iskenderov, Parviz (October 9, 2024). "David Benavidez vs David Morrell 'contract done' for two-belt fight". FIGHTMAG.
19. "Benavidez gets Morrell next in 175-pound bout". ESPN.com. October 8, 2024.

External links

• Boxing record for David Morrell from BoxRec (registration required)
• David Morrell - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by John Ryder	WBA super-middleweight champion Interim title August 8, 2020 – January 19, 2021 promoted to Regular champion	Vacant Title next held by Caleb Plant
Vacant Title last held by Canelo Álvarez	WBA super-middleweight champion Regular title January 19, 2021 – August 30, 2024 Vacated	Title discontinued
Vacant Title last held by Jean Pascal	WBA light-heavyweight champion Regular title August 3, 2024 – February 1, 2025	Succeeded by David Benavidez