Guillermo Jones was born on May 5,1972 and is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2017.
14 Facts About Guillermo Jones
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Guillermo Jones held the WBA cruiserweight title from 2008 to 2012, and challenged twice for the WBA super welterweight title in 1998.
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Guillermo Jones avenged that loss two months later in Panama by first round Knockout.
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Now aligned with promoter Don King, Guillermo Jones fought two light middleweight WBA world title bouts against Laurent Boudouani in 1998.
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Guillermo Jones drew once and lost the rematch by split decision in 12 round contests.
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Guillermo Jones got a shot at WBA World Cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan on September 27,2008 and won the WBA world title by tenth round stoppage.
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Guillermo Jones was the heaviest, and the oldest professional fighter from Panama to have achieved a world championship when he became Panama's 28th world boxing champion.
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Guillermo Jones later announced he would make a mandatory defense against Yoan Pablo Hernandez.
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Guillermo Jones the defended his WBA world title against Mike Marrone.
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Denis Lebedev of Russia won the interim WBA World title and then won the vacant WBA World title after Guillermo Jones refused to fight him.
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Guillermo Jones inflicted horrific punishment on Lebedev, inflicting enough damage to Lebedev's right eye to perhaps end his career for medical reasons.
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In October 2013, Guillermo Jones was stripped of his title for failing a drug test for his WBA unification fight with Lebedev, with Lebedev being reinstated as full champion.
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Guillermo Jones again tested positive, and was stripped of the title, however recent allegations of Russian tampering with drug testing has put this finding in doubt.
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In December 2013, Guillermo Jones was reinstated by the WBA as Champion in Recess.