Diosbelys Hurtado
# Diosbelys Hurtado

Diosbelys Hurtado (born September 4, 1973 in Santiago, Cuba) is a Cuban-Spanish boxer and former NBA, IBA and WBA Light Welterweight(super lightweight ) Champion.

## Amateur career

Amateur Record: 221-20

* 1990 Represented Cuba at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru as a Featherweight. His results were:
   * Defeated Bo Hum Baik (Korea) RSC-1
   * Defeated Paata Gvasalia (URS) 5-0
   * Lost to Alan Vaughan (England) 16-19
* 1994 Competed at the Cuban Nationals. His results were:
   * Defeated Joel Casamayor
   * Defeated Julio Gonzalez

## Professional career

Hurtado, known as "The Oriental Kid", began his professional career in 1994. He won the NBA title by beating Dezi Ford by 10th-round TKO. In 1997, he challenged WBC Welterweight title holder Pernell Whitaker but was TKO'd in the 11th round by Whitaker with Hurtado leading on all three judges' cards. In 1998, he fought Kostya Tszyu for the interim WBC Light Welterweight title. The fight featured a dramatic 1st round, in which Hurtado went down once and Tszyu went down twice. Tszyu won the fight via TKO in the 5th round. On January 4, 2002, he captured the IBA Light Welterweight title from Ricky Quiles then in his next match he won the Vacant WBA Light Welterweight title with a KO win over Randall Bailey. He then lost the 2 belts in his first defence to Vivian Harris via 2nd-round TKO. Having retired from boxing in 2004, he returned to the ring in December 2007, winning 2 unanimous decision's in a row over Rafael Chiruta and Eugen Stan, both of Romania.

## Comeback

Hurtado came back on April 3, 2009 to beat two-time world title challenger Arturo Morua by Split-Decision to win the vacant WBO Latino Welterweight title, Hurtado was in control until he was caught off balance and knocked down in the 1st round. Hurtado was cut over his right eyebrow and Morua on top of his forehead in the 5th round due to a clash of heads after that Moura had control (due to the profuse bleeding getting into Hurtado's eye) until the 6th round when Hurtado took back control and kept it until the 12th round when Moura would rally to take the round. The scores were 114-113 and 114-113 for Hurtado and 113-114 for Moura.

On June 12 Hurtado defeated Manuel Garnica by UD to retain his WBO Latino title. He returned on June 3, 2011 and defeated journeyman Raul Asencio by knockout in the fifth round and subsequently retired.

