# José Uzcátegui

José Uzcátegui (born 24 December 1990) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the IBF super middleweight title from 2018 to 2019.

## Professional career

On 16 February 2013 he beat "Porky" Rogelio Medina via unanimous decision over ten rounds.
In the same year he won by a technical knockout in the fourth round against Michel Rosales and also defeated Francisco Villanueva by a technical knockout in the first round.
On 20 May 2017, Uzcátegui faced Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF interim super middleweight title. Uzcátegui started off strong, controlling the opening rounds. Dirrell saw his success come at the start of the fourth round, countering Uzcátegui and scoring well during the round. In the following rounds, the fight was action-packed with both fighters trading from close range. At the end of the eighth round, Uzcátegui delivered a three-punch combination on Dirrell, of which the third punch was after the bell rang. Uzcátegui was disqualified by the referee and Dirrell was proclaimed the winner. After the fight was over, Dirrell's trainer and uncle Leon Lewson punched Uzcátegui while he was in his corner, which led to other altercations in the ring, which had to be sorted out by security and the local police.
Later the IBF's president, Daryl Peoples, said, although the Maryland commission agreed with the referees (Bill Clancy) ruling, that he made several errors in his handling of the match and thus the IBF ordered an immediate rematch. Peoples said at the time, in part, "The referee made it clear that he had ruled the blow to Dirrell after the bell was 'illegal'. However, the referee did not determine whether the 'illegal' punch was intentional or accidental pursuant to [IBF] guidelines. Had the referee determined that the 'illegal' punch was accidental, the bout would have resulted in a technical decision awarded to Jose Uzcategui, who was ahead on the judges' scorecards after eight rounds had been scored."
In his next fight, Uzcátegui fought Dirrell in a rematch for the IBF interim supermiddleweight title. Uzcátegui was hurting Direll throughout the fight, as Dirrell was bleeding early on in the fight. Jacob 'Stitch' Duran, Dirrell's cutman decided to instruct the referee to stop the fight in the eighth round, leading to an eighth-round technical knockout win for Uzcátegui.
On 13 January 2019, Uzcátegui faced undefeated Caleb Plant in his first defense of the full version of the IBF super middleweight title. He lost via unanimous decision via scores of 116–110, 115–111 and 116–110 all in favor of Plant, after being knocked down in the second and fourth rounds.

## Professional boxing record

| 38 fights | 33 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 28 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 38 | Win | 33–5 | Fernando Brito | KO | 1 (10), 2:58 | 19 Jul 2024 | Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 37 | Loss | 32–5 | Vladimir Shishkin | UD | 12 | 17 Dec 2022 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S | |
| 36 | Win | 32–4 | Felipe Romero | KO | 2 (10), 1:52 | 20 May 2022 | Palenque de la FNSM, Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 35 | Win | 31–4 | Jaime Hernandez | KO | 2 (10), 0:46 | 12 Jun 2021 | Auditorio Bentio Juarez, Los Mochis, Mexico | |
| 34 | Win | 30–4 | Josue Obando | TKO | 8 (10), 0:51 | 26 Mar 2021 | Lienzo Charro de Ajijic, Jocotepec, Mexico | |
| 33 | Loss | 29–4 | Lionell Thompson | UD | 10 | 28 Dec 2019 | State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 29–3 | Roberto Valdez | KO | 1 (10), 2:27 | 21 Sep 2019 | La Casa de los Zonkeys, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 31 | Loss | 28–3 | Caleb Plant | UD | 12 | 13 Jan 2019 | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lost IBF super middleweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Ezequiel Maderna | UD | 10 | 28 Sep 2018 | Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Andre Dirrell | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 3 Mar 2018 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won IBF interim super middleweight title |
| 28 | Loss | 26–2 | Andre Dirrell | DQ | 8 (12), 3:00 | 20 May 2017 | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S. | For vacant IBF interim super middleweight |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Fabiano Pena | KO | 2 (10), 1:16 | 20 Aug 2016 | La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Derrick Findley | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 18 Jun 2016 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Julius Jackson | TKO | 2 (12), 0:45 | 6 Oct 2015 | Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio | KO | 1 (6) | 28 Feb 2015 | Centro De Convenciones, Rosarito, Mexico | |
| 23 | Loss | 22–1 | Matt Korobov | UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2014 | CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | David Alonso López | KO | 6 (10), 2:31 | 8 Mar 2014 | Domo de la Macroplaza, Heroica Nogales, Mexico | Won vacant WBO Latino middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Francisco Villanueva | TKO | 1 (6), 2:54 | 21 Dec 2013 | Caliente Hipódromo, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Michel Rosales | TKO | 4 (8) | 16 Nov 2013 | El Domo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jesus Angel Nerio | TKO | 6 (8), 0:34 | 5 Oct 2013 | Caliente Hipódromo, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Francisco Felipe Molina Jr | KO | 2 (6), 0:13 | 11 Sep 2013 | Salon Las Pulgas, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Rogelio Medina | UD | 10 | 16 Feb 2013 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Gilberto Flores Hernandez | TKO | 1 (4), 0:32 | 19 Dec 2012 | Salon Las Pulgas, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Octavio Castro | TKO | 3 (8) | 29 Sep 2012 | Estadio Hector Espino, Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jose Luis Vazquez | TKO | 1 (6) | 18 Aug 2012 | La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Edgar Quiroz | KO | 2 (6), 0:39 | 21 July 2012 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Josele Napoles | TKO | 4 (6), 2:46 | 5 May 2012 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio | UD | 4 | 17 Mar 2012 | Palenque de Gallos, Culiacán, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Rolando Paredes | TKO | 1 (6), 2:37 | 18 Feb 2012 | Centro de Espectáculos Promocasa, Mexicali, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Francisco Villanueva | UD | 6 | 14 Jan 2012 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Guillermo Garcia | TKO | 2 (6), 0:53 | 5 Nov 2011 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Edgar Galvan | KO | 1 (4), 0:43 | 21 Oct 2011 | Ciudad Morelos, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rafael Rios | TKO | 1 (6), 2:44 | 8 Oct 2011 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jesus Arras Perea | PTS | 6 | 3 Sep 2011 | Centro de Espectáculos Promocasa, Mexicali, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Rafael Duarte | TKO | 1 (4) | 2 Jul 2011 | Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Marino Mercado | KO | 1 (4), 0:57 | 11 Jun 2011 | Complejo Deportivo La Inalámbrica, Mérida, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alejandro Alonso | TKO | 1 (6), 2:03 | 6 May 2011 | Campo de Beisbol Azteca, Mexicali, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ramiro Rosales | KO | 1 (4), 1:38 | 25 Mar 2011 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | |