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Guatemalan boxer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Martínez and the second or maternal family name is
Tut .
Lester Martínez
Born (1995-10-17 ) 17 October 1995 (age 28) Statistics Weight(s)
Super middleweight Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
[1] Total fights 17 Wins 17 Wins by KO 15 Losses 0
Lester Normandy Martínez Tut (born 17 October 1995) is a Guatemalan
professional boxer . As an amateur, he won a light-welterweight silver medal at the
2012 Youth World Championships and a
middleweight gold medal at the
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games .
Early years
Martínez was born on 17 October 1995 in the municipality of
Melchor de Mencos in
Petén Department , but grew up in
San Benito .
[2]
[3] He began
boxing at the age of twelve and won the schoolboy national championship in 2009.
[3] He soon moved to the capital,
Guatemala City , to continue his development.
[2] He won his first international competition in 2011, earning a gold medal at that year's Central American Championships in
Managua .
[3] The following year, he repeated as Central American champion and won gold at the Panamerican School Games before taking home a silver at the
Youth World Championships in
Yerevan , becoming the first Guatemalan to ever medal at an
AIBA world championship.
[3] He also lost to
Jamel Herring in the
2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament . After achieving back-to-back first-place finishes at the
Central American Games in
2013 and
2017 ,
[3] he became the first Guatemalan boxer in 68 years to win gold at the
Central American and Caribbean Games when he beat former World and Olympic champion
Arlen López for the middleweight crown in
2018 .
[4]
Amateur results
2009 National Schoolboys Championships in Guatemala (bantamweight)
[5]
Defeated Cristian Estrada PTS
Defeated Dani Lopez PTS
2011 Panamerican Junior Championships in
Tena , Ecuador (light-welterweight)
[6]
Lost to Miguel Ferrín (Ecuador)
2011 Central American Championships in
Managua , Nicaragua (light-welterweight)
[7]
Defeated Alfredo de Jesus Martinez (El Salvador) 19–11
Defeated Álvaro Mercado (Nicaragua) 23–15
2012 Panamerican School Games in
Guatemala City , Guatemala (light-welterweight)
[9]
Defeated Carlos Rosas (Venezuela) RSC1
2012 Central American Championships in
San José , Costa Rica (welterweight)
[10]
Defeated David Lobo (Costa Rica) 28–10
Defeated Roberto Arriaza (Nicaragua) 11–1
2013 Central American Games in San José, Costa Rica (light-welterweight)
[12]
Defeated Daniel Álvarez (Honduras) 21–7
Defeated Omer Rodríguez (Panama) 26–9
Defeated Julio Laguna (Nicaragua) 14–9
2013 Jose Cheo Aponte Tournament in
Caguas , Puerto Rico (light-welterweight)
[13]
Elite bracket
Lost to Damian Giro (Puerto Rico) WO
Youth bracket
Defeated Ángel López (Puerto Rico) PTS
Lost to Jonathan Santos (Brazil) PTS
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games qualification in
Tijuana , Mexico (welterweight)
[14]
2014 Pacific Cup in
Guayaquil , Ecuador (welterweight)
[15]
Defeated Abel Mina (Ecuador) 2–1
Defeated Manuel Guzmán (Costa Rica) 3–0
Lost to Alberto Puello (Dominican Republic) 1–2
2015 Jose Cheo Aponte Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico (welterweight)
[17]
Defeated Jose Peguero (U.S. Virgin Islands) 3–0
Defeated Jose Roman (Puerto Rico) 3–0
Lost to Joelvis Hernández (Venezuela) 1–2
2015 Panamerican Championships in
Vargas , Venezuela (welterweight)
[19]
2015 National Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala (welterweight)
[20]
Defeated Luis Barillas
2016 Maiduvin Trujillo Cup in
Antigua , Guatemala (middleweight)
[25]
Defeated Isamary Lima (Guatemala) 3–0
Defeated Jaime Lemus (El Salvador) 3–0
2017 Panamerican Championships in
Tegucigalpa , Honduras (middleweight)
[26]
2017 National Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala (middleweight)
[28]
Defeated Misael Cruz Barahona
Defeated Luis Arturo García
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games qualification in Tijuana, Mexico (middleweight)
[30]
Professional career
In January 2019 Martínez announced his decision to go pro by signing a deal with Latin ARMS Promotions and former referee
Richard Steele as his manager.
[32]
[33] He trained with the legendary
Ignacio Beristáin in
Mexico , and his first opponent was announced to be 46-year-old
Nicaraguan former world champion
Ricardo Mayorga , who stated in an interview that he would retire if he lost to the 23-year-old.
[34] On 6 April 2019 he defeated Mayorga by
technical knockout (TKO) in the main event of a card in Guatemala City, backing the ex-champ into the ropes with power shots until the referee waved it off in the final second of the second round.
[35]
[36] Two months later faced Daniel Montejo in
Tijuana , scoring three knockdowns en route to a first-round
knockout (KO) victory.
[37] After a quick 4–0 start, he went through a long period of inactivity due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[38] He made his return on 27 August 2020, stopping Mexican rival Abraham Hernández in the second round of their
Roy Jones Jr. -promoted fight in
Guaymas .
[39]
Professional boxing record
17 fights
17 wins
0 losses
By knockout
15
0
By decision
2
0
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
10
Win
10–0
Raiko Santana
UD
10
14 Oct 2021
Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Mexico
Retained WBO Latino super-middleweight title
9
Win
9–0
Gabriel López
KO
4 (10), 2:43
3 Apr 2021
Polideportivo Centenario,
Los Mochis , Mexico
Won vacant
WBO Latino super middleweight title
8
Win
8–0
Juan Torres
KO
1 (10), 2:58
26 Feb 2021
Hotel Canopy Hilton,
Cancún , Mexico
7
Win
7–0
Uriel González
KO
1 (8), 2:50
9 Dec 2020
Marinaterra Hotel Spa, Guaymas, Mexico
Won vacant
WBC Latino
super middleweight title
6
Win
6–0
Michi Munoz
KO
1 (8), 1:59
22 Oct 2020
Marinaterra Hotel Spa, Guaymas, Mexico
5
Win
5–0
Abraham Hernández
TKO
2 (6), 1:37
27 Aug 2020
Marinaterra Hotel Spa,
Guaymas , Mexico
4
Win
4–0
Roy Fernández
TKO
3 (4), 1:27
27 Jul 2019
Futeca Majadas, Guatemala City, Guatemala
3
Win
3–0
Jesús Levis Jiménez
TKO
2 (4), 0:43
28 Jun 2019
Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico
2
Win
2–0
Daniel Montejo
KO
1 (4), 2:37
14 Jun 2019
Big Punch Arena,
Tijuana , Mexico
1
Win
1–0
Ricardo Mayorga
TKO
2 (6), 2:59
6 Apr 2019
Cancha de Futeca, Cayala,
Guatemala City , Guatemala
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