Mirco Cuello

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Mirco Cuello
Boxing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Boys' bantamweight Victory Ceremony 18 (Mirco Cuello).jpg
Mirco Cuello in 2018
Born
Mirco Jehiel Cuello

(2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 24)
Statistics
Weight(s) Bantamweight
Super-bantamweight
Featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights14
Wins14
Wins by KO11
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Bantamweight

Mirco Jehiel Cuello (born 21 September 2000) is an Argentine professional boxer. As an amateur, Cuello captured the bronze medal in the bantamweight event of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. [2]

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Professional boxing career

Cuello made his professional debut against Akihiro Nakamura on 7 November 2020. [3] He won the fight by a first-round knockout. [4] Cuello next met the winless Jayvonne O'Neal on 12 December 2020. [5] He once again won the fight by a first-round knockout. [6] Cuello faced the undefeated Franco Facundo Huanque on 20 February 2021. [7] He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout. [8]

For his fourth professional appearance, Cuello was booked to face the 22-fight veteran Hector Rolando Gusman on 27 March 2021. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. [9] Cuello faced another undefeated opponent, Jorge Almanza, on 13 November 2021. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [10] In his final fight of the year, Cuello overcame Sergio Armando Villalobos by unanimous decision, the first decision victory of his professional career. [11]

Cuello faced the 21–4 Leonardo Padilla for the vacant WBA International featherweight title on 23 June 2022. [12] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. [13] Three months later, on 3 September 2022, Cuello faced the undefeated Michel Da Silva for the vacant South American featherweight title. [14] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. [15]

Cuello made his first WBA International featherweight title defense against the undefeated Leivy Frias on 21 January 2023. [16] He retained the title by a first-round technical knockout. [17]

On 30 March 2024, Cuello faced Sulaiman Segawa in an 8-round featherweight bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cuello won the fight by unanimous decision. [18]

Cuello is scheduled to face Christian Olivo Barreda on February 1, 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [19]

Professional boxing record

14 fights14 wins0 losses
By knockout110
By decision30
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14Win14–0 Sulaiman Segawa UD830 March 2024 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
13Win13–0Rudy GarciaUD1015 September 2023Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
12Win12–0Antonio GuzmanTKO1 (10), 2:0022 July 2023Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, UruguayRetained South American featherweight title
11Win11–0Flecher SilvaKO6 (10), 2:531 April 2023 Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, UruguayWon vacant South American featherweight title
10Win10–0Leivy FriasTKO1 (10), 2:3221 January 2023Hotel El Panama, Panama City, PanamaRetained WBA International featherweight title
9Win9–0Michel Da SilvaTKO1 (10), 2:323 September 2022Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant South American featherweight title
8Win8–0Leonardo PadillaTKO2 (10), 2:483 September 2022Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant WBA International featherweight title
7Win7–0Sergio Armando VillalobosUD1017 December 2021 San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico
6Win6–0Jorge AlmanzaTKO2 (8), 2:4713 November 2021Coliseo Zona Norte, Sabaneta, Colombia
5Win5–0Robinson FlorezTKO2 (8), 0:1222 October 2021Coliseo Sugar Baby Rojas, Barranquilla, Colombia
4Win4–0Hector Rolando GusmanKO1 (6), 0:5227 March 2021Club Atletico Lanus, Lanus, Argentina
3Win3–0Franco Facundo HuanqueKO4 (6)20 February 2021Club Talleres, Arroyo Seco, Argentina
2Win2–0Jayvonne O'NealKO1 (4), 1:2912 December 2020Jamil Shrine Temple, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
1Win1–0Akihiro NakamuraKO1 (4), 0:537 November 2020Sports Event Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.

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