David Morrell (boxer) explained

David Morrell Jr.
Realname:Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez
Jr.
Birth Date:January 18, 1998
Birth Place:Santa Clara, Cuba
Weight:
Height:6 ft 1 in[1]
Reach:77 in
Style:Southpaw
Total:11
Wins:11
Ko:9

Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (born January 18, 1998)[2] is a Cuban professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (Regular version) light-heavyweight title since 2024 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]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Win11–0Radivoje KalajdzicUD12Aug 3, 2024
10Win10–0Sena AgbekoTKO2 (12), Dec 16, 2023
9Win9–0Yamaguchi FalcãoKO1 (12), Apr 22, 2023
8Win8–0Aidos YerbossynulyKO12 (12) Nov 5, 2022
7Win7–0Kalvin HendersonTKO4 (12), Jun 4, 2022
6Win6–0Alantez FoxTKO4 (12), Dec 18, 2021
5Win5–0Mario Abel CazaresKO1 (12), Jun 27, 2021
4Win4–0Mike GavronskiKO3 (10), Dec 26, 2020
3Win3–0Lennox Allen12Aug 8, 2020
2Win2–0Quinton RankinKO2 (8), Nov 2, 2019
1Win1–0Yendris Rodriguez Valdez1 (4), Aug 31, 2019

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Notes and References

  1. Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Sena Agbeko fight.
  2. Web site: David Morrell Bio Information - PBC Boxing . June 10, 2022 . .
  3. Web site: 19 July 2019. News: Gutierrez, Mike Faragon, Davey, Masoud, Kaplan, More. 30 July 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  4. Web site: BoxRec: Osvary Morrell vs. Yendris Rodriguez Valdez. July 30, 2020. BoxRec.
  5. Web site: Donovan. Jake. November 2, 2019. PBC on FS1: Ryan Karl Stops Bergman Aguilar in Five. July 30, 2020. BoxingScene.com.
  6. Web site: Idec. Keith. July 30, 2020. James-Dulorme: FOX, PBC Officially Announce Show For August 8. July 30, 2020. BoxingScene.com.
  7. Web site: Donovan. Jake. August 9, 2020. David Morrell Outworks Lennox Allen For Dominant Decision, Wins WBA Belt. August 9, 2020. BoxingScene.com.
  8. Web site: Fletcher. Jerrell. August 9, 2020. David Morrell Dominates Lennox Allen; Picks Up WBA Interim Title. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929090459/https://3kingsboxing.com/david-morrell-dominates-lennox-allen/ . September 29, 2020 . August 9, 2020. 3Kings Boxing WorldWide.
  9. Web site: Donovan . Jake . December 26, 2020 . David Morrell Demolishes Mike Gavronski in Three Round Beating . June 10, 2022 . Boxing Scene .
  10. Web site: Fitzsimmons . Lyle . February 2, 2021 . Super Middleweight Youngster David Morrell Insists "This Division is Mine" . June 10, 2022 . Boxing Scene .
  11. Web site: Donovan . Jake . June 27, 2021 . David Morrell Demolishes Mario Cazares in One Round . June 10, 2022 . Boxing Scene .
  12. Web site: Christ . Scott . 2022-11-06 . Highlights and results: David Morrell Jr knocks out Aidos Yerbossynuly in 12th round . 2022-11-07 . Bad Left Hook . en.
  13. Web site: Report: Aidos Yerbossynuly in coma after taking beating from David Morrell . 2022-11-07 . sports.yahoo.com . November 7, 2022 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Rafael . Dan . Source: Yerbossynuly in coma after 12th-round knockout loss to Morrell . 2022-11-07 . danrafael.substack.com . November 7, 2022 . en.
  15. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . David Morrell vs Radivoje Kalajdzic joins Crawford-Madrimov confirmed undercard . FIGHTMAG . 24 April 2024.
  16. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . David Morrell bests Radivoje Kalajdzic by decision to become two-weight champion . FIGHTMAG . 4 August 2024.