# Diosbelys Hurtado

Diosbelys Hurtado (born September 4, 1973 in Santiago, Cuba) is a Cuban-Spanish boxer and former NBA, IBA and WBA Light Welterweight(super lightweight ) Champion.

## Amateur career

Amateur Record: 221-20
* 1990 Represented Cuba at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru as a Featherweight. His results were:
** Defeated Bo Hum Baik (Korea) RSC-1
** Defeated Paata Gvasalia (URS) 5-0
** Lost to Alan Vaughan (England) 16-19
* 1994 Competed at the Cuban Nationals. His results were:
** Defeated Joel Casamayor
** Defeated Julio Gonzalez

## Professional career

Hurtado, known as "The Oriental Kid", began his professional career in 1994. He won the NBA title by beating Dezi Ford by 10th-round TKO. In 1997, he challenged WBC Welterweight title holder Pernell Whitaker but was TKO'd in the 11th round by Whitaker with Hurtado leading on all three judges' cards. In 1998, he fought Kostya Tszyu for the interim WBC Light Welterweight title. The fight featured a dramatic 1st round, in which Hurtado went down once and Tszyu went down twice. Tszyu won the fight via TKO in the 5th round. On January 4, 2002, he captured the IBA Light Welterweight title from Ricky Quiles then in his next match he won the Vacant WBA Light Welterweight title with a KO win over Randall Bailey. He then lost the 2 belts in his first defence to Vivian Harris via 2nd-round TKO. Having retired from boxing in 2004, he returned to the ring in December 2007, winning 2 unanimous decision's in a row over Rafael Chiruta and Eugen Stan, both of Romania.

## Comeback

Hurtado came back on April 3, 2009 to beat two-time world title challenger Arturo Morua by Split-Decision to win the vacant WBO Latino Welterweight title, Hurtado was in control until he was caught off balance and knocked down in the 1st round. Hurtado was cut over his right eyebrow and Morua on top of his forehead in the 5th round due to a clash of heads after that Moura had control (due to the profuse bleeding getting into Hurtado's eye) until the 6th round when Hurtado took back control and kept it until the 12th round when Moura would rally to take the round. The scores were 114-113 and 114-113 for Hurtado and 113-114 for Moura.
On June 12 Hurtado defeated Manuel Garnica by UD to retain his WBO Latino title. He returned on June 3, 2011 and defeated journeyman Raul Asencio by knockout in the fifth round and subsequently retired.

## Professional boxing record

| 47 fights | 43 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 26 | 3 |
| By decision | 17 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Raul Asencio | KO | 5 (6) | 3 Jun 2011 | Club Las Palmeras Golf, Las Palmas, Spain | |
| 46 | Win | 42–3–1 | Manuel Garnica | UD | 12 | 12 Jun 2009 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBO Latino welterweight title |
| 45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Arturo Morua | SD | 12 | 3 Apr 2009 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant WBO Latino welterweight title |
| 44 | Win | 40–3–1 | Eugen Stan | UD | 6 | 7 Mar 2008 | Pabellon Cabanal, Valencia, Spain | |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Rafael Chiruta | UD | 6 | 15 Dec 2007 | Polideportivo Municipal, Camargo, Spain | |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Leo Edwards | TKO | 2 (8), 2:26 | 3 July 2004 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Joshua Smith | UD | 8 | 1 May 2004 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Rudy Lovato | TKO | 3 (8), 2:09 | 17 Oct 2003 | St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 35–3–1 | Vivian Harris | TKO | 2 (12), 0:43 | 19 Oct 2002 | Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Lost WBA and IBA super lightweight titles |
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Randall Bailey | KO | 7 (12), 2:02 | 11 May 2002 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Retained IBA super lightweight title; Won vacant WBA super lightweight title |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Ricky Quiles | UD | 12 | 4 Jan 2002 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant IBA super lightweight title |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Henry Cokes | KO | 1 (10) | 21 Nov 2001 | St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Fray Luis Sierra | KO | 1 (10), 1:50 | 28 Oct 2000 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Cosme Rivera | UD | 12 | 12 May 2000 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Won IBA intercontinental super lightweight title |
| 33 | Draw | 30–2–1 | Ricardo Mayorga | TD | 2 (10) | 27 Nov 1999 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Fight stopped due to an accidental headbutt |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Dillon Carew | TKO | 3 (10) | 20 Nov 1999 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Lonnie Smith | UD | 10 | 19 June 1999 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 30 | Loss | 28–2 | Kostya Tszyu | TKO | 5 (12), 2:35 | 28 Nov 1998 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Manuel Gomez | UD | 10 | 13 Nov 1998 | Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Darryl Tyson | TKO | 5 (10), 2:30 | 4 Sep 1998 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Elias Quiroz | KO | 1 (10), 2:13 | 24 July 1998 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Leonardo Mas | TKO | 3 (10), 1:07 | 7 June 1998 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Harold Bennett | KO | 2 (10) | 13 Mar 1998 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Aaron Zarate | KO | 1 (10), 1:59 | 20 Jan 1998 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Emanuel Augustus | UD | 10 | 2 Oct 1997 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Jaime Balboa | TKO | 9 (12) | 21 June 1997 | Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Won WBC FECARBOX super lightweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 20–1 | Pernell Whitaker | TKO | 11 (12) | 24 Jan 1997 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | For WBC welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Antonio Rivera | TKO | 1 (10) | 1 Nov 1996 | Exhibition Center, Coconut Grove, Florida, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Ed Pollard | UD | 8 | 20 Sep 1996 | James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Cesar Flores | UD | 8 | 6 June 1996 | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Anthony Ivory | PTS | 8 | 25 May 1996 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Elvin Gonzalez | KO | 1 (8) | 30 Mar 1996 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Dezi Ford | TKO | 10 (12) | 31 Dec 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | Won NBA super lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Juan Galvan | KO | 1 (8) | 18 Nov 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Javier Valadez | TKO | 1 (6) | 28 Oct 1995 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Tom Cisneros | KO | 1 (6) | 21 Oct 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Damone Wright | PTS | 6 | 9 Oct 1995 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Julio Melendez | TKO | 1 (6) | 8 Sep 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Macario Davila | TKO | 1 (6) | 18 Aug 1995 | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mark Tang | KO | 4 (?) | 24 July 1995 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Francisco Rodriguez | PTS | 6 | 21 June 1995 | Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rafael Rodriguez | KO | 3 (6) | 3 Jun 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Rafael Rodriguez | KO | 3 (6) | 29 Apr 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tommy Eaglin | PTS | 6 | 25 Mar 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ramon Gomez | KO | 5 (6) | 25 Feb 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Darrell Walker | KO | 2 (?) | 27 Jan 1995 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Heriberto Sosa | UD | 4 | 16 Dec 1994 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |