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'''Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez Jr.''' (born January 18, 1998)<ref name=Fox>{{Cite web |title=David Morrell Bio Information - PBC Boxing |url=https://www.foxsports.com/boxing/osvary-morrell-player-bio |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=[[Fox Sports]] |language=}}</ref> is a Cuban [[professional boxer]]. He has held the [[WBA (Regular)]] [[super middleweight]] title since 2021. As an [[Amateur boxer|amateur]], he won gold medals at the [[2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships|2016 Youth World Championships]] and the 2017 Cuban National Championships.
'''Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez''' (born on [[January 18]], [[1998]] in [[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]], [[Cuba]]), also and perhaps much better known professionally by his ring name as '''David Morrell''', is a Cuban [[professional boxer]] who has held the [[WBA (Regular)]] [[super middleweight]] title since January 2021. As an [[Amateur boxer|amateur]], he has even officially won a favorable number of gold medals at the [[2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships|2016 Youth World Championships]] and the 2017 Cuban National Championships. His senior paternal grandfather is the all legendary '''Francisco Domingo Briganza Gutierrez''', his father is '''Pablo Danilo Morgan Gutierrez''' and his paternal uncle is '''Paolo Niccolo Morgan Gutierrez''' (younger brother of his father and second younger son of his senior paternal grandfather).


== Amateur career ==
== Amateur Career ==
During an [[Amateur boxing|amateur]] career in which Morrell compiled a record of 130–5, he won gold medals at the [[2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships|2016 Youth World Championships]], where he was named "Best Boxer of the Tournament", 2017 Cuban National Championships, and the 2018 India Open International Boxing Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 July 2019|title=News: Gutierrez, Mike Faragon, Davey, Masoud, Kaplan, More|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/news-gutierrez-mike-faragon-davey-masoud-kaplan-more--141007|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 July 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref>


At over and while during an [[Amateur boxing|amateur]] training career and early initial boxing match in which Morrell had at even and also just already thereby compiled a noteworthy boxing record of about and over 130–2, he has also favorably won over multiple number of gold medals at the [[2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships|2016 Youth World Championships]], where he was also eventually and officially named as being " The Best Boxer of the Tournament", where at the 2017 Cuban National Championships and as well as also at the following 2018 India Open International Boxing Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 July 2019|title=News: Gutierrez, Mike Faragon, Davey, Masoud, Kaplan, More|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/news-gutierrez-mike-faragon-davey-masoud-kaplan-more--141007|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 July 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
==Professional career==
Morrell made his professional debut on August 28, 2019, scoring a first-round [[knockout]] (KO) victory over Yendris Rodriguez Valdez at the [[Minneapolis Armory]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Osvary Morrell vs. Yendris Rodriguez Valdez|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/790482/2385452|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 30, 2020|website=[[BoxRec]]}}</ref>


==Professional Career==
He scored a second-round KO victory against Quinton Rankin in November<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donovan|first=Jake|date=November 2, 2019|title=PBC on FS1: Ryan Karl Stops Bergman Aguilar in Five|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/pbc-on-fs1-ryan-karl-stops-bergman-aguilar-five--143951|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 30, 2020|website=BoxingScene.com}}</ref> before facing [[Lennox Allen]] for the vacant [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Interim championship|interim]] [[super middleweight]] title on August 8, 2020, at the [[Microsoft Theater]] in Los Angeles, California. The bout featured on the undercard of the interim [[welterweight]] title fight between [[Thomas Dulorme]] and [[Jamal James]]. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 11 but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Idec|first=Keith|date=July 30, 2020|title=James-Dulorme: FOX, PBC Officially Announce Show For August 8|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/james-dulorme-fox-pbc-officially-announce-show-august-8--150562|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 30, 2020|website=BoxingScene.com}}</ref> In what was described as a dominant performance, Morrell captured the WBA interim title via twelve-round [[unanimous decision]] (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 120–108, 119–109, and 118–110.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donovan|first=Jake|date=August 9, 2020|title=David Morrell Outworks Lennox Allen For Dominant Decision, Wins WBA Belt|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/david-morrell-outworks-lennox-allen-results--150780|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 9, 2020|website=BoxingScene.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Jerrell|date=August 9, 2020|title=David Morrell Dominates Lennox Allen; Picks Up WBA Interim Title|url=https://3kingsboxing.com/david-morrell-dominates-lennox-allen/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929090459/https://3kingsboxing.com/david-morrell-dominates-lennox-allen/ |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020|website=3Kings Boxing WorldWide}}</ref>


