David Morrell (boxer)

Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (born 18 January 1998), better known as David Morrell, is a Cuban professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) super middleweight title since January 2021. As an amateur he won gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships and the 2017 Cuban National Championships.

David Morrell
Statistics
Real name	Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr.
Weight(s)	Super middleweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach	78 ^1⁄2 in (199 cm)
Nationality	Cuban
Born	18 January 1998 Santa Clara, Cuba
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	4
Wins	4
Wins by KO	3
Losses	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Cuba Youth World Championships 2016 St. Petersburg Light heavyweight Cuban National Championships Representing Camagüey 2017 Havana Light heavyweight

Amateur career

During an amateur career in which Morrell compiled a record of 130–2, he won gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships, where he was named "Best Boxer of the Tournament", 2017 Cuban National Championships, and the 2018 India Open International Boxing Tournament.[2]

Professional career

Morrell made his professional debut on 28 August 2019, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Yendris Rodriguez Valdez at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3]

He scored a second-round KO victory against Quinton Rankin in November[4] before facing Lennox Allen for the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title on 8 August 2020 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The bout featured on the undercard of the interim welterweight title fight between Thomas Dulorme and Jamal James. The event was originally scheduled to take place on 11 April but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In what was described as a dominant performance, Morrell captured the WBA interim title via twelve-round unanimous decision with the judges' scorecards reading 120–108, 119–109, and 118–110.[6][7]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

4 fights	4 wins	0 losses
By knockout	3	0
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
4	Win	4–0	Mike Gavronski	KO	3 (10), 2:45	26 Dec 2020	Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Lennox Allen	UD	12	8 Aug 2020	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBA interim super middleweight title
2	Win	2–0	Quinton Rankin	KO	2 (8), 1:01	2 Nov 2019	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Yendris Rodriguez Valdez	KO	1 (4), 1:05	31 Aug 2019	Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

References

1. "Boxing record for David Morrell". BoxRec.
2. "News: Gutierrez, Mike Faragon, Davey, Masoud, Kaplan, More". BoxingScene.com. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
3. "BoxRec: Osvary Morrell vs. Yendris Rodriguez Valdez". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
4. Donovan, Jake (2 November 2019). "PBC on FS1: Ryan Karl Stops Bergman Aguilar in Five". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
5. Idec, Keith (30 July 2020). "James-Dulorme: FOX, PBC Officially Announce Show For August 8". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
6. Donovan, Jake (9 August 2020). "David Morrell Outworks Lennox Allen For Dominant Decision, Wins WBA Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
7. Fletcher, Jerrell (9 August 2020). "David Morrell Dominates Lennox Allen; Picks Up WBA Interim Title". 3Kings Boxing WorldWide. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

External links

• Boxing record for David Morrell from BoxRec