## Professional boxing record

| 47 fights | 43 wins | 3 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 26 | 3 |
| By decision | 17 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Raul Asencio | KO | 5 (6) | 3 Jun 2011 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland | |
| 46 | Win | 42–3–1 | Manuel Garnica | UD | 12 | 12 July 2009 | United Center, Chicago, Illinois, US | Retained WBO Latino welterweight title |
| 45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Arturo Morua | SD | 12 | 3 Apr 2009 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | Won vacant WBO Latino welterweight title |
| 44 | Win | 40–3–1 | Eugen Stan | UD | 6 | 7 Mar 2008 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Rafael Chiruta | UD | 6 | 15 Dec 2007 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, US | |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Leo Edwards | TKO | 2 (8), 2:26 | 3 July 2004 | Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, US | |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Joshua Smith | UD | 8 | 1 May 2004 | The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, US | |
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Rudy Lovato | TKO | 3 (8), 2:09 | 17 Oct 2003 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 39 | Loss | 35–3–1 | Vivian Harris | TKO | 2 (12), 0:43 | 19 Oct 2002 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China | Lost WBA and IBA super lightweight titles |
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Randall Bailey | TKO | 7 (12), 2:02 | 11 May 2002 | Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | Retained IBA super lightweight title; Won vacant WBA super lightweight title |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Ricky Quiles | UD | 12 | 4 Jan 2002 | Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland | Won vacant IBA super lightweight title |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Henry Cokes | KO | 1 (10), 2:00 | 21 Nov 2001 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Fray Luis Sierra | KO | 1 (10), 1:50 | 28 Oct 2000 | Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Poland | |
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Cosme Rivera | UD | 12 | 12 May 2000 | Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | Won IBA intercontinental super lightweight title |
| 33 | Draw | 30–2–1 | Ricardo Mayorga | TD | 2 (10) | 27 Nov 1999 | Trump Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | Fight stopped due to an accidental headbutt |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Dillon Carew | TKO | 3 (10) | 20 Nov 1999 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Lonnie Smith | UD | 10 | 19 June 1999 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 30 | Loss | 28–2 | Kostya Tszyu | TKO | 5 (12), 2:35 | 28 Nov 1998 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Manuel Gomez | UD | 10 | 12 Nov 1998 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Darryl Tyson | TKO | 5 (10), 2:30 | 9 Sep 1998 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Elias Quiroz | KO | 1 (10), 2:13 | 24 July 1998 | Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, US | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Leonardo Mas | TKO | 3 (10), 1:07 | 7 June 1998 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Harold Bennett | KO | 2 (10) | 12 Mar 1997 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Aaron Zarate | KO | 1 (10), 1:59 | 20 Jan 1998 | Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Emanuel Augustus | UD | 10 | 2 Oct 1997 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Jaime Balboa | TKO | 9 (12) | 21 June 1997 | Rosemont, Illinois, US | Won WBC FECARBOX super lightweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 20–1 | Pernell Whitaker | TKO | 11 (12), 2:05 | 24 Jan 1997 | The Atlantic City Convention Center Ballroom, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | For WBC welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Antonio Rivera | KO | 1 | 11 Nov 1996 | The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Ed Pollard | UD | 8 | 20 Sep 1996 | Bismark Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Cesar Flores | UD | 8 | 6 June 1996 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Anthony Ivory | UD | 8 | 25 May 1996 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Elvin Gonzalez | KO | 1 | 30 Mar 1996 | Carmel High School, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Dezi Ford | TKO | 10 (12) | 21 Dec 1995 | Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois, US | Won NBA super lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Juan Galvan | KO | 1 | 18 Nov 1995 | The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Javier Valadez | TKO | 1 (6), 2:54 | 28 Oct 1995 | Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Tom Cisneros | KO | 1 | 21 Oct 1995 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Damone Wright | UD | 6 | 9 Oct 1995 | The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Julio Melendez | KO | 1 | 8 Sep 1995 | Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Macario Davila | TKO | 1 (6), 2:31 | 18 Aug 1995 | The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mark Tang | KO | 4 | 24 July 1995 | Expo Center, Dolton, Illinois, US | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Francisco Rodriguez | UD | 6 | 21 June 1995 | St. Andrews Gym, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rafael Rodriguez | KO | 3 | 3 Jun 1995 | Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Rafael Rodriguez | KO | 3 | 29 Apr 1995 | Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tommy Eaglin | UD | 6 | 25 Mar 1995 | St. Andrews Gym, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ramon Gomez | KO | 5 | 25 Feb 1995 | Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Darrell Walker | KO | 2 | 27 Jan 1995 | Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, US | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Heriberto Sosa | UD | 4 | 16 Dec 1994 | United Community Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |

## Championships

Regional boxing titles :

| Preceded byLeonardo Mas | WBC FECARBOX Light Welterweight Champion June 21, 1997 – October 13, 2000 Vacated | Succeeded byJuan Paz |
| - | - | - |
| New title | IBA Intercontinental Light Welterweight Champion May 12, 2000 – January 4, 2002 Won world title | VacantTitle next held byRandall Bailey |
| Preceded bySaul Alvarez Vacated | WBO Latino Welterweight Champion April 3 – September 19, 2009 Vacated | Succeeded byAntonio Pitalua |
| Minor world boxing titles |||||
| Preceded by? | NBA Light Welterweight Champion 1995 December 31 – ? Vacated | Succeeded by? |
| Preceded byAlex Trujillo Vacated | IBA Light Welterweight Champion January 4 – October 19, 2002 | Succeeded byVivian Harris |
| Major world boxing titles |||||
| VacantTitle last held bySharmba Mitchell as Champion | WBA light welterweight Champion Regular title May 11 – October 19, 2002 | Succeeded byVivian Harris |
