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Guatemalan boxer In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Tut.
Lester Martínez
Born (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 29)
Melchor de Mencos, Guatemala
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins18
Wins by KO15
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Guatemala
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Middleweight
Central American Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 San José Light-welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2017 Managua Middleweight
Central American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Managua Light-welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2012 San José Welterweight
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Yerevan Light-welterweight

Lester Normandy Martínez Tut (born 17 October 1995) is a Guatemalan professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a light-welterweight silver medal at the 2012 Youth World Championships and a middleweight gold medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Early years

Martínez was born on 17 October 1995 in the municipality of Melchor de Mencos in Petén Department, but grew up in San Benito. He began boxing at the age of twelve and won the schoolboy national championship in 2009. He soon moved to the capital, Guatemala City, to continue his development. He won his first international competition in 2011, earning a gold medal at that year's Central American Championships in Managua. The following year, he repeated as Central American champion and won gold at the Panamerican School Games before taking home a silver at the Youth World Championships in Yerevan, becoming the first Guatemalan to ever medal at an AIBA world championship. He also lost to Jamel Herring in the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. After achieving back-to-back first-place finishes at the Central American Games in 2013 and 2017, he became the first Guatemalan boxer in 68 years to win gold at the Central American and Caribbean Games when he beat former World and Olympic champion Arlen López for the middleweight crown in 2018.

Amateur results

  • 2009 National Schoolboys Championships in Guatemala (bantamweight)
    • Defeated Cristian Estrada PTS
    • Defeated Dani Lopez PTS 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2011 Panamerican Junior Championships in Tena, Ecuador (light-welterweight)
    • Lost to Miguel Ferrín (Ecuador)
  • 2011 Central American Championships in Managua, Nicaragua (light-welterweight)
    • Defeated Alfredo de Jesus Martinez (El Salvador) 19–11
    • Defeated Álvaro Mercado (Nicaragua) 23–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2012 Panamerican School Games in Guatemala City, Guatemala (light-welterweight)
    • Defeated Carlos Rosas (Venezuela) RSC1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2012 Central American Championships in San José, Costa Rica (welterweight)
    • Defeated David Lobo (Costa Rica) 28–10
    • Defeated Roberto Arriaza (Nicaragua) 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2012 Youth World Championships in Yerevan, Armenia (light-welterweight)
    • Defeated Naim Azizov (Tajikistan) 23–11
    • Defeated Ricky Rowlands (Wales) 19–14
    • Defeated Izatulla Shermakhamadov (Kyrgyzstan) 22–16
    • Defeated Carlos Adames (Dominican Republic) 22–15
    • Defeated Parviz Baghirov (Azerbaijan) 13–9
    • Lost to Kevin Hayler Brown (Cuba) 14–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2013 Central American Games in San José, Costa Rica (light-welterweight)
    • Defeated Daniel Álvarez (Honduras) 21–7
    • Defeated Omer Rodríguez (Panama) 26–9
    • Defeated Julio Laguna (Nicaragua) 14–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2013 Jose Cheo Aponte Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico (light-welterweight)
    • Elite bracket
      • Lost to Damian Giro (Puerto Rico) WO
    • Youth bracket
      • Defeated Ángel López (Puerto Rico) PTS
      • Lost to Jonathan Santos (Brazil) PTS 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games qualification in Tijuana, Mexico (welterweight)
  • 2014 Pacific Cup in Guayaquil, Ecuador (welterweight)
    • Defeated Abel Mina (Ecuador) 2–1
    • Defeated Manuel Guzmán (Costa Rica) 3–0
    • Lost to Alberto Puello (Dominican Republic) 1–2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2015 Jose Cheo Aponte Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico (welterweight)
    • Defeated Jose Peguero (U.S. Virgin Islands) 3–0
    • Defeated Jose Roman (Puerto Rico) 3–0
    • Lost to Joelvis Hernández (Venezuela) 1–2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2015 Panamerican Championships in Vargas, Venezuela (welterweight)
  • 2015 National Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala (welterweight)
    • Defeated Luis Barillas 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2016 Maiduvin Trujillo Cup in Antigua, Guatemala (middleweight)
    • Defeated Isamary Lima (Guatemala) 3–0
    • Defeated Jaime Lemus (El Salvador) 3–0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2017 National Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala (middleweight)
    • Defeated Misael Cruz Barahona
    • Defeated Luis Arturo García 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2017 Central American Games in Managua, Nicaragua (middleweight)
    • Defeated Jairo Luna (El Salvador) 5–0
    • Defeated Lester Espino (Nicaragua) 5–0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games qualification in Tijuana, Mexico (middleweight)

