Gil Reyes
Encyclopedia
Gilberto Reyes is a professional boxer
.
Reyes, whose nickname is "Sugar", fights out of Miami, Florida
. He has been featured numerous times on ESPN2
and Telemundo
. In February 2005, Reyes beat Carlos Gonzalez
for the vacant WBA
Fedecentro Title. He lost the title less than a year later in a 7th round knockout by Cosme Rivera
.
In his first fight of 2007, in the Miguel Cotto
-Oktay Urkal
undercard & having lost 2 straight being The fifth fight of the evening which also was a short one when Cotto’s sparring partner Gilberto Reyes (18-5-1, 11 KO’s) suffered a broken jaw in the first round of his bout against Carlos de la Cruz
(9-6, 9 KO’s). Reyes appeared to win the first round but did not come out for the second.
As of March 2007, his record is 18-5 with 11 KOs.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
.
Reyes, whose nickname is "Sugar", fights out of Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. He has been featured numerous times on ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
and Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
. In February 2005, Reyes beat Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos González
Carlos González may refer to:*Carlos González , Venezuelan-born baseball player*Carlos González , Mexican boxer*Carlos González , Mexican football player*Carlos González , Mexican football player...
for the vacant WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Fedecentro Title. He lost the title less than a year later in a 7th round knockout by Cosme Rivera
Cosme Rivera
Cosme Rivera is a professional boxer. Rivera had a Draw in his professional debut on Jan. 1, 1993 vs. Cachorron Diaz in Mexico....
.
In his first fight of 2007, in the Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto
Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...
-Oktay Urkal
Oktay Urkal
Oktay Urkal is a Turkish-German former professional welterweight.-Amateur career:As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
undercard & having lost 2 straight being The fifth fight of the evening which also was a short one when Cotto’s sparring partner Gilberto Reyes (18-5-1, 11 KO’s) suffered a broken jaw in the first round of his bout against Carlos de la Cruz
Carlos de la Cruz
Carlos M. de la Cruz, Sr. is Chairman of the Board of CC1 Companies, Inc. which includes Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, CC1 Beer Distributors, Inc., and Coca-Cola Bottlers Trinidad & Tobago...
(9-6, 9 KO’s). Reyes appeared to win the first round but did not come out for the second.
As of March 2007, his record is 18-5 with 11 KOs.