Anselmo Moreno

Anselmo Moreno (born June 28, 1985) is a Panamanian professional boxer. He held the WBA bantamweight title from 2008 to 2014 (promoted to Super champion status in 2011), making him the longest reigning bantamweight world champion of all time, and challenged once for the WBC super bantamweight title in 2012. Nicknamed El Fantasma ("The Phantom"), Moreno is known for his excellent defensive skills and technical fighting style.[1]

Anselmo Moreno
Statistics
Nickname(s)
  • Chemito
  • El Fantasma ("The Phantom")
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach69+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
NationalityPanamanian
Born (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985
El Martillo, San Miguelito,
Panama
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights48
Wins41
Wins by KO14
Losses6
Draws1

Professional career

Super-flyweight

Moreno made his professional debut against Hussein Sanchez on March 10, 2002. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Moreno amassed a 10–1–1 record during the next three years, with three stoppage victories, before being scheduled to face Ricardo Molina for the vacant WBA Fedecentro super flyweight title on January 28, 2005. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout. The two fought an immediate rematch on August 20, 2005, with the WBA Fedecentro and Panamian super-flyweight titles on the line.[2] Moreno won the fight by unanimous decision.[3]

Move to bantamweight

Moreno moved up to bantamweight for the next fight, as he faced Yogli Herrera on March 21, 2006. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 100–89, 100–89 and 99–89. Herrera was deducted two points for illegal blows, once in the fourth and once in the eight round.[4] Moreno was next scheduled to face Félix Machado for the vacant WBA Fedecentro and WBA Fedebol bantamweight titles on May 5, 2006, his first title fight at a new weight. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–91, 97–94 and 99–91. Machado was deducted a point in the sixth round for an illegal blow.[5] After a quick fifth-round technical knockout of Jose de Jesus Lopez on August 5, 2006, Moreno was booked to make his first title defense against Franklin Varela on September 2, 2006. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–92, 100–90 and 99–91.[6]

After beating the overmatched Eduardo Pacheco by technical knockout on December 7, 2006, Moreno was booked to fight Nestor Hugo Paniagua for the vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title on February 3, 2007.[7] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 100–89, 100–90 and 100–88. Moreno made the first defense of his newly acquired regional title against Tomás Rojas on June 2, 2007.[8] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–92, 99–92 and 98–94. Moreno made his second and final title defense against Ricardo Vargas on August 16, 2007, whom he beat by a first-round technical knockout.

WBA bantamweight champion

Moreno was rewarded for his run of victories by being scheduled to challenge the reigning WBA bantamweight champion Volodymyr Sydorenko. The title fight was booked as the main event of a May 31, 2008, ZDF broadcast card, which took place at the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany. Moreno won the fight by split decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 115–113 for him, while the third judge awarded the same scorecard to Sydorenko.[9]

Moreno made his second title defense against Rolly Matsushita on October 30, 2008, at the Figali Convention Center in Panama City, Panama.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 119–109, 118–110 and 120–108.[11] Moreno fought a rematch with Volodymyr Sydorenko in his third WBA title defense. The fight was scheduled for May 2, 2009, at the Halle 7 in Bremen, Germany, and was once again broadcast by ZDF. Although the bout was closer than their first meeting, Moreno was once again victorious. He won the fight by split decision, with scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 113–115.[12] Moreno made his third title defense against Mahyar Monshipour on July 4, 2009, at the Parc des Expositions in Poitiers, France. Moreno once again won the fight by split decision, with scores of 116–112, 113–115 and 116–113.[13]

After beating Jorge Otero by a sixth-round technical knockout on October 9, 2009, Moreno was booked to make his fourth title defense against Frédéric Patrac on December 4, 2009, at the Palais des Sports in Agde, France. He won the fight by a later eleventh-round technical knockout, stopping Patrac with four seconds to spare.[14] More made his fifth WBA Regular title defense against the undefeated interim-champion Nehomar Cermeño on March 27, 2010, at the Polideportivo José María Vargas in La Guaira, Venezuela. He won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 114–113 and 115–112 for the reigning champion, while the third judge scored it 115–112 for the challenger.[15] The pair fought an immediate rematch on August 14, 2010, with the bout taking place in the champion's native Panama this time around. More again won the fight by split decision.[16]

