Juan Carlos Gomez
| Juan Carlos Gómez | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) |
Pantera Negra ("Black Panther") |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 1⁄2 in (192 cm) |
| Reach | 80 1⁄2 in (204 cm) |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Born |
26 July 1973 Havana, Cuba |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 60 |
| Wins | 55 |
| Wins by KO | 39 |
| Losses | 4 |
| No contests | 1 |
Juan Carlos Gómez (born July 26, 1973) is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 1998 to 2002, making ten defences of the title, and has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title in 2009.
Defeated Jan Schwank (Germany) 9-4
Lost to Sven Ottke (Germany) 9-9
Defeated Antonio Tarver (USA) 10-10
Lost to Thomas Ulrich (Germany)12-16
The southpaw turned pro as a cruiser for Universum box promotions. On February 21, 1998, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Gómez won the WBC Cruiserweight title from reigning champion, Marcelo Fabian Dominguez via a unanimous decision.
Nicknamed "Black Panther", Gómez ruled the cruiserweight division from 1998–2001, successfully defending his WBC Cruiserweight Title ten times. Among his notable defenses were those against Dominguez (rematch), Imamu Mayfield and the smaller Jorge Castro who was KOd for the first time. James Toney declined a title shot when he was mandatory and later fought and beat Vassily Jirov.
He then vacated the title in February 2002 in order to move up to the Heavyweight ranks.
In 2001 Gómez tested the waters in the heavyweight division and beaten durable veteran Al Cole (another former Cruiserweight champ) by TKO 6. Gómez then moved back down to defend his title against Pietro Aurino, and after defeating Aurino he moved up to heavyweight permanently.
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