Z Gorres

Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres (born 18 April 1982) is a Filipino former professional boxer who challenged once for the WBO super-flyweight title.

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Z Gorres
Gorres in 2007
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Real nameZeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres
Nickname(s)The Dream
Weight(s)Flyweight
Super flyweight
Bantamweight
Height5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Reach64+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
NationalityFilipino
Born (1982-04-18) April 18, 1982
Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, Philippines
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins31
Wins by KO17
Losses2
Draws2

Personal life

Gorres has a brother named Jun Gorres who was formerly a boxer but was stabbed to death in a street fight. His real name is a combination of those of his parents; Zeta (mother) and Celestino (father) Gorres.[1] Gorres is married to Datchess Gorres and has four children.[2]

Boxing career

Gorres became a boxing practitioner at 9 years of age.[3] He began fighting as a professional on March 31, 2001. After winning 13 bouts in a row, he fought Edgar Rodrigo for the Philippine flyweight title on June 1, 2003. He, however, lost to Rodrigo by TKO in the 9th round which marked his first defeat.

One of Gorres' significant victories was his 1st round stoppage of Glenn Donaire, brother of pound for pound champion Nonito Donaire, on March 19, 2005. This was his first bout in the United States.

About a year later, he won the OPBF super flyweight title against Waenpetch Chuwatana.

On February 24, 2007, Gorres got a shot for a world title where he challenged WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel in a bout held in Gorres' hometown. There, Gorres was docked a point twice (one in the 10th and another in the 12th round) for holding. Montiel won the fight and defended the title in a split decision.

He fought former IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan on February 2, 2008, in an IBF title eliminator. The winner was to face then IBF super flyweight titlist Dimitri Kirilov of Russia who would later be dethroned by Darchinyan on August 2, 2008. The match, however, was tarnished by poor refereeing and bottle-throwing from spectators who disliked it. The bout ended in a split draw. Nonetheless, Darchinyan won the right to fight for the championship because he was ranked higher than Gorres in IBF.

Gorres moved to bantamweight and won his first match in that division on March 14, 2009. There, he bested former IBF minimumweight champion Roberto Carlos Leyva in 7 rounds.

Career-ending injury

On November 13, 2009, after winning a 10-round bout against Luis Melendez in which he was knocked down with 30 seconds remaining in the final round, Gorres collapsed in the ring and was removed on a stretcher.[4] He underwent surgery to relieve swelling to the left side of his brain. Originally, doctors were going to keep him in a medically induced coma for a few days, but Gorres reacted to the treatment much better than anticipated and came out of it.[5] The injury he suffered ended his boxing career.[6]