Moreno, who had at that point been promoted to the status of WBA "Super" bantamweight champion, made the first defense of the Super title against Lorenzo Parra at the Roberto Durán Arena in Panama City, Panama. He had no trouble with the challenger, who retired from the bout at the end of the eight round.[17] Moreno was booked to make his second title defense against Vic Darchinyan on December 3, 2011. The fight presented Moreno's United States debut, as it took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[18] He won the fight unanimous decision, with scores of 120–107, 117–110 and 116–111.[19] Moreno made his third title defense against David de la Mora on April 12, 2012. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.[20]

Moreno moved up in weight to super bantamweight for his next bout, in order to challenge the reigning WBC champion Abner Mares. The title fight was scheduled as the event headliner of the November 10, 2012 Showtime card, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[21] Mares won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 116–110 in his favor, while the third judge awarded him a wider scorecard of 120–106. Moreno was knocked down in the fifth round, and was deducted a point in the eleventh round for pulling down the head of Mares.[22]

Moreno then returned to bantamweight, in order to make his fourth WBA Super title defense. Their fight was booked for August 10, 2013, at the Megapolis Convention Center in Panama City, Panama.[23] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 118–110 for him, while the third judge scored it 116–112 for Moreno.[24] Moreno made his fifth title defense against Javier Nicolas Chacon on March 22, 2014.[25] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[26]

Moreno was booked to make his sixth title defense against Juan Carlos Payano. The fight took place on September 26, 2014, at the Mesquite Arena in Mesquite, Texas, and was broadcast by Fox Sports. The fight was stopped in the sixth round, due to a cut which was caused by an accidental clash of heads in the second round, and which worsened as the bout went on. Payano was awarded the technical decision, with scores of 59–55, 58–56 and 58–55.[27]

Later career

Moreno returned to competition a year later, in order to challenge the reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka. The fight took place at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on September 22, 2015. Yamanaka won the fight by a narrow split decision. All three judges scored the fight 115–113, with two of them scoring it in favor of Yamanaka and the third in favor of Moreno.[28] After suffering his fourth professional loss, Moreno faced the former WBC super flyweight champion Suriyan Sor Rungvisai on May 1, 2016.[29] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117–110, 116–111 and 117–110.[30] After successfully bouncing back, Moreno was booked to rematch the WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka on September 16, 2016. Aside from the WBC title, the vacant The Ring title was on the line as well.[31] Yamanaka was more convincing in the rematch, winning the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout.[32]

Moreno then returned to super bantamweight, to fight Julio Ceja for the vacant WBC Silver super bantamweight title on May 27, 2017. Ceja won the fight by a quick third-round knockout.[33] On June 3, 2017, Moreno officially announced his retirement from the sport, after suffering his fourth loss in his previous five fights.[34]

Move to featherweight

On April 9, 2019, it was revealed that Moreno would return from retirement and beginning competing at featherweight. Moreno was booked to face Daniel Colula on April 30, 2019, following a 23 month absence from the sport.[35] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 79–72, 77–74 and 78–73.[36] Moreno was next booked to face Luis Nino on November 27, 2019. He won by an eight-round disqualification. Referee Ivan Ballesteros disqualified Nino for an evident low blow.[37]

