# Z Gorres

Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres (born 18 April 1982) is a Filipino former professional boxer who challenged once for the WBO super-flyweight title.

## Personal life

Gorres has a brother named Jun Gorres who was formerly a boxer but was stabbed to death in a street fight. His real name is a combination of those of his parents; Zeta (mother) and Celestino (father) Gorres. Gorres is married to Datchess Gorres and has four children.

## Boxing career

Gorres became a boxing practitioner at 9 years of age. He began fighting as a professional on March 31, 2001. After winning 13 bouts in a row, he fought Edgar Rodrigo for the Philippine flyweight title on June 1, 2003. He, however, lost to Rodrigo by TKO in the 9th round which marked his first defeat.
One of Gorres' significant victories was his 1st round stoppage of Glenn Donaire, brother of pound for pound champion Nonito Donaire, on March 19, 2005. This was his first bout in the United States.
About a year later, he won the OPBF super flyweight title against Waenpetch Chuwatana.
On February 24, 2007, Gorres got a shot for a world title where he challenged WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel in a bout held in Gorres' hometown. There, Gorres was docked a point twice (one in the 10th and another in the 12th round) for holding. Montiel won the fight and defended the title in a split decision.
He fought former IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan on February 2, 2008, in an IBF title eliminator. The winner was to face then IBF super flyweight titlist Dimitri Kirilov of Russia who would later be dethroned by Darchinyan on August 2, 2008. The match, however, was tarnished by poor refereeing and bottle-throwing from spectators who disliked it. The bout ended in a split draw. Nonetheless, Darchinyan won the right to fight for the championship because he was ranked higher than Gorres in IBF.
Gorres moved to bantamweight and won his first match in that division on March 14, 2009. There, he bested former IBF minimumweight champion Roberto Carlos Leyva in 7 rounds.

### Career-ending injury

On November 13, 2009, after winning a 10-round bout against Luis Melendez in which he was knocked down with 30 seconds remaining in the final round, Gorres collapsed in the ring and was removed on a stretcher. He underwent surgery to relieve swelling to the left side of his brain. Originally, doctors were going to keep him in a medically induced coma for a few days, but Gorres reacted to the treatment much better than anticipated and came out of it. The injury he suffered ended his boxing career.

## Professional boxing record

| 35 fights | 31 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Opponent's Record | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 35 | Win | 31–2–2 | Luis Melendez | 26–3–1 | UD | 10 | 13 Nov 2009 | Mandalay Bay House of Blues, Las Vegas | |
| 34 | Win | 30–2–2 | Cruz Carbajal | 29–16–2 | RTD | 6 (10) 0:10 | 12 Sep 2009 | Palenque de la Feria, Tepic | Stopped due to Dislocated Arm |
| 33 | Win | 29–2–2 | Roberto Carlos Leyva | 26–8–1 | TKO | 7 (12) 1:29 | 14 Mar 2009 | Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City | Won vacant WBO Oriental bantamweight title |
| 32 | Win | 28–2–2 | Nick Otiento | 15–1 | UD | 10 | 31 May 2008 | Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City | |
| 31 | Draw | 27–2–2 | Vic Darchinyan | 29–1 | SD | 12 | 2 Feb 2008 | Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City | IBF super flyweight Title eliminator |
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Eric Ortiz | 27–6–1 | TKO | 8 (12) 2:15 | 11 Aug 2007 | Arco Arena, Sacramento | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super flyweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 26–2–1 | Fernando Montiel | 33–2–1 | SD | 12 | 24 Feb 2007 | Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu City | For WBO super flyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Sonny Manakane | 9–3–1 | TKO | 4 (10) 1:11 | 21 Oct 2006 | Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Pedro Rincon Miranda | 30–10–2 | UD | 10 | 27 May 2006 | Home Depot Center, Carson | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Waenpetch Chuwatana | 23–7–2 | UD | 12 | 18 Mar 2006 | Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | Won vacant OPBF super flyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Jose Alfredo Tirado | 20–7 | UD | 10 | 3 Feb 2006 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Wisanu Kokietgym | 16–5–1 | TKO | 4 (10) 1:36 | 29 Oct 2005 | Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | OPBF super flyweight title eliminator |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Krabuan Butrprom | 22–11–2 | UD | 10 | 30 Jul 2005 | San Andres Civic & Sports Center, District of Malate, Manila | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Glenn Donaire | 13–1 | TKO | 1 (10) 2:03 | 19 Mar 2005 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas | |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Chaiyong Sithsaithong | 6–3 | UD | 10 | 11 Dec 2004 | MC Home Depot Open Air Arena, Taguig City | |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Sairung Singwancha | 32–6 | UD | 10 | 4 Sep 2004 | Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Yun Chul Yuh | 7–14–3 | TKO | 2 (10) 2:36 | 31 May 2004 | University Gym, Bucheon | |
| 18 | Draw | 16–1–1 | Randy Mangubat | 32–18–11 | TD | 2 (10) 1:35 | 20 Feb 2004 | Makati Coliseum, Makati City | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Eric Barcelona | 25–4–5 | SD | 10 | 20 Dec 2003 | Subic Sports Complex, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Ryan Campesino | 6–2–1 | KO | 5 (10) ? | 4 Oct 2003 | Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Rommel Libradilla | 11–12 | TKO | 3 (10) 1:17 | 30 Aug 2003 | Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Edgar Rodrigo | 9–3–4 | TKO | 9 (12) 1:00 | 1 Jun 2003 | Makati Coliseum, Makati City | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Roy Balataria | 8–6–1 | TKO | 6 (12) ? | 15 Mar 2003 | Luna Park Quirino Grand Stand, Manila | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ricky Escaner | 8–3 | KO | 4 (10) 0:40 | 19 Jan 2003 | Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Sherwin Manatad | 6–4–2 | KO | 4 (10) 2:17 | 16 Dec 2002 | Municipal Coliseum, Sogod | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Flash Murillo | 24–8–1 | UD | 10 | 19 Oct 2002 | Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jonnie Coma | 6–7–1 | TKO | 3 (10) 2:39 | 31 Aug 2002 | New Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Reynaldo Mutia | 0–1 | KO | 2 (10) ? | 31 Jul 2002 | Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Allan Ranada | 4–2 | UD | 10 | 25 May 2002 | Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Flash Eraham | 14–6–3 | PTS | 10 | 13 Apr 2002 | Makati Coliseum, Makati City | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Junric Velono | 11–11 | TKO | 2 (?) ? | 20 Jan 2002 | Barangay Banilad, Cebu City | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Bert Cano | 23–6–3 | MD | 10 | 7 Dec 2001 | Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Sornthong Mungmeeveeraphum | Debut | TKO | 8 (?) ? | 10 Aug 2001 | Barangay Lahug, Cebu City | Injury Stoppage. |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Efren Ubanan | Debut | TKO | 4 (?) ? | 20 Apr 2001 | Barangay Pitalo, San Fernando | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Rudy Hibaya | 1–0 | UD | 6 | 31 Mar 2001 | Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City | Professional Debut |

## Going home

In February 2010, Gorres was well enough to fly home to the Philippines, where he was greeted at the airport by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His physical therapy continued at Perpetual Succur Hospital in Cebu. His therapy involved the strengthening and conditioning of his muscles to help him regain the ability to do functional activities. Gorres began to regain his ability to walk and regained partial control of his left hand. He also underwent a series of surgeries for throat blockage.