David Morrell (boxer)

Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr. (born January 18, 1998)[1] is a Cuban professional boxer. He has held the WBA (Regular) super middleweight title since 2021. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships and the 2017 Cuban National Championships.

David Morrell Jr.
Statistics
Real nameOsvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr.
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Reach78 in (198 cm)[1]
Born (1998-01-18) January 18, 1998
Santa Clara, Cuba
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[2]
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO8
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 St. PetersburgLight heavyweight
Cuban National Championships
Representing Camagüey
Gold medal – first place2017 HavanaLight 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.[3]

Professional career

Morrell made his professional debut on August 28, 2019, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Yendris Rodriguez Valdez at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[4]

He scored a second-round KO victory against Quinton Rankin in November[5] before facing Lennox Allen for the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title on August 8, 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 April 11 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In what was described as a dominant performance, Morrell captured the WBA interim title via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 120–108, 119–109, and 118–110.[7][8]

He was set to make the first defense of his title against Mike Gavronski on December 26 at the Shine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles. After Morrell failed to weigh within the super middleweight limit, reports claimed that he had been stripped of his title. However, it was later revealed that a clause in the fight contract allowed for the fight to continue as a non-title contest. Morrell defeated Gavronski via third-round KO.[9]

The following month, Morrell was elevated from interim champion to Regular champion.[10] The first defense of his Regular title came against Mario Cazares on June 27, 2021, at the Minneapolis Armory. Morrell Retained his title via first-round KO.[11]

After defending his WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title on November 5, 2022 against Aidos Yerbossynuly, knocking him out in the 12th round,[12] Aidos was hospitalized and put into an induced coma due to a subdural hematoma, bleeding on the brain.[13][14]

Professional boxing record
9 fights 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Win 9–0 Yamaguchi Falcão KO 1 (12), 2:22 Apr 22, 2023 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
8 Win 8–0 Aidos Yerbossynuly KO 12 (12) 2:34 Nov 5, 2022 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Kalvin Henderson TKO 4 (12), 2:35 Jun 4, 2022 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Alantez Fox TKO 4 (12), 2:06 Dec 18, 2021 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
5 Win 5–0 Mario Abel Cazares KO 1 (12), 2:32 Jun 27, 2021 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
4 Win 4–0 Mike Gavronski KO 3 (10), 2:45 Dec 26, 2020 Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Lennox Allen UD 12 Aug 8, 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 Nov 2, 2019 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Yendris Rodriguez Valdez KO 1 (4), 1:05 Aug 31, 2019 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

See also

References
  1. "David Morrell Bio Information - PBC Boxing". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. "Boxing record for David Morrell Jr". BoxRec.
  3. "News: Gutierrez, Mike Faragon, Davey, Masoud, Kaplan, More". BoxingScene.com. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. "BoxRec: Osvary Morrell vs. Yendris Rodriguez Valdez". BoxRec. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. Donovan, Jake (November 2, 2019). "PBC on FS1: Ryan Karl Stops Bergman Aguilar in Five". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. Idec, Keith (July 30, 2020). "James-Dulorme: FOX, PBC Officially Announce Show For August 8". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. Donovan, Jake (August 9, 2020). "David Morrell Outworks Lennox Allen For Dominant Decision, Wins WBA Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  8. Fletcher, Jerrell (August 9, 2020). "David Morrell Dominates Lennox Allen; Picks Up WBA Interim Title". 3Kings Boxing WorldWide. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  9. Donovan, Jake (December 26, 2020). "David Morrell Demolishes Mike Gavronski in Three Round Beating". Boxing Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  10. Fitzsimmons, Lyle (February 2, 2021). "Super Middleweight Youngster David Morrell Insists "This Division is Mine"". Boxing Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  11. Donovan, Jake (June 27, 2021). "David Morrell Demolishes Mario Cazares in One Round". Boxing Scene. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  12. Christ, Scott (November 6, 2022). "Highlights and results: David Morrell Jr knocks out Aidos Yerbossynuly in 12th round". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  13. "Report: Aidos Yerbossynuly in coma after taking beating from David Morrell". sports.yahoo.com. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  14. Rafael, Dan (November 7, 2022). "Source: Yerbossynuly in coma after 12th-round knockout loss to Morrell". danrafael.substack.com. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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