Z Gorres

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Gorres in 2007
Born
Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres

(1982-04-18) April 18, 1982 (age 42)
Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Other namesThe Dream
Statistics
Weight(s) Flyweight
Super flyweight
Bantamweight
Height5 ft 4+12 in (164 cm)
Reach64+12 in (164 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins31
Wins by KO17
Losses2
Draws2

Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres (born 18 April 1982) is a Filipino former professional boxer who challenged once for the WBO super-flyweight title.

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Personal life

Gorres has a brother named Jun Gorres who was formerly a boxer but was stabbed to death in a street fight. His real name is a combination of those of his parents; Zeta (mother) and Celestino (father) Gorres. [1] Gorres is married to Datchess Gorres and has four children. [2]

Boxing career

Gorres became a boxing practitioner at 9 years of age. [3] He began fighting as a professional on March 31, 2001. After winning 13 bouts in a row, he fought Edgar Rodrigo for the Philippine flyweight title on June 1, 2003. He, however, lost to Rodrigo by TKO in the 9th round which marked his first defeat.

One of Gorres' significant victories was his 1st round stoppage of Glenn Donaire, brother of pound for pound champion Nonito Donaire, on March 19, 2005. This was his first bout in the United States.

About a year later, he won the OPBF super flyweight title against Waenpetch Chuwatana.

On February 24, 2007, Gorres got a shot for a world title where he challenged WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel in a bout held in Gorres' hometown. There, Gorres was docked a point twice (one in the 10th and another in the 12th round) for holding. Montiel won the fight and defended the title in a split decision.

He fought former IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan on February 2, 2008, in an IBF title eliminator. The winner was to face then IBF super flyweight titlist Dimitri Kirilov of Russia who would later be dethroned by Darchinyan on August 2, 2008. The match, however, was tarnished by poor refereeing and bottle-throwing from spectators who disliked it. The bout ended in a split draw. Nonetheless, Darchinyan won the right to fight for the championship because he was ranked higher than Gorres in IBF.

Gorres moved to bantamweight and won his first match in that division on March 14, 2009. There, he bested former IBF minimumweight champion Roberto Carlos Leyva in 7 rounds.

Career-ending injury

On November 13, 2009, after winning a 10-round bout against Luis Melendez in which he was knocked down with 30 seconds remaining in the final round, Gorres collapsed in the ring and was removed on a stretcher. [4] He underwent surgery to relieve swelling to the left side of his brain. Originally, doctors were going to keep him in a medically induced coma for a few days, but Gorres reacted to the treatment much better than anticipated and came out of it. [5] The injury he suffered ended his boxing career. [6]

