Yuniel Dorticos

Name: Yuniel Dorticos
Alias: The KO Doctor
Birth Name: Yuniel Dorticós Pao
Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Cienfuegos, Cuba
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 191cm
Reach: 203cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Eric El Tigre
Promoter: Caribe Promotions

Amateur Career

• Record: 230-27. [1]
• 2004 World Junior Championships participant in Jeju Island, South Korea as a Middleweight.
  • Defeated Sergejs Sostaks (Latvia) RSC-OS 2
  • Lost to Dmitry Chudinov (Russia) RSC-OS 2
• 2005 Cuban National Championships Silver medalist at Light Heavyweight.
• 2005 World Cup (Team Competition) Gold medalist in Moscow, Russia as a Light Heavyweight.
  • Defeated Elnur Kadyrov (Azerbaijan) RSC 1
  • Defeated Ovidiu Chereches (Romania) RSC-OS 2
  • Lost to Yerdos Dzhanabergenov (Kazakhstan) RSCH 2
• 2006 Cuban National Championships Silver medalist at Light Heavyweight.
• 2006 World Cup (Team Competition) in Baku, Azerbaijan as a Light Heavyweight.
  • Defeated Erbol Dutbayev (Kazakhstan) RSC-OS
  • Defeated Christopher Downs (United States) 39-19
  • Defeated Javid Taghiev (Azerbaijan) RSC-OS 2
  • Lost to Artur Beterbiyev (Russia) RSCI 1
• 2007 Cuban National Championships Silver medalist at Light Heavyweight.
• 2008 Cuban National Championships Bronze medalist at Light Heavyweight.

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBC Latino cruiserweight title
• interim WBA Fedelatin cruiserweight title
• interim WBC Latino cruiserweight title
• USBA cruiserweight title
• interim WBA World cruiserweight title

Career Factoids

• Has defeated 2 opponents (2 by KO) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 2-1-0 (2 KO's) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 0-1-0 against former or current world champions.
  • Lost against Murat Gassiev.

Notes

• Dorticos entered the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament on 21 June, 2017. [2]

Preceded by: Beibut Shumenov Regular Champion Vacated	WBA Cruiserweight Champion 2017 June 15 – 2018 Feb 3 Regular Champion Lost bid for Unified Championship	Succeeded by: Murat Gassiev Unified Champion
		Succeeded by: Beibut Shumenov Regular Champion
Preceded by: Oleksandr Usyk Vacated	IBF Cruiserweight Champion 2019 June 15 – Present	Succeeded by: _