Juan Carlos Payano (born April 12, 1984) is a Dominican

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who held the

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and then concurrently the IBO

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titles between 2014 and 2016. As an amateur he won two silver medals at the Pan American Games and a gold medal at the

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Amateur career

At the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

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, he lost to

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in the

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final, winning the silver medal. He won the gold medal at the 2006 Cartagena games after defeating Cuban Yoandris Salinas. At the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...

, he won silver again after losing to McWilliams Arroyo in the final. He compiled a record of 421 wins and 25 losses.

Olympic Games results

2004 *Defeated Bato-Munko Vankeev 26–18 *Lost to

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10–15 2008 *Defeated

10–6 *Lost to

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4–8

Professional career

On October 7, 2018, Payano battled Naoya Inoue for the WBA regular bantamweight title, as a part of the World Boxing Super Series quarter-final. Inoue caught Payano with a left jab, right hook combination just 1 minute and 10 seconds into the fight, sending Payano to the canvas for the KO win. This was Payano's first professional career knockout. In his next fight, Payano bounced back with a unanimous decision win against Damien Vazquez. Payano was in control for most of the fight, winning almost every round on the judges' scorecards, 79-73, 80-71, 80-71. In his following fight, Payano battled against Luis Nery. Payano was considered the underdog against the undefeated Mexican. Nery had his own way for most of the fight, landing the cleaner shots throughout the fight. In the ninth round, a perfectly placed left hook to the body by Nery send Payano to the canvas. Writhing in pain, Payano was not even able to attempt to beat the count, leading to a ninth-round KO win for Nery. On September 26, 2020, Payano fought former champion Daniel Roman, who was ranked #3 by the Ring, WBA and WBC, and #4 by the WBO and #6 at super bantamweight at the time. Payano lost the fight via unanimous decision. Despite boxing off his back foot, Payano had a strong start in the fight. However, Roman turned up the pressure in the championship rounds, and was aggressive enough to secure the win.

Professional boxing record

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References

External links

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Juan Carlos Payano - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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