Professional career

In January 2019 Martínez announced his decision to go pro by signing a deal with Latin ARMS Promotions and former referee Richard Steele as his manager. He trained with the legendary Ignacio Beristáin in Mexico, and his first opponent was announced to be 46-year-old Nicaraguan former world champion Ricardo Mayorga, who stated in an interview that he would retire if he lost to the 23-year-old. On 6 April 2019 he defeated Mayorga by technical knockout (TKO) in the main event of a card in Guatemala City, backing the ex-champ into the ropes with power shots until the referee waved it off in the final second of the second round. Two months later faced Daniel Montejo in Tijuana, scoring three knockdowns en route to a first-round knockout (KO) victory. After a quick 4–0 start, he went through a long period of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his return on 27 August 2020, stopping Mexican rival Abraham Hernández in the second round of their Roy Jones Jr.-promoted fight in Guaymas.

Professional boxing record

18 fights 18 wins 0 losses
By knockout 15 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Win 18–0 Ecuador Carlos Góngora UD 10 28 Jun 2024 United States Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Colombia Rubén Angulo KO 2 (10), 2:59 23 Feb 2024 Guatemala Parque de la Industria, Guatemala City, Guatemala Won vacant WBC Latino super middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Brazil Lucas de Abreu KO 4 (10), 0:33 12 Jul 2023 United States Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 United States Isaiah Steen TKO 8 (10), 1:18 10 Apr 2023 United States Westgate Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Mexico Fabián Ríos TKO 3 (8), 0:55 11 Nov 2022 Mexico Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
13 Win 13–0 United States Jeremie Parks TKO 2 (8), 0:31 8 Oct 2022 United States Mississippi Basketball and Athletics, Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 United States Rodolfo Gomez Jr. UD 10 30 Jul 2022 United States Sames Auto Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Mexico Jaime Hernández RTD 4 (8), 3:00 24 Mar 2022 Mexico Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Mexico
10 Win 10–0 Cuba Raiko Santana UD 10 14 Oct 2021

Mexico Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Mexico

Retained WBO Latino super-middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Mexico Gabriel López KO 4 (10), 2:43 3 Apr 2021 Mexico Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Mexico Won vacant WBO Latino super middleweight title
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Juan Torres KO 1 (10), 2:58 26 Feb 2021 Mexico Hotel Canopy Hilton, Cancún, Mexico
7 Win 7–0 Mexico Uriel González KO 1 (8), 2:50 9 Dec 2020 Mexico Marinaterra Hotel Spa, Guaymas, Mexico Won vacant WBC Latino super middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Michi Munoz KO 1 (8), 1:59 22 Oct 2020 Mexico Marinaterra Hotel Spa, Guaymas, Mexico
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Abraham Hernández TKO 2 (6), 1:37 27 Aug 2020 Mexico Marinaterra Hotel Spa, Guaymas, Mexico
4 Win 4–0 Costa Rica Roy Fernández TKO 3 (4), 1:27 27 Jul 2019 Guatemala Futeca Majadas, Guatemala City, Guatemala
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Jesús Levis Jiménez TKO 2 (4), 0:43 28 Jun 2019 Mexico Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Daniel Montejo KO 1 (4), 2:37 14 Jun 2019 Mexico Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga TKO 2 (6), 2:59 6 Apr 2019 Guatemala Cancha de Futeca, Cayala, Guatemala City, Guatemala

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