Nickname(s) Alacran Name Miguel Berchelt Stance Orthodox stance Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Role Boxer Draws 0 | Reach 72 in (183 cm) Division Featherweight Losses 1 Nationality Mexican Total fights 26 Number of contests 0 | |
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Real name Miguel Angel Berchelt Cervera Rated at Super Featherweight
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Miguel Ángel Berchelt Cervera (born November 17, 1991) is a Mexican professional boxer and the current WBC Super Featherweight champion.
Contents
- Francisco vargas vs miguel berchelt bad highlights hbo boxing
- Miguel berchelt vs takashi miura bad highlights hbo boxing
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- Berchelt vs Vargas
- Berchelt vs Miura
- References
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Amateur career
Berchelt tried out at the age of 16 for the football club he supported as a child, Pumas UNAM. However, he turned to boxing at the age of 16 after he was rejected. During his amateur career Miguel was a three-time Mexican National Boxing Champion in the Elite category. However Berchelt never represented his country internationally as Óscar Valdez was the highest-ranked boxer in the featherweight division at the time. The two never faced each other as amateurs.
Professional career
Berchelt turned pro at the age of 18, moving from his native Cancún to Mérida. He would debut on his 19th birthday, defeating Armin Chan by way of technical knockout in the 2nd round. Berchelt lived in a single room above a gym with six other boxers during this time. He was considered the boxer of the year in 2011 by the World Boxing Council. He would amass a 15-0 record with 13 knockouts before getting his first chance to compete for a belt in September of 2012. Berchelt defeated Berman Sánchez for the WBC Youth Intercontinental super featherweight by technical knockout after 2 rounds. Berchelt made his US debut in March of 2013 beating Claudio Ríos by TKO in the first round in the undercard of Ríos vs. Alvarado II at the Mandalay Bay. Berchelt's career suffered a surprising setback when he was knocked out in just one round by Luis Eduardo Flores. Berchelt struggled getting inside the range of his taller opponent. He was knocked down by a left check hook and struggled to beat the count before the referee waved the fight off.
However, Berchelt would get his career back on track by rattling off seven consecutive wins by way of knockout and winning the NABO super featherweight title. After this streak, he would get his first chance to fight for a world championship. The belt in question was the vacant interim superfeatherweight title, which he conquered after defeating George Jupp in 6 rounds by technical knockout in Mérida, his adopted hometown. Berchelt defended his title against Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo before vacating it to challenge WBC champion Francisco Vargas.
Berchelt vs. Vargas
The fight between Berchelt and Vargas took place at the Fantasy Springs Casino on January 29, 2017. Vargas and Berchelt traded punches in the early rounds, with cuts from Vargas' previous fights with Takashi Miura and Orlando Salido re-opening. On the latter rounds, Vargas started to slowly fade and Berchelt started to dominate the defending champion. The referee stopped the fight with 2:19 minutes elapsed in the 11th round.
Berchelt vs. Miura
Berchelt's first defense came on July 15 at The Forum in Inglewood, California against former WBC super featherweight champion Takashi Miura. Miura lost his title to Vargas in The Ring's 2015 Fight of the year. Miura had defeated Miguel Román in the Vargas vs. Berchelt undercard to become the WBC's mandatory challenger. Berchelt knocked down Miura in the first round and proceeded to out-point the former champion en route to a comfortable win by unanimous decision (120-109, 119-108, 116-111). This fight marked only the second time that a Berchelt bout went to scorecards. Miura announced his retirement 2 weeks after this bout.