Gilberto Reyes (born February 19, 1981 in

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) is a professional

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. Reyes, whose nickname is "Sugar", fights out of

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. He has been featured numerous times on ESPN2 and

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. In February 2005, Reyes beat Carlos González for the vacant WBA Fedecentro Title. He lost the title less than a year later in a 7th round knockout by

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. In his first fight of 2007, in the Miguel Cotto-

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undercard & having lost 2 straight being The fifth fight of the evening which also was a short one when Cotto's sparring partner Gilberto Reyes (18-5-1, 11 KOs) suffered a broken jaw in the first round of his bout against

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(9-6, 9 KOs). Reyes appeared to win the first round but did not come out for the second. As of March 2007, his record is 18-5 with 11 KOs.

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