Luis Feliciano

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Luis Feliciano
Born
Statistics
Weight(s) Light welterweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO8

Luis Feliciano is an American professional boxer who has held the WBC-NABF super lightweight title since 2019.

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Professional career

After getting his bachelors from Marquette University, Feliciano made his professional debut on February 17, 2017, scoring a six-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Angel Rodriguez at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California. [2]

After compiling a record of 12–0 (8 KOs) he faced Genaro Gamez for the vacant WBC-NABF super lightweight title on August 22, 2019, at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Feliciano captured his first professional title via UD in a mostly one-sided fight, with one judge scoring the bout 99–91 and the other two scoring it 98–92. [3] He returned to the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on December 13 to successfully defend his title against Herbert Acevedo. In a fight which saw Acevedo knocked down heavily in the third round, Feliciano won by UD over ten rounds with the judges' scorecards reading 100–89, 99–90, and 97–92. [4]

Professional boxing record

18 fights17 wins1 loss
By knockout81
By decision90
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
Loss17-1Mykquan WilliamsKO6January 17, 2024Whitesands Event Center, Plant City WBA Contiental (Super lightweight Title)
Win17-0Clarence BoothUD8April 1, 2023 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee
Win16-0Alejandro Frias RodriguezMD8August 8, 2022 Commerce Casino, Commerce
Win15-0Hector ColinUD10May 6, 2022Gimnasio Juan Francisco Estrada, Hermosillo
14–0Herbert AcevedoUD10Dec 13, 2019Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.Retained WBC-NABF super lightweight title
13–0Genaro GamezUD10Aug 22, 2019Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.Won vacant WBC-NABF super lightweight title
12–0Fernando CarcamoKO7 (10), 2:16Jun 21, 2019Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, California, U.S.
11–0Daniel SostreKO3 (10), 2:52Apr 13, 2019Complejo Ferial de Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico
10–0Alexander CharnecoUD6Feb 16, 2019Complejo Ferial de Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico
9–0Dakota PolleyKO7 (8), 2:08Dec 8, 2018Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
8–0Jonathan FortunaKO5 (8), 2:38Aug 17, 2018Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
7–0Daniel MontoyaKO4 (8), 0:50Jun 14, 2018Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
6–0Miguel CaninoTKO7 (8), 2:05Apr 7, 2018Complejo Ferial de Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico
5–0William LorenzoTKO5 (6), 1:40Feb 3, 2018Coliseo Ismael Delgado, Aguada, Puerto Rico
4–0Istvan DernaneczTKO2 (6), 2:13Oct 21, 2017 Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
3–0Jimmy RosarioUD6Aug 18, 2017 Complejo Ferial de Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico
2–0Baltazar RamirezUD6Jun 30, 2017 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
1–0Angel RodriguezUD6Feb 17, 2017Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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References

  1. "Boxing record for Luis Feliciano". BoxRec .
  2. "BoxRec: Luis Feliciano vs. Angel Rodriguez". boxrec.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. Donovan, Jake (August 23, 2019). "Luis Feliciano Continues Rise, Decisions a Game Genaro Gamez". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. Christ, Scott (December 13, 2019). "Ortiz vs Solomon results: Luis Feliciano and Erik Bazinyan score victories on prelims". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Maxim Dadashev
WBC-NABF super lightweight champion
August 22, 2019 – present
Incumbent