Rances Barthelemy

Rances Barthelemy
Statistics
Real name Rances Barthelemy
Nickname(s) Kid Blast
Rated at Super Featherweight
Lightweight
Light Welterweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Nationality Cuba Cuban
Born (1986-06-25) 25 June 1986
Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba
Boxing record
Total fights 26
Wins 25
Wins by KO 13
Losses 0
Draws 0
No contests 1

Rances Barthelemy (born 25 June 1986 in Cuba) is a Cuban professional boxer and the former IBF Super Featherweight and Lightweight champion. Rances has two brothers, Yan Barthelemy and Leduan Barthelemy, who are also professional boxers.

Barthelemy was a standout amateur, competing in more than 200 fights and winning a Cuban junior national championship.[1]

Barthelemy defected to the United States prior to the 2008 Olympics.[2] He left Cuba over frustration with how his brother Yan’s career was developing and the implications that it could have for his own future in the sport.[3]

Professional career

Barthelemy defeated Arash Usmanee on January 4, 2013 by a controversial twelve round unanimous decision which many observers thought Usmanee had won and became the #2 contender for the IBF Super Featherweight title.[4] Barthelemy would later become the #1 contender by defeating Fahsai Sakkreerin on June 21, 2013 by second round knockout.[5]

Barthelemy originally defeated Argenis Mendez on January 3, 2014 to win the title,[6] but the win was considered controversial, as Barthelemy knocked Mendez out seconds after the bell to signal the end of the second round came. Mendez and his team filled an appeal to the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission and IBF shortly after the fight,[7] and after the appeal was successful on January 30, 2014, the result was changed to a no decision and Mendez was reinstated as the IBF Super Featherweight champion.[8] Barthelemy later defeated Mendez in a rematch on July 10, 2014 via unanimous decision to win the title.[9] He vacated his title in February 2015 in anticipation of moving up in weight category.[10]

In his next contest, fighting in the super lightweight division against Antonio DeMarco at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 21, 2015, Barthelemy gained a convincing victory. Barthelemy showed his versatility early, coming out orthodox before switching up to southpaw midway throughout the first round. Barthelemy scored a knockdown with a huge left in the fourth round, but DeMarco survived the round. Barthelemy lost a point in the ninth round for excessive low blows, but it wasn’t enough to affect the outcome as he won 99-89 on all three cards.[11]

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (13 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest[12]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 25–0 (1) United States Mickey Bey SD 12 2016-06-03 United States Hard Rock Live, Seminole Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida Retained IBF Lightweight title.
Win 24–0 (1) Russia Denis Shafikov UD 12 2015-12-18 United States Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada Won vacant IBF Lightweight title.
Win 23–0 (1) Mexico Antonio DeMarco UD 10 2015-06-20 United States MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 22–0 (1) United States Angino Perez TKO 2 (10) 2015-03-26 United States Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida
Win 21–0 (1) Argentina David Saucedo UD 12 2014-10-04 United States MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut Retained IBF Super Featherweight title.
Win 20–0 (1) Dominican Republic Argenis Mendez UD 12 2014-07-10 United States American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Won IBF Super Featherweight title.
NC 19–0 (1) Dominican Republic Argenis Mendez ND 2 (12) 2014-01-03 United States Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota For IBF Super Featherweight title.
Original KO win, result overturned after appeal by Mendez's team was successful.
Win 19–0 Thailand Fahsai Sakkreerin KO 2 (12) 2013-06-21 United States Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota IBF Super Featherweight title eliminator.
Win 18–0 Afghanistan Arash Usmanee UD 12 2013-01-04 United States Magic City Casino, Miami, Florida IBF Super Featherweight title eliminator.
Win 17–0 Mexico Alejandro Rodríguez UD 8 2012-08-18 United States Doubletree Miamimart Hotel, Miami, Florida
Win 16–0 Denmark Robert Osiobe UD 8 2012-05-11 United States Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 15–0 United States Hylon Williams, Jr. UD 8 2012-02-03 United States Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 14–0 Mexico Alejandro Barrera KO 2 (6) 2011-11-05 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec
Win 13–0 United States Gerardo Robles UD 8 2011-07-29 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 12–0 United States Rynell Griffin TKO 2 (8) 2011-04-29 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 11–0 United States James Hope TKO 4 (6) 2011-03-25 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 10–0 The Bahamas Anthony Woods TKO 2 (6) 2011-02-11 United States Magic City Casino, Miami, Florida
Win 9–0 Puerto Rico Roberto Acevedo TKO 1 (6) 2010-11-19 United States Magic City Casino, Miami, Florida
Win 8–0 Puerto Rico Àngel López TKO 3 (6) 2010-09-15 United States Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Win 7–0 United States John Temple TKO 1 (6) 2010-08-18 United States Monroe Civic Center, Monroe, Louisiana
Win 6–0 United States John Barnes KO 1 (4) 2010-07-30 United States Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma
Win 5–0 United States James Owens UD 4 2010-05-14 United States Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida
Win 4–0 United States Robert Guillen UD 4 2010-03-12 United States War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Win 3–0 United States Andrew Barnes TKO 1 (4) 2009-10-10 United States Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina
Win 2–0 Mauritius Vineash Rungea KO 1 (4) 2009-08-28 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
Win 1–0 United States Jamal Clay KO 1 (4) 2009-08-08 United States Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, South Carolina Professional debut.

References

Preceded by
Argenis Mendez
IBF Junior Lightweight Champion
July 10, 2014 – February 10, 2015
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
José Pedraza
Vacant
Title last held by
Mickey Bey, Jr.
IBF Lightweight Champion
December 18, 2015 – June 6, 2016
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Robert Easter, Jr.
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