Jorge Teron

Infobox Boxer


name = Jorge Teron
realname = Jorge Luis Teron
nickname = The Truth
height = height|ft=6|in=0cite news
title = Jorge Teron: Absolutely Ready
url = http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/2863/jorge-teron-absolutely-ready/
publisher = thesweetsence.com
author = Robert Mladinich
date = 11-15-2005
accessdate = 2008-08-14]
weight = Lightweight
nationality=flagicon|USA American
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|5|6
birth_place = Bronx
home = New York City
style = Orthodox
total = 23
wins = 22
KO = 15
losses = 0
draws = 1
no contests = 0

Jorge Luis "The Truth" Teron (born 6 May 1985, the Bronx) is an American professional boxer, fighting out of New York City. Standing at 6'0" and 135 pounds, Teron is the New York State and NABO lightweight champion with perfect pro-record.

Amateur career

Born and raised in the Bronx, Teron is the median kid of family, has two brothers. Carlos, born in 1992, his younger bother is also a young amateur. Teron had begun boxing at the age of 13, with his father's collimation at Webster PAL. His amateur record consists 77–9, achieved three times consecutive New York Golden Gloves championship in two different weight divisions, featherweight-novice, and lightweight-open between 2002 and 2004.

Professional career

Teron turned into professional when he was 20, in 2005. Teron started his career with flashing results, finishing his first 4 bouts with KOs in early 2005. His acsending trend continued with 10 straight victories until his fight against Armando Cordoba which finalized as a draw in 30 June 2006. The duo had a revenge just 26 days later and Teron dispatched his opponent with unanimous decision after 6 rounds. Teron then achieved one more pretty successful victory row, sum of 12 fights since July 2006.

Miscellaneous

Teron is working with Mark Breland, a former World and Olympic champion since his 10^th pro-bout against Marcus Luck. His manager is Steven Heid.

He studied successively at JFK High School in his native brough and, at the Business Administration Department of Bronx Community College. He spared with Dmitriy Salita and Edgar Santana at Gleason's Gym.

According to Showbox pro-fight preview for the fight against Mexican Michael Lozada, Teron grew up with his grandmother due to his mother is in a wheelchair. Additionally, this fight was broadcasted live on Pan-European sports channel Eurosport, as its first ever bout in European TVs, on 1 August 2008.

He also trained with WBO world title contender Zahir Raheem for a while in Atlanta.

See also

References

External links

* [http://www.jorgeteron.com/Page1.html Jorge Teron Official Website]
* [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=301196&cat=boxer Teron's Pro-Record] on Boxrec