Samuel Carmona
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 Carmona at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Samuel Carmona Heredia 28 May 1996 Las Palmas, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Samuel Carmona Heredia[a] (born 28 May 1996) is a Spanish professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the light flyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he managed to reach the quarterfinals.[2][3]
Amateur boxing career
[edit]He began his career in 2008. In 2013, was runner-up in the Young Amateur Championship of Spain, 52 kg, defeating José María González for 19: 6 in the semifinal and fell in the final 10: 6 against Grabriel Escobar. In 2014, he again fell against Escobar, this time in the semifinals by 2: 1, and beat Ivan Chaves in the fight for third place. That same year, he won the Tournament of Spain in the category of less than 49 kg, when he defeated Gustavo de la Nuez in the final.[4]
In 2015, he won the Spanish championship, winning the final against Brandon Moreno Núñez, receiving a call from Rafael Lozano to will become part of the selection española.[5] On 4 June at the 2015 European Championships held in Samokov (Bulgaria), he finished in 5th place, which qualified for the 2015 World Championship Amateur Boxing in Doha.[6]
He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the world Olympic qualifiers in Baku, to qualify for the final defeating in the semifinal Indian pugilist Devendro Singh by 3 to 0.8 before (April), he had lost in the battle for third and since giving place for the Games in the Olympic Qualifying European Championship in Samsun (Turkey).[7][8]
Professional boxing career
[edit]Carmona made his professional debut against Alejandro Torres on 14 September 2019,[9] and won the fight by a second-round knockout.[10] Carmona was next scheduled to face Franklin Flores on 19 October 2019. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[11] Following this victory, Carmona signed with the Russia-based promoter Patriot Boxing Promotions.[12] Accordingly, his next fight against Enrique Magsalin took place in Russia, on 21 December 2019. He won it by unanimous decision, with scores of 79–73, 79-73 and 78–74.[13]
Carmona was scheduled to fight Jose Antonio Jimenez for the vacant WBA International flyweight title on 1 February 2020.[14] He won his sole fight of the year by first-round knockout, stopping Jimenez after just 93 seconds.[15]
Carmona was scheduled to face Joel Sanchez on 18 July 2021, after a 15-month hiatus from the sport. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 60–54, 60-54 and 60–53.[16] Carmona faced Luis Fernando Villa, in his last fight of the year, on 3 December 2021.[17] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[18] Carmona was booked to face Joel Cordova on 1 April 2022, on the undercard of the Sandor Martin and Jose Felix super lightweight bout.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 96–94, 96–93 and 97–93.[20]
Carmona is scheduled to challenge the WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez on 3 December 2022, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. He stepped in as a replacement for McWilliams Arroyo, who withdrew from the bout with a neck injury, on a month's notice.[21] He lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 118–111, 117–112 and 114–114.[22]
Carmona bounced back from his first professional loss with a unanimous decision victory over Anuar Salas on 16 September 2023.[23] As this bout was an EBU Silver flyweight title eliminator, Carmona was next booked to face Aramis Torres for the vacant championship on 10 November 2023.[24] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 117–108 and one scorecard of 118–108 in his favor.[25]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 13 fights | 12 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Alexandru Ionita | UD | 6 | 27 Jul 2024 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes Son Moix, Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Gerson Larios | KO | 5 (6) | 13 Jul 2024 | Pabellon Juan Beltran, Las Palmas, Spain | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Aramis Torres | UD | 12 | 10 Nov 2023 | Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas, Spain | Won vacant EBU Silver flyweight title. |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Anuar Salas | UD | 6 | 16 Sep 2023 | Club de Boxa La Cubierta, Badia del Valles, Spain | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Julio Cesar Martinez | MD | 12 | 3 Dec 2022 | Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | For WBC flyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Moises Mojica | UD | 6 | 29 Oct 2022 | Pabellan Juan Beltran, Las Palmas, Spain | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Joel Cordova | UD | 10 | 1 Apr 2022 | Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Luis Fernando Villa | TKO | 1 (8) | 3 Dec 2021 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Joel Sanchez | UD | 6 | 18 Jul 2021 | Polideportivo Magarinos, Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Antonio Jimenez | KO | 1 (10), 1:33 | 1 Feb 2020 | Yantarny Sports Palace, Kaliningrad, Russia | Won vacant WBA International flyweight title |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Enrique Magsalin | UD | 8 | 21 Dec 2019 | Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace, Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Franklin Flores | KO | 2 (4) | 19 Oct 2019 | Gallera del López Socas, Las Palmas, Spain | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alejandro Torres | KO | 2 (6) | 14 Sep 2019 | Plaza de Garachico, Guia de Isora, Spain |
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carmona and the second or maternal family name is Heredia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Samuel Carmona". BoxRec.