Moreno faced Ruben Tostado Garcia for the vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title on May 21, 2021.[38] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 100–90, 96–94 and 100–90. Moreno made his first title defense against Walberto Ramos on October 15, 2021.[39] He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[40] Moreno was booked to make his second WBA Fedelatin title defense against Gustavo Pina Melgar on March 12, 2022.[41] He won the fight by a tenth-round technical knockout.[42]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
48 fights 41 wins 6 losses
By knockout 14 2
By decision 26 4
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
48 Win 41–6–1 Gustavo Pina Melgar TKO 10 (10), 1:23 Mar 12, 2022 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
47 Win 40–6–1 Walberto Ramos KO 1 (10), 1:25 Oct 15, 2021 Los Andes Mall, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
46 Win 39–6–1 Ruben Tostado Garcia UD 10 May 21, 2021 Los Andes Mall, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBA Fedelatin featherweight title
45 Win 38–6–1 Luis Nino DQ 8 (10), 0:26 Nov 27, 2019 Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama Nino disqualified for an intentional low blow
44 Win 37–6–1 Daniel Colula UD 8 Apr 30, 2019 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
43 Loss 36–6–1 Julio Ceja KO 3 (12), 2:32 May 27, 2017 Centro de Convenciones Amador, Panama City, Panama For vacant WBC Silver super bantamweight title
42 Loss 36–5–1 Shinsuke Yamanaka TKO 7 (12), 1:09 Sep 16, 2016 Edion Arena, Osaka, Japan For WBC and vacant The Ring bantamweight titles
41 Win 36–4–1 Suriyan Sor Rungvisai UD 12 May 1, 2016 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBC Silver bantamweight title
40 Loss 35–4–1 Shinsuke Yamanaka SD 12 Sep 22, 2015 Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan For WBC bantamweight title
39 Loss 35–3–1 Juan Carlos Payano TD 6 (12) Sep 26, 2014 Mesquite Arena, Mesquite, Texas, U.S. Lost WBA (Super) bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Payano cut from accidental head clash
38 Win 35–2–1 Javier Nicolas Chacon UD 12 Mar 22, 2014 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA (Super) bantamweight title
37 Win 34–2–1 William Urina UD 12 Aug 10, 2013 Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA (Super) bantamweight title
36 Loss 33–2–1 Abner Mares UD 12 Nov 10, 2012 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. For WBC super bantamweight title
35 Win 33–1–1 David de la Mora TKO 9 (12), 0:10 Apr 21, 2012 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. Retained WBA (Super) bantamweight title
34 Win 32–1–1 Vic Darchinyan UD 12 Dec 3, 2011 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. Retained WBA (Super) bantamweight title
33 Win 31–1–1 Lorenzo Parra RTD 8 (12), 3:00 Jun 17, 2011 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA (Super) bantamweight title
32 Win 30–1–1 Nehomar Cermeño SD 12 Aug 14, 2010 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA bantamweight title
31 Win 29–1–1 Nehomar Cermeño SD 12 Mar 27, 2010 Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela Retained WBA bantamweight title
30 Win 28–1–1 Frédéric Patrac TKO 11 (12), 2:56 Dec 4, 2009 Palais des Sports, Agde, France Retained WBA bantamweight title
