Rances Barthelemy was born on 25 June 1986 and is a Cuban professional boxer.
11 Facts About Rances Barthelemy
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Rances Barthelemy is a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF junior lightweight title in 2014, and the IBF lightweight title from 2015 to 2016.
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Rances Barthelemy defected to the United States prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Rances Barthelemy left Cuba over frustration with how his brother Yan's career was developing and the implications that it could have for his own future in the sport.
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Rances Barthelemy originally defeated Argenis Mendez on 3 January 2014 to win the title, but the win was considered controversial, as Rances Barthelemy knocked Mendez out seconds after the bell to signal the end of the second round came.
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Rances Barthelemy later defeated Mendez in a rematch on 10 July 2014 via unanimous decision to win the title.
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Rances Barthelemy vacated his title in February 2015 in anticipation of moving up in weight category.
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Rances Barthelemy showed his versatility early, coming out orthodox before switching up to southpaw midway throughout the first round.
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Rances Barthelemy scored a knockdown with a huge left in the fourth round, but DeMarco survived the round.
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On 20 May, 2017, Rances Barthelemy fought Kiryl Relikh in a WBA eliminator.
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On 27 April, 2019, Rances Barthelemy fought Robert Easter Jr for the vacant WBA interim super lightweight title.