Morrell has also officially made his professional boxing debut as of on last August 28, 2019, where he had managed to considerably land and efficiently score a great first-round [[knockout]] (KO) victory over '''Yendris Rodriguez Valdez''' at the [[Minneapolis Armory]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Osvary Morrell vs. Yendris Rodriguez Valdez|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/790482/2385452|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 July 2020|website=[[BoxRec]]}}</ref>
He was set to make the first defense of his title against Mike Gavronski on December 26 at the [[Shrine Exposition Hall|Shine Exposition Hall]] in Los Angeles. After Morrell failed to weigh within the super middleweight limit, reports claimed that he had been stripped of his title. However, it was later revealed that a clause in the fight contract allowed for the fight to continue as a non-title contest. Morrell defeated Gavronski via third-round KO.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donovan |first=Jake |date=December 26, 2020 |title=David Morrell Demolishes Mike Gavronski in Three Round Beating |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/david-morrell-demolishes-mike-gavronski-three-round-results--154345 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=Boxing Scene |language=}}</ref>


Morrell has also scored another second-round KO victory against '''Quinton Rankin''', where and as of later in November<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donovan|first=Jake|date=2 November 2019|title=PBC on FS1: Ryan Karl Stops Bergman Aguilar in 5|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/pbc-on-fs1-ryan-karl-stops-bergman-aguilar-5--143951|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 July 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref> at right and even before even facing off against [[Lennox Allen]] for the vacant [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[Interim championship|interim]] [[super middleweight]] title on August 8, 2020 at the [[Microsoft Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The bout has also featured on the undercard of the interim [[welterweight]] title fight between [[Thomas Dulorme]] and [[Jamal James]]. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 11, 2020 but was eventually postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Idec|first=Keith|date=30 July 2020|title=James-Dulorme: FOX, PBC Officially Announce Show For August 8|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/james-dulorme-fox-pbc-officially-announce-show-august-8--150562|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=30 July 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref> In and as of what was also described as a big dominant boxing performance, Morrell has also captured the official WBA interim title via a 12-round unanimous decision and all along with the official judges' score cards reading at right and in between and at all over 120–108, 119–109, and 118–110.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donovan|first=Jake|date=9 August 2020|title=David Morrell Outworks Lennox Allen For Dominant Decision, Wins WBA Belt|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/david-morrell-outworks-lennox-allen-results--150780|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 August 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Jerrell|date=9 August 2020|title=David Morrell Dominates Lennox Allen; Picks Up WBA Interim Title|url=https://3kingsboxing.com/david-morrell-dominates-lennox-allen/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 August 2020|website=3Kings Boxing WorldWide|language=en-US}}</ref>
The following month, Morrell was elevated from interim champion to [[WBA (Regular)|Regular champion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Lyle |date=February 2, 2021 |title=Super Middleweight Youngster David Morrell Insists "This Division is Mine" |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/super-middleweight-youngster-david-morrell-insists-this-division-mine--155143 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=Boxing Scene |language=}}</ref> The first defense of his Regular title came against Mario Cazares on June 27, 2021, at the Minneapolis Armory. Morrell Retained his title via first-round KO.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donovan |first=Jake |date=June 27, 2021 |title=David Morrell Demolishes Mario Cazares in One Round |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/david-morrell-demolishes-mario-cazares-one-results--158755 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=Boxing Scene |language=}}</ref>


==Professional Boxing Record==
After defending his title on November 5, 2022, against [[Aidos Yerbossynuly]], knocking him out in the 12th round,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christ |first=Scott |date=2022-11-06 |title=Highlights and results: David Morrell Jr knocks out Aidos Yerbossynuly in 12th round |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2022/11/6/23442693/morrell-vs-yerbossynuly-full-fight-video-highlights-results-knockout-showtime-pbc-boxing-news-2022 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Bad Left Hook |language=en}}</ref> Yerbossynuly was hospitalized and put into an induced coma due to a [[subdural hematoma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report: Aidos Yerbossynuly in coma after taking beating from David Morrell |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/report-aidos-yerbossynuly-coma-taking-020906673.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=sports.yahoo.com |date=November 7, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rafael |first=Dan |title=Source: Yerbossynuly in coma after 12th-round knockout loss to Morrell |url=https://danrafael.substack.com/p/source-yerbossynuly-in-coma-after |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=danrafael.substack.com |date=November 7, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


