Pedro Guevara: Mexican Boxing Legend’s Inspiring Journey
Pedro Guevara is a Mexican boxer from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, who has held the WBC light-flyweight world title and an interim WBC super-flyweight title. He turned professional in 2008 and first challenged for a world championship in 2012.
World champion at light flyweight
In August 2012, Guevara challenged IBF light-flyweight champion John Riel Casimero in Mazatlán. Casimero scored a first-round knockdown and won a split decision, as contemporary coverage reported.
Guevara captured the vacant WBC light-flyweight title in Tokyo on December 30, 2014, knocking out Akira Yaegashi in the seventh round. The WBC notes he made two successful defenses before losing the belt to Yu Kimura by split decision in November 2015. In October 2017, he challenged Kenshiro Teraji for the WBC light-flyweight title and lost a majority decision; by then, Guevara was a former champion, not the defending titleholder.
A second world-title run
After moving to super-flyweight, Guevara won the interim WBC title with a split-decision victory over Australia’s Andrew Moloney in Perth on May 12, 2024. The WBC reported the result. Guevara then challenged full champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in Philadelphia on November 9, 2024, losing by third-round technical knockout, according to his BoxRec bout record. BoxRec’s record shows Guevara continued fighting after those title bouts.
Sources
- BoxRec: professional record and bout history
- Philstar: Casimero retains IBF title against Guevara
- WBC: Yaegashi title win and defenses
- WBC: Guevara wins interim title from Moloney
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