- ^ SAMUEL CARMONA HEREDIA – 49KG. aiba.org
- ^ "Samuel Carmona". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "SAMUEL CARMONA HEREDIA". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Samuel Carmona, un futuro patriarca del ring - Marca.com". 10 February 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "El mejor equipo en la historia de los europeos, ya está en España". aebox.es. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Samuel Carmona, el boxeador que no teme ni al Zika - Marca.com". 28 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Samuel Carmona, a una victoria de los Juegos Olimpicos de Río | AEBOX – Asociación española de boxeo". aebox.es. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Aebox (7 September 2019). "Nuevo rival para Samuel Carmona…habrá derby canario ante Alejandro Torres". aebox.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Carmona gana por KO en su Debut Profesional". theboxerclub.es. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Espabox (20 October 2019). "Nuevo triunfo de Samuel Carmona por KO". espabox.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Marquiegui, Emilio (25 November 2019). "Samuel Carmona firma con una potente promotora rusa". marca.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Carrera, Álvaro (21 December 2019). "Samuel Carmona se luce en su estreno internacional". as.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Eurosport (30 January 2020). "El mejor boxeo vuelve a Eurosport: Samuel Carmona-José Antonio Jiménez (1 de febrero, 21:00h)". eurosport.es. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Spaniard Samuel Carmona KO's Jose Antonio Jimenez with a big left hook in the first round. Carmona returns Friday on DAZN". nydolls.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan 'Maravilla' Alonso regresa al ring con victoria". marca.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Cvbj (27 November 2021). "Samuel Carmona vs Villa Padilla illuminate the evening of Lejarraga vs Flatley in Bilbao". cvbj.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Staff (3 December 2021). "El prospecto Samuel Carmona atropelló al mexicano Villa, Campbell Hatton sumó muy sencillo triunfo". bastionboxeo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Carmona, ante el mexicano Córdova: "Estoy muy Ilusionado, Quiero Seguir Imbatido"". espabox.com. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (1 April 2022). "Martin-Felix DAZN LIVE Results: Carmona Survives Stiff Challenge, Outpoints Joel Cordova". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco (13 November 2022). "Julio Cesar Martinez To Defend Flyweight Belt Against Samuel Carmona On December 3". ringtv.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (3 December 2022). "Julio Cesar Martinez Bags Majority Decision Over Samuel Carmona in Tough Defense". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Parra, Cristina (17 September 2023). "Samuel Carmona vence en Barcelona y apunta al EBU Silver". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Samuel Carmona consigue el Silver Ebu tras imponerse a Aramis Torres". MARCA (in Spanish). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Aramis Torres: "Me lo pasé genial en el combate ante Samuel Carmona"". Espabox (in Spanish). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Boxing record for Samuel Carmona from BoxRec (registration required)
- Samuel Carmona Heredia at AIBA.org (archived)
- Samuel Carmona Heredia at Olympics.com
- Samuel Carmona Heredia at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Samuel Carmona Heredia at Olympic.org (archived)
- Samuel Carmona at Olympedia (archive)
