Mike Perez (boxer)

Mike Perez
Statistics
Real name	Ismaikel Pérez Pérez
Nickname(s)	The Rebel
Rated at	Heavyweight
Nationality	Cuba
Born	20 October 1985 (1985-10-20) (age 26) Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	17
Wins	17
Wins by KO	12
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Ismaikel "Mike" Pérez Pérez (b. 1986 in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba) is a Cuban professional boxer best known to win the World Junior Amateur Championships at light heavyweight in Jeju in 2004.^[1] Perez also, won the International Prizefighter tournament. He is currently going through the process of obtaining Irish citizenship.

Amateur career

In 2004 at the Junior Championships the Southpaw beat Englishman Danny Price in the semifinals and Russian Nikolay Pavlyukov 38:16 in the final.

He later lost to compatriot Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Yusiel Napoles at 178lbs but beat Kenneth Egan and Constantin Bejeranu.

He went up to 201lbs but had problems with the world class domestic competition like 2006 champion Luis Ortiz who beat him in 2006 (he returned the favor in 2007) and especially by Osmay Acosta who beat him 2007 in the National Final.

Professional

He, along with Alexei Acosta and Luis Garcia defected to Ireland in 2007.

In 2008, he turned professional in Cork under Cuban coach Nicholas Cruz (Hernández) who came to Ireland in 1988. He calls himself Mike "The Rebel" Perez.

Perez has a professional record of 17 fights and 17 wins including 12 knock-outs.

On 7 May 2011, Perez won the International Prizefighter tournament, beating American Tye Fields in the final to take home a £32,000 prize. After the fight, Perez stated the victory would earn him a world title shot in the near future.^[2][3]

He then foguht and won against American journeyman Zack Page in a remacth on November 9, 2011, in York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.^[4]

Professional boxing record

17 Wins (12 knockouts, 0 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[5]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	17–0	Zack Page	PTS	8	2011-11-09	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Rematch.
Win	16–0	Tye Fields	TKO	1 (3), 0:42	2011-05-07	Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London	Won Prizefighter Tournament, International heavyweight final.
Win	15–0	Gregory Tony	TKO	1 (3), 0:54	2011-05-07	Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London	Won Prizefighter Tournament, International heavyweight semi-final.
Win	14–0	Kertson Manswell	UD	3	2011-05-07	Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London	Won Prizefighter Tournament, International heavyweight quarter-final.
Win	13–0	Ismail Abdoul	PTS	8	2011-03-04	Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire
Win	12–0	Pavel Dolgovs	TKO	1 (6), 1:41	2010-11-06	University Arena, Limerick, Munster
Win	11–0	Jason Barnett	KO	1 (8)	2010-06-26	Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Munster
Win	10–0	Tomas Mrazek	TKO	3 (4), 1:48	2010-05-15	University Arena, Limerick, Munster	Mrazek cut above right eye in 2nd round. End in the 3rd after the cut worsens.
Win	9–0	Edgars Kalnars	TKO	1 (4), 0:48	2010-05-15	University Arena, Limerick, Munster	Perez boxed twice on the same show. Kalnars given a count in the 1st round.
Win	8–0	Zack Page	PTS	8	2009-02-28	Lightfoot Centre, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Win	7–0	Harry Duiven Jr	KO	2 (6), 0:22	2009-01-17	Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork, Munster
Win	6–0	Luis Oscar Ricail	TKO	1 (6), 1:24	2008-10-26	Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Munster
Win	5–0	Claudemir Dias	KO	1 (8), 0:22	2008-09-13	Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Munster
Win	4–0	Howard Daley	TKO	1 (4), 1:27	2008-04-12	Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Connacht
Win	3–0	Tomasz Zeprzalka	PTS	6	2008-03-22	National Boxing Stadium, Dublin, Leinster
Win	2–0	Sandor Balogh	TKO	1 (4), 0:41	2008-02-02	University Arena, Limerick, Munster
Win	1–0	Jevgenijs Stamburskis	TKO	1 (4), 1:35	2008-01-26	Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Munster	Mike Perez's professional debut.

References

1. ^ Ball, Ashley Jarno (2010-05-03). "Groans as Perez ambles to boring victory in Doncaster". Boxing-Ireland.com. http://boxing-ireland.com/20110305_mike_perez_abdoul_61.html. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
2. ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12183_6919793,00.html
3. ^ "Mike Perez". BoxRec. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=438253&cat=boxer. Retrieved 2011-03-11. 
4. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=438253&cat=boxer
5. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=438253&cat=boxer

External links

• Professional boxing record for Mike Perez (boxer) from BoxRec
• Amateur record
• [1]
• Bleacher Report - The Top 10 Heavyweight Prospects in the World
• [2]

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Name	Perez, Ismaikel
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Date of birth	1986
Place of birth	Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
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