29 Win 27–1–1 Jorge Otero TKO 6 (10), 2:13 Oct 9, 2009 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
28 Win 26–1–1 Mahyar Monshipour SD 12 Jul 4, 2009 Parc des Expositions, Poitiers, France Retained WBA bantamweight title
27 Win 25–1–1 Volodymyr Sydorenko SD 12 May 2, 2009 Halle 7, Bremen, Germany Retained WBA bantamweight title
26 Win 24–1–1 Rolly Matsushita UD 12 Oct 30, 2008 Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA bantamweight title
25 Win 23–1–1 Cecilio Santos TD 7 (12) Sep 18, 2008 Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Santos cut from accidental head clash
24 Win 22–1–1 Volodymyr Sydorenko UD 12 May 31, 2008 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Won WBA bantamweight title
23 Win 21–1–1 Ricardo Vargas TKO 1 (10), 1:06 Aug 16, 2007 Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title
22 Win 20–1–1 Tomás Rojas UD 10 Jun 2, 2007 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title
21 Win 19–1–1 Luis Benavides KO 2 (8), 2:44 Mar 24, 2007 Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama
20 Win 18–1–1 Nestor Hugo Paniagua UD 10 Feb 3, 2007 Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe bantamweight title
19 Win 17–1–1 Eduardo Pacheco TKO 4 (10), 1:03 Dec 7, 2006 Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama
18 Win 16–1–1 Franklin Varela UD 10 Sep 2, 2006 Caribe Convention Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Retained WBA Fedecentro bantamweight title
17 Win 15–1–1 Jose de Jesus Lopez TKO 5 (10) Aug 5, 2006 Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama
16 Win 14–1–1 Félix Machado UD 10 May 5, 2006 Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama Won vacant WBA Fedecentro and WBA Fedebol bantamweight titles
15 Win 13–1–1 Yogli Herrera UD 10 Mar 21, 2006 Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama
14 Win 12–1–1 Ricardo Molina UD 10 Aug 20, 2005 Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama Won WBA Fedecentro and Panamanian super flyweight titles
13 Win 11–1–1 Ricardo Molina TKO 9 (10), 2:59 Jan 28, 2005 Jardín El Suspiro, San Miguelito, Panama Won vacant WBA Fedecentro super flyweight title
12 Win 10–1–1 Davis Arosemena UD 6 Nov 13, 2004 Jardín Nuevas Glorias Soberanas, Panama City, Panama
11 Win 9–1–1 Saturnino Camacho UD 8 Apr 30, 2004 Jardín Nuevas Glorias Soberanas, Panama City, Panama
10 Win 8–1–1 Alexander Murillo TKO 2 (4), 1:17 May 16, 2003 Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama
9 Win 7–1–1 Saturnino Camacho UD 6 May 3, 2003 Jardín Nuevas Glorias Soberanas, Panama City, Panama
8 Loss 6–1–1 Ricardo Molina SD 4 Oct 26, 2002 Gimnasio Municipal, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
7 Win 6–0–1 Juvencio Caballero UD 4 Sep 14, 2002 Gimnasio Escolar, David, Panama
6 Draw 5–0–1 Javier Tello SD 4 Aug 3, 2002 Gimnasio Club de Leones, Soná, Panama
5 Win 5–0 Hussein Sanchez UD 4 May 18, 2002 Rancho Local de La Mata, Bugaba, Panama
4 Win 4–0 Anel Mitre TKO 1 (4), 2:46 May 11, 2002 Gimnasio Escolar, David, Panama
3 Win 3–0 Juvencio Caballero TKO 3 (4), 1:44 Mar 23, 2002 Centro Recreativo del Educador, Penonomé, Panama
2 Win 2–0 Harold Arosemena UD 4 Mar 16, 2002 Magnum Eventus, Panama City, Panama
1 Win 1–0 Hussein Sanchez UD 4 Mar 10, 2002 Gimnasio Belisario Porras, Boquete, Panama