Professional boxing record
35 fights 31 wins 2 losses
By knockout 17 1
By decision 14 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Opponent's Record Type Round, Time Date Location Notes
35 Win 31–2–2 ColombiaLuis Melendez 26–3–1 UD 10 13 Nov 2009 United StatesMandalay Bay House of Blues, Las Vegas
34 Win 30–2–2 MexicoCruz Carbajal 29–16–2 RTD 6 (10) 0:10 12 Sep 2009 MexicoPalenque de la Feria, Tepic Stopped due to Dislocated Arm
33 Win 29–2–2 MexicoRoberto Carlos Leyva 26–8–1 TKO 7 (12) 1:29 14 Mar 2009 PhilippinesCebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City Won vacant WBO Oriental bantamweight title
32 Win 28–2–2 KenyaNick Otiento 15–1 UD 10 31 May 2008 PhilippinesCebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City
31 Draw 27–2–2 ArmeniaVic Darchinyan 29–1 SD 12 2 Feb 2008 PhilippinesCebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City IBF super flyweight Title eliminator
30 Win 27–2–1 MexicoEric Ortiz 27–6–1 TKO 8 (12) 2:15 11 Aug 2007 United StatesArco Arena, Sacramento Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super flyweight title
29 Loss 26–2–1 MexicoFernando Montiel 33–2–1 SD 12 24 Feb 2007 PhilippinesCebu City Sports Complex, Cebu City For WBO super flyweight title
28 Win 26–1–1 IndonesiaSonny Manakane 9–3–1 TKO 4 (10) 1:11 21 Oct 2006 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
27 Win 25–1–1 ColombiaPedro Rincon Miranda 30–10–2 UD 10 27 May 2006 United StatesHome Depot Center, Carson
26 Win 24–1–1 ThailandWaenpetch Chuwatana 23–7–2 UD 12 18 Mar 2006 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City Won vacant OPBF super flyweight title
25 Win 23–1–1 MexicoJose Alfredo Tirado 20–7 UD 10 3 Feb 2006 United StatesOrleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
24 Win 22–1–1 ThailandWisanu Kokietgym 16–5–1 TKO 4 (10) 1:36 29 Oct 2005 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City OPBF super flyweight title eliminator
23 Win 21–1–1 ThailandKrabuan Butrprom 22–11–2 UD 10 30 Jul 2005 PhilippinesSan Andres Civic & Sports Center, District of Malate, Manila
22 Win 20–1–1 PhilippinesGlenn Donaire 13–1 TKO 1 (10) 2:03 19 Mar 2005 United StatesMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
21 Win 19–1–1 ThailandChaiyong Sithsaithong 6–3 UD 10 11 Dec 2004 PhilippinesMC Home Depot Open Air Arena, Taguig City
20 Win 18–1–1 ThailandSairung Singwancha 32–6 UD 10 4 Sep 2004 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
19 Win 17–1–1 KoreaYun Chul Yuh 7–14–3 TKO 2 (10) 2:36 31 May 2004 KoreaUniversity Gym, Bucheon
18 Draw 16–1–1 PhilippinesRandy Mangubat 32–18–11 TD 2 (10) 1:35 20 Feb 2004 PhilippinesMakati Coliseum, Makati City
17 Win 16–1 PhilippinesEric Barcelona 25–4–5 SD 10 20 Dec 2003 PhilippinesSubic Sports Complex, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City
16 Win 15–1 PhilippinesRyan Campesino 6–2–1 KO 5 (10) ? 4 Oct 2003 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
15 Win 14–1 PhilippinesRommel Libradilla 11–12 TKO 3 (10) 1:17 30 Aug 2003 PhilippinesGaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City
14 Loss 13–1 PhilippinesEdgar Rodrigo 9–3–4 TKO 9 (12) 1:00 1 Jun 2003 PhilippinesMakati Coliseum, Makati City
13 Win 13–0 PhilippinesRoy Balataria 8–6–1 TKO 6 (12) ? 15 Mar 2003 PhilippinesLuna Park Quirino Grand Stand, Manila
12 Win 12–0 PhilippinesRicky Escaner 8–3 KO 4 (10) 0:40 19 Jan 2003 PhilippinesGaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City
11 Win 11–0 PhilippinesSherwin Manatad 6–4–2 KO 4 (10) 2:17 16 Dec 2002 PhilippinesMunicipal Coliseum, Sogod
10 Win 10–0 PhilippinesFlash Murillo 24–8–1 UD 10 19 Oct 2002 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
9 Win 9–0 PhilippinesJonnie Coma 6–7–1 TKO 3 (10) 2:39 31 Aug 2002 PhilippinesNew Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
8 Win 8–0 PhilippinesReynaldo Mutia 0–1 KO 2 (10) ? 31 Jul 2002 PhilippinesGaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Barangay Banilad, Cebu City
7 Win 7–0 PhilippinesAllan Ranada 4–2 UD 10 25 May 2002 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports & Culural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
6 Win 6–0 PhilippinesFlash Eraham 14–6–3 PTS 10 13 Apr 2002 PhilippinesMakati Coliseum, Makati City
5 Win 5–0 PhilippinesJunric Velono 11–11 TKO 2 (?) ? 20 Jan 2002 PhilippinesBarangay Banilad, Cebu City
4 Win 4–0 PhilippinesBert Cano 23–6–3 MD 10 7 Dec 2001 PhilippinesMandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City
3 Win 3–0 ThailandSornthong Mungmeeveeraphum Debut TKO 8 (?) ? 10 Aug 2001 PhilippinesBarangay Lahug, Cebu City Injury Stoppage.
2 Win 2–0 PhilippinesEfren Ubanan Debut TKO 4 (?) ? 20 Apr 2001 PhilippinesBarangay Pitalo, San Fernando
1 Win 1–0 PhilippinesRudy Hibaya 1–0 UD 6 31 Mar 2001 PhilippinesCebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City Professional Debut

Going home

In February 2010, Gorres was well enough to fly home to the Philippines, where he was greeted at the airport by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His physical therapy continued at Perpetual Succur Hospital in Cebu. His therapy involved the strengthening and conditioning of his muscles to help him regain the ability to do functional activities. Gorres began to regain his ability to walk and regained partial control of his left hand. He also underwent a series of surgeries for throat blockage.[7]

References
  1. "Gorres, Darchinyan clash in 'Now or Never' match". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. Joaquin Henson (November 16, 2009). "Gorres shows signs of recovery". The Philippine Star. p. A-32.
  3. Anson Wainwright (October 6, 2009). "Q & A with Z "THE DREAM" GORRES". 15rounds.com. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  4. Hale, Andreas (2009-11-13). "Rosas decisions Catubay". Fight News. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  5. Giongco, Nick. "Gorres on road to recovery". The Manila Bulletin Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
  6. "The Fabulous Forum". Los Angeles Times. 2009-11-14.
  7. "Gorres recovers from throat surgery". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
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