Dainier Peró
{{Short description|Cuban boxer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Dainier Peró
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| realname = Dainier Christian Peró Justiz
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| height = 6 ft 5 in
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| weight = Heavyweight
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|1}}
| birth_place = Camaguey, Cuba
| style = Orthodox
| total = 10
| wins = 10
| KO = 8
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{{MedalSport|Men's amateur boxing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CUB}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Lima|Super heavyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|Youth World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2016 St. Petersburg|Heavyweight}}
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Dainier Christian Peró Justiz (born 1 October 1999) is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur, Peró won gold medals at both the 2019 Pan American Games and 2016 Youth World Championships.{{Cite news|url=https://www.panamsports.org/news-sport/cuba-dominates-boxing-at-lima-2019/|title=CUBA DOMINATES BOXING AT LIMA 2019|work=panamsports.org|access-date=12 January 2023|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://newfanzoneblog.wordpress.com/tag/aiba-youth-world-champions-2016/|title=EIGHT NATIONS TRIUMPH AS NEW AIBA YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED|work=newfanzoneblog.wordpress.com|access-date=12 January 2023|language=en}} Peró also competed at the 2020 Olympics.{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/richard-torrez-jr-rallies-beat-dainier-pero-advances-super-heavyweight-medal-round--159563|title=Richard Torrez Jr. Rallies To Beat Dainier Pero, Advances To Super Heavyweight Medal Round|work=boxingscene.com|access-date=12 January 2023|language=en}} He is the younger brother of professional boxer and 2016 Olympian Lenier Pero, a southpaw who has also won Pan Am Games gold medals, namely the heavyweight gold medal at the 2011 games and the super heavyweight gold medal at the 2015 games.{{Cite web |url=https://www.aiba.org/leinier-pero-91-kg/ |title=Bio at AIBA |access-date=22 April 2025 |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118164658/https://www.aiba.org/leinier-pero-91-kg/ |url-status=dead }}
Amateur career
= Highlights =
Olympic Games result
Tokyo 2020
- Round of 16: Defeated Cristian Salcedo (Colombia) 5–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated by Richard Torrez (USA) 4–1
Pan American Games result
Lima 2019
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Cosme dos Santos (Brazil) 5–0
- Semi–finals: Defeated Richard Torrez (USA) 3–2
- Final: Defeated Cristian Salcedo (Colombia) 4–1
Professional career
=Early career=
Peró made his professional debut on 2 December 2022, in a bout against Deane Williams. Peró secured a win after knocking his opponent out in the opening round of the bout.{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/dainier-pero-wins-pro-debut-via-first-round-knockout--170960|title=Dainier Pero Wins Pro Debut Via First Round Knockout|work=boxingscene.com|access-date=12 January 2023|language=en}}
Pero is scheduled to face Cesar Navarro in the main event of Most Valuable Prospects 12 at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, FL on May 9, 2025.{{cite news |title=Dainier Pero to face Cesar Navarro on 'Most Valuable Prospects 12' |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/dainier-pero-to-face-cesar-navarro-at-most-valuable-prospects-12 |work=www.boxingscene.com |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Dainier Pero faces Cesar Navarro atop MVP 12 in Orlando in May |url=https://www.fightmag.com/dainier-pero-faces-cesar-navarro-atop-mvp-12-in-orlando-in-may/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=1 April 2025}}
Professional boxing record
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| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |
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| 10
|{{yes2}}Win |10–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Walter Burns |TKO |1 (10), {{small|1:34}} |13 Dec 2024 |style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.}} | |
| 9
|{{yes2}}Win |9–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Willie Jake Jr |TKO |3 (8), {{small|1:34}} |19 Oct 2024 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.}} | |
| 8
|{{yes2}}Win |8–0 | style="text-align:left;" |James Evans |TKO |5 (8), {{small|2:07}} |26 Jul 2024 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.}} | |
| 7
|{{yes2}}Win |7–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Jose Mario Tamez |TKO |1 (6), {{small|2:00}} |26 Apr 2024 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.}} | |
| 6
|{{yes2}}Win |6–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Joe Jones |TKO |2 (6), {{small|1:36}} |2 Feb 2024 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, U.S.}} | |
| 5
|{{yes2}}Win |5–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Quintell Thompson |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |1 (4), {{small|1:09}} |24 Jun 2023 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, Iowa, U.S.}} | |
| 4
|{{yes2}}Win |4–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Josue Vargas |UD |4 |24 Mar 2023 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|AC Hotel by Marriott, Denver, Colorado, U.S.}} | |
| 3
|{{yes2}}Win |3–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Daniel Zavala |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |4 |11 Feb 2023 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.}} | |
| 2
|{{yes2}}Win |2–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Benjerman Baker |KO |1 (4), {{small|0:19}} |14 Jan 2023 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Fieldhouse USA, Aurora, Colorado, U.S.}} | |
| 1
|{{yes2}}Win |1–0 | style="text-align:left;" |Deane Williams |{{abbr|KO|Knockout}} |1 (4), {{small|1:21}} |2 Dec 2022 | style="text-align:left;" |{{small|Outlaw Saloon, Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.}} | |
References
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External links
- [https://www.aiba.org/leinier-pero-91-kg/ Dainier Pero] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605001227/https://www.aiba.org/leinier-pero-91-kg/ |date=5 June 2019 }} at AIBA
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Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for Cuba
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Category:Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Category:Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century Cuban sportsmen
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