Jesús Cuellar

Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuéllar (born December 28, 1986) is an Argentine professional boxer. He held the WBA(regular) featherweight title from 2015 to 2016, and has challenged once for the WBA super featherweight title in 2018.

Amateur career
Cuellar had an amateur record of 230 wins and 10 losses, and was a member of the Argentina national team.

WBA featherweight champion
Cuellar was trained by former world champion and 2012 Trainer of the Year, Robert García.

Cuellar vs. Marrero
On August 23, 2013, Cuellar defeated Claudio Marrero for the WBA interim featherweight title, in a close fight. Cuellar was the more aggressive fighter and scored a knockdown in the 6th round.

Cuellar vs. Mares
On December 10, 2016, Cuellar defended his WBA featherweight title against Abner Mares who was ranked #6 by the WBA at featherweight. Mares defeated Cuellar via split decision, scoring 117-110, 116-111 and 112-115 on the scorecards.

Cuellar vs. Davis
In his next bout Cuellar fought WBA #3 Gervonta Davis for the vacant WBA Super super featherweight title. Davis knocked Cuellar down three times en route to a third round knockout win to win the WBA title.

Cuellar vs. Fortuna
On November 2, 2019, Cuellar faced Javier Fortuna. Fortuna dominated Cuellar and dropped him twice en route to a second round knockout win.