Roger Gutiérrez


Roger Andrés Gutiérrez Cuevas is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has held the WBA super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022.
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Professional career

Early career

Gutiérrez made his professional debut against Alexander Ponce on October 19, 2013. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Gutiérrez amassed a 20-3–1 record during the next five years, before winning his first step-up fight against Leonardo Padilla on December 20, 2018, whom he beat by a fifth-round knockout. Gutiérrez next beat the undefeated Eduardo Hernandez by a first-round knockout on July 13, 2019. Gutiérrez faced Andres Tapia on December 14, 2019, in his final fight before challenging for a world title. He won the bout by unanimous decision.

WBA Regular super featherweight champion

Gutiérrez vs. Alvardo II

On November 5, 2020, the WBA announced that their reigning super featherweight champion René Alvarado would make his first title defense against Gutiérrez. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell interim lightweight WBC title bout, which took place on 2 January 2022, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, United States. The pair previously fought on July 14, 2017, with Alvardo winning by a seventh-round knockout. Despite Alvardo entering the bout as a -300 favorite to retain, Gutiérrez won the fight by an upset unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 113–112 scorecard. Although Alvardo was able to outbox for the majority of the rounds, Gutiérrez manage to knock the champion on three occasions, which allowed to narrowly edge him out. He first knocked Alvardo down with a right uppercut and a right straight in the third round, while the third knockdown occurred in the twelfth round, when he knocked Alvardo down with a short left hook.

Gutiérrez vs. Alvardo III

Gutiérrez was booked to face René Alvarado in his first title defense. Their rubber match was scheduled for the undercard of the Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Egidijus Kavaliauskas WBO International welterweight title bout, which took place on August 14, 2021, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and was broadcast by DAZN. Despite his victory against Alvardo seven months prior, Gutiérrez once again entered the fight as an underdog, with most odds-makers having Gutiérrez at +115. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 116–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 115–113 for him.

Gutiérrez vs. Garcia

On August 15, 2021, the WBA ordered Gutiérrez to make his second title defense against the interim WBA champion Chris Colbert, giving the pair until September 15 to come to terms. On October 25, 2021, it was revealed that Gutiérrez and Colbert had come to terms to face each other on February 19, 2022, on a Showtime broadcast card. The fight was officially announced on January 24, 2022, as the main event of February 26 PBC card, which will take place at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gutiérrez withdrew from the bout on February 10, after both he and several members of his team tested positive for COVID-19.
Gutiérrez was instead scheduled to face the mandatory WBA title challenger Héctor García in his second title defense, who had earned the mandatory position with a unanimous decision victory over Colbert. The bout was expected to place at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela on July 10, 2022, and was to be broadcast on the WBA's YouTube channel. The fight was later postponed, as the promoters were unable to organize a bout in Venezuela. Accordingly, ordered both sides to renegotiate terms to avoid the fight heading to a purse bid hearing. The bout was rescheduled for August 20, and took place on the Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa Jr. undercard. Gutiérrez remained inactive throughout the first eight rounds of the bout, which let his opponent build an early lead, and although Gutiérrez picked up the pace from the ninth round onward, he nonetheless lost the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 117–111 and one scorecard of 118–110.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
37Loss29–7–1Lucas BahdiUD12Aug 23, 2025Caribe Royale, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
36Win29–6–1Moises FloresKO2, 2:55Nov 15, 2024Palacio de Eventos de Venezuela, Maracaibo, VenezuelaWon vacant WBA–NABA lightweight title
35Win28–6–1Alan AyalaUD10May 18, 2024Palacio de Eventos de Venezuela, Maracaibo, VenezuelaWon vacant WBA Fedecentro lightweight title
34Loss27–6–1Zaur AbdullaevUD10Feb 10, 2024KRK Uralets, Ekaterinburg, Russia
33Loss27–5–1Otar EranosyanRTD8, 3:00Aug 9, 2023Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, US
32Win27–4–1Henry DelgadoKO2, 1:46Mar 3, 2023Hotel Tibisay, Maracaibo, VenezuelaWon vacant WBA Fedelatin super featherweight title
31Loss26–4–1Héctor GarcíaUD12Aug 20, 2022Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.Lost WBA super featherweight title
30Win26–3–1René AlvaradoUD12Aug 14, 2021Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.Retained WBA super featherweight title
29Win25–3–1René AlvaradoUD12Jan 2, 2021American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.Won WBA (Regular) super featherweight title
28Win24–3–1Andres TapiaUD10Dec 14, 2019Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
27Win23–3–1Angel MujicaTKO3, 0:52Oct 19, 2019Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
26Win22–3–1Eduardo HernándezKO1, 2:39Jul 13, 2019Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
25Win21–3–1Leonardo PadillaKO5, 2:13Dec 20, 2018Plaza de La Paz, Cartagena, Colombia
24Win20–3–1Eduardo AgueroTKO4, 2:10Nov 21, 2018Gimnasio Mocho Navas, Petare, Venezuela
23Loss19–3–1Oscar Duarte4, 3:00Sep 29, 2018Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
22Loss19–2–1Hector Tanajara Jr.UD8Jun 23, 2018Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
21Win19–1–1Willy Franklin MorilloKO1, 2:47May 24, 2018Karibe Convention Center, Pétion-Ville, Haiti
20Win18–1–1Antonio RequenaKO2, 1:02Feb 3, 2018Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
19Win17–1–1Brayner VazquezKO5 Oct 26, 2017Karibe Convention Center, Pétion-Ville, Haiti
18Win16–1–1Juan PinaTKO2, 2:40Sep 9, 2017Gimnasio Vertical El Dorado, Petare, Venezuela
17Loss15–1–1René AlvaradoKO7, 1:33Jul 14, 2017Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S
16Win15–0–1Ciro MoleroTKO2, 1:45Feb 11, 2017Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
15Win14–0–1Alfredo MirabalTKO1, 2:44Oct 1, 2016Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
14Win13–0–1Moises CastroTKO1, 2:09Aug 16, 2016Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Panama City, Panama
13Win12–0–1Denilson HerreraKO1 Apr 4, 2016Jardín Terapeútico, Los Teques, Venezuela
12Win11–0–1Alexander GonzalezUD8Jan 30, 2016Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
11Win10–0–1Gustavo VeraTKO2, 1:16Nov 14, 2015Polideportivo Barrio Carmelo Urdaneta, Maracaibo, Venezuela
10Win9–0–1Luis NinoTKO2, 2:07Oct 10, 2015El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela
9Win8–0–1Yohangel RomeroTKO1, 2:45Aug 15, 2015Centro Comercial Hyper Jumbo, Maracay, Venezuela
8Win7–0–1Christian Eduardo Gomez GarciaTKO6, 0:25Jun 27, 2015Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela
7Win6–0–1Miguel Urdaneta2, 2:46May 30, 2015Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
6Win5–0–1Daniel CaicedoKO1, 1:59Mar 7, 2015Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
5Draw4–0–1Alfredo Mirabal4Oct 11, 2014Polideportivo de Corinsa, Cagua, Venezuela
4Win4–0Edgar Daniel AhumadaUD4Aug 30, 2014Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela
3Win3–0Luis NinoKO1 May 5, 2013Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela
2Win2–0Jimzor Maytan3, 2:05Dec 14, 2013Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela
1Win1–0Alexander Ponce4Oct 19, 2013Parque Naciones Unidas, Caracas, Venezuela