Felix Verdejo
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Verdejo in 2013
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| Real name | Félix Verdejo Sánchez |
| Nickname(s) | El Diamante ("The Diamond") |
| Rated at |
Super featherweight Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Reach | 71 1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Born |
May 19, 1993 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 0 |
Félix Verdejo Sánchez (born May 19, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer in the lightweight division. He has held the WBO Latino lightweight title since 2015. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a lightweight.
Verdejo is currently ranked number one at lightweight by the WBO.
Verdejo was the winner at lightweight at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Qualification was assured when Verdejo defeated a Mexican rival in the quarter-finals since the top-4 finishers qualified for the 2012 Olympics in his weight class.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Verdejo defeated Panamanian José Huertas in the first round with a score of 11–5. Then he defeated Tunisian Ahmed Mejri with a 16–7 score before losing to Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine in the quarterfinals 14–9.
Verdejo was also a Panamerican Youth Champion.
In October 2012, a 19 year old Verdejo became a professional by joining Top Rank, signing for an undisclosed amount that reportedly included a bonification $600,000 dollars.
Verdejo won the "New Hispanic Promise" category of the 2013 Premios Juventud on July 18 of that year. After closing his 2013 campaign, Verdejo was voted "Prospect of the Year" by BoxingScene and Top Rank. He also finished second in Yahoo!'s list, which noted that any other year he would have been a "slam dunk winner". In his first fight of 2014, Verdejo faced undefeated Lauro Alcantar, winning by knockout in only 21 seconds. Verdejo continued his success throughout 2014, going 7–0 with 6 KO, making his career record 16–0 (KO 12). ESPN.com would go on to name Verdejo 'Prospect of the Year' for 2014.
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