Real name Javier Fortuna Wins 29 Total fights 31 Nickname(s) El Abejon Name Javier Fortuna Stance Orthodox stance | Reach 70 in (178 cm) Role Boxer Draws 1 Nationality Dominican Height 1.65 m Losses 0 | |
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Rated at LightweightSuper FeatherweightFeatherweight Division | ||
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Javier Fortuna (born July 7, 1990 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division and a one-time WBA (Regular) Super Featherweight Champion. Fortuna is trained by Héctor Bermudez (Universal Training) in Albany, New York and Braintree, Massachusetts. On June 24, 2016, he lost his title after being defeated by Jason Sosa.
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- Javier fortuna kos abner cotto showtime boxing special edition
- JAVIER FORTUNA SLAMS GERVONTA DAVIS YOU FOUGHT A WEAK 122 LBS FIGHT ME AT 130 or 135 LBS
- Early life
- Amateur career
- Pro career
- WBA interim featherweight title fight
- WBA regular super featherweight title fight
- References
JAVIER FORTUNA SLAMS GERVONTA DAVIS “YOU FOUGHT A WEAK 122 LBS, FIGHT ME AT 130 or 135 LBS”
Early life
Javier was raised in La Romana, Dominican Republic, where he trained boxing with his older brother Jonathon Alexander Fortuna.
Amateur career
Fortuna was a member of the Dominican National Team. During his amateur career he won a Pan American silver medal and a gold medal at Dominican National Championships.
Pro career
He's promoted by Lou DiBella's company DiBella Entertainment. In March 2011, Javier knocked out Florida prospect Derrick Wilson to win the WBC Youth Intercontinental Featherweight Championship. He later followed this up with a first-round knockout over prospect Yuandale Evans and a second-round knockout over former IBF and IBO Featherweight Champion Cristobal Cruz.
WBA interim featherweight title fight
On the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV on December 8, 2012, Javier Fortuna faced previously unbeaten Irish fighter Patrick Hyland for the WBA Interim Featherweight Title. Fortuna started fast throwing power punches in bunches but the Irishman stayed on his feet and began to put the pressure on Fortuna. Fortuna seemed to fade late but had built enough of an early lead to take the fights' victory on a unanimous decision and handing Hyland his first loss as a professional.
WBA regular super featherweight title fight
On the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Chris Algieri on May 20, 2015, Javier Fortuna faced the Costa Rican Bryan Vasquez for the WBA regular Super Featherweight Title. Fortuna started strong throwing a lot of punches and making Vasquez look slow, Fortuna kept his game plan until the last round and won his second world title as a professional.