Morrell is scheduled to face [[Radivoje Kalajdzic]] at [[BMO Stadium]] in Los Angeles on August 3, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=David Morrell vs Radivoje Kalajdzic joins Crawford-Madrimov confirmed undercard |url=https://www.fightmag.com/david-morrell-vs-radivoje-kalajdzic-joins-crawford-madrimov-confirmed-undercard/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=24 April 2024}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
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|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|1:43}}
|Dec 16, 2023
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|KO
|1 (12), {{Small|2:22}}
|[[Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia|Apr 22, 2023]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
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|12 (12) {{small|2:34}}
|Nov 5, 2022
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|align=left|Kalvin Henderson
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|6
|{{yes2}}Win
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|align=left|[[Alantez Fox]]
|TKO
|4 (12), {{small|2:06}}
|Dec 18, 2021
|align=left|{{small| Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title}}
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|5
|{{yes2}}Win
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|1 (12), {{small|2:32}}
|1 (12), {{small|1:09}}
|Jun 27, 2021
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|align=left|{{small|Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title}}
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|4
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
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|align=left|Mike Gavronski
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Gavronski
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|3 (10), {{small|2:45}}
|Dec 26, 2020
|26 Dec 2020
|align=left|{{small|Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
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|3
|3
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|align=left|[[Lennox Allen]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|GUY}} [[Lennox Allen]]
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|12
|Aug 8, 2020
|8 Aug 2020
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|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|US}} [[Microsoft Theater]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.}}
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|align=left|Quinton Rankin
|align=left|{{flagicon|US}} Quinton Rankin
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|KO
|2 (8), {{small|1:01}}
|2 (8), {{small|1:01}}
|Nov 2, 2019
|2 Nov 2019
|align=left|{{small|[[MGM National Harbor]], [[Oxon Hill, Maryland]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|US}} [[MGM National Harbor]], [[Oxon Hill, Maryland]], U.S.}}
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|1
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
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|1 (4), {{small|1:05}}
|1 (4), {{small|1:05}}
|Aug 31, 2019
|31 Aug 2019
|align=left|{{small|[[Minneapolis Armory]], [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], U.S.}}
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==See also==
*[[List of southpaw stance boxers]]
*[[List of world super-middleweight boxing champions]]


==References==
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David Morrell
Born
Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez

(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)
Santa Clara, Cuba
NationalityCuban
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach78+1⁄2 in (199 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights5
Wins5
Wins by KO4
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Cuba
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. Petersburg Light heavyweight
Cuban National Championships
Representing Camagüey
Gold medal – first place 2017 Havana Light heavyweight

Osvary David Morrell Gutierrez (born on January 18, 1998 in Santa Clara, Cuba), also and perhaps much better known professionally by his ring name as David Morrell, is a Cuban professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) super middleweight title since January 2021. As an amateur, he has even officially won a favorable number of gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships and the 2017 Cuban National Championships. His senior paternal grandfather is the all legendary Francisco Domingo Briganza Gutierrez, his father is Pablo Danilo Morgan Gutierrez and his paternal uncle is Paolo Niccolo Morgan Gutierrez (younger brother of his father and second younger son of his senior paternal grandfather).

Amateur Career

At over and while during an amateur training career and early initial boxing match in which Morrell had at even and also just already thereby compiled a noteworthy boxing record of about and over 130–2, he has also favorably won over multiple number of gold medals at the 2016 Youth World Championships, where he was also eventually and officially named as being " The Best Boxer of the Tournament", where at the 2017 Cuban National Championships and as well as also at the following 2018 India Open International Boxing Tournament.[2]

Professional Career

Morrell has also officially made his professional boxing debut as of on last August 28, 2019, where he had managed to considerably land and efficiently score a great first-round knockout (KO) victory over Yendris Rodriguez Valdez at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3]

Morrell has also scored another second-round KO victory against Quinton Rankin, where and as of later in November[4] at right and even before even facing off against Lennox Allen for the vacant WBA interim super middleweight title on August 8, 2020 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The bout has also featured on the undercard of the interim welterweight title fight between Thomas Dulorme and Jamal James. The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 11, 2020 but was eventually postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In and as of what was also described as a big dominant boxing performance, Morrell has also captured the official WBA interim title via a 12-round unanimous decision and all along with the official judges' score cards reading at right and in between and at all over 120–108, 119–109, and 118–110.[6][7]

Professional Boxing Record

5 fights 5 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Mario Abel Cazares KO 1 (12), 1:09 27 Jun 2021 United States Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
4 Win 4–0 United States Mike Gavronski KO 3 (10), 2:45 26 Dec 2020 United States Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Guyana Lennox Allen UD 12 8 Aug 2020 United States Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won vacant WBA interim super middleweight title
2 Win 2–0 United States Quinton Rankin KO 2 (8), 1:01 2 Nov 2019 United States MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Cuba Yendris Rodriguez Valdez KO 1 (4), 1:05 31 Aug 2019 United States Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for David Morrell". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "News: Gutierrez, Mike Faragon, Davey, Masoud, Kaplan, More". BoxingScene.com. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Osvary Morrell vs. Yendris Rodriguez Valdez". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Donovan, Jake (2 November 2019). "PBC on FS1: Ryan Karl Stops Bergman Aguilar in 5". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Idec, Keith (30 July 2020). "James-Dulorme: FOX, PBC Officially Announce Show For August 8". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Donovan, Jake (9 August 2020). "David Morrell Outworks Lennox Allen For Dominant Decision, Wins WBA Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
John Ryder 		WBA super middleweight champion
Interim title
9 August 2020 – 19 January 2021
promoted to Regular champion 		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Canelo Álvarez 		WBA super middleweight champion
Regular title
19 January 2021 – present 		Incumbent
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