Guillermo Rigondeaux

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rigondeaux and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz.
Guillermo Rigondeaux
Rigondeaux in 2012
Born
Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz

(1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Other namesEl Chacal (The Jackal)
Rigo
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Reach67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins23
Wins by KO16
Losses3
No contests1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Bantamweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Belfast Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mianyang Bantamweight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Astana Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2005 Moscow Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2006 Baku Bantamweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Bantamweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Bantamweight
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Brisbane Bantamweight
Representing Santiago de Cuba
Cuban National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Guantanamo Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2001 Santiago de Cuba Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2002 Las Tunas Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2003 Holguin Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Camagüey Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2005 Pinar del Rio Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bayamo Bantamweight

Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎeɾmo riɣonˈdo oɾˈtiθ]; born 30 September 1980) is a Cuban professional boxer. Who held the unified WBA (Super), WBO and Ring magazine super bantamweight titles between 2013 and 2017, and the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title from 2020 to 2021.

As amateur Rigondeaux won consecutive gold medals in the bantamweight division at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is also a seven-time Cuban national champion at bantamweight (2000–2006), finishing his amateur career with a record of nearly 475 fights with 12 losses.

Rigondeaux has been lauded by boxing trainer Freddie Roach as being "probably the greatest talent I've ever seen."[2] He is known for his exceptionally fast hand speed, punching power,[3][4] counterpunching abilities, athleticism, reflexes, footwork and defensive elusiveness.

  1. ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the John Riel Casimero fight.
  2. ^ Igor Guryashkin (June 6, 2012). "Rigondeaux's lonely success story". ESPN. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Manager: Rigondeaux Broke Amagasa's Jaw, Orbital Bone". 31 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Boxer shows off broken jaw after WBA title fight: Jazza Dickens, Guillermo Rigondeaux | Herald Sun". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19.