Carlos Gerena

Name: Carlos Gerena
Alias: El Topo
Birth Name: Carlos Gerena Allende
Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Birthplace: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 175cm
Reach: 178cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Managers: Felix Zabala Sr. and Ivan Ramirez
Trainer: Jose Manuel Cifredo

Amateur Highlights

• 1989 World Junior Championships Bronze medallist in Bayamon, Puerto Rico at Flyweight.
  • Defeated Jong Kil Yun (South Korea) 4-1
  • Defeated Hsu Lung Pin (Taipei) RSC 2
  • Lost to Felix Machado (Venezuela) 33-35
• 1990 Goodwill Games participant in Seattle, United States at Flyweight.
  • Lost to Dzhambulat Mutayev (Soviet Union) 0-5
• 1991 Bantamweight Silver Medalist at the Pan-American Games in Havana, Cuba.
  • Defeated Catalino Becerra (Panama) points
  • Defeated Javier Calderon (Mexico) points
  • Lost to Enrique Carrion (Cuba) 1-15
• 1992 North America´s Olympic Qualifier Silver medallist in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at Featherweight.
  • Defeated Eddy Saenz (Nicaragua) 43-40
  • Lost to Victoriano Sosa (Dominican Republic) 4-14
• 1992 Represented Puerto Rico as a Featherweight at the Barcelona Olympic Games. Results were:
  • Defeated Narendar Singh (India) 20-11
  • Lost to Hocine Soltani (Algeria) 0-23