References
  1. "'God's Left' Yamanaka looking forward to rematch against Moreno". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. Ampudia P., Gustavo (19 August 2005). "Molina y Moreno, por tercera vez". prensa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. "Ricardo Molina v Anselmo Moreno". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. Ampudia P., Gustavo (21 March 2006). "Arboleda y Samudio, en un pleito sin margen de error". prensa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. Ampudia P., Gustavo (5 May 2006). "La juventud de Chemito fue mucho para Félix Machado". prensa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. Ampudia P., Gustavo (3 September 2006). "Anselmo Moreno superó a Franklin Varela en Haití". prensa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. Ampudia P., Gustavo (31 January 2007). "'No me impresionó Moreno': Paniagua". prensa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. Ampudia P., Gustavo (30 May 2007). "'Cazaré un fantasma': Rojas". prensa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. DPA/SID (2 June 2008). "Ina Menzer wandelt auf Regina Halmichs Spuren". nwzonline.de. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. Redacción Digital La Estrella (4 October 2008). "Matsushita confía en ganar el título". laestrella.com.pa. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. Tostado, Alejandro (31 October 2008). "Boxing Result: Moreno Retains WBA Title In Panama". saddoboxing.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  12. Neuss (2 May 2009). "Moreno verteidigt WM-Titel im Bantam". tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  13. Associated Press (4 July 2009). "Moreno retains bantamweight title". espn.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  14. Wilson, Danny (5 December 2009). "Boxing In France: Moreno Stops Patrac For WBA Bantam Belt". saddoboxing.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  15. Rojas, Hilmar (28 March 2010). "Photos/Quotes: Anselmo Moreno Beats Nehomar Cermeno". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  16. Redacción Digital La Estrella (14 August 2010). "¡Que suene el campanazo!". laestrella.com.pa. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  17. Christ, Scott (18 June 2011). "Anselmo Moreno Easily Gets Past Lorenzo Parra in Panama City". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  18. Mitchell, Peter. "Australian boxer Vic Darchinyan labels Anselmo Moreno 'scared' ahead of WBA title fight in California". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  19. Mitchell, Peter. "Australian boxer Vic Darchinyan loses bantamweight world title unification bout to Anselmo Moreno". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  20. Starks, Tim (22 April 2012). "Abner Mares Slugs With Eric Morel In An Optimal One-Sided Fight; Anselmo Moreno Dazzles Against David De La Mora". thecomeback.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  21. Costa, Carlos (4 September 2012). "ABNER MARES VS ANSELMO MORENO FOR WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGH CROWN OCT 27 IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA". PhilBoxing.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  22. Associated Press (11 November 2012). "Abner Mares beats Anselmo Moreno". espn.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  23. McRae, Kevin (6 August 2013). "Anselmo Moreno vs. William Urina: Preview and Prediction for Title Fight". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  24. Associated Press (11 August 2013). "Anselmo Moreno defends belt". espn.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  25. Satterfield, Lem (3 February 2014). "Anselmo Moreno-Javier Nicolas Chacon on March 22". ringtv.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  26. ""Chemito" Moreno le gana a "Chispita" Chacón y retiene el título". rpctv.com. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  27. Satterfield, Lem (27 September 2014). "Juan Carlos Payano upsets Anselmo Moreno via technical decision". ringtv.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  28. Gigney, George (22 September 2015). "Shinsuke Yamanaka retains bantamweight crown against Anselmo Moreno". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  29. Duran, Coyote (29 April 2016). "Suriyan Sor Rungvisai to face Anselmo Moreno on Saturday". ringtv.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  30. Songalia, Ryan (1 May 2016). "Anselmo Moreno outpoints Suriyan Sor Rungvisai in Panama". ringtv.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  31. McGrain, Matt (12 September 2016). "Shinsuke Yamanaka Rematches Anselmo Moreno This Weekend". tss.ib.tv. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  32. Coppinger, Mike. "Shinsuke Yamanaka outlasts Anselmo Moreno in terrific rematch to retain bantamweight title". eu.usatoday.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  33. Rold, Cliff (28 May 2017). "Julio Ceja Drops, Stops Anselmo Moreno in Three Rounds". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  34. Stumberg, Patrick L. (3 June 2017). "Anselmo Moreno officially retires at age 31". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  35. Christ, Scott (9 April 2019). "Anselmo Moreno ends retirement, will fight April 30". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  36. Villarreal, Héctor (1 May 2019). "Anselmo Moreno returns with a win". fightnews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  37. Villarreal, Héctor (29 November 2019). "Anselmo Moreno wins by DQ over Luis Niño". fightnews.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  38. "Chemito Moreno vs. Tostado en ESPN KnockOut". notifight.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  39. Chávez Rivera, Jaime A. (12 October 2021). "Anselmo 'Chemito' Moreno afilado para el colombiano Walberto Ramos". panamaamerica.com.pa. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  40. Cornejo O., Humberto (17 October 2021). "'Chemito' Moreno quiere enfrentarse a Leo Santa Cruz". diaadia.com.pa. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  41. Boxingscene Staff (7 March 2022). "Jezreel Corrales, Anselmo Moreno Return on March 12 in Panama City". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  42. Boxingscene Staff (13 March 2022). "Jezreel Corrales Outboxes Miguel Madueno, Anselmo Moreno Gets TKO Win". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.