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Jerry Belmontes (born December 4, 1988) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2016. He signed a multi-fight deal with Golden Boy Promotions in early 2013, and challenged for the WBC lightweight title in 2014.

Amateur career

Belmontes won a gold medal in the 2002 National Silver Gloves at 95 lbs in the 12-13 age range. Two years later, he participated in the 2004 National Junior Olympics at 125 lbs. He also won gold in the 2007 United States under-19 championships at 132 lbs. Additionally, he was a semi finalist to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Professional career

Belmontes made his pro debut against fellow 19-year-old Olvin Mejia in Brownsville, Texas, on January 18, 2008, winning by way of unanimous decision. This was the start of a 17 fight win streak spanning almost three years. He was scheduled to face USBA Super bantamweight champion Teon Kennedy in December 2012, but Kennedy was forced to pull out due to an ankle injury. Instead, he fought Eric Hunter, and subsequently lost by way of unanimous decision in a televised 10-round fight on December 8, 2012, in Philadelphia.

Shortly thereafter, he was dropped from Main Events Boxing, only 10 months into a 3-year deal. His next schedule fight against former world featherweight contender Rocky Juarez was scrapped after negotiations fell through. He split his next two fights, before receiving his first title shot one year later. He faced Francisco Vargas for his NABF and WBO Inter-continental Super featherweight titles, and lost via unanimous decision on December 13, 2013, at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California.

In his next bout, he upset previously undefeated Will Tomlinson, a former IBO Super featherweight champion, by way of unanimous decision on March 8, 2014, on the Saúl Álvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. On April 26, he fought Omar Figueroa for his WBC lightweight title in the opening bout of a Showtime tripleheader at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Belmontes had previously beaten Figueroa three times in the amateur ranks, but lost this one by split decision.

He has since lost by decision to fellow contenders Abner Cotto and Miguel Vázquez.

Personal life

His father, Sal, is his trainer. Sal went 3–1 as a professional in the 1980s. Additionally, his brother, Steve, is also a professional boxer, with a 2–0 record.

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (6 knockouts, 14 decisions), 9 Losses (1 knockouts, 8 decisions), 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	21–9	Richar Abril	UD	10	Jun 3, 2016	New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	21–8	Valentyn Golovko	MD	8	Jan 27, 2016	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	20–8	Jerron Lockette	TKO	2 (6), 0:53	Dec 12, 2015	Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, Robstown, Texas, U.S.
Loss	19–8	Jason Sosa	KO	1 (8), 2:39	Aug 15, 2015	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Loss	19–7	Dierry Jean	UD	10	Jun 20, 2015	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	For NABF lightweight title
Loss	19–6	Miguel Vázquez	UD	10	Mar 13, 2015	Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S.
Loss	19–5	Abner Cotto	SD	10	Aug 7, 2014	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Loss	19–4	Omar Figueroa	SD	12	Apr 26, 2014	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	For WBC lightweight title
Win	19–3	Will Tomlinson	UD	10	Mar 8, 2014	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	18–3	Francisco Vargas	UD	10	Dec 13, 2013	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California	For NABF and WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight titles
Loss	18–2	Andrew Cancio	UD	10	Jul 27, 2013	AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Win	18–1	Daniel Díaz	MD	8	Apr 13, 2013	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Loss	17–1	Eric Hunter	UD	10	Dec 8, 2012	McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	17–0	Joselito Collado	UD	8	Sep 8, 2012	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	16–0	Ramesis Gil	UD	8	May 19, 2012	Convention Center, Pharr, Texas, U.S.
Win	15–0	Justo Vallecillo	UD	6	Jun 24, 2011	Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, Robstown, Texas, U.S.
Win	14–0	Eddie Ramírez	TKO	4 (6), 2:27	Dec 7, 2010	Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, U.S.
Win	13–0	Arturo Herrera	TKO	2 (4), 2:33	Aug 27, 2010	Jacob Brown Auditorium, Brownsville, Texas, U.S.
Win	12–0	Gil García	MD	4	Apr 3, 2010	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win	11–0	Morris Chule	UD	6	Feb 6, 2010	Convention Center, McAllen, Texas, U.S.
Win	10–0	Adauto González	UD	6	Oct 17, 2009	Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win	9–0	Tommy Atencio	UD	4	Aug 29, 2009	Quick Trip Ballpark, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.
Win	8–0	Juan Velásquez	KO	1 (6)	Jun 20, 2009	Gimnasio Oscar 'Tigre' García, Ensenada, Mexico
Win	7–0	Richard Flores	TKO	4 (4), 2:28	Mar 7, 2009	Mile High Events Center, Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
Win	6–0	Jesús Hernández	UD	4	Jan 24, 2009	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	5–0	Guadalupe de Leon	UD	6	Oct 31, 2008	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win	4–0	Jairo Delgado	UD	4	Oct 3, 2008	National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Win	3–0	Martin Armenta	UD	4	Jul 11, 2008	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win	2–0	Angel Rosado	KO	1 (4), 1:12	Feb 29, 2008	Municipal Auditorium, Harlingen, Texas, U.S.
Win	1–0	Olvin Mejía	UD	4	Jan 18, 2008	Jacob Brown Auditorium, Brownsville, Texas, U.S.

References

1. Mungia, Mario (March 21, 2013). "Jerry Belmontes Inks Multi Fight Deal With Golden Boy Promotions". Tha Boxing Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
2. "2002 National Silver Gloves Champions". nationalsilvergloves.org. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
3. Mungia, Mario (May 16, 2014). "Jerry Belmontes Ready for Victory with his Father Sal in his Corner". Tha Boxing Voice. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
4. DiSanto, John (December 8, 2012). "Eric Hunter Finally Blooms vs. Belmontes". phillyboxinghistory.org. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
5. ^ Vondracek, George (January 30, 2013). "Jerry Belmontes looking to dust himself off, keep moving forward". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
6. Christ, Scott (December 14, 2013). "Josesito Lopez squeaks past Mike Arnaoutis in uninspiring return performance". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
7. Reeno, Rick (March 8, 2014). "Belmontes Shocks Tomlinson, Vargas Beats Cotto". BoxingScene. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
8. Herron, Joseph (April 26, 2014). "Omar Figueroa retains title by split decision over Jerry Belmontes". Fight Saga. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
9. "Hard-hitting, Steve Belmontes, signed a multi-year deal with GH3 Promotions". Tha Boxing Voice. April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
10. "Jerry Belmontes Professional boxing record". BoxRec. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

External links

• Boxing record for Jerry Belmontes from BoxRec (registration required)

• 1988 births
• Living people
• American male boxers
• Boxers from Texas
• Featherweight boxers
• Super-featherweight boxers
• Lightweight boxers
• Sportspeople from Corpus Christi, Texas