Professional boxing record

35 fights31 wins2 losses
By knockout171
By decision141
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentOpponent's RecordTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotes
35Win31–2–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Melendez26–3–1UD1013 Nov 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Mandalay Bay House of Blues, Las Vegas
34Win30–2–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Carbajal 29–16–2RTD6 (10) 0:1012 Sep 2009 Flag of Mexico.svg Palenque de la Feria, Tepic Stopped due to Dislocated Arm
33Win29–2–2 Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto Carlos Leyva 26–8–1TKO7 (12) 1:2914 Mar 2009 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City Won vacant WBO Oriental bantamweight title
32Win28–2–2 Flag of Kenya.svg Nick Otiento15–1UD1031 May 2008 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City
31Draw27–2–2 Flag of Armenia.svg Vic Darchinyan 29–1SD122 Feb 2008 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City IBF super flyweight Title eliminator
30Win27–2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Eric Ortiz 27–6–1TKO8 (12) 2:1511 Aug 2007 Flag of the United States.svg Arco Arena, Sacramento Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super flyweight title
29Loss26–2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Montiel 33–2–1SD1224 Feb 2007 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu City For WBO super flyweight title
28Win26–1–1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sonny Manakane9–3–1TKO4 (10) 1:1121 Oct 2006 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
27Win25–1–1 Flag of Colombia.svg Pedro Rincon Miranda30–10–2UD1027 May 2006 Flag of the United States.svg Home Depot Center, Carson
26Win24–1–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Waenpetch Chuwatana23–7–2UD1218 Mar 2006 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City Won vacant OPBF super flyweight title
25Win23–1–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Jose Alfredo Tirado20–7UD103 Feb 2006 Flag of the United States.svg Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
24Win22–1–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Wisanu Kokietgym16–5–1TKO4 (10) 1:3629 Oct 2005 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City OPBF super flyweight title eliminator
23Win21–1–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Krabuan Butrprom22–11–2UD1030 Jul 2005 Flag of the Philippines.svg San Andres Civic & Sports Center, District of Malate, Manila
22Win20–1–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Glenn Donaire 13–1TKO1 (10) 2:0319 Mar 2005 Flag of the United States.svg MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
21Win19–1–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Chaiyong Sithsaithong6–3UD1011 Dec 2004 Flag of the Philippines.svg MC Home Depot Open Air Arena, Taguig City
20Win18–1–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Sairung Singwancha32–6UD104 Sep 2004 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
19Win17–1–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Yun Chul Yuh7–14–3TKO2 (10) 2:3631 May 2004 Flag of South Korea.svg University Gym, Bucheon
18Draw16–1–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Randy Mangubat32–18–11TD2 (10) 1:3520 Feb 2004 Flag of the Philippines.svg Makati Coliseum, Makati City
17Win16–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Eric Barcelona25–4–5SD1020 Dec 2003 Flag of the Philippines.svg Subic Sports Complex, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City
16Win15–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ryan Campesino6–2–1KO5 (10) ?4 Oct 2003 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
15Win14–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rommel Libradilla11–12TKO3 (10) 1:1730 Aug 2003 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City
14Loss13–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Edgar Rodrigo9–3–4TKO9 (12) 1:001 Jun 2003 Flag of the Philippines.svg Makati Coliseum, Makati City
13Win13–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Roy Balataria8–6–1TKO6 (12) ?15 Mar 2003 Flag of the Philippines.svg Luna Park Quirino Grand Stand, Manila
12Win12–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ricky Escaner8–3KO4 (10) 0:4019 Jan 2003 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City
11Win11–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Sherwin Manatad6–4–2KO4 (10) 2:1716 Dec 2002 Flag of the Philippines.svg Municipal Coliseum, Sogod
10Win10–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Flash Murillo24–8–1UD1019 Oct 2002 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
9Win9–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jonnie Coma6–7–1TKO3 (10) 2:3931 Aug 2002 Flag of the Philippines.svg New Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
8Win8–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Reynaldo Mutia0–1KO2 (10) ?31 Jul 2002 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City
7Win7–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Allan Ranada 4–2UD1025 May 2002 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
6Win6–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Flash Eraham14–6–3PTS1013 Apr 2002 Flag of the Philippines.svg Makati Coliseum, Makati City
5Win5–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Junric Velono11–11TKO2 (?) ?20 Jan 2002 Flag of the Philippines.svg Barangay Banilad, Cebu City
4Win4–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Bert Cano23–6–3MD107 Dec 2001 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
3Win3–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Sornthong MungmeeveeraphumDebutTKO8 (?) ?10 Aug 2001 Flag of the Philippines.svg Barangay Lahug, Cebu City Injury Stoppage.
2Win2–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Efren UbananDebutTKO4 (?) ?20 Apr 2001 Flag of the Philippines.svg Barangay Pitalo, San Fernando
1Win1–0 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudy Hibaya1–0UD631 Mar 2001 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City Professional Debut

Going home

In February 2010, Gorres was well enough to fly home to the Philippines, where he was greeted at the airport by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His physical therapy continued at Perpetual Succur Hospital in Cebu. His therapy involved the strengthening and conditioning of his muscles to help him regain the ability to do functional activities. Gorres began to regain his ability to walk and regained partial control of his left hand. He also underwent a series of surgeries for throat blockage. [7]

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