Felix Valera | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Mangu | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light-heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Felix Manuel Valera Alvarez (born 19 January 1988) is a Dominican professional boxer who held the WBA interim light-heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur Valera won a silver medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in the middleweight weight category. [1]
Valera won the interim WBA light-heavyweight title on August 23, 2015, defeating Stanyslav Kashtanov by split decision. [2]
| 30 fights | 23 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 20 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Loss | 23-7 |  Michał Cieślak | TKO | 3 (10), 0:04 | 26 Oct 2024 | Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane, Poland | |
| 29 | Loss | 23-6 |  Alexei Papin | TKO | 5 (12), 2:23 | 30 Aug 2024 | Ice Palace, Cherepovets, Russia | |
| 28 | Win | 23-5 |  Francisco Suero Perez | KO | 2 (10), 0:26 | 24 May 2024 | Gimnasio de Boxeo Doctor Ramón Pina Acevedo, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | |
| 27 | Win | 22-5 |  Alex Theran | TKO | 2 (10), 0:15 | 24 Feb 2023 | Pabellon de Esgrima, Centro Olimpico, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 26 | Win | 21-5 |  Ronald Gonzalez | KO | 1 (10), 0:48 | 10 Nov 2022 | Coco Locos Restaurant Sports Bar, Sosúa, Dominican Republic | |
| 25 | Win | 20-5 |  Felipe Romero | TKO | 7 (8), 2:43 | 22 Jul 2022 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 24 | Loss | 19–5 | Maxim Vlasov | UD | 10 | 24 Dec 2021 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia | |
| 23 | Win | 19–4 | Reinaldo Gonzalez | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 26 May 2021 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 22 | Loss | 18–4 | Bryan Perez Castillo | UD | 10 | 12 Mar 2021 | Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | For vacant WBA Fedecaribe and WBC Latino light-heavyweight titles |
| 21 | Loss | 18–3 |  Vyacheslav Shabranskyy | DQ | 8 (8), 2:01 | 14 Sep 2019 |  T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Valera disqualified for repeated low blows |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Mario Aguilar | KO | 4 (8), 2:29 | 4 May 2019 | Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, US | |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Bryan Perez Castillo | UD | 10 | 10 Nov 2018 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Deibis Berrocal | TKO | 8 (11), 1:42 | 17 Mar 2018 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin light-heavyweight title |
| 17 | Loss | 15–2 |  Sullivan Barrera | UD | 10 | 25 Nov 2017 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Andy Perez | TKO | 3 (10), 2:00 | 24 Jun 2017 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Gusmyr Perdomo | UD | 10 | 16 Dec 2016 | Maunoloa Night Club y Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Dmitry Bivol | UD | 12 | 21 May 2016 | Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia | Lost WBA interim light-heavyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Stanyslav Kashtanov | SD | 12 | 23 Aug 2015 | Rixos Mriya Resort Hotel, Yalta, Russia | Won vacant WBA interim light-heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Emiliano Cayetano | KO | 4 (11), 1:06 | 13 Dec 2014 | Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained Dominican Republic super-middleweight title; Won vacant WBA Fedelatin super-middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Eduardo Mercedes | RTD | 1 (12), 3:00 | 24 Oct 2014 | Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic | Won vacant Dominican Republic super-middleweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Aneudy Martes | RTD | 1 (8), 3:00 | 10 Mar 2014 | Polideportvo Eleoncio Mercedes, La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Modesto Felix | KO | 1 (6), 2:56 | 16 Dec 2013 | Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Nelsido Miguel Agramonte | KO | 1 (6), 0:42 | 24 Aug 2013 | Hotel Dominican Fiesta, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Frank Mola | TKO | 1 (8), 2:53 | 18 May 2013 | Club Mauricio Baez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Alexander Hernandez | TKO | 1 (6), 0:56 | 9 Mar 2013 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ramon Jimenez | TKO | 1 (10), 1:58 | 2 Feb 2013 | Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Basilio Silva | RTD | 1 (8), 3:00 | 17 Dec 2012 | Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jonali Reyes | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 10 Nov 2012 | Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Geovanny Ascencio | TKO | 1 (4), 0:55 | 18 Oct 2012 | Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jose Morla | KO | 1 (4), 0:24 | 28 Sep 2012 | Casa Puerto Rico, La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
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