Carlos Gerena


Carlos Gerena Allende is a former contender in the super featherweight division of boxing. He was nicknamed "El Topo".

Amateur career

Gerena's most notable accomplishment was defeating Jesús Chávez of Mexico by split decision on January 7, 1995—early in both of their careers. Chávez avenged the loss on March 22, 2003 with a TKO victory in round 6. Gerena also fought against notable world champions Genaro Hernandez and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Gerena won minor titles such as the WBA Latin, WBA Fedelatin, and WBC Continental Americas super featherweight titles throughout his career. His record was 38-6. Before his professional career he represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.