Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuellar (born December 28, 1986) is an Argentine

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. He held the

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title from 2015 to 2016, and has challenged once for the

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title in 2018.

Amateur career

Cuellar had an

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record of 230 wins and 10 losses, and was a member of the Argentina national team.

Professional career

WBA featherweight champion

Cuellar was trained by former world champion and 2012 Trainer of the Year, Robert García.

Cuellar vs. Marrero

On August 23, 2013, Cuellar defeated

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for the WBA

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title, in a close fight. Cuellar was the more aggressive fighter and scored a knockdown in the 6th round.

Cuellar vs. Mares

On December 10, 2016, Cuellar defended his WBA Regular featherweight title against

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who was ranked #6 by the WBA at featherweight. Mares defeated Cuellar via split decision, scoring 117-110, 116-111 and 112-115 on the scorecards.

Cuellar vs. Davis

In his next bout Cuellar fought WBA #3

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for the vacant WBA Super super featherweight title. Davis knocked Cuellar down three times en route to a third round knockout win to win the WBA title.

Cuellar vs. Fortuna

On November 2, 2019, Cuellar faced

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. Fortuna dominated Cuellar and dropped him twice en route to a second round knockout win.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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Jesus Cuellar - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuellar, Jesus World featherweight boxing champions World Boxing Association champions 1986 births Living people Argentine male boxers South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in boxing Super-featherweight boxers Competitors at the 